Louisville Kentucky USA
A Place of Great Opportunity
The College of Business at the University of Louisville enhances the intellectual and economic vitality of our city, the region, and the broader business world through our academic programs, research, and community outreach activities. We strongly believe in improving lives through education thorough a focus in entrepreneurship, innovation, critical and rigorous thinking, diverse ideas, and people.
We do this offering high quality undergraduate, masters and doctoral business programs that prepare our students for responsible and rewarding careers.
An AACSB accredited College of Business with and independently AACSB accredited School of Accountancy, indicating our high academic standards that propel our graduates’ careers and give credibility to their degrees.
The University of Louisville’s College of Business will be broadly recognized as the leading business school in this region and one of the leading metropolitan research business schools in the United States. To accomplish this, we will:
- build upon our national reputation in the area of entrepreneurship by offering programs that foster an entrepreneurial perspective among our students and offer opportunities for our students to demonstrate their capabilities in a competitive environment;
- offer masters and bachelors level students an abundant variety of international learning experiences and provide faculty with opportunities to teach and research abroad;
- offer undergraduate students’ opportunities for functional specializations;
- develop an innovative menu of graduate business program offerings;
- create a supportive faculty research environment that is consistent with our university’s mission of being premier metropolitan research University;
- enhance the economic vitality of the region through academic programs and community outreach activities.
We are a diverse community that values all members and their contributions, treats one another with civility and respect, and embraces inclusive leadership throughout the College.
MBA Program
The Full-Time MBA is an innovative accelerated 12-month program that creates exceptional career advancement by combining our proven curriculum with significant paid internship opportunities.*
This program is perfect for recent graduates who have limited or no professional experience, and working professionals who desire to get their MBA quickly. Evening classes from 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday accommodate students choosing to do an internship and the established professional who wants an evening accelerated program. Admission is competitive.
Our Full-Time Accelerated MBA is globally ranked #31 by Best Masters 2024 and our Innovation MBA is ranked #33 in the World by the Princeton Review.
Full-Time MBA Highlights
- GMAT optional
- No pre-requisite courses required to enroll
- Competitive 11-month paid internship opportunities*
- 10-day international study trip or an online global-learning course**
- Tuition costs is the same in-state, out of state, or out of the country
- Cohort and team-based format creates a high-quality, diverse learning environment
- Professional development modules include negotiations, communications, business etiquette, inclusive leadership, and crisis management
- Elective courses earn graduate certificates in Managerial Analytics, Distilled Spirits Business, or choose seated course electives to focus on Healthcare, Marketing, or Analytics to build your expertise***
- World-class faculty includes teachers/scholars with extensive professional experience
- Professional career coaching with our Lifetime Career Support Promise
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*Internships are competitively-based and not guaranteed.
**Alternate non-travel course section must be taken if an optional 10-day international study trip is not undertaken. MBA program charge includes the cost of the trip minus airfare, most dinners, and personal incidentals. No refunds or discounts are applied if the student selects not to travel.
***The availability of elective certificates is dependent upon courses meeting minimum enrollments.
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Contact:
Stephen Swan, Director of Graduate Program Recruitment
Email: stephen.swan.1@louisville.edu
Web: Business.Louisville.edu/UofLMBA