Program Design

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A Rigorous, Relevant Curriculum

Enabling business professionals to adapt to the evolving realities of the global marketplace, the Milgard School’s MBA curriculum provides a solid foundation, rooted in business fundamentals identified by regional business leaders.

The curriculum develops graduates who can:

  • Develop and articulate the organization's strategic direction
  • Manage people, information, and processes to accomplish organizational goals and objectives
  • Understand organizations as complex, interdependent systems operating in an ever-changing and uncertain environment
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the social, political, economic, ethical, and environmental context of the organization
  • Analyze and diagnose complex organizational problems, design effective solutions, and implement change

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Year One Autumn Quarter Start

SEPTEMBER

AUTUMN QUARTER

WINTER QUARTER

SPRING QUARTER

SUMMER QUARTER

Business Communication
T MGMT 516 (4 credits)

Quantitative Methods in Business
T BUS 500 (4 credits)

Microeconomics for Managers
T BUS 520 (4 credits)

 

Financial Reporting and Analysis
T BUS 503 (4 credits)

Marketing Management
T BUS 504 (4 credits)
 

Financial Theory
T BUS 501 (4 credits)

Individual and Team Dynamics
T BUS 507 (4 credits)
 

Electives
(take 8 credits)

Each summer we will offer at least 8 credits of elective choices in both Term A and Term B.**
Year Two Autumn Quarter Start

SEPTEMBER

AUTUMN QUARTER

WINTER QUARTER

SPRING QUARTER

SUMMER QUARTER

Negotiations
T MGMT 557 (4 credits)

Managerial Accounting for Decision Making and Control
T ACCT 513 (4 credits)

Organization Change
T BUS 570 (4 credits)

Operations Management in Action
T BUS 530 (4 credits)

Strategic Management
T BUS 506 (4 credits)
 

Integrated Systems
T BUS 508 (4 credits)

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
T MGMT 512 (4 credits)
 

Electives
(take 8 credits)

Each summer we will offer at least 8 credits of elective choices in both Term A and Term B.

 

Program Design for Winter Quarter Admits

The winter quarter application deadline is November 15th. Classes start in early January.
 

Year One Winter Quarter Start
 

WINTER QUARTER

SPRING QUARTER

SUMMER QUARTER

SEPTEMBER

AUTUMN QUARTER

Financial Reporting and Analysis
T BUS 503 (4 credits)

Marketing Management
T BUS 504 (4 credits)

Individual and Team Dynamics
T BUS 507 (4 credits)

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
T MGMT 512 (4 credits)
 

Electives
(take 8 credits)

Each summer we will offer at least 8 credits of elective choices in both Term A and Term B.**

Business Communication
T MGMT 516 (4 credits)



 

Quantitative Methods in Business
T BUS 500 (4 credits)

Microeconomics for Managers
T BUS 520 (4 credits)

 

Year Two Winter Quarter Admits
 

WINTER QUARTER

SPRING QUARTER

SUMMER QUARTER

SEPTEMBER

AUTUMN QUARTER

Operations Management in Action
T BUS 530 (4 credits)

Strategic Management
T BUS 506 (4 credits)

Integrated Systems
T BUS 508 (4 credits)
Financial Theory
T BUS 501 (4 credits)

 Electives
(take 8 credits)

Each summer we will offer at least 8 credits of elective choices in both Term A and Term B.**

Negotiations
T MGMT 557 (4 credits)


 

Managerial Accounting for Decision Making and Control
T ACCT 513 (4 credits)

Organization Change
T BUS 570 (4 credits) 

 **Students may take up to 8 credits of electives outside the Milgard MBA program.  This includes MBA courses as Global Study Tours through the Foster School of Business at UW Seattle; MBA courses from UW Bothell; courses from other graduate programs at UWT; or other graduate level courses in a student’s field of interest with MBA program approval.

Watch this short video to learn about the classroom culture in the Milgard MBA.

Classes meet primarily on weekday evenings, Monday through Thursday. September classes, meeting in a compressed format before Autumn quarter begins, require 2-3 full weekdays and Saturdays. Summer classes meet weekday evenings and Saturdays. You may download the 2012-2013 Class Schedule here.