One-Year MBA Curriculum Description 

The One-Year MBA is a 45-credit program designed for students with an undergraduate business degree. The One-Year MBA class is typically comprised of 55-60 students.

The program runs from May-May

• May through August - Integrated Core Curriculum, Modules A and B.
• September through May - Elective Curriculum, with one additional Core Requirement, the 3-credit Capstone Course

Integrated Core Curriculum:

The core curriculum is divided into Modules A and B. It is "equivalent" to the first-year of the Two-Year MBA Program; however, because of the student's previous business course work, the length of the core curriculum is about 3 months.

The Integrated Core Curriculum accounts for 15 credits of the program.

A final component of the Core Curriculum, the 3-credit Capstone, is also required and taken during the fall or spring semester.

Elective Curriculum:

Students take 27 elective credits.

Students may take up to 6 credits of Independent Research and up to 6 credits of Intensive Electives.

The elective portion of the One-Year MBA program allows student to focus and refine skills in the business disciplines of their choice through elective course offerings. Highly specialized knowledge may also be developed through a number of Intensity Tracks.

Entrepreneurship Intensity Track (EIT)

Students who intend to launch businesses of their own before graduation from the MBA program can apply for the EIT. This program moves entrepreneurship education to the next level by offering students the opportunity to earn an MBA degree and launch a business at the same time. Students apply to participate in the EIT during the spring semester of their first year. See the Entrepreneurship Intensity Track Site for more information.

Managing Technology-Intensive Enterprises (MTIE)

The MTIE track is designed to provide a solid grounding for future managers in technology-intensive settings, including information technology, telecommunications, biotechnology, and "content" businesses. See the Managing Technology-Intensive Electives page for more information.

Babson College Fund (BCF)

The BCF track allows a selected team of MBA students to actively manage a portion of the Babson endowment. This experience is geared toward students aiming for a career in money management. It includes required coursework designed to complement the track’s applied portion.  See the Babson College Fund site for more information.

Finance Immersion Program (FIP)

The FIP track is designed for students with a strong interest in the financial industry. FIP workshops and development opportunities help students prepare for internships and careers in this sector. The FIP track also features mentor assignments. FIP mentors are prominent professionals in the financial industry. A mentor not only deepens an FIP student’s knowledge of the field but also significantly broadens his or her network of contacts. See the Finance Immersion Program site for more information.

Management Consulting Field Experiences (MCFE)

The MCFE program allows MBA students to further build their management skills by completing a one to three month consulting project for a real business. Similar to the BCAP program (wheregroups of five or six first-year MBA candidates are matched with alliance companies from industries in which they have expressed a career interest) students benefit from the opportunity to apply tools learned in class, while sponsor firms gain a creative, analytical perspective on a business challenge.  

Global Management Concentration

By combining course work with an experiential component to broaden the understanding of global management, students interested in internationally active firms will achieve depth in a skill area, such as marketing or finance, and acquire a global mindset. The Global Management Concentration will be noted on your MBA transcript.

Student Profiles - 2007:

• Class size: 60
• Work Experience: 6 years; range of 1-16
• GMAT: 584
• Male: 68%; Female: 32%
• Undegraduate GPA: 3.05
• Undergrauate Major: 100% Business
• Number of Universities: 45
• Number of Employers: 58
• International Population: 50%; United States: 50%
• Number of Countries: 19
• Number of Languages: 16