MBA Curriculum Details
MBA Curriculum Details
MBA Curriculum
Rowan’s MBA portfolio includes 36-credit and 30-credit MBA options plus a distinct 36-credit STEM MBA. All three share the same 18-credit MBA Core. The 30- and 36-credit options differ in the amount of Concentration and graduate business elective coursework built into the degree, while the STEM MBA requires at least 18 credits of STEM-designated coursework.
Use this page to understand the current curriculum structure. The Rowan University Academic Catalog remains the formal authority for approved degree requirements.
Compare the 36-Credit and 30-Credit MBA Options
36-Credit MBA Option
The 36-credit MBA consists of 14 graduate courses: 18 credits in the MBA Core and 18 credits in Concentration and elective coursework.
- Complete two 9-credit Concentrations; or
- Complete one 9-credit Concentration and three graduate business electives.
This structure supports additional customization through Concentration and elective study and provides the curriculum capacity required for approved accelerated and shared-credit MBA pathways.
30-Credit MBA Option
The 30-credit MBA consists of 12 graduate courses: 18 credits in the MBA Core, one 9-credit Concentration, and one 3-credit graduate business elective.
Compare MBA Degree Options and Review Requirements
Compare MBA Degree Options
View the MBA Academic Catalog
MBA Core
Students in the 36-credit MBA, 30-credit MBA, and STEM MBA complete the same 18-credit MBA Core.
- ACC 03500 Financial and Managerial Accounting, 3 credits
- FIN 04500 Financial Decision Making, 3 credits
- MGT 06515 Employee Engagement and Performance, 1.5 credits
- MGT 06567 Responsible Leadership: Aligning the Interests of Stakeholders, Profit, and Planet, 1.5 credits
- MGT 06629 Managing Organizational Strategy, 3 credits
- MGT 07550 Operations Analytics, 3 credits
- MIS 02501 Information Systems for Managers, 1.5 credits
- MKT 09511 Marketing Management Fundamentals, 1.5 credits
Review the Academic Catalog and current course schedule for prerequisites, corequisites, delivery formats, and course availability.
Concentrations and Graduate Business Electives
Explore MBA Concentrations36-Credit MBA
- Two Concentrations; or
- One Concentration and three graduate business electives.
30-Credit MBA
- One Concentration and one graduate business elective.
A graduate business elective completed outside the first Concentration may not also count toward that Concentration. Elective availability may vary by term, modality, prerequisites, Concentration requirements, and program planning needs.
Foundation Requirements
Foundation Requirements are separate from the 30 or 36 graduate credits required for the MBA. During admissions review, official transcripts are evaluated to determine which Foundation Requirements have been satisfied through prior coursework and which remain outstanding.
Most MBA students may begin graduate coursework before completing all assigned Foundation Requirements, but the requirements should be completed early enough to support prerequisite sequencing and continued degree progress. The MD/MBA and MBA/DO pathways require all assigned Foundation Requirements to be completed before MBA coursework begins because the MBA portion is completed in a concentrated two-semester sequence.
Accelerated and Shared-Credit Pathways
Approved accelerated, dual-degree, and shared-credit MBA pathways use a 36-credit MBA structure because the 18 credits of Concentration and elective coursework provide capacity for approved shared coursework.
Most pathways use the 36-credit MBA option.
The MBA/MS Finance Accelerated Pathway can be planned with either the 36-credit MBA option or the distinct 36-credit STEM MBA when approved Finance coursework is coordinated with the applicable Concentration, elective, shared-credit, and STEM-course requirements.
The 30-credit MBA is not used for shared-credit accelerated pathways.
Explore Graduate and Professional Accelerated Pathways
STEM MBA Curriculum
The STEM MBA is a distinct 36-credit degree built on the same 18-credit MBA Core. Students complete at least 18 credits of STEM-designated coursework, including a STEM-designated Concentration. Review the STEM MBA page for the complete STEM Concentration, elective, and degree requirements.
