Program Details

The Professional MBA program is a rigorous 22-month program designed for working professionals who want to immediately apply the knowledge they learn in the classroom to their jobs.

Students take 39 of their 45 credit hours in foundational business courses. This targeted approach ensures that students gain the necessary knowledge to confidently lead an organization. This coursework covers leadership, management, finance, economics, accounting, marketing, communications, strategy, operations, and international business policy.

Course List:

• Financial Accounting
• Business Analytics
• Microeconomics
• Marketing Management
• Financial Management
• Operations Management
• International Business
• Business Communication
• Leadership and Professional Development
• Leading People in Organizations
• Financial Valuation
• Management Accounting
• Corporate Strategy
• Contemporary Business Topics
• 2 Electives

All students participate in Residency Week, which serves as the official kick-off for the Professional MBA program. This week helps students transition back into an academic environment. All activities are held at Texas A&M’s Mays Business School in College Station. Following is a summary of the week’s events:

• Coursework: Students complete an academic leveling course with accounting, finance, and statistics components that serve as the foundation for the program’s curriculum. Additional professional competency sessions on business communication, team building and self-assessment introduce skills that are developed throughout the Professional MBA coursework.
• Networking: Professional MBA students have the opportunity to network with graduates, faculty and classmates through a variety of social events. These activities encourage students to interact informally with each other and the faculty so they develop a camaraderie that continues into the classroom.
• Introduction to Aggieland: Students experience first-hand Texas A&M’s renowned “Aggie Spirit” and learn about Aggie traditions.

All Professional MBA students take the International Business Policy course during the summer session between their first and second year in the graduate program. This program includes:

• Study-abroad trip: A one-week study-abroad opportunity that provides an immersive experience in a foreign culture and economy. Students are asked to apply the concepts they’ve learned in the classroom to a high-impact international experience.
• Giving back: Professional MBA students also offer “selfless service” by participating in a social responsibility project that is part of the study-abroad experience.

Students complete 45 credit hours during five semesters. The first year, which starts with a residency week, is divided into three terms (fall, spring and summer) and concludes with a required international experience. The second year consists of two terms (fall and spring).

Year 1 – Fall Semester

• Financial Accounting
• Business Analytics
• Microeconomics
• Business Communication
• Leadership and Professional Development

Year 1 – Spring Semester

• Marketing Management
• Financial Management
• Operations Management
• Business Communication
• Leadership and Professional Development

Year 1 – Summer Semester

• International Business
• Elective
• Leadership and Professional Development

Year 2 – Fall Semester

• Leading People in Organizations
• Financial Valuation
• Management Accounting
• Leadership and Professional Development

Year 2 – Spring Semester

• Corporate Strategy
• Contemporary Business Topics
• Elective
• Leadership and Professional Development