Bentley’s Professional MBA (PMBA) is a cohort-based, community-focused program for working professionals with at least five years of experience seeking to accelerate their careers and excel as competent business leaders in sustainable organizations driven by state-of-the-art technology innovation. Advanced business training and instruction in the art of responsible leadership will prepare PMBA students for the challenges of leading complex organizations. They will learn how to harness the power of data and technology to achieve career goals. Students will choose four of six focus areas, immersing themselves in multimodal coursework that integrates central business subjects with the program themes of sustainability and emerging technologies. Each cohort completes the program in twenty-two months, including summer courses. Students will learn through engaging interactive experiences, including intensive weekends for in-person learning, synchronous and asynchronous online classes, a week-long global experience, as well as career coaching and skills-building.
Preparation Courses
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HBS CORe Program including Business Analytics, Financial Accounting, and Economics for Managers | 0 | |
| Orientation Weekend | 0 | |
| Total Credits | 0 | |
Program Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials Courses | ||
| PME 601 | Essentials in Finance | 1.5 |
| PME 602 | Essentials in Accounting | 1.5 |
| PME 603 | Essentials in Marketing | 1.5 |
| PME 604 | Essentials in Digital Transformation | 1.5 |
| PME 605 | Operations Management Essentials | 1.5 |
| PME 606 | Organizational Effectiveness Essentials | 1.5 |
| Focus Areas | ||
| Students select four Focus Area courses from the list below (6 credits each): | 24 | |
| Global Management | ||
| Data Analytics | ||
| Financial Analytics | ||
| Sustainable Organizations | ||
| Strategic Leadership | ||
| Innovation Design | ||
| Professional Skills | ||
| Students select three Skills Workshops (0.5 credits each): | 1.5 | |
| Communication Skills for Executive-Level Audience | ||
| Effectively Delivering and Receiving Developmental Performance Feedback | ||
| Design Thinking for Innovation | ||
| Stress Management for Stressed Managers | ||
| Unleashing Creativity for Innovation | ||
| Value-Added Listening | ||
| Leadership Accelerator (LA) Part I and Leadership Accelerator (LA) Part II | ||
| All students complete the following Technology Lab: | ||
| PML 670 | Using Technology to Solve Health Challenges Tech Lab | 0.5 |
| In addition, students select two additional Technology Labs (0.5 credits each): | 1.0 | |
| Introduction to the Structured Query Language Programming | ||
| Mastering Generative AI Tools for Professional Excellence | ||
| Digital Marketing Analytics Lab | ||
| Analyzing and Presenting Data with Generative AI | ||
| Leveraging Immersive Technologies for Business Innovation and Strategic Leadership | ||
| Global Business Experience | ||
| Students complete one Global Travel Course | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 39 | |