One-Year Master of Business Administration

People entering the world of business, as well as those assuming greater management responsibilities in their organizations, require a broad array of specialized knowledge. The One-Year Master of Business Administration (CMBA) offers the same award-winning curriculum as our two-year MBA program in a highly concentrated format. The One-Year format offers an interdisciplinary, integrated, and applied degree program. The goal is to prepare students for greater management and executive-level positions by developing key managerial competencies—including critical thinking, systems thinking, team building, decision making, and ethical leadership — that can be applied in any type of business organization.

Program Overview

The 42-credit One-Year MBA program consists of eight five-week academic content courses and three eleven-week business practicum courses. The practicum courses run concurrently with the five-week courses and allow students to apply what they are learning to business challenges faced in their own organizations. Each student is assigned to a cohort of students who work together throughout the entire program.

Program Requirements

Required Courses: One-Year Master of Business Administration

Initial Requirements

UCSP 615 Orientation to Graduate Studies at UMUC (0)

Course Sequencing

All content and practicum courses must be taken in the order listed.

FALL START

Content and Practicum Courses – Term I

  • CMBA 615 The Role of Managers in Organizations (4)
  • CMBA 625 Legal and Ethical Issues in Business (4)
  • CMBA 635 Leading People and Groups in the Workplace (4)
  • CMBA 695 Business Practicum Part 1 (3)

(CMBA 615 is a prerequisite to CMBA 695)

Content and Practicum Courses – Term II

(CMBA 635 and CMBA 695 are prerequisites to CMBA 696)

Content and Practicum Courses – Term III

  • CMBA 675 Managing Projects and Operations (4)
  • CMBA 685 Business Strategy in the Global Marketplace (5)
  • CMBA 697 Business Practicum Part 3 (3)

(CMBA 665 and CMBA 696 are prerequisites to CMBA 697)

SPRING START

Content and Practicum Courses – Term I

  • CMBA 615 The Role of Managers in Organizations (4)
  • CMBA 625 Legal and Ethical Issues in Business (4)
  • CMBA 635 Leading People and Groups in the Workplace (4)
  • CMBA 695 Business Practicum Part 1 (3)

(CMBA 615 is a prerequisite to CMBA 695)

Content and Practicum Courses – Term II

  • CMBA 645 Measuring Financial Performance (4)
  • CMBA 655 Financial Decision Making (4)
  • CMBA 695 Business Practicum Part 2 (3)

(CMBA 635 and CMBA 695 are prerequisites to CMBA 696)

Content and Practicum Courses – Term III

  • CMBA 665 Marketing Management (4)
  • CMBA 675 Managing Projects and Operations (4)
  • CMBA 685 Business Strategy in the Global Marketplace (5)
  • CMBA 697 Business Practicum Part 3 (3)

(CMBA 665 and CMBA 696 are prerequisites to CMBA 697)

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