One Year MBA

At the Gatton College of Business and Economics, changes are occurring across the college and our new 11-month immersive MBA program is leading the way.

This cutting-edge offering is designed to enhance our first-rate teaching with real-world experience. Partnering with esteemed faculty and successful businesses, you will walk away with an MBA degree that has prepared you for the real-world business challenges you will face.

And we are serious about giving you a hands-on experience. The core of the 11-month program contains three hands-on modules. A full 23 weeks of the program, these modules will provide you the opportunity to work side-by-side with corporate firms through new product development, supply chain management and mergers and acquisitions.

With Gatton's MBA degree, you will be world-ready.

Project Connect

Project Connect is a vital part of your education. For 26 weeks, you will be an integral member of a student team working closely with executive mentors on three projects of importance to the executive's corporation. These three projects focus on the core business processes you'll be studying ”New Product Development, Supply Chain Management, and Mergers & Acquisitions.

Participating in Project Connect happens simultaneously with your coursework, providing you with a unique opportunity to apply what you're learning on real-time projects of practical importance. The student teams devote 50 to 80 hours per person per project, working with the executive's company to identify issues and develop strategies. Each project culminates with deliverables including a formal presentation to the executive's management team which becomes a significant part of your professional portfolio.

At the Gatton College of Business and Economics, we are committed to preparing savvy, world-ready professionals . Our cutting-edge offerings are designed to give students real-world experiences enhanced by first-rate teaching. Partnering with esteemed faculty and successful businesses, our students are walking away with degrees that have prepared them for the real-world business challenges they will face.

For more than 80 years, we’ve been preparing men and women for today’s business world. The College houses bachelors, masters and doctoral degree programs within three academic units: the School of Management, Von Allmen School of Accountancy and the Department of Economics. A member of the AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), Gatton College is accredited to offer undergraduate and graduate programs in the business disciplines.

Between our top-notch faculty and stellar degree programs, we’ve trained nearly 30,000 men and women . Our alumni continue to support us in numerous ways from partnering with us to employing our graduates to even lecturing on campus.