MBA/MA in Government

Dual degree requirements 

Students may complete their MBA courses at Carey Business School’s campus in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., or online. MA coursework can be completed online or in Washington, D.C.  

MA in Government 

• Government and politics in the U.S. 
• Pro-seminar: Essentials of public and private management 
• Eight electives 

Writing a thesis is optional, but encouraged, for MBA/MA students. MBA/MA students who successfully defend their theses will be awarded honors at graduation. For more information about the MA in Government, click here. 

MBA 

• BU.120.601 Business Communication* 
• BU.210.620 Accounting and Financial Reporting 
• BU.231.620 Corporate Finance 
• BU.350.620 Information Systems 
• BU.410.620 Marketing Management 
• BU.520.601 Business Analytics 
• BU.232.701 Investments 
• BU.680.620 Operations Management 
• BU.142.620 Leadership in Organizations* 
• BU.132.601 Business Law 
• BU.131.601 Business Leadership and Human Values 
• BU.121.610 Negotiation 
• BU.220.610 The Firm and the Macroeconomy 
• BU.220.620 Economics for Decision Making 
• BU.510.601 Statistical Analysis 
• Nine electives 

MBA concentrations offered online 

• Financial Businesses 
• Health Care Management 
• Leading Organizations 
• Marketing 

MBA concentrations offered on campus 

• Entrepreneurship 
• Financial Businesses 
• Health Care Management 
• Interdisciplinary Business 
• Leading Organizations 
• Marketing 

*Online sections of Business Communication, Leadership in Organizations, and Negotiation also require students to attend an in-person residency at the Baltimore campus. Residencies for Business Communication and Leadership in Organizations are two and a half days each. The Negotiation residency is one and a half days.