Each year, approximately 100 students embark on the two year Full-Time MBA Program. We carefully select individuals who bring a varied set of backgrounds and experiences to dynamic class discussions, team projects, and applied learning opportunities. While each class is diverse, our students share a desire for learning, personal growth, and professional advancement.

In the first year, students progress through the program in cohorts of 50 classmates, developing close ties with their classmates along the way. The second year focuses on electives and opportunities for academic-year internships.

Curriculum

The Full-Time MBA curriculum combines carefully sequenced courses with experiential learning components. The foundation of the curriculum is the three-semester Management Practice course sequence, which introduces students to cross-functional learning through design thinking projects, professional consulting engagements, and new business designs.

Year One

Coursework begins with an introduction to the ways effective managers add value in their organizations. During the first semester, students build a broad foundation of business knowledge and capabilities. The second semester includes an examination of the complex demands of managing in a changing global environment.

The first year also includes three electives, a project that combines design thinking and corporate social responsibility, and the Consulting Project in which student teams deliver practical solutions to real-world clients.

Year Two

The second year of coursework is designed to strengthen students' essential skills while developing depth in a functional or interdisciplinary specialization of choice. Students take seven electives spread over the two semesters of the second year.

The second year also includes the Business Plan Project. Working in teams, students take an idea for a product or service from concept to the completion of an investment-grade business plan. In addition, many students choose to pursue an academic year internship.

Community Service

The Carroll School is committed to instilling a strong sense of community service in its students.  In an effort to align this commitment with the program, all MBA students must fulfill a requirement of 20 hours of service to others through meaningful work as volunteers.