Curriculum
The Wisconsin Professional MBA equips you with the strategic skills and technical know-how to take on your challenges at work today, and prepares you to lead in your next, high-level business role.
Learn tools in class, apply them at work the next day
Build a portfolio of abilities to make you eligible for more advanced positions
Gain insights from world-class researchers and successful business leaders
Courses
Flexible coursework, customizable experiences
The Wisconsin Professional MBA starts with a set of core courses so you can gain a broad set of leadership skills and knowledge. After that, you choose the structure of your learning by earning badges in specific business disciplines. Take between two and five years to complete your MBA.
View an intro to Management and Human Resources 700: Organizational Behavior. Associate Professor Alex Stajkovic answers "why study work motivation and leadership?"
Core Subjects
Functional core classes:
- Finance
- Marketing
- Operations
- Financial Accounting
Leadership core classes:
- Managerial Economics
- Organizational Behavior
- Negotiations
- Data to Decisions
- Project Management
- Business Strategy
Badges
Earn four badges to complete your MBA. Each badge consists of three courses. More badges are being developed and will be available in future semesters.
Badges available for Fall 2022:
- Business Analytics - Data Storytelling
- Strategic Innovation
- Marketing Insight
- Corporate Financial Insight
Badges are subject to change. New badges may launch each year giving students opportunities to earn different badge electives in the coming years.
Accelerated Options for Wisconsin School of Business BBA Alumni
Qualifying BBA alumni may be eligible to waive up to 14 credits of graduate curriculum requirements in the functional core and elective badges. This option may reduce the overall amount of time and money needed to complete this advanced degree. Please visit our Admissions page for more details.
Timeline
Course Calendar
- Online classes meet Wednesday nights, 6:15–8:55 PM CT
- In-person classes meet one weekend per month, Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM CT
Timeline
Year 1: Core cohort experience
August–November
Functional Core
(8 credits)
January–June
Leadership Core
(12 credits)
Take 1-4 additional years to complete your MBA. Choose up to one badge per quarter. Each badge consists of three 2-credit courses (6 credits total). A total of four badges are required to complete the program.
Supply Chain Strategy*
International Business*
Business Social Responsibility*
Entrepreneurship*
*In development. Not available for Fall 2022. Additional fees will apply for the International Business Badge.
Sample MBA Lesson
View our quick MBA 101 video for an accounting lesson from Associate Professor Fabio Gaertner on how revenue recognition is the key to understanding a company.
“The Wisconsin Professional MBA Program is a program for professionals to gain skills now to advance to where they want to go. You get the broad business insights you need to be qualified for management positions plus the elective coursework you need to explore your individual career path to success.”
Enno Siemsen
Associate Dean of the MBA and Master’s programs