Curriculum
18-25 courses
48-66 credits
Program Length
Full-time in as few as 16 months
Part time in as few as 33 months
Contextualize: From Boston to the World (5 credits)
Must be taken in first semester.
| SBS-700 | Unlocking Your Professional Potential | 1 |
| MBA-701 | Values Based Decision Making | 1 |
| MBA-710 | Understanding World Class Clusters | 3 |
Core Courses (12 credits)
May be waived.
| MBA-605 | Think Like a Leader | 1.5 |
| MBA-625 | Managerial Statistics | 1.5 |
| MBA-635 | Operations Management: Design and Analysis | 3 |
| MBA-650 | Value Based Financial Management | 3 |
| MBA-660 | Marketing: the Challenge of Managing Value | 3 |
Understanding Business Fundamentals (9 credits)
Accounting Preparation Courses (6 credits)
May be waived.
| ACCT-800 | Graduate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT-801 | Graduate Financial Accounting II | 3 |
MST Core Courses (12 credits)
Construct the Big Picture (7 credits)
| MBA-745 | Contextualizing Values Based Decision Making | 1 |
| MBA-750 | Building Global Connections | 3 |
| MBA-760 | World Class Strategies | 3 |
Lead and Implement Change and Capstone Course (6 credits)
Should be taken as late in program as possible.
MST Electives (9 credits)
Your three (3) elective courses must be TAX.
Approved TAX electives:
| TAX-802 | Taxation of Property Transactions | 3 |
| TAX-864 | Tax Practice and Procedures | 3 |
| TAX-865 | International Taxation Outbound | 3 |
| TAX-866 | State & Local Taxation | 3 |
| TAX-867 | Mergers & Acquisitions Taxation | 3 |
| TAX-871 | Taxation of Estates, Trusts and Gifts | 3 |
| TAX-880 | Companies & Financial Products | 3 |
| TAX-881 | Accounting for Income Taxes | 3 |
| TAX-882 | Criminal Tax Investigations | 3 |
| TAX-883 | Introduction to International Taxation | 3 |
| TAX-910 | Individual Study in Taxation | 1-3 |
Waiver Policy
MBA Core Courses and Accounting Preparation Courses may be waived.
To waive an MBA Core Course, a student must successfully complete equivalent academic coursework at the undergraduate/graduate level in the seven (7) years prior to MBA/MST matriculation, with a grade of “B” or better. To waive an Accounting Preparation Course, a student must successfully complete equivalent academic coursework at the undergraduate/graduate level based on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in the seven (7) years prior to MST matriculation, with a grade of “B” or better.
Students must provide official transcripts (with English translation, if applicable). All waiver requests are evaluated upon a student's acceptance into the MBA/MST Program. Student may also elect to take a proficiency exam, for a fee, to gain a waiver. Proficiency exams must be taken in the first semester and are administered on the Boston Campus.
All MBA/MST student must complete a minimum of 48 credits in the Sawyer Business School.
Transfer Policy
Any candidate seeking transfer credits, taken at the graduate level from an AACSB-accredited graduate program in business, will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. These credits may be considered for transfer if the credits do not apply to a previously completed degree.
For the MBA portion of the dual degree transfer credits must have an earned grade of "B" or better and have been taken within seven (7) years prior to entering the Suffolk MBA/MST program. For the MST portion of the dual degree transfer credits must have an earned grade of "B" or better and have been taken within five (5) years prior to entering the Suffolk MBA/MST program.
However, at the discretion of the MST program director, tax required courses may not be transferred if the subject material has changed significantly since completion. A maximum of six (6) credits may be considered for transfer.
Students Who Leave Boston Before Their Degree is Complete
Occasionally, Suffolk MBA/MST students must leave the Boston area having not yet completed their degree. The Business School has several options available to insure completion of the Suffolk MBA/MST. You may be able to transfer in six (6) credits of elective courses from an AACSB-accredited MBA or MST Program close to your new place of residence. Courses must be pre-approved by Suffolk's Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs and have a grade of B or better.
Students who leave the area may also be able to complete the MBA (all or a portion) of their Suffolk MBA/MST on a part-time basis online. The MST degree is not available online.