The Maryland Smith part-time Flex MBA has been reimagined. We’ve added more flexibility to the curriculum, more ways to expand your network, and more ways to help you stay relevant in business. And it’s all fielded by our deep bench of renowned faculty, who will help you grow as stronger data-informed thinker and leader.
Our career resources are unmatched, with access to coaching and other career services well beyond your time at Smith. And now you can earn credits outside the traditional classroom setting at our Business Decoded Saturday Seminars in College Park, which are devoted to sharing timely, cutting-edge business knowledge.
At each of our three convenient campus locations, you’ll find a thriving community and opportunities to get involved, and you’ll love making connections with our huge alumni network of Smith Terps around the region, and around the globe.
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Earn credits outside the traditional classroom setting at our Business Decoded Saturday Seminars in College Park, taught by our world-renowned faculty and designed to disseminate cutting-edge business knowledge.
Final Flex Deadline July 15.
What does it mean to Lead Fearlessly? In the Flex MBA program at Maryland Smith, it means rolling up your sleeves to get the job done. Taking on big data and creating action-oriented solutions. Understanding why and how sound business decisions are made. Your career advancement depends on your ability to lead in markets that are fast-paced, global and complex. Our faculty, known for their research prowess and practical experience, will teach you how to do it all – FEARLESSLY.
Our Business Decoded Saturday Seminars explore new developments in business and are taught by our own Maryland Smith faculty experts. During their two years in the program, Flex MBA students at all three campus locations are required to complete 50 hours of these special topic seminars as part of their core credits.
Seminars are also open to Smith alumni, providing increased networking opportunities. Proposed topics are relevant and varied, including:
In this four-credit course, student teams provide semester-long management consulting services to clients who have contracted with Smith. Through experiential and classroom learning, students get to solve complex business problems and deliver value as consultants.
“I love working with students. Helping future consultants add value to their clients is very rewarding.”
Rick Sullivan
MBA ’15
For these working professionals, choosing the Flex MBA program at Maryland Smith was a defining moment in their lives. Here are their stories:
Our opening and closing residencies in College Park, Md., are attended by every new Flex MBA student from each of our three campuses. Each residency earns you two credits towards your degree. Building community with your cohorts and others can reap tremendous rewards, both in and out of the classroom.
Opening Residency – Before your regular coursework even begins, you’ll meet like-minded, motivated regional professionals on day one, while learning the expectations of the program. Workshops explore topics such as data analytics, strategy and decision-making, and financial tools and economics, as well as an introduction to the Office of Career Services.
Closing Residency – Students put their business acumen to work across all of the functional areas they’ve studied throughout the program in an Integrated Capstone experience. In this final session, you’ll get to show off your critical thinking, problem analysis and soft skills.
Advisory Councils keep us actively engaged with industry leaders and experts, who bring their real-world experience to help shape what students learn, match classroom lessons to real-world needs, and widen the pipeline for internship and job opportunities.
