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Business (MBA)

2024-2025 Edition

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    • College of Architecture &​ The Built Environment (CABE)
      • Architectural Studies (BS)
      • Architectural Studies (BS) &​ Architecture (MArch) 4+2
      • Architectural Studies (BS) &​ Historic Preservation (MS), Accelerated 4+1
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      • Architecture (BArch)
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      • Architecture (Barch) &​ Historic Preservation (MS) Accelerated 5+1
      • Architecture (Barch) &​ Interior Architecture (MS), 4+1
      • Architecture (BArch) &​ Real Estate Development (MS) 5+1
      • Architecture (Barch) &​ Sustainable Design (MS) Accelerated 5+1
      • Architecture (BArch) &​ Urban Design (MS)
      • Architecture (MArch)
      • Architecture and Design Research (MS)
      • Architecture and Design Research (PhD)
      • Architecture Studies (BS) &​ Real Estate Development (MS), Accelerated 4+1
      • Construction Management (MS) &​ Real Estate Development (MS) 1+1
      • Construction Management (BS)
      • Construction Management (Graduate Certificate)
      • Construction Management (MS)
      • Construction Management (MS) &​ Sustainable Design (MS) , 1+1
      • Design of Living Buildings (Graduate Certificate)
      • Design of Resilient Communities (Graduate Certificate)
      • Geographic Information Systems (Graduate Certificate)
      • Geospatial Technology for Geodesign (Graduate Certificate)
      • Graduate Concentrations
      • Green Building Operations (Graduate Certificate)
      • Historic Preservation (Graduate Certificate)
      • Historic Preservation (MS)
      • Interior Architecture (MS)
      • Interior Design (BS)
      • Interior Design (BS) &​ Architecture (MArch) Accelerated, 4+2
      • Interior Design (BS) &​ Historic Preservation (MS) 4+1
      • Interior Design (BS) &​ Real Estate Development (MS) 4+1
      • Interior Design (BS) &​ Sustainable Design (MS), Accelerated 4+1
      • Landscape Architecture (BLA)
      • Landscape Architecture (BLA) &​ Sustainable Design (MS) Accelerated 4 + 1
      • Real Estate Development (Graduate Certificate)
      • Real Estate Development (MS)
      • Smart Cities &​ Urban Analytics (Graduate Certificate)
      • Sustainable Design (MS)
      • Sustainable Design -​ in Partnership with Brick (MS)
      • Sustainable Leadership (Graduate Certificate)
      • Urban Design-​ Future Cities (MUD) (MS)
    • College of Health Professions (JCHP)
      • Art Therapy Advanced Studies (Graduate Certificate)
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      • Cardiovascular Perfusion (MS)
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      • Community &​ Trauma Counseling (MS)
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      • Population Health Pharmacy (Graduate Certificate)
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    • College of Population Health (JCPH)
      • Applied Health Economics &​ Outcomes Research (Graduate Certificate)
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      • Operational Excellence (Advanced Practice Certificate)
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      • Pharmaceutical Science (PharmD) &​ Public Health (MPH)
      • Population Health (Advanced Practice Certificate)
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      • Public Health (MPH)
      • Social Work (MSS) &​ Public Health (MPH)
    • College of Rehabilitation Sciences (JCRS)
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      • Emerging Leaders in Autism Practice &​ Research (Advanced-​Practice Certificate)
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      • Life Care Planning (Advanced-​Practice Certificate)
      • Neuroscience: Advanced Concepts for Evidence Based Practice (Graduate Certificate)
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      • Physical Therapy (DPT)
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      • Teaching in the Digital Age (Advanced-​Practice Certificate)
    • Continuing &​ Professional Studies (CPS)
    • Kanbar College of Design, Engineering &​ Commerce (KANBAR)
      • Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing
        • Advanced Biotherapeutics Manufacturing &​ Regulatory Affairs (MS)
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        • Biopharmaceutical Process Engineering (MS)
