Charles F. Dolan School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)

Program Overview The Dolan MBA program is designed to empower and prepare candidates to face the ever-changing corporate landscape with the diverse skills required for leadership. The program provides a broad foundation of knowledge and the opportunity for professionals to concentrate in a functional area of business. Candidates from all backgrounds and academic concentrations are encouraged to apply.

With the Dolan MBA, students can pursue a variety of careers including corporate management, entrepreneurial ventures, positions with government and non-profit organizations and consulting. Candidates can begin the MBA program in the summer, fall, or spring semester. The program is flexible and can be completed in one year’s time (full-time), over two years (part-time), or customized to be self-paced.

Course of Study A total of 36 credit hours of graduate coursework are necessary for completion of the MBA program. Candidates who lack a sufficient business related academic background may be required to complete up to 18 credits of Core Courses. MBA coursework is organized as follows:

Coursework (18 Credits) Admitted students may waive selected core courses on the basis of previous coursework (taken within the past five years with a final grade of a B or higher), or with relevant work experience when combined with previous coursework. Core courses are required to be taken before corresponding breadth and concentration courses:

• Introduction to Accounting• Principles of Finance• Organizational Behavior• Marketing Management• Business Operations• Applied Business Statistics

Breadth Modules (21 Credits) The required courses contained in each of the four breath modules cover the most relevant discipline knowledge to foster managerial decision-making.

Module 1 – Decision Metrics• Accounting Information for Decision-Making

Module 2 – Insights and Analysis• Information Systems and Database Management• Customer Value

Module 3 – Ethical Leadership• Legal and Ethical Environment of Business• Leadership

Module 4 – Strategic Decision-Making• Shareholder Value• Global Competitive Strategy

Concentration Courses (12 Credits) • Accounting (optional specialization: Taxation)• Finance• Information Systems & Business Analytics• Management (optional specializations: 1) Strategic

Human Resources, 2) Global Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship)

• Marketing (optional specialization: Marketing Analytics)

Business Elective (3 Credits)

Admission Requirements Applicants for a master’s degree must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university (or the international equivalent). Applicants are required to meet all program prerequisites, which include the following undergraduate courses: College-level Mathematics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Statistics.

Admission Process Applications to the graduate program are accepted on a rolling basis and require the following:

• A completed online graduate application at ga.fairfield.edu/apply

• A non-refundable $60 application fee• A professional resume• A personal statement approximately one page including

reasons for pursuing the program and career objectives • Official transcripts from all universities and colleges

attended. (All foreign transcripts must be evaluated by an approved evaluating service)

• Two letters of recommendation • Official score for the Graduate Management Admission

Test (GMAT). The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) can be substituted for the GMAT. For information regarding our GMAT/GRE waiver policy, please contact Rev. Gregory Konz, S.J. at gkonz@fairfield.edu

• All international students whose native language is not English must demonstrate proficiency in the English language by taking either the TOEFL or IELTS exam. A TOEFL composite score of 80 or an IELTS score of 6.5 is strongly recommended.

For more information, please contact Interim Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs, Rev. Gregory Konz, S.J., at gkonz@fairfield.edu or 203-254-4000, ext. 3219, or Program Director Mousumi Bose Godbole, PhD, at mbosegodbole@fairfield.edu or 203-254-4000, ext. 2828.

Visit fairfield.edu/dolan to learn more.

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Guided by Jesuit mission emphasizing social responsibility and justice, the Dolan School of Business aims to develop ethical leaders with a global mindset.

Open For Business: New, Fully-Modernized Academic Building

• Latest technology and open spaces for collaborative learning

• Center for Entrepreneurship, Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Lab, and Ideation Lab

• FactSet terminals in new Finance Lab

• The Patrick J. Waide Center for Applied Ethics

• Dedicated graduate student lounge

95% of Dolan graduate students are employed within six months of graduation.

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