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A solid foundation in critical management skills will give you the boost you need to climb the ladder of any professional environment – and effect meaningful, positive change.

Success in business is about more than just spreadsheets and organization. It comes down to a dedicated mindset coupled with hard skills you can draw on to unravel the complex and ever-changing issues that face today’s leaders.

Clark’s MBA program – available for both full- and part-time students – provides you with a firm foundation in leadership and corporate accountability. We have a strong commitment to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), and have integrated the legal, political, ethical, social, and environmental responsibilities of management into every aspect of our research and teaching. Armed with a vast array of skills and competencies, you’ll be prepared to guide organizations in socially responsible directions and create a lasting impact on business and the world at large.

Why Study at Clark?

  • Join a close-knit learning community that has achieved AACSB accreditation and recognition by The Princeton Review.
  • Pursue the Professional Track MBA and receive course waivers, so you can advance your career faster.
  • Take advantage of flexible part- and full-time course options with evening, day, summer, online, and accelerated classes.
  • Benefit from a collaborative learning environment where you receive personal attention from scholar-practitioner faculty.

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The Essentials

Program Overview

Clark’s MBA allows you to complete the program at your own pace by choosing either full- or part-time enrollment status and beginning in either January or September. A choice of seven distinct concentrations allows you to tailor your experience to fit your needs and interests.

We value your professional work experience. Students with sufficient experience as a manager in a professional position may be eligible for up to two course waivers, allowing mid-level professionals to advance quickly.

  • Accounting
  • Expanded Accounting (offers specified courses that prepare you for the CPA exam)
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Information Management and Business Analytics
  • Marketing
  • Social Change and Sustainability
  • The ability to develop innovative solutions to complex management challenges
  • An understanding of the cultural, economic, environmental, and political factors shaping management today
  • Insight into how to solve real-world problems in a global context
  • Competencies to help your company tap into emerging markets
  • Business in Society
  • International Management
  • Sustainability Consulting Projects
  • Creating Effective Organizations: Leadership
  • Strategic Decision Making
  • Enrollment: Prospective students may request entry into the Professional MBA by designating interest when filling out their application. Enrollment in the Professional MBA is reviewed/approved by the Graduate Admissions Review Committee.
  • Course Waivers: Students are waived from the experiential learning requirements and, at most, one additional core course unit if they have 3+ years of upper level or advanced experience in a core subject area. Core course waivers are granted by the Graduate Admissions Review Committee. You may or may not be granted a core course waiver. 13.5-14.5 total units are required to complete the professional MBA program.
  • Internships: Your internship is waived in the Professional Track MBA.
  • PLEASE NOTE: Your internship is waived; however, if you decide you would like to do an internship, you will be required to use Optional Practical Training (OPT). You will not be allowed to use Curricular Practical Training (CPT), nor will you be allowed to switch to the Traditional MBA in order to complete an internship as part of your program.

Requirements

15.5 course units

  • 11.5 core course units
  • 4 electives
  • Completion of a professional internship

Course Catalog

Relevant. Challenging. Transformative.

Faculty Research Areas

Zhihong Wang

Zhihong Wang

Assistant Professor

Cultural behaviors, global effects

Professor Wang conducts behavioral research in management control systems, the impact of cultural values on financial reporting systems, business ethics and fraud, and accounting professionals' decision-making.
Inshik Seol

Inshik Seol

Associate Professor

Seek and you shall find

Professor Seol studies audit judgment, environmental auditing, and accounting education.
Sitikantha Parida

Sitikantha Parida

Assistant Professor

Setting prices, realizing value

Professor Parida focuses his research on empirical asset pricing, mutual funds, and behavioral finance.
Steve Ng

Steve Ng

Associate Professor

Investing in knowledge

Professor Ng has held senior positions at many financial firms, and studies wealth management, capital markets, portfolio management, and investment strategies. He is a principal at Woodland Investment Consulting.
Xiao Zhong

Xiao Zhong

Visiting Assistant Professor

Gaining a glimpse of the unknown

Professor Zhong focuses on exploring new computational and intelligent methodologies to predict the unknown, and developing efficient stationarity tests in time series, with applications to business and others.
Zhenyang (David) Tang

Zhenyang (David) Tang

Assistant Professor

Information as a catalyst for action

Professor Tang studies empirical corporate finance, market efficiency, and insider trading.
Jing Zhang

Jing Zhang

Professor

Systems of knowledge in the world of big data

Professor Zhang dedicates her research to examining management information systems, including interorganizational knowledge sharing and networking.
Will O’Brien

Will O’Brien

Associate Professor

Adopting an entrepreneurial – and environmentally responsible – mindset

Will is an experienced executive, entrepreneur, consultant, teacher, and attorney. His research interests include business sustainability and environmental stewardship.
Tom Murphy

Tom Murphy

Lecturer

A better way to market

Tom is a consultant to global companies, helping improve business plans and investments across global markets. He designed the unique "Sustainability Marketing" course for GSOM.
Laura Graves

Laura Graves

Professor

Exploring why we work – and how we can work better

Professor Graves studies work-life balance, how organizations encourage diversity, and how business leaders engage with socially responsible activities.
Donna Gallo

Donna Gallo

Assistant Professor

Running a tight ship

Professor Gallo teaches courses related to business policy, international management, and real estate; her research focuses on effective decision-making and business strategy.
John Dobso

John Dobson

Associate Professor

Helping small businesses grow through data

Professor Dobson studies how home-based entrepreneurs use information systems to improve livelihoods and incomes, including the impact of entrepreneurial education and social networks on small-business performance.
Keith Coulter

Keith Coulter

Professor

Professor Coulter studies consumer behavior and marketing strategies to determine how and why we’re persuaded to make purchases.
Mary-Ellen Boyle

Mary-Ellen Boyle

Associate Professor

Managing social – and structural – change

How does social change intersect with education, corporate citizenship, university-community partnerships, and the arts – and how can organizations manage effectively in a constantly shifting marketplace?
Barbara Bigelow

Barbara Bigelow

Professor

Applying management principles to healthcare

Professor Bigelow studies strategic management in healthcare organizations and the use of dialogue in the classroom. She serves as associate dean of the Graduate School of Management.

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