Envision Your Future as a Knauss MBA Student
The Knauss School of Business is proud to offer an MBA program that is deeply rooted in values-based education at the University of San Diego. To achieve this, we incorporate three main pillars of business education throughout our curriculum:
- Business Function Core
- Integrated Problem Solving
- Applied and Experiential Learning
Full-Time MBA students typically attend core classes Monday-Thursday during business hours and elective coursework in the evenings. Part-time MBA students attend classes approximately two nights per week. Flex MBA students attend classes one weekend per month, with additional coursework completed online.
MBA Programs
- Full-Time
- Part-Time
- Flex
Full-Time MBA
Core curriculum = 32 credits
Elective Coursework = 13 credits
Pre-Term
International Student Introductory Program (ISIP) - late July and early August
Pre-term Course: GSBA 500 Sustainable Strategies for the Entrepreneurial Manager
| Pre-Term Outline |
|---|
| Fall Year One – Module One |
| GSBA 500 Strategic Thinking & Communication (2) |
| GSBA 510 Financial Accounting and Statement Analysis (3) |
| GSBA 502 Statistical Decision Making (2) |
| Fall Year One – Module Two |
| GSBA 559 Marketing for Global Managers (3) |
| GSBA 505 Financial Management and Analysis (3) |
| GSBA 502 Statistical Decision Making (cont.) |
| Spring Year One |
| GSBA 515 Leading Multicultural Teams & Orgs (3) |
| GSBA 569 Operations and Global Supply Chain Management (3) |
| Elective (3) |
| Summer |
| GSBA 598 Internship (required for international students participating in an internship) (1) |
| Fall Year Two |
| GSBA 503 Problem Formulation and Decision Analysis (2) |
| GSBA 508 Law, Policy & Ethics in Global Business (2) |
| GSBA 518 Economics in a Global Environment (3) |
| GSBA 595 Business Consulting (3) (if you do not plan to take GSBA 593) |
| Electives (3) |
| Community Service (0) |
| Intersession Year Two |
| GSBA 593 International Consulting Project (3) |
| Spring Year Two |
| GSBA 590 Agile Strategies for the 4th Industrial Revolution (3) |
| Electives (6) |