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To view sample curriculums for The Duke Executive MBA programs, please visit the Cross Continent, Global Executive or Weekend Executive program pages.

The Duke MBA–Daytime program combines a foundational core of required courses with generous opportunities for students to pursue their interests and broaden their expertise through electives.

Study is structured around six-week terms rather than quarters or semesters. Each course meets for two hours and fifteen minutes twice per week. Structuring the program in terms allows students to take more courses. Longer class periods give you as much class time per term as other business schools provide during a semester. Longer class periods enable faculty to cover complex topics during a single session and offer ample time for simulations, case presentations, questions, and discussion. They also offer the time for meaningful interaction with visiting members of the business community.

Some classes meet on Mondays and Thursdays, while others meet on Tuesdays and Fridays. Classes do not meet on Wednesdays.

 

The Duke MBA program begins with a three-week Global Institute held in August. The institute features two core courses: Leadership, Ethics and Organizations; and Global Institutions and Environments. The Global Institute begins the process of helping you become a collaborative leader with a deep understanding of the multifaceted global business environment.

The fall terms immerse students in core courses that lay a firm foundation in economics, statistics, accounting, finance, marketing, operations management, and strategy. Complementary skills courses develop management communication and business software fluency.

A typical first-year schedule:

Fall Semester

Summer 1: Global Institute

(three-week term)

  • Leadership, Ethics, and Organizations
  • Global Institutions and Environment

Fall 1

  • Probability and Statistics
  • Managerial Economics
  • Financial Accounting
  • Management Communication I
  • Business Computer Applications (Students have the option of completing this course before arriving on campus)
  • Flexible Scheduling: Core course in marketing for those with exemptions

Fall 2

  • Global Financial Management
  • Marketing Management
  • Foundations of Strategy
  • Management Communication II
  • Flexible Scheduling: Potential elective if core is exempted or taken in Fall 1

Winter Term

  • Optional elective: Workshop in Managerial Improvisation

Spring Semester

Spring 1

  • Operations Management
  • Elective
  • Elective

Spring 2

  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

In the second year, Duke MBA–Daytime students take electives, typically three courses per term. Students tailor their courses of study to meet their personal educational and career goals.The program offers concentrations in various disciplines. Fuqua offers some 100 elective courses, which change in response to the needs and interests of students and the business community.These electives, taught by leading business professors and practitioners, develop students’ functional and analytical expertise. It is possible for students to complete their degree requirements in the first spring term, using the time before graduation to take additional electives if desired.