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
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Courses | ||
| MBAF 511 | Microeconomics | 1.5 |
| MBAF 512 | Macroeconomics | 1.5 |
| MBAF 504 | Financial & Managerial Acct. | 1.5 |
| MBAF 505 | Financial Management | 1.5 |
| MBAF 508 | Stat. Analysis for Bus Decisn | 1.5 |
| MBAF 510 | Operations Management | 1.5 |
| MBAD 731 | Design Thinking in Business | 3 |
| MBAD 602 | Managn Innovative Peo & Teams | 3 |
| MBAD 604 | Business Model Innovation | 3 |
| MBAD 627 | Competitive Tech Intelligence | 3 |
| MBAD 628 | Accounting for Mgmt Decisions | 3 |
| MBAD 629 | Financial Policy and Planning | 3 |
| MBAD 630 | Operations Systems Perspectiv | 3 |
| MBAD 642 | Strat Insight & Implementation | 3 |
| MBAF 792 | ||
| OR | ||
| MBAD 700 | Intl. Economic and Finance | 3 |
| 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 Credits | 45-46 | |
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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CPA Preparation Accounting Courses | ||
| IMBA 741 | 3 | |
| IMBA 742 | 3 | |
| IMBA 743 | 4 | |
| Becker CPA Review | 0 | |
| CPA Preparation Taxation Courses | ||
| TAX 660 | Individual Taxation & Plann | 3 |
| TAX 662 | Corporation Taxation & Plann | 3 |
| TAX 664 | Tax Research & Profe Responsi | 3 |
| Becker CPA Review | 0 | |
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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| HDS 501 | Health Inform, Analytics & AI | 3 |
| HDS 518 | Sup & Unsup Learn: Pred & Clas | 3 |
| HDS 532 | Data Visualization | 3 |
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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| ENGR 621 | Intro Biopharm &Biologics Prod | 3 |
| ENGR 619 | Biopharm & Biologics | 3 |
| ENGR 620 | Biopharm Commercialization | 3 |
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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| CBU 501 | Emerg Iss in Cannabis Industry | 3 |
| CCT 508 | Qual C&A in Med Cnbs Ana & Dis | 3 |
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Path Poten Respon to Cannabis | ||
| Convent & Cannab Therap of Dis | ||
| Hlth Implicat of Med Cannabis | ||
| Forensic Analysis of Cannabis | ||
CMD 513 | ||
IMBA 759 | ||
Internship (approved by PD) | ||
| Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Path Poten Respon to Cannabis | ||
| Convent & Cannab Therap of Dis | ||
| Hlth Implicat of Med Cannabis | ||
| Botany and Chem of Cannabis | ||
| Forensic Analysis of Cannabis | ||
| 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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| GFE 600 | Fashion Immersion | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
IMBA 791 | ||
| Product Lifecycle Management | ||
IMBA 759 | ||
| Fashion Global Mktg & Sourcing | ||
| 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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| IMBA 772 | 3 | |
| IMBA 776 | 3 | |
| IMBA 777 | 3 | |
| Philadelphia CFA Society CFA Review Course | 0 | |
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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| IMBA 625 | 3 | |
| IMBA 759 | 3 | |
| IMBA 791 | 3 | |
| 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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| IMBA 762 | 3 | |
| IMBA 761 | 3 | |
| IMBA 791 | 3 | |
| 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
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| MRE 601 | Sustain Real Estate Dev Proc | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| CS: Mixed Use, Comm, Hlth Care | ||
| Real Eastate Fin & Investment | ||
| Case Study Studio:UrbanRevital | ||
| Real Estate Law & Eth Pract | ||
| Real Estate Valuation&Analysis | ||
| Case Study:Sust Afford Housing | ||
| Real Estate Taxation | ||