Master of Business Administration
Accelerated Graduate Study (The Fast Track)

Foundation Curriculum

To be eligible for the Mills MBA Program, applicants and current students must complete seven required foundation courses (or approved equivalencies) in economics, accounting, quantitative methods, and finance:

1. Intermediate Microeconomics
2. Intermediate Macroeconomics
3. Financial Accounting
4. Managerial Accounting
5. Quantitative Methods for Business
6. Managerial Economics
7. Corporate Finance

These requirements can be satisfied in three ways:

1. As part of regular undergraduate studies
2. As post-baccalaureate course work at Mills or another accredited institution
3. As a Flex Track MBA student, completing the degree in more than one year

The final requirement for entry into the Fast Track is a summer internship.

The Mills MBA Program requires all students to obtain substantive work experience before beginning their final year of study. Practical experience in a business or nonprofit organizational environment serves three purposes:

1. Students are exposed to the disciplines of management structure and conduct, an experience that contributes to emotional maturity, refined judgment, and a more focused sense of personal development objectives.
2. Work experience helps students understand their prior and later academic training more pragmatically.
3. Prior employment is an important asset for future placement and career development.

Required prior work experience for the MBA Program generally takes the form of a paid or unpaid internship over the summer prior to the final year of MBA course work. The San Francisco Bay Area offers a wide variety of internship opportunities that enhance the academic program. Placement assistance for this internship is available from the College upon or after admission to the Mills MBA Program. In some cases, significant prior work experience will be recognized in lieu of the internship.

After satisfaction of the prerequisites, the Fast Track Mills MBA consists of a final year of full-time study in the graduate curriculum.

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Graduate MBA Curriculum

To receive the Mills MBA degree, a student must complete 10 graduate courses consisting of five required core courses and five electives. 

Graduate Core Curriculum:

Required: (5 semester course credits)

MGMT 226 Management Information Systems (1)

MGMT 230 Marketing Management (1)

MGMT 232 Operations Management (1)

MGMT 234 Human Resources Management (1)

MGMT 244 Ethics, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship (1)

The electives provide an opportunity for students to focus on one of five areas: finance, global business, marketing, nonprofit management, or socially responsible business.

Finance electives:

MGMT 213 Individual Investment (1)

MGMT 218 Financial Derivatives (1)

MGMT 219 International Finance (1)

Global business electives:

MGMT 219 International Finance (1)

MGMT 246 Multinational Business Strategy (1)

MGMT 255 International Trade (1) 

Marketing electives:

MGMT 223 Advertising and Public Relations (1)

MGMT 231 Marketing Strategy (1)

MGMT 233 Marketing Research (1)

Nonprofit management electives:

MGMT 228 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting (1)

MGMT 270 Nonprofit Management (1)

MGMT 271 Strategic Philanthropy and Social Enterprise (1)

MGMT 202 Administrative Behavior (1)

MGMT 203 Organizational Theory (1)

MGMT 211 Money and Financial Institutions (1)

MGMT 212 Intermediate Financial Accounting (1) 

MGMT 213 Individual Investment (1)

MGMT 218 Financial Derivatives (1)

MGMT 219 International Finance (1)

MGMT 220 Competitive Strategy (1)

MGMT 221 Labor Economics (1)

MGMT 222 Legal Environment of Business (1)

MGMT 223 Advertising and Public Relations (1)

MGMT 224 Communication for Business (1)

MGMT 225 Information Technology (1)

MGMT 227 Negotiations (1)

MGMT 228 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting (1)

MGMT 231 Marketing Strategy (1)

MGMT 233 Marketing Research (1)

MGMT 237 Public Sector Economics: The Economics of Government (1)

MGMT 239 Urban Economics (1)

MGMT 240 Health Economics (1)

MGMT 242 Industrial Organization and Public Policy (1)

MGMT 245 Women and Business (1)

MGMT 246 Multinational Business Strategy (1)

MGMT 253 Environmental Economics (1)

MGMT 255 International Trade (1)

MGMT 260 Capital Markets, Real Estate, and Consulting (1)

MGMT 270 Nonprofit Management (1)

MGMT 271 Strategic Philanthropy and Social Enterprise (1)

MGMT 272 Corporate Social Responsibility (1)

MGMT 274 Innovation in Business (1)

MGMT 275 Entrepreneurship (1)

MGMT 280 Topics in Business (1)

MGMT 282 Modeling and Data Analysis (1)

MGMT 283 Advanced Seminar (1)

MGMT 287 Internship in Management (1)

MGMT 288 Management Practicum (1)