MBA
Why Study an MBA
The MBA program at UMass Boston combines a focused management curriculum and allows students to customize their experience by completing one or more of 14 specializations. Small classes are taught by full-time, academically and professionally qualified faculty. The classes use real-world projects and simulations to connect classroom learning to practical experience and create a thoroughly inclusive classroom environment.
Course Structure
| Graduate UMass Boston Navitas GSSP Sample Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Course Title | Credits |
| GSSP 501 | Navigating the Graduate Student Pathway | -- |
| GSSP 502 | Introduction to Graduate Research | -- |
| PSEM | Graduate UMass Boston Navitas GSSP Seminar | -- |
| MBA ACM 683 | Analytical Writing and Oral Communication for Managers | 3 (UMass Boston) |
| Total Credits | 3 | |
| Semester 2 | Course Title | Credits |
| GSSP 503 | Academic Communication for Graduate Students | -- |
| GSSP 004 | Intercultural Issues for Graduate Students | -- |
| TBD | Additional credit course | 3 (UMass Boston) |
| TBD | Additional credit course | 3 (UMass Boston) |
| TEST PREP | Graduate UMass Boston Navitas GSSP seminar | -- |
| Total Credits | 6 | |
| Total Program Credits | 3-9 |
Program Information
Progression Requirements
- 520 GMAT (or GRE equivalent); B in all classes; cumulative GPA of 3.0
GMAT prep course will be offered in addition to UMass Boston Navitas GSSP courses.
GMAT/GRE Waiver Policy & Application Form
Second-semester courses in the College of Management may include:
- Business and its Environment (MBA MGT 660)
- Economics for Managers (MBA AF 601)
Graduate UMass Boston Navitas GSSP credit hours applied to a degree: 3-9 credit hours (1-3 credit courses)
Remaining credit hours to complete the degree program: 33-48 credit hours. Number of required credits to complete the graduate degree is based on prior academic coursework.
Please note: number of Graduate UMass Boston Navitas GSSP credits applied to the degree is subject to evaluation by the Graduate Program Department.
UMass Boston College of Management MBA Specializations
- Accounting
- Business Analytics
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Management
- Finance
- Healthcare Informatics
- Health Care Management
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- Internet Marketing
- International Management
- Leadership and Organizational Change
- Marketing
- Non-Profit Management
- Supply Chain and Service Management