One-Year M.B.A.

Curriculum

URI’s one-year M.B.A. fuses strategy with critical thinking, creative exploration, and business model generation through opportunities for both theoretical and practical application in the business community.

Program Features

The one-year M.B.A program with online options, will increase your skills in:

  • Problem solving: Learn how to integrate knowledge from various fields and apply them in business environments.
  • Team building: The program encourages team learning and students learning from one another. Comradeship in the program extends to lifelong friendships. 
  • Consulting: You will act as a consultant through a final capstone project. We offer you the opportunity to solve complex problems for local companies through live case studies and a final capstone/consulting project in the Spring. Recent capstone business partners have included BusySeed, CVS Health, Fidelity Investments, Hasbro, IGT, Ocean State Job Lot, and Taco Comfort Solutions.

Curriculum

The one-year M.B.A. program is a 42-credit full year program consisting of fall, spring, and summer semesters with online options.

Summer Pre-requisites Courses
ECN 590
MBA 500
Principles of Economics
Statistical Methods for Management
Waived if previous coursework. If no waivers, you have the option of taking the summer course at URI with the evening MBA students, or transfer in equivalent courses from an AACSB accredited MBA program.
Fall (15 credits) Course
MBA 502
MBA 503
MBA 504
MBA 505
MBA 560
Organizational Behavior
Financial Accounting
Financial Management
Marketing Management
Operations & Supply Chain Management
J-Term (3 credits) Optional: abroad or in class options
  Elective
Spring (15 credits) Course
MBA 525
MBA 565
Elective/Internship
Business Innovation Process (Consulting Project)
Strategic Management
6 credits Elective/Internship
Summer (3-6 credits) Elective/Internship
  Elective/Internship
Credits needed will depend if took J-term or overload in previous semesters

The typical time to complete the program looks like the schedule above, but if you prefer to graduate sooner (for May), you must take overload credits in the fall/spring which would look like:

Summer
6 credits
Fall
18 credits
J-Term*
Optional 3 credits
Spring
18 credits
Summer
0 credits
*if you take J-term then fall or spring you only take 15 credits

You also have the option of extending your time in the program by completing your electives or internship in the next year.

VIEW SAMPLE SCHEDULES

 

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Graduate Certificates

Did you know you can earn a URI graduate certificate and gain an additional area of expertise while completing your M.B.A.? You can!Learn How


Program Schedule

During the fall and spring semester, core classes are held during the day at our URI Kingston campus. From January-July, you are given the option to select from many different learning opportunities to complete your degree. You can register for a internship, electives courses, or directed study work. Our College of Business internship coordinator will work with you to develop and uncover internship opportunities around the world.