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        • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Healthcare Leaders (Graduate Certificate)
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        • Fashion Merchandising &​ Management (BS)
        • Fashion Merchandising and Management (MS)
        • Finance (BS)
        • Fundamentals of Leadership and Organizational Development (Graduate Certificate)
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        • Organizational Change Management (Graduate Certificate)
        • Organizational Leadership (BS)
        • Organizational Leadership (MS)
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        • Transformational Leadership (Graduate Certificate)
      • School of Design &​ Engineering
        • Animation &​ Digital Media (BS)
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        • Engineering (BSE)
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      • Medicine (MD)
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      • Rad Sci Nuclear Medicine (RSN)
      • Rad Sci PET/​CT (RSPC)
      • Rad Sci Vascular Technology (RSV)
      • Radiologic Science (RS)
      • Real Estate (MRE)
      • Reg Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)
      • Rehabilitation Sciences (JCRS)
      • SDE Interdisciplinary Courses (SDE)
      • Social Justice (SCJU)
      • Special Topics in Design (DSGN)
      • Speech-​Language Pathology (SLP)
      • Stat Analysis Software (CSAS)
      • Surface Imaging (MSSI)
      • Sustainable Design (SDN)
      • Tax (TAX)
      • Textile (TEXT)
      • Textile Design (TXD)
      • Textile Foundation (TXF)
      • Urban Design (GR) (MUD)
    • Medical
      • Anatomy (ANAT)
      • Anesthesiology (ANES)
      • Biochemistry (BIOC)
      • Dermatology (DERM)
      • Emergency Medicine (EMRG)
      • Family Medicine (FMED)
      • Graduate Center (GC)
      • Health Policy (MD) (HPOL)
      • Humanities (HUMN)
      • Integrative Medicine (INT)
      • Interdepartmental (MD) (IDPT)
      • JeffMD (JMD)
      • Medicine (MED)
      • Microbiology (MD) (MICR)
      • Neurology (NEUR)
      • Neurosurgery (NSRG)
      • Obstetrics-​Gynecology (OBGY)
      • Ophthalmology (OPHT)
      • Oral &​ Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)
      • Orthopedic Surgery (ORTH)
      • Otolaryngology (OTOL)
      • Pathology (MD) (PATH)
      • Pediatrics (PED)
      • Pharmacology (MD) (PHAR)
      • Physiology (MD) (PHYS)
      • Psychiatry &​ Human Behavior (PSYH)
      • Radiation,Oncology,Nuclear Med (RONM)
      • Radiology (RAD)
      • Rehabilitation (RHAB)
      • SKMC -​ Away Rotation (AWAY)
      • SKMC LIC (LIC)
      • Surgery (SURG)
      • Urology (UROL)
      • Vacation (VACA)
  • Minors
    • Accounting Minor
    • Animation &​ Digital Media Minor
    • Applied Business Analytics Minor
    • Architecture History and Theory Minor
    • Building Technology Minor
    • Business Minor
    • Business of Healthcare Minor
    • Communication Minor
    • Computational Design Minor
    • Construction Management Minor
    • Custom Minor
    • Diversity Studies Minor
    • Entrepreneurship Minor
    • Environmental Studies &​ Sustainability Minor
    • Exercise Science Minor
    • Fashion Merchandising and Management Minor
    • Finance Minor
    • Gender &​ Health Studies Minor
    • Genetics Minor
    • Geographic Information Systems Minor
    • Global Studies Minor
    • Graphic Design Minor (Animation &​ Digital Students)
    • Graphic Design Minor (Design Majors)
    • Graphic Design Minor (Non-​Design Students)
    • Historic Preservation Minor
    • Interior Design Minor
    • International Business Minor
    • Landscape Architecture Minor
    • Landscape Design Minor
    • Landscape Planning Minor
    • Law and Society Minor
    • Management Minor
    • Marketing Minor
    • Medical Spanish Minor
    • Multimedia &​ Visualization Minor
    • Photography Minor
    • Pre-​MBA Minor (For Business Students)
    • Pre-​MBA Minor (Non-​Business)
    • Professional and Strategic Writing
    • Psychology Minor
    • Public Health
    • Real Estate Development Minor
    • Spanish Minor
    • Sports Management Minor
    • Sustainable Design Minor
    • Textile Design Minor
    • Textile Product Science Minor
    • Urban Design Minor
    • Visual Studies
    • Web Design Minor (For Non-​Visual Communication Students)
    • Web Design Minor (For Visual Studies Students)
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  • Curriculum

