Graduate Business
MBA

Full-Time MBA Specializations & Experiential Learning

Pre-MBA Prep (Summer)
W&M Accounting and Quantitative Skills Pre-Requisite Bootcamp

This week-long immersion in accounting, Excel and MBA math will prepare you to succeed in our First-Year core curriculum. The course will be delivered by our Full-Time faculty who will later teach your Accounting and Data Analysis classes. Attendance is required of all enrolling Full-Time MBAs. An assessment will be provided by MBA Admissions in the late spring to determine exemption from the Math portion of the bootcamp. Candidates possessing a CPA will be able to opt out of the Accounting portion. No candidate will be exempt from the Excel course as the content covered is necessary for your future quantitative classes. The program runs Monday - Friday, before MBA Orientation and fee of approximately $450 will be added to your Fall tuition statement. For additional information, please contact [[m|mba.program]].

Specializations

  • Business Analytics (STEM Designation)

    In recent years, the data revolution has created new challenges as organizations seek to use and understand the information they collect. Designed to meet this industry demand, the Business Analytics specialization will give you the analytical skills necessary to help businesses gain actionable insights into their data and focus on functional areas such as logistics, technology, and information systems. This specialization allows you to broaden your professional skills and lead strategically across the organization while also giving you the management and leadership skills needed to succeed in the field.

  • Supply Chain Management (STEM Designation)

    In recent years, the data revolution has created new challenges as organizations seek to use and understand the information they collect. Designed to meet this industry demand, the Supply Chain Management specialization will give you the analytical skills necessary to help businesses gain actionable insights into their data and focus on functional areas such as logistics, technology, and information systems. This specialization allows you to broaden your professional skills and lead strategically across the organization while also giving you the management and leadership skills needed to succeed in the field.

  • Finance (STEM Designation)

    The Finance specialization will provide you with the analytical tools and conceptual framework needed to evaluate financial firms and transactions. The specialization will position you strongly to become a financial leader in a variety of industries such as capital markets, commercial banking, corporate finance, financial analysis, consulting and wealth management.

  • Consulting

    The Consulting specialization prepares students for successful careers in a variety of high-demand areas such as federal consulting, operations consulting, IT consulting, human capital consulting, and management consulting. Courses in this specialization will equip you with the skills you'll need to effectively solve strategic business problems and excel in this sought-after field.

  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship

    The Innovation and Entrepreneurship specialization delivers an experiential curriculum that develops student's understanding of the fundamentals of creating and running a successful enterprise. In addition to the classroom experience, the Mason School's Alan B. Miller Entrepreneurship Center will guide you through the business start-up process, fostering the entrepreneurial mindset necessary to be successful.

  • Marketing

    The Marketing specialization gives you an in-depth understanding of the concepts, tools, and practices of modern marketing. Brand management, B2B marketing, marketing analytics, segmentation, positioning, account management, as well as other marketing topics, will hone your skills to develop and implement successful marketing strategies.

Experiential Learning

  • Sprint Week

  • Career Acceleration Modules

  • The Principled Professional

  • Field Consultancy

  • Batten Fund

  • Global Immersion

Experiential Learning Information

Professionals choose William & Mary because our full-time program is more than an extension of an undergraduate degree. We will encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone and experience real-world scenarios with the support of your cohort.

Our unique blend of experiential learning opportunities challenges our students to become leaders who are resilient and confident in the workplace. Whether it's the intensive pressure to deliver during Sprint Week, face-to-face interaction with a client in the Field Consultancy program, or managing investment transactions through the Batten Fund, our students learn how to creatively and strategically solve the complex problems they will experience professionally.