Professional MBA DowntownProgram Details
As a PMBA Downtown student, you will attend one of the top MBA schools in Florida and the U.S. Study in Brickell, the heart of the financial district in Miami, and build your professional network in one of the top emerging tech cities.
The Professional MBA (PMBA) Downtown program begins each August, where you will:
- Collaborate with other upwardly mobile professionals in a dynamic learning environment
- Access to our Office of Business Career Management to further your professional goals
- Acquire critical skills in leadership, communication, team building, and other professional capabilities to position you as a serious business professional
- Experience personalized attention at every step from your dedicated Program Manager/Coordinator
- Select from elective course offerings in the area(s) of business that interest you the most
- Have the opportunity to select one of eight specializations in Marketing Channel Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Strategic Negotiations, Business Analytics, Finance, International Business, Leadership, or Real Estate
- Enhance your skills and resume by pursuing one of our micro-credentials that aligns with your career goals
Professional development is a life-long process. The Professional MBA program at FIU Business is an important step in that process, but it is neither the beginning nor the end of the acquisition and improvement of new competencies. The mandatory Professional Development Residencies offer a series of instructional modules for MBA students, combining crucial fundamentals with exposure to globalized real world experiences. These modules– in a variety of instructional formats throughout the program – are designed to make the MBA graduate savvier, attuned to people and markets and ready to take on new business challenges for a company or for themselves.
Leading Remote Teams
The Leading Remote Teams micro-credential provides strategic and tactical best practices for developing and sustaining a high performing remote team. The program topics cover key leadership considerations for engaging with team members, developing processes, and identifying needed infrastructure for success in today’s remote working environments. Students will learn the fundamentals of addressing remote team challenges.
Project Management Principles
The Project Management Principles micro-credential gives professionals the tools to explain what Project Management is and its importance for organizations and leaders from an executive point-of-view. You will be able to differentiate between Project Management/Change Management and how these two fields complement each other. This micro-credential encourages learners to apply a modern approach to Project Management and develop a Project Management style best suited to their needs.
Management Consulting Process
The Management Consulting Process micro-credential provides best practices for MBA professionals in-training to provide expert consulting services to leaders of organizations to enable them to accomplish their performance goals. Students will be exposed to hands-on consulting opportunities working with actual live cases as well as advanced case studies. The micro-credential focuses on an overview of consultants’ skills, roles, key processes, contracting with clients, accountability, ethical obligations, use of data, organizational performance diagnosis, intervention methods, managing change, tracking performance, building coalitions, capturing results, and follow-up strategies with the client. It also develops participant competence in managing the performance of management consultants who work for them.
As a student in the Professional MBA program, you will be assigned to a dedicated Program Manager or Coordinator from our Student Experience team. They will offer you support in the following areas:
- Direct point of contact to students regarding personal and academic issues
- Deliver faculty support regarding course scheduling, and student communications
- Liaise between students and other departments within FIU
- Provide academic support such as course registration, program advisement, and preparation for graduation. Notify students regarding account registration holds.
- Monitor students' progress to ensure that they successfully meet all program requirements
- Assist in the organization and administration of Professional Development Residencies, and graduation celebrations
- Facilitate parking access information for enrolled students in the Professional MBA program
Get to Know Our Student Experience Team
What is your favorite thing to do with your downtime?
When I am not in the office supporting our students to be successful in their graduate careers, I like to spend time with my family. One of our favorite things to do is skiing. No, I am not talking about water skiing, I am talking about going to Colorado and skiing down the Rocky Mountains. Being in the snow for a little bit is a great getaway for the family (especially a family from Miami)!
Diana Medina
Associate Director of Academic Support Services
Describe your perfect day…
I would start off my ideal day by going to grab breakfast at Isla Canarias with my husband and family on a sunny Saturday morning – Cuban breakfast is a must have! I would then pass by Publix to pick up some pub subs (and snacks) and head over to the South Pointe Park for a laidback beach picnic. After catching some sun, I always love to hang out with my friends for extremely competitive game nights or simply go visit my parents’ home for some quality time movie night!
Angelica Analco
Program Manager
