Design Leadership MA/MBA
Program Details
Program features
Online flexibility
Learn at the pace and style that works best for you with traditional and project-based courses offered in an interactive online format.
Lead in design
The unique integrated curriculum creates leaders unafraid to think differently, producing creative visionaries capable of transforming companies, marketplaces, and human welfare.
Two world-class institutions
The only degree of its kind that leverages a world-class research institution, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and a premier art and design school, Maryland Institute College of Art.
Build a network
Cohorts consist of students with a broad range of backgrounds. Students have access to both Johns Hopkins and MICA alumni networks, allowing students to build powerful professional networks spanning industries and disciplines.
The Design Leadership MA/MBA program offered by the Maryland Institute College of Art and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School provides students with the unique opportunity to gain an interconnected degree in design and business through a fully online format.
Curriculum
In the Design Leadership MA/MBA, you will master creative approaches to strategic decision-making while also learning how to apply these skills to complex management challenges and business opportunities.
The latest edition of the Carey Business School University Catalog is available.
Program comparison
- Online, flexible format
- Complete both degrees in two years
- Optional in-person experiences
- Asynchronous and/or fully synchronous courses
- In-person
- Complete your degree in two years
- In-person courses in Baltimore, MD
- STEM-designated curriculum
- Online, flexible format
- Complete your degree in two to three years
- Optional in-person experiences
- Asynchronous and/or fully synchronous courses
Andrew Hinton (Design Leadership MA/MBA ’17) chose a program that would allow him to lead on both the business and creative side of his company. As a Managing Partner and CEO of GL Capital, Hinton credits his dual degree from Carey Business School for giving him the tools he needed to succeed in starting and growing his company.
Experiential learning
Gain experience putting your skills to the test solving your client’s business challenges while honing your analytic and leadership skills along the way.
Of course, your MBA isn’t just about skills learned— but also the networks you build. Whether you are taking courses online or on campus, experiential learning is your opportunity to connect with your classmates while developing complex problem-solving skills.
From CityLab, where you can partner with existing economic and community development projects to position yourself for a career in urban innovation and entrepreneurial business with social impact, to Discovery to Market, where you can transform scientific discovery into a viable commercial enterprise, the MA/MBA program offers multiple opportunities for experiential learning.
Employment outcomes
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Student and faculty spotlight
career outcomes
Alumna uses MA/MBA to design a career at Deloitte