Contacts

Program Director: D. K. Malhotra, PhD
Email: Davinder.Malhotra@jefferson.edu
215-951-2813
Campus: East Falls/Center City
Program Website

Program Description

  • STEM designated program

The MBA’s integrated curriculum helps students become dynamic problem-solvers and entrepreneurial thinkers, learning to navigate new, more valuable realities for their businesses and careers. Regardless of delivery method, our faculty of world-renowned academicians and industry experts brings invaluable real-world experience to the classroom, and Thomas Jefferson University’s signature learning strategies inspire market-driven innovation through teamwork, collaboration, and industry connections. Jefferson MBA graduates are exceptionally well prepared to be leaders in the exciting, challenging global marketplace.

Learning Goals/Outcomes

  • Ethical Responsibility – students will implement ethical decisions
  • Financial Skills – students will analyze financial ratios and statements
  • Writing Skills – students will write effective business documents
  • Leadership Skills – students will exhibit leadership and independent thinking skills, and work effectively in teams
  • Integrative Learning – students will blend knowledge and skill sets from different disciplinary areas to develop effective business strategies

Curriculum: 2 year, 36-46 credits

Course List
Code Title Credits
IMBF 5111.5
IMBF 5121.5
IMBF 5041.5
IMBF 5051.5
IMBF 5081.5
IMBF 5101.5
IMBA 7313
IMBA 6023
IMBA 6043
IMBA 6273
IMBA 6283
IMBA 6293
IMBA 6303
IMBA 6423
IMBA 7923
or IMBA 700
Concentration Courses
Select one of the following concentrations:9-10
Accounting (CPA Prep)
Health Analytics
Biopharmaceutical Commercialization
Cannabis Business
Fashion Business
Finance (CFA Prep)
Leadership
Marketing
Real Estate Development
Total Credits45-46

Curriculum: Accounting concentration

Provides students with tailored accounting or taxation coursework and aligned CPA exam preparation, in addition to the MBA core curriculum. This option is designed so students can earn their MBA degree and complete the four sections of the CPA exam in as little as one year, though a part-time option is also available.

Course List
Code Title Credits
CPA Preparation Accounting Courses
IMBA 7413
IMBA 7423
IMBA 7434
Becker CPA Review0
CPA Preparation Taxation Courses
TAX 660Individual Taxation & Plann3
TAX 662Corporation Taxation & Plann3
TAX 664Tax Research & Profe Responsi3
Becker CPA Review0

Curriculum: Health Analytics concentration

The concentration in Health Analytics is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to build a rewarding career in the healthcare industry. It prepares graduates to be successful in an ever-changing healthcare environment driven by data and analytics and the ability to turn data into insight and action. Knowledge of a programming language (R or Python) and graduate level advanced statistics is required for this concentration.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Courses
HDS 501Health Informatics & Analytics3
HDS 518Data Science I3
HDS 532Data Visualization3

Curriculum: Biopharmaceutical Commercialization concentration

Through collaboration with the Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing (JIB) this concentration is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to build a rewarding career in the biopharma industry while focusing on the commercialization of advanced medicines, including cell and gene therapies, recombinant vaccines and monoclonal antibodies. Additionally, students will gain an understanding of the production of biopharmaceuticals and biologics, their regulatory and quality-based requirements, and key commercialization strategies and analytics.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required
ENGR 621Intro Biopharm &Biologics Prod3
ENGR 619Biopharm & Biologics3
ENGR 620Biopharm Commercialization3

