Professional M.B.A.
The Gabelli School's Professional M.B.A. is designed for people who plan on keeping their jobs while they go through school. This program provides you with a next-level credential that will capitalize on your work experience—not duplicate it. It can be finished in as little as two years, six trimesters. Classes meet after work or on weekends, and the Gabelli School's class schedule allows you to make the most of your time at our Columbus Circle campus by taking two courses in the same evening.
Program Overview
The Professional M.B.A. program is ideal for individuals with three to seven years of work experience who seek a well-rounded, upper-level business education while maintaining a full-time job. Please note: this program is limited strictly to a part-time plan of study; Professional M.B.A. candidates may take a maximum of two classes (six credits) per term in their first year.
The new curriculum includes a slate of core courses to build a strong foundation across all business disciplines and electives that offer a choice of courses targeted to your interests.
Professional M.B.A. students can choose among seven primary concentrations as a focus for their studies, and can specialize the degree further with a secondary concentration.
For more information on the Professional M.B.A., visit the Fordham website.
The Professional M.B.A. is a 52-credit program. In their first year, Professional M.B.A. students take two courses per trimester. The Gabelli School offers three terms each year—fall, spring, and summer—to enable your progress.
The layout of the program is as follows:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DGGB 6820 | Statistics | 3 |
| BEGB 6220 | Econ Analysis & Bus Decisions | 3 |
| ACGB 6111 | Fundamentals of Accounting I | 3 |
| BLGB 6321 | Markets, Business, and Society | 3 |
| Five "Flex" courses from the following: | 15 | |
| Business Tech & Analytics | ||
| Business Law I | ||
| Customer-Driven Marketing | ||
| Leading People and Organizations | ||
| Intro Financial Sys & Methods | ||
| Operations Management | ||
| Leadership Communication | ||
| Strategy | ||
| Managerial Accounting Analysis | ||
| Five Concentration courses | 15 | |
| Three Elective or Secondary Concentration courses | 9 | |
| CPGB 7100 | Gabelli Capstone Experience | 1 |
| Total Credits | 52 | |
Students who wish to pursue two primary concentrations must complete 58 credits.
Students may take an optional "bootcamp" course, administered online, prior to:
- Statistics
- Econ Analysis & Bus Decisions
- Fundamentals of Accounting I
to review fundamental prerequisite concepts that the course assumes a working knowledge of.
Five-course primary concentrations and three-course secondary concentrations are the way to customize your degree.
Primary Concentrations
With the exception of Public Accountancy and FinTech, all primary concentrations can also be pursued as secondary concentrations.
Secondary Concentrations
- Blockchain Secondary Concentration
- Compliance and Risk Management Secondary Concentration
- Electronic Business Secondary Concentration
- Entrepreneurship Secondary Concentration
- Global Sustainability Secondary Concentration
- Healthcare Management Secondary Concentration
- International Business Secondary Concentration
One-on-one meetings with graduate academic advisers will be indispensable as you make decisions about whether to pursue a concentration or secondary concentration, and if so, which. Our advisers offer special expertise in navigating requirements and ensuring that your academic program matches your post-M.B.A. plans. The deadline for full-time M.B.A. students to determine your selected concentrations and notify your academic adviser of your selections is the end of the add/drop period for the fall semester of your second year of the full-time M.B.A. program. Consult your adviser for your deadline if you are completing the Professional M.B.A. program.