Duke University Fuqua School of Business

The Daytime MBA

The Duke MBA—Daytime program provides a solid foundation in business fundamentals with a global perspective.

• Program Length: 22 months
• Academic Terms: 5 terms in the first year, and 4 terms in the second year that are each 6 weeks long
• First Year: 10 core courses and 5 or more electives
• Second Year: All elective courses

Curriculum:

• Global Knowledge - The first term (held in August) involves the 'Global Institute' a four week course featuring 3 core classes: Leadership, Ethics & Organisations
• Flexible and focused - Six week terms allows you to take 3 to 4 courses per term, giving you greater breadth of knowledge without sacrificing depth!
• Concentrations - Fuqua offers specialized concentrations in all major functional areas (such as accounting, decision sciences, finance, management, marketing, operations, and strategic consulting) and in topical areas (such as entrepreneurship, international business, leadership and ethics, and social entrepreneurship). Each concentration includes a set of electives.
• Certificates A certificate allows you to branch out beyond the MBA curriculum for professional specialization in a particular area. Fuqua offer 2 certificates within the Daytime program — a Certificate of Excellence in Finance and a Health Sector Management (HSM) Certificate.

Time management: No classes are scheduled on Wednesdays so that you may have a full day every week to concentrate on other school activities including club-sponsored conferences, special speakers, and career services events. Many on-campus recruiting events, including interviews, occur on Wednesdays.

Joint degree options: Due to the flexible nature of the program you can also enroll as a Joint degree with 5 other Duke Schools!

Student life on the Fuqua MBA is diverse & multi-cultural. Duke strongly believes that you learn the most from people who see things differently than you. They challenge you to identify and validate the assumptions in your perceptions, and open your eyes to other ways of engaging with the world. You can learn more about diversity at Fuqua by downloading this brochure. The Fuqua MBA program has 42 student clubs see the full list here.

The Cross Continent MBA

The Duke MBA—Cross Continent program is designed to help full-time working professionals earn a world-class MBA in only 16 months, and to build a culturally-diverse peer network across the globe.

Program Length: 16 months

Academic Terms: 6 terms (with an optional 7th term for a concentration)

Academic Environment: Short in-person residency sessions followed by longer distance learning periods. Approximately 40% of the teaching is done face-to-face.

Residencies (in order for the 2013 graduating class):

• Durham, North Carolina
• Shanghai/Kunshan, China
• Dubai, UAE
• New Delhi, India
• St. Petersburg, Russia

Typical Term: After a pre-reading period at home, you will travel around the world to meet for classes in residency sessions. The residency experience will then be followed by approximately 2 months of distance learning from home.

Curriculum: 12 core curriculum courses (2 span the first 5 terms), 4 electives, and an additional, optional, 2-course equivalent elective project if pursuing a concentration or certificate. Learn more about curriculum.

Program Start/End: August/December

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