University of Southern California

Part-Time MBA.PM

Curriculum

The Marshall MBA.PM Program consists of two parts - the Core and the Electives - and has been designed with an emphasis on the following:

  • Course sequencing and creative delivery enhance both knowledge and skill development, especially communication and teamwork.
  • Relationships among courses are strengthened for greater integration across disciplinary areas.
  • Students benefit from the most advanced knowledge, combined with a real-world orientation.

The Core

You begin the program by developing a strong foundation in the major business disciplines through a carefully sequenced, comprehensive schedule of core courses:

Accounting
  • Accounting Concepts & Financial Reporting - 510
  • Accounting Control Systems - 518
Business Communication
  • Communication for Management - 542 a&b
Finance & Business Economics
  • Managerial Economics - 511
  • Corporate Finance - 548
  • The Firm in the National Economy - 544
Information & Operations Management
  • Applied Managerial Statistics - 506 a&b
  • Information Systems Management - 581
  • Operations Management - 534
Management & Organization
  • Strategic Formulation for Competitive Advantage - 519 a&b
  • Managerial Perspectives - 522 a&b
Marketing
  • Marketing Management - 528
MBA.PM

Prior to the start of the school year in August, all students attend a Pre-Fall Intensive consisting of two three-day sessions (held Friday-Sunday) that cover the first core class in the area of Strategy. Upon completion of the Pre-Fall Intensive, students begin the core curriculum that is comprised of four terms (Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer) of seven and a half units/term. Students attend classes two evenings per week on Monday/Wednesday (University Park Campus) or Tuesday/Thursday (Orange County Center). Core courses comprise 36 units of the program's 63-unit total and take approximately 12 months to complete. PM.GLOBE (occurring in the second year) completes the required portion of the MBA.PM curriculum.

The Electives

Once you have mastered the MBA basics in the Core, you move on to electives. You can find all the electives that Marshall offers by consulting the course catalog.