The full-time program format is designed for students interested in devoting one full academic year to complete their MBA. The curriculum for the one-­year intensive full-­time MBA program begins in August when students start classes on the Durham campus following an orientation program. Students continue together as a cohort through the academic year. The 48-­credit program is comprised of ten required courses, five electives (or four electives and one internship), a three-day financial residency in NYC, a ten­-day international residency, and culminates with an eight-­week, 3-­credit corporate consulting project. Electives can be taken in such areas as marketing, finance, global business, growth and innovation, information systems and business analytics, and hospitality management which each feature optional three- or four-course specializations.