Full-Time MBA Curriculum

Pursuit of your degree begins late July with pre-term intensive workshops in statistics and team management in preparation for a first-year focus on core business functional areas including accounting, finance, marketing, management and strategy. Career Management and Professional Development programming prepares Leeds students for internships over the first summer.

The second year provides opportunity to customize your experience through the selection of electives. Elective courses offers deeper exploration of functional core disciplines of the business world: finance, accounting, marketing, management, systems-operations, as well as special-interest coursework like entrepreneurship, real estate, sustainability and global seminars. You can chart your own course toward completion of your degree, or you can leverage our unique MBA Pathways – recommended combinations of courses and co-curricular programs in fields the Front Range business community is known for: Natural & Organics, High Growth Ventures, Clean Energy, Commercial Real Estate, and ESG and Sustainability. Through partnerships with our Academic Centers of Excellence (Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, The Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, The Burridge Center for Finance, and the Michael A. Klump Center for Real Estate) Leeds MBA students acquire targeted skills, knowledge and professional connections in these high-interest industries.

SummerJuly
3 CreditsInternational Student Bootcamp and All Student Orientation
MBAC 6031: Quantitative Methods
MBAC 6001: Foundations of Teamwork
Fall semesterAugust - December
17.5 CreditsMBAC 6002: Social, Moral, and Economic Foundations of Business
MBAC 6098: Professional Development
MBAC 6081: Data and Decisions
 A Mod (8 weeks, Aug-Oct)B Mod (8 weeks, Oct-Dec)
 MBAC 6020: Financial Accounting
MBAC 6011: Managerial Economics I

 
MBAC 6060: Corporate Finance
MBAC 6090: Marketing Management
Spring semesterJanuary - May
16.5 CreditsMBAC 6051: Operations Management
Electives (6 credits)
 A Mod (8 weeks, Jan - Mar)
MBAC 6050: Strategy
MBAC 6012: Managerial Economics II

 
B Mod (8 weeks, Mar-May)
MBAC 6003: Leadership
MBAC 6096: Managerial Communications
Summer                  Internship Pursuit
Fall semesterAugust - December
9 CreditsThree Elective Courses                                  
Spring semesterJanuary - May
9 CreditsThree Elective Courses

 55 Total Credits

Full-Time MBA Students:

  • Mandatory International Student Bootcamp – July 28-30, 2025
  • Mandatory All Student Orientation – July 30 - August 1, 2025
  • Program Start – August 4, 2025
  • Mandatory International Student and Scholar Services Orientation (ISSS) – TBD

*dates are subject to change

Leeds sustainability-focused electives, student-clubs and national case competitions allow you to connect with an environmentally-conscious network of faculty, students and companies. Want more? Leeds offers dual degrees with the Masters of the Environment and Environmental Studies.  LEARN MORE  

Advances in business knowledge and technology have radically changed business systems, organizational structures and business processes. Managing people, managing projects, managing information are all important skills to build your own business.  LEARN MORE  

A multi-disciplinary approach, a dynamic and focused selection of electives, and the strong support of the Michael A. Klump Center for Real Estate combine to create innovative and exciting options for Leeds students in sustainable Real Estate development, entrepreneurial Real Estate and Real Estate finance.  LEARN MORE  

In a global marketplace, today’s marketing professionals must understand the unique challenges of serving foreign markets and how to convey messages effectively to consumers throughout the world.  LEARN MORE  

Finance is essential to business. Leeds finance curriculum explores issues in financial services and securities, introducing topics related to high tech firms, large corporations, and entrepreneurial ventures.  LEARN MORE  

Whether you work for a large global corporation, a small start-up, or a high-growth venture, you will be valued for your ability to innovate, lead change, recognize emerging markets, and launch new products.  LEARN MORE  

The Leeds School of Business offers 8 dual degree options with other highly–renowned graduate programs on the CU–Â鶹ӰԺ campus. Dual degrees give full-time MBA students the opportunity to build expertise in multiple disciplines creating greater career marketability.  LEARN MORE