USC’s Marshall School of Business: Master of Business for Veterans

About the Program

The Master of Business for Veterans (MBV) degree at USC’s Marshall School of Business is a fully accredited graduate degree that was created specifically for military veterans, active duty and reserve personnel. The program is designed to leverage the management and leadership experience already gained during military service. The MBV provides formal business knowledge and develops critical thinking skills. Participants discover hot to transfer their military experience and skill sets to the business environment, as well as the ability to launch, manage and grow a business. The program provides an understanding of all business disciplines. It incorporates a thematic curriculum that focuses on the way business functions relate to each other on a daily basis versus teaching the individual subjects as unrelated functional entities.

Program Format and Schedule

Marshall’s Master in Business for Veterans is a ten month program completed in two semesters. Classroom sessions involve student participation in an interactive learning environment, as well as lectures, projects and course work.

The first semester is focused on understanding organizations and measuring effectiveness from the perspective of: inancial accounting and performance; competitive market analysis; external communication; labor, customer and financial markets; statistical and decision analysis; and analysis and evaluation of new enterprises and new ventures within large organizations

The second semester is focused on strategy, growth and implementation of organization from the perspective of: formulation and implementation of different strategies; financial growth strategies; comparative management; product development and new market strategies; organizational leadership and communication; skill development necessary to move the venture forward