Curriculum: Cannabis Business concentration

The concentration in Cannabis Business, designed in collaboration with the Jefferson Institute of Emerging Health Professions (IEHP), will offer students opportunity to gain valuable insight and training needed to interpret and solve real-world problems within the cannabis industry. Students gain an understanding of the emerging issues in the cannabis industry, the cultural and social history of cannabis, cannabis laws and regulations, and major aspects of quality assurance and control in cannabis testing.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Courses
CBU 501Emerg Iss in Cannabis Industry3
CCT 508Qual C&A in Med Cnbs Ana & Dis3
Select three of the following:9
CMD 503
Path Poten Respon to Cannabis
CMD 504
Convent & Cannab Therap of Dis
CMD 505
Hlth Implicat of Med Cannabis
CSC 512
Forensic Analysis of Cannabis
CMD 513
IMBA 759
Internship (approved by PD)
Elective
Select one of the following:3
CMD 503
Path Poten Respon to Cannabis
CMD 504
Convent & Cannab Therap of Dis
CMD 505
Hlth Implicat of Med Cannabis
CSC 511
Botany and Chem of Cannabis
CSC 512
Forensic Analysis of Cannabis
CSC 513
Cannabinoid Pharmacology
IMBA 759
Internship (approved by PD)

Curriculum: Fashion Business concentration

Build specialized skills to help prepare for careers in the fashion design, merchandising, management and other global fashion industries.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required
GFE 600Fashion Immersion3
Select two of the following: 6
IMBA 791
GFE 729
Product Lifecycle Management
IMBA 759
GFE 621
Fashion Global Mktg & Sourcing
GFE 734
Fashion Supply Chain Mgmt

Curriculum: Finance (CFA Preparation) concentration

The CFA Preparation concentration is designed for those seeking the Chartered Financial Analyst designation who have an undergraduate finance background. The MBA-CFA Preparation option provides students with tailored finance courses and CFA Level 1 exam preparation, in addition to the core MBA curriculum. This is offered in partnership with the Philadelphia Chartered Financial Analyst Society.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required
IMBA 7723
IMBA 7763
IMBA 7773
Philadelphia CFA Society CFA Review Course0

Curriculum: Leadership concentration

Designed to develop the specialized management skills to lead interdisciplinary teams, this concentration prepares students for leadership roles and focuses on business strategy. With a focus on effective professional communication and methods for moving teams toward a common goal, the management program prepares for an array of managerial roles.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required
IMBA 6253
IMBA 7593
IMBA 7913
or IMBA 714

Curriculum: Marketing concentration 

Designed for students who have undergraduate experience in areas like business management and fashion merchandising, this concentration provides insight to better understand consumer behavior and develops skills to analyze demand and market segments.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required
IMBA 7623
IMBA 7613
IMBA 7913
or IMBA 714

Curriculum: Real Estate Development concentration

The concentration in Real Estate Development, designed in collaboration with College of Architecture and Built Environment, introduces the economic, social and physical issues inherent in environmentally and fiscally sustainable real estate and land-use development. Through real-world case studies presented by leading developers, coursework encompasses market analysis and valuation, finance and investment, legal issues of ownership and land-use, public-private partnerships, urban regeneration and adaptive reuse, construction science and management

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required
MRE 601Sustain Real Estate Dev Proc3
Select two of the following:6
MRE 604
CS: Mixed Use, Comm, Hlth Care
MRE 615
Real Eastate Fin & Investment
MRE 620
Case Study Studio:UrbanRevital
MRE 625
Real Estate Law & Eth Pract
MRE 630
Market Analysis and Valuation
MRE 638
Case Study:Sust Afford Housing
TAX 789
Real Estate Taxation
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