Business Administration, MBA

The Residential MBA consists of foundation courses in 10 specified areas and 38 credit hours of advanced graduate work. Students with undergraduate business majors will waive most or all of the foundation courses.

Through careful planning, students with backgrounds in engineering, liberal arts, or science may complete the foundation courses as part of an undergraduate minor or through pursuing the Summer Business Concepts program offered online, preceding the start of the regular fall semester. Articulation agreements, which specify acceptable foundation courses, exist for Clarkson’s engineering and science programs and a number of universities in the United States and Canada.

The foundation includes the following subjects:

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Business Law
• Organizational behavior
• Marketing

• Operations and production management
• Quantitative methods/statistics
• Financial and managerial accounting
• Information technology
• Corporate finance

Curriculum (16 courses, 38 credits)

Beyond the foundation, the 38 credits of the Residential MBA degree program consist of 10 2-credit interrelated core modules, five 3-credit graduate elective courses, and a 3-credit experiential course. The core modules stress business functions, emphasizing the development of communication, interpersonal and managerial skills.

Core Modules

Required courses for the program are:

• AC603 Management Accounting
• OM606 Supply Chain Management
• EC604 Applied Economics
• OS608 Organizational Behavior & Performance Management
• FN607 Financial Management
• OS610 Strategic Planning
• IS605 Information Systems
• MK609 Marketing Management
• OM602 Decision Analysis and Supply Chain Modeling
• SB609 Corporate Ethical Decision Making

A Strategic Planning module (2 credits) is offered as a 12-week course during the spring semester or as an accelerated winter semester online course. The other modules are taught for seven weeks each during the fall semester.

Experiential Course

Experiential learning is a strong part of Clarkson's culture so each student participating in the Residential MBA program is required to take a 3-credit-hour experiential course. Currently, the experiential requirement can be satisfied by participating in the Global Business Program or by taking the SB696 Global Business Strategies course. 

The Global Business Program offers several options that are designed to give you knowledge and new perspectives regarding international business, helping you develop critical skills necessary to compete and succeed in the global market. The most popular Global Business Program option is the course that includes a 2- to 3-week trip to an international destination, often led by the faculty from that area. This course offers a unique opportunity to explore business outside the traditional classroom boundaries and to provide a unique experience to your resume. This course also helps students explore the global management issues facing business leaders and organizations in different parts of the world.

Electives Include*:

• AC623 Financial Statement Analysis
• AC636 Auditing
• AC648 Seminar in Accounting Information Systems and Auditing
• AC650 Accounting Research and Theory
• EC660 Environmental Economics
• EC651 Industrial Organization in Supply Chain
• FN680 Strategic Financial Management
• MK689 New Product Marketing

• MK696 Marketing Methods
• OM676 Developing and Managing Technology
• OM680 Strategic Project Management
• OM685 Quality Management and Process Improvement
• OM671 Supply Chain Environmental Management
• OS657 Leading Organizational Change
• OS666 Negotiations and Relationship Management
• SB658 Bridging the Innovation Gap
• SB678 Inventive Practices
• SB693 Seminar in International Business
• SB696 Advanced Topics in Supply Chain Management

*This list is one that represents electives that have been offered over the past several years and is provided for example purposes only. Some courses listed may not be offered each year.

Global Specialty Track

The Global Specialty Track Residential MBA follows the same curriculum structure and has the same foundation requirements as the regular Residential MBA program, with students completing up to six courses abroad during their spring semester at one of the partner AACSB-accredited institutions. Students starting in the spring semester cannot participate in the Global Track program in their first semester.

Our partner schools are:

IÉSEG School of Management, France

KEDGE Business School, France

ESSCA School of Management, China

CityU of Hong Kong

Monash University, Australia

Earn a Dual Degree

MBA/MS in Applied Data Science

The Master of Business Administration (MBA)/Master
of Science (MS) in Applied Data Science dual-degree
program provides an opportunity for students to combine
two highly sought-after skill sets. This program prepares
graduates with strong business acumen by teaching
them how to identify and manage large amounts of data
and how to apply this knowledge to strategic business
decisions. Students will complete the core interrelated
modules within the accelerated residential MBA program
in the first year, while, at the same time, beginning
coursework in Applied Data Science immediately within
the framework of the MBA schedule. In the Applied Data
Science program, students will acquire a common set of
key critical skills in areas of data management, decision
analysis, statistics, data mining and knowledge discovery.

The program is 55-57 credits of coursework whereby 24 credits is unique to Applied Data Science, 21 credits of MBA coursework, and then up to 12 credits of shared elective coursework. 

MBA/MS in Environmental Policy

Clarkson’s two-year dual-degree program leading to a Master of
Science in Environmental Policy (MSEP) degree and a Master
of Business Administration (MBA) degree integrates the study
of the function and management of complex environmental
systems. The MSEP coursework prepares students to understand
and negotiate the complex process of policymaking in order to
promote science-based environmental policy regulations. The
MBA program coursework emphasizes teamwork, leadership and
managerial skills. Classes, projects and other opportunities focus
on the development of effective communication skills, including
oral, written and multimedia methods. Together, the MSEP and
MBA dual-degrees prepare exceptional leaders to solve the most
challenging environmental issues of today and the future.

The program consists of 50-52 credits of coursework where by 15-17 credits are unique to Environmental Policy, 23 credits of MBA coursework, and then 12 credits of shared elective coursework.