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Part-Time MBA (MBAPM)

Part-Time MBA

MBAPM

Elevate Your Career

The Part-Time MBA (MBAPM) program, one of the top 10 ranked programs in the nation, offers an innovative and dynamic curriculum designed to prepare graduates to meet the challenges of an ever-changing global business landscape, all while balancing the demands of a professional career and an active life. The core courses build a foundation while elective offerings allow students to customize studies to align with their career goals. In addition to electives offered at Marshall, students may also take a select number of courses from other innovative graduate programs at USC, such as cinema, engineering, or real estate to name a few. To accommodate busy professionals and managers in the first year, students may select one of two schedules: Tuesday and Thursday evenings (6pm–9pm), or Saturday Hybrid (9am–4pm). Courses are held at our University Park campus in the heart of Los Angeles.

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  • #9

    Part-Time MBA

    2025 US News & World Report 
  • 29

    Average Age

    Students in the Program
  • 6

    Average Years of Work

    Work Experience

Designed With You In Mind

Academic Experience

Our students represent a broad spectrum of professional backgrounds, including finance, technology, healthcare, media/entertainment, and consulting. The customizable schedule and the flexibility of the typical 33-month program is ideal for working professionals. Students can accelerate and complete the program in as little as 2 years or pace out the program for as many as 5 years. Additionally, the program features small cohorts, fostering close-knit connections and personalized support.

The first 12 months of the program are comprised of core classes that provide students with a solid foundation in all the major business disciplines through careful sequencing of courses from each functional area. The first year of core courses make up 34.5 units of the Part-Time MBA program’s required 63 units. In the second year of the program, students expand their global network and develop key insights into conducting international business through two remaining core courses, including "PM GLOBE," which culminates in a 10-day international trip with your classmates.

Career Goals

Whether your goal is to advance your current career or pivot to a new one – USC Marshall’s innovative and dynamic curriculum prepares graduates to meet the challenges of an ever-changing business landscape.

  • Pivot

    Pivot

    Broaden your skill set and establish the foundation for transitioning to a new career path or industry

  • Advance

    Advance

    Gain the strategic knowledge and leadership training to move from a functional role to more senior positions

  • Accelerate

    Accelerate

    Increase your understanding of global business from a cultural and economic perspective, with hands-on experiential learning

PM.GLOBE: The World of Business

MBAPM students take part in a 10-day international trip with their classmates, offering a unique opportunity to explore and understand the dynamics of the global business marketplace. This experience provides:

  • Networking and connections abroad - Meet leaders in industries across the world that can help you find your new path into the business world.

  • Bonding with cohort classmates - Build lifelong bonds with your cohort and strengthen your ties to the Trojan family.

  • Insight into working at major corporations - The ins and outs of international corporations are important to understand in an ever changing landscape.

Electives To Suit Your Learning Objectives

Students complete their MBA program by enrolling in elective courses that allow them to meet their unique goals and career objectives. Students enroll in elective courses during the second and third year and also complete PM GLOBE during the second year.

MBAPM students have access to Marshall's full array of 100+ electives, offered throughout the week, including evenings, Saturdays, and online.

  • Design a unique set of array of classes across functional areas to meet your career goals
  • Complete dedicated elective tracks to earn additional certificate credentials
  • Complete independent research projects with world-class faculty

Electives cover a variety of topic areas, including:

  • Accounting
  • Finance & Business Economics
  • Data Science & Operations
  • Marketing
  • Management and Organization
  • Business Communication
  • Entrepreneurship

**additional units may be taken at another USC graduate school (like cinema, engineering, real estate, pharmacy)

Learn From World Class Scholars

USC Marshall faculty come from a wide array of business backgrounds and disciplines.

  • Miriam T. Burgos

    Miriam T. Burgos
    • Patti Roskill Endowed Chair in Teaching Excellence
    • Associate Vice Dean for Teaching and Innovation
    • Professor of Clinical Marketing
    • Academic Director, Online MBA Program

    Miriam Burgos specializes in multi-cultural marketing, brand management, and sales management. Prior to joining USC, Professor Burgos worked in the consumer packaged goods industry with Procter & Gamble and Colgate Palmolive where she developed expertise in how a multi-national corporation successfully takes a product to market in a global economy from initial concept to branding, and ultimately to consumers' homes and workplaces. She worked in Procter & Gamble's multicultural business development organization (MBDO) and also has experience in marketing strategy, cause-marketing, and small-business marketing plan development.

  • Sriram Dasu

    Sriram Dasu
    • Professor of Data Sciences and Operations

    Sriram Dasu's research interests focus on sustainability, including peak load energy management and maintenance of energy distribution systems to reduce wildfire risks. He also studies mass customization and supply chain management. In healthcare, his work applies data science to improve healthcare operations. His work has been published in Queuing Systems, Operations Research, and Management Science. He has served as associate editor of Management Science and senior editor of Manufacturing and Service Operations. He has published a book on design of service operations by leveraging principles of consumer psychology.

  • Shane Kelly

    Shane Kelly
    • Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship

    Shane’s work in tech, media, and investing has been featured by TenOneTen’s LA Venture Podcast, Google Developers, and Forbes. Shane founded Cinematica Labs to develop mission-oriented entrepreneurial ecosystems in partnership with Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition and others. He has led investments for Wolverine Angels and CrowdSmart’s Titan Fund to invest in startups including Neurable, Air, and Syntiant. He is an Investment Committee member for Cap Table Coalition and Investor in Residence for HBCUvc. Previously, he served as EIR for Techstars Los Angeles. Shane helped capitalize a slate 20 motion pictures generating over $250 million at the box office.​​​​

  • Stephen Lind

    Stephen Lind
    • Associate Professor of Clinical Business Communication

    Stephen Lind, an Associate Professor of Clinical Business Communication at USC's Marshall School of Business, is an award-winning educator known for his expertise in presentation skills, strategic messaging, technology in communication, and consulting. Recognized with the Marshall Teaching Excellence Award, he teaches a range of Marshall programs, from undergraduate courses to graduate electives and traveling global programming. Lind's research, explores unique communication choice, such as communication technology use for business and the risk-laden communication he explores in his industry insight biography, “A Charlie Brown Religion.” With a PhD from Clemson University, Lind also founded BizComm Ally, a consultancy that empowers businesses, from global corporations to local L.A. startups, to elevate their communication strategies.

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