Available in collaboration with the Berklee College of Music in Boston. As a music management major at Berklee, you decided to pursue the business side of music – the MBA is the next step to insure you will excel in the field.

As a graduate of Berklee College of Music, why would you want to complete an MBA?

• To increase your understanding of business fundamentals including accounting, finance, marketing, economics, operations, and global business.
• To customize and increase your skills in a particular business concentration that compliments your career goals.
• To position yourself for prestigious trainee positions at SONY, BMG, TIME WARNER-AOL, EMI and Universal.

How is the Suffolk MBA accelerated for Berklee College of Music graduates?

Complete your MBA in 14 courses.The traditional Suffolk MBA 18 course program may be shortened by four courses if you took appropriate Berklee music management courses.

How long will it take you to complete the Accelerated MBA for Berklee College of Music graduates?

12 to 16 months full-time – depending on course waivers
 22 to 28 months part-time – depending on course waivers
Alternatively, take up to five years to complete the degree

Where can you take courses?

Enjoy the flexibility of taking classes at our main campus in Boston, our North Campus location or online; the choice is yours.

Who will be in your courses?

You’ll be joining other Suffolk MBAs, part-time and full-time, from across the globe, with varied educational and employment experience. Your classmates will likely be financial analysts, HR specialists, CIOs, CFOs, physicians, marketing managers and a myriad of other working professionals. The Suffolk MBA classroom is a learning environment, and a networking opportunity to enhance your professional credentials.

The Accelerated MBA for Berklee Graduates Program Study

10 to 14 courses (31 to 43 credits)
All Suffolk MBAs must earn a minimum of 31 credits.

Required Introductory Course – 1 credit
MBA-600 - Effective Career Planning

Core Courses – 24 credits – may be waived 
*18 of these 24 credits may be waived with the specific Berklee courses as indicated below

• MBA-610 - Organizational Behavior
  *may be waived with Berklee courses: MB 301 AND MB 345
• MBA-622 - Operations and Data Analysis
  *may be waived with Berklee courses: MB 331 AND MB 335 AND MB 337 AND LMSC 251
• MBA-630 - Economic Analysis for Managers
• MBA-640 - Corporate Financial Reporting and Control
• MBA-650 - Value-Based Financial Management
• MBA-660 - Marketing: The Challenge of Managing Value
  *may be waived with Berklee course: MB 341 and MB 325
• MBA-670 - Information Management for Competitive Advantage
• MBA-680 - Managing in the Ethical and Legal Environment
  *may be waived with Berklee courses: MB 211 AND MB 301 AND MB 405

Required Global Course –  3 credits
MBA-780 - Managing in the Global Environment

Required Capstone Course -- 3 credits
MBA-800 - Strategic Management

Electives – 24 credits
Select 8 courses from among electives in accounting, *business law and ethics, entrepreneurship, *finance and managerial economics, *health administration, information systems, international business, marketing, organizational behavior, *public administration and nonprofit management, strategic management, and * taxation.

In some instances, students may be required to substitute an equivalent credit course for a waived course to achieve the 31 credit minimum for all Suffolk MBA degrees.

* Electives not offered online

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