Program Schedule and Format

Designed for busy, ambitious professionals, the program’s predominately online learning experience  is enhanced by two residential sessions held on Brown’s campus. Regardless of where you live, Brown’s rigorous curriculum, world-class faculty and dynamic community allows you to build the network and skills vital for your advancement — without interrupting your career.

Program Schedule

Fall - Semester begins on 9/3/25
CourseTimelineFormat
Residential Week: Communication and Influence9/25/25 - 9/28/25Residency
Entrepreneurial Thinking15 weeksOnline
Descriptive Analytics7 weeksOnline
Visual Storytelling7 weeksOnline
Critical Challenge Project15 weeksHybrid
Spring - Semester begins on 1/21/26
CourseTimelineFormat
Residential Week: Leadership Laboratory2/5/26 - 2/8/2026Residency
Leading Innovation Strategy8 weeksOnline
Strategic Planning8 weeksOnline
The Psychology of Decision Making8 weeksOnline
The Psychology of Decision Making: Advanced Topics8 weeksOnline
Climate Solutions: Science and Society8 weeksOnline
Predictive Analytics8 weeksOnline
Summer 
CourseTimelineFormat
Ethical Dilemmas in Technology Leadership15 weeksOnline
Financial Management7 weeksOnline
Strategic Management8 weeksOnline

*Please note, the curriculum and course sequence is subject to change.

Spring - Semester begins on 1/21/26
CourseTimelineFormat
Residential Week: Leadership Laboratory2/5/26 - 2/8/2026Residency
Leading Innovation Strategy8 weeksOnline
Strategic Planning8 weeksOnline
The Psychology of Decision Making8 weeksOnline
The Psychology of Decision Making: Advanced Topics8 weeksOnline
Climate Solutions: Science and Society8 weeksOnline
Predictive Analytics8 weeksOnline
Summer
CourseTimelineFormat
Ethical Dilemmas in Technology Leadership15 weeksOnline
Financial Management7 weeksOnline
Strategic Management8 weeksOnline
Fall
CourseTimelineFormat
Residential Week: Communication and Influence9/24/2026 - 9/27/2026Residency
Entrepreneurial Thinking15 weeksOnline
Descriptive Analytics7 weeksOnline
Visual Storytelling7 weeksOnline
Critical Challenge Project15 weeksHybrid

*Please note, the curriculum and course sequence is subject to change.

Program Format

Balancing flexibility for your full-time career while offering valuable in-person networking opportunities with classmates.

Please note that courses, faculty or other program elements may change throughout the program as part of our effort to improve the experience for students continuously. These changes will be communicated to students promptly.