Professional Evening MBA (PEMBA)

Students are admitted to the Professional Evening MBA (PEMBA) program as majoring in General Management, Health Sector Management, Social Impact, or Management Science. MBA students may also pursue a dual degree program offered in conjunction with another Boston University school or college.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the MBA program, students will be able to demonstrate:

• Positive impact.
• Effective communication.
• Critical and analytical thinking.
• Leadership and collaboration.
• An entrepreneurial mindset.

Curriculum Options

The PEMBA curriculum contains 28 units of required core courses and 27 units of elective coursework. All incoming students are required to attend PEMBA Orientation.

Please note: All students are required to complete the MBA program within a six-year time frame.

Required Courses for All PEMBA Students

Core Required—28 units

• QST AC 711 Financial Reporting and Control (3 units)
• QST BE 721 Economics and Management Decisions (3 units)
• QST ES 740 Leadership Communications (2 units)
• QST ES 750 Leadership Through Collaboration (.5 units)
• QST FE 722 Financial Management (3 units)
• QST MG 730 Ethics (1.5 units)
• QST MK 724 Marketing Management (3 units)
• QST MO 712 Leading Organizations and People (3 units)
• QST OM 726 Creating Value through Operations and Technology (3 units)
• QST QM 717 Data Analysis for Managerial Decision-Making (3 units)
• QST SI 751 Competition, Innovation, and Strategy (3 units)
• Action Learning Elective course (3.0 units)*: students must complete one 3-unit course from a list of approved experiential learning electives.

The following courses may be used to fulfill the Action Learning Requirement:

• QST HM 801 Bench-to-Bedside: Translating Biomedical Innovation from the Laboratory to the Marketplace
• QST HM 840 Health Sector Consulting
• QST IM 843 Leading Global Teams Immersion: India
• QST IM 851 The Management of Luxury Business
• QST IM 860 Social Impact Field Seminar
• QST IS 827 Platform Strategy and Design
• QST IS 860 Analytics Consulting: Data-Driven Business Solutions
• QST MK 854 Branding
• QST SI 630 Cleantech Venture Consulting Practicum
• QST SI 859 Strategy Implementation
• QST SI 860 Managing Corporate Innovation
• QST SI 868 International Consulting Project

Electives

Eight elective courses at 3 units each, or any combination of approved Questrom coursework totaling 27 units. This can include Questrom electives, approved graduate electives from other schools at BU, or directed studies.

Single-Degree Programs

Cohorted PEMBA—55 units

In the Cohorted program, students move through the first six core curriculum courses with the same group of students. The cohort experience enhances the role of teams and continuity of content between courses. Students are automatically enrolled in two courses for the fall term, three courses for the spring term, and one course during the first summer session.

Students must follow the prescribed curriculum to remain in the cohort.

Since cohorted students take five of their core courses before their electives, it is important to build a relationship with your MBA Center advisor to plan out the best elective program to fit your professional goals.

Flex PEMBA—55 units

We strongly advise that all PEMBA students follow the sequence of courses presented on the curriculum map, as it promotes the program’s goals. Not all core courses are offered year-round, and only a limited number of courses are offered during the summer.

Dual Degree Programs

Thirty-one units must be completed in residence at Questrom School of Business and consist of the required Core, Ethics, and Executive Skills classes. Students who waive core courses are required to take an additional Questrom elective. If any Questrom course is counted toward the other degree program, students may experience greater flexibility in fulfilling degree requirements but still must meet required total degree units. Please contact your advisor for MBA requirements.

Dual degree candidates must fulfill the degree and residency requirements of both schools. Dual degrees available to PEMBA students include:

MBA/MA in International Relations

For information on the MA portion of the degree, please contact the Department of International Relations in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at 617-353-9349 or psgsgrad@bu.edu.

MBA/JD in Law Management

For information on the JD portion of the degree, please contact the School of Law at 617-353-3100 or bulawadm@bu.edu.

MBA/MS in Product Design & Manufacture Engineering

For information on the MS portion of the degree, please contact the College of Engineering at 617-353-2670 or mechems@bu.edu.

Degree Completion

Single-Degree MBA

To qualify for the MBA degree, students (except for dual degree students) must:

• Complete all required courses (MBA Core courses, Ethics, Leadership Communications courses, and any additional requirements, such as internships required for some Social Impact students) and approved electives for a total of 55 units. A student may transfer and/or waive no more than the equivalent of 24 units. At least 31 units must be taken at Questrom School of Business. Note that 1-unit Curricular Practical Training (CPT) courses for international students cannot be used to satisfy MBA degree requirements. PDP (physical education) courses also cannot be used to satisfy MBA requirements.
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.70
• Have no “I” grades or “MG” grades in classes that are counting toward the MBA

Dual Degrees

To qualify for the MBA, students enrolled in a dual degree program must:

• Fulfill the requirement of at least 31 units in the PEMBA program. If any units are transferred or waived by exam, additional elective units must be taken to satisfy the 31-unit residency requirement. Note that 1-unit Curricular Practical Training (CPT) courses for international students cannot be used to satisfy MBA degree requirements. Physical education (PDP) courses also cannot be used to satisfy MBA requirements.
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.70 in the MBA portion of the program
• Have no “I” or “MG” grades in classes that are counting toward the MBA