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An MBA should fit neatly into your life, not upend it. The Flex MBA adds more flexibility to the curriculum. More ways to expand your network. More ways to help you stay relevant in business. All fueled by our deep bench of renowned faculty who will help you become a strong, data-informed thinker and leader.
Flexibility and Convenience
The Flex MBA program allows you the flexibility to combine on-site and online learning. Take your courses online or on-site at one of our three convenient campus locations in Baltimore, Md., Rockville, Md., or Washington, D.C. They’re easily accessible along your commute or just a few Metro stops away from work or home. Simply choose the location and course delivery that works best for you.
Located in the UMD BioPark, our Baltimore campus offers everything you need to keep your life and academics on track: spacious breakout rooms and classrooms, and on-site career services support. And it's all easily accessible via I-95.
I like the convenient location, classroom structure, cohort size and professional diversity of my peers. With representation from different sectors — like healthcare, banking, consulting, technology, retail, energy and education — I have sincerely enjoyed working with and learning from my Baltimore cohort.
Our suburban campus at the Universities of Shady Grove in Rockville, Md., is central to the regional medical, government and technology hubs. Or even better, closer to home.
Rockville is the smallest cohort, which really allows you to get to know your professors, advisors and classmates on a more personal level. It’s easy to get to via car and there is always free parking available. The library offers a great area to study, with the option to be in a private room for group projects — and they’re open late!
Located directly on top of the Federal Triangle Metro station, in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, our downtown campus is centered in the heart of the nation’s capital.
Getting to the Washington, D.C. campus has been simple — whether I walk, take public transit or drive. The classrooms, lounge spaces and breakout rooms make the Reagan Building a central meeting point, even on days when we don't have scheduled classes.
Experiential Learning
At Maryland Smith, you can enhance your education through experiences that go beyond traditional classroom learning. Be a part of a consulting team that helps a local company solve a business problem. Travel abroad to consult for an international firm. Manage an equity fund worth more than $1 million. Grow your business savvy and prepare to advance in your own company, change careers or launch a new venture. Whatever your passions or career goals, you can nurture them at Smith.
Real-world experience pairs with classroom learning in this four-credit course, which consists of semester-long consulting engagements between student teams and clients who have contracted with Smith to receive management consulting services.
Managed by a team that includes MBAs and Smith Business Master’s students, the Global Equity Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by capturing the superior returns that equity investments have historically provided.
The Flex MBA program provides learning experiences that help students gain critical global mindset and international business savvy.
MBA Global Business Courses
Smith’s 10-day study abroad programs provide MBA candidates opportunities to meet with executives, visit multinational organizations, and enjoy cultural and social events while earning academic credit. Past courses have covered alternative fuels in Brazil, agricultural exports in Chile and the emerging stock exchanges in India and China. Smith students have also participated in courses in India, China, Dubai/Tunisia, France, the Czech Republic, Spain, Chile, Brazil, and Argentina.
MBA Global Consulting Practicum
The Smith School Global Consulting Practicum (GCP) is offered as a 4-credit independent study course to MBA students during their second year. Enrolled students will be assigned to teams based on their interests and skill sets, and each team will be assigned a Smith School faculty advisor.
The Global Exchange Program
For an in-depth international experience, consider spending a semester abroad at select business schools in Australia, Europe or Asia.
Smith Alumni Succeed in All Industries
Some of the world’s top corporations sit among our campus locations in the Washington Metropolitan region, along with many government agencies, nonprofits and NGOs – creating a wealth of opportunities for internships, collaboration, consulting and careers.
