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Curriculum

As a student in The Villanova MBA Fast Track, you will:

  • Gain knowledge of basic business functions: accounting, finance, economics, information technology, management, and marketing.
  • Explore emerging fields, such as corporate risk management, strategic management and global organization, and supply chain management.
  • Further develop your leadership skills and desire to fulfill your responsibilities as a corporate citizen.

Program Structure

For cohorts starting fall 2009 and after, the curriculum features a 48 credit program. Click here to learn more.

For the 2007 and 2008 cohorts, the curriculum is built around 12 courses, resulting in 44 credits:

Leadership Challenge (2 credits): The first part of this course takes place over the course of a weekend in late August, before your first fall semester begins, and is one credit. This orientation helps you develop and enhance the skills needed to excel in the program. The Leadership Challenge is also designed to create a sense of community by building a cohesive team atmosphere. The second part of this course takes place over the course of a weekend in the first spring semester and accounts for the second credit. This weekend focuses on developing and exploring students' leadership capabilities and building personal and professional networks.

11 core courses:

First Year Fall Courses

  • Foundations of Economics (4 credits)
  • Statistics (2 credits)

First Year Spring Courses

  • Accounting (4 credits)
  • Business Technology Management (4 credits)

First Year Summer Courses

  • Leadership and Ethics (4 credits)
  • Decision Making for Business Applications (2 credits)

Second Year Fall Courses

  • Marketing Management (4 credits)
  • Financial Management (4 credits)

Second Year Spring Courses

  • Supply Chain Management (4 credits)
  • Strategic Management for Global Organizations (includes the international trip) (6 credits)

Second Year Summer Course

  • Financial Risk Management (4 credits)
International Trip:
No MBA program today is complete without providing a global business perspective. That’s why the Fast Track includes this weeklong trip that gives you a firsthand look at how businesses operate and compete internationally.
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