Our Full-Time One-Year MBA program is designed to help our candidates reach their professional potential. Our program focuses on business fundamentals, critical thinking and problem-solving strategies, effective interpersonal and communication skills, and proven management and leadership approaches to enable our candidates to be successful leaders in their career as well as their communities. Additionally, our candidates have the opportunity to apply what they are learning in the classroom to real world business problems through our Project Connect consulting projects, as well as participate in certificate and workshop programs to enhance their skillsets and marketability.
Our Part-Time MBA is designed to prepare working professionals that would like to stay in the workforce while earning their MBA degree for what is next, whether that be their next promotion, next career path, or next venture. Our program focuses on business fundamentals, critical thinking and problem-solving strategies, effective interpersonal and communication skills, and proven management and leadership approaches to enable our candidates to be successful leaders in their career as well as their communities. As a member of our MBA community, you will cultivate purposeful connections with peers from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds. Additionally, our Part-Time MBA program provides the flexibility in terms of program duration, in-person or virtual lecture attendance, and curriculum customization, that working professionals need. There are two modality options - traditional in-person attendance and real time online attendance. In the real time online option, students virtually attend classes with the in-person students and our state-of-the-art classrooms allow online students to seamlessly interact and participate with faculty and in-person students.
Options and Concentrations
B.S. in Engineering/MBA (Full-Time MBA)
https://gatton.uky.edu/programs/mba/dual-degrees and click on Engineering/MBA tab.
An opportunity to earn an MBA degree for individuals that earned their Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from the University of Kentucky’s College of Engineering.
J.D./MBA (Full-Time or Part-Time MBA)
https://gatton.uky.edu/programs/mba/dual-degrees and click on JD/MBA tab.
The College of Business and Economics and the College of Law offer the opportunity to obtain the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Juris Doctor (J.D.) degrees in a dual degree program. Because both schools recognize that some aspects of business and law are compatible and interrelated, students can obtain both degrees in less time than if the degrees were pursued separately. Students interested in the J.D./MBA program must apply to both the College of Law and the Graduate School. These students may enroll in either the Full-Time or Part-Time MBA programs.
M.D./MBA (Full-Time MBA)
https://gatton.uky.edu/programs/mba/dual-degrees and click on MD/MBA tab.
Through an agreement with the College of Medicine, the Gatton College admits eligible students to pursue the MBA degree jointly with the M.D. degree. Students interested in this program must apply to the College of Medicine and to the Graduate School. Students interested in the joint degree will enroll in the MBA program between their second and third year or third and fourth year of Medical School.
Pharm.D./MBA (Part-Time MBA)
https://gatton.uky.edu/programs/mba/dual-degrees and click on PharmD/MBA tab.
Through an agreement with the College of Pharmacy, the Gatton College admits eligible students to pursue the MBA degree jointly with the Pharm.D. degree. Students interested in this program must apply to the College of Pharmacy and to the Graduate School. Students interested in the joint degree will enroll in the Part-Time MBA program between their first and second year of Pharmacy School.
Part-Time MBA (For Leaders in Healthcare)
https://gatton.uky.edu/programs/mba/programs/professional-mba-leaders-healthcare
Entrepreneurship and New venture Creation Concentration
See the curriculum pages for the Full-Time MBA https://gatton.uky.edu/prc/full-time-mba#curriculum or the Part-Time MBA https://gatton.uky.edu/prc/part-time-mba#curriculum.
Admission Requirements
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Application for Admission Students who wish to apply for admission to the M.B.A. program in the Gatton College of Business and Economics should submit an online application to the Graduate School.
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All incoming MBA candidates are required to successfully complete MBA Math and an Economics primer in order to prepare for our program. Once accepted applicants confirm their acceptance into our program, additional information will be shared for MBA Math and the Economics primer. The cost for MBA Math is $100 per candidate and takes approximately thirty hours to complete. The primer on Economics is free and takes approximately fifteen hours to complete.
In addition to satisfying required course prerequisites, applicants must also meet the Graduate School requirements, https://gradschool.uky.edu/admissions. Meeting the minimum Graduate School requirements does not guarantee admission to the MBA program. The GRE/GMAT exam is optional for the MBA program. Please note the GRE or GMAT is required for scholarship consideration.
Degree Requirements
DIS 651 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN BUSINESS DECISION MAKING (3)
ECO 610 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS (3)
MGT 697 LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATIONS & ETHICS (3)
MBA 630 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (1)
MBA 640 PROJECT CONNECT I (4)
ACC 628 FINANCIAL/MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (3)
MKT 600 MARKETING MANAGEMENT (3)
MGT 610 GLOBAL MANAGEMENT (3)
FIN 600 CORPORATE FINANCIAL POLICY (3)
MBA 642 PROJECT CONNECT II (4)
MBA 615 SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY (3)
MGT 611 MANAGING EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS (3)
MGT 699 BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGY II (Capstone) (3)
Electives* (12)
*A 600-level courses approved by the Director of Graduate Studies
Professional Evening MBA Program - 2- or 3-Year Part-time Program
ACC 628 FINANCIAL/MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (3)
ECO 610 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS (3)
MGT 611 MANAGING EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS (3)
FIN 600 CORPORATE FINANCIAL POLICY (3)
DIS 651 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN BUSINESS DECISION MAKING (3)
MKT 600 MARKETING MANAGEMENT (3)
MBA 615 SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY (3)
MGT 610 GLOBAL MANAGEMENT (3) *
MGT 699 BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGY II (3)
Electives** (9)
*CPH 600 HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION is used for the Professional MBA (For Leaders in Healthcare) Concentration. For the Entrepreneurship Concentration, MGT 610 is taken out and replaced with one of the entrepreneurship elective classes.
**Any 600-level courses approved by the Director of Graduate Studies Students are required to have a minimum B grade average to graduate. Students receiving two grades of C or one grade of E may be subject to dismissal from the M.B.A. program.
The MBA program webpages are at https://gatton.uky.edu/programs/mba.
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