Curriculum

The Full-Time M.B.A. degree requires 67 hours of study consisting of a total of 20 classes (9 core required courses and 11 electives) and an additional 3-credit course on Communicating Business Decisions. Entrants in September complete the M.B.A. course requirements in six 10-week academic quarters with an internship in the summer between the first and second years of study.  The January entrance option allows candidates to complete the full-time program in 18 months (six consecutive quarters).

Core Curriculum - 1st Year of Study

The core curriculum is completed over the first three quarters of the program. Core courses include:

• Corporate Financial Accounting
• Framing and Analyzing Business Problems I
• Managerial Economics
• Capital Budgeting and Corporate Objectives
• Marketing Management
• Operations Management
• Framing and Analyzing Business Problems II
• Computers & Information Systems
• Economic Theory of Organizations
• Communicating Business Decisions I-III

F.A.Ct. Curriculum

Corporate recruiters say they are looking to hire M.B.A.s who can solve unstructured business problems and present workable solutions. The Simon School’s Frame, Analyze, and Communicate (F.A.Ct.) curriculum equips students with exactly those skills.             

• Frame the problem - Break down a large, ambiguous question into smaller sub-problems
• Analyze the problem - Find relevant data, form and test hypotheses, to reach a conclusion
• Communicate the implications of your analysis - Persuade others of your conclusion

Simon faculty introduced two required core courses (Framing & Analyzing Business Problems 1 and 2) that replace the program’s traditional statistics study. This sequence teaches you how to approach solving unstructured problems in a logical and empirical way, while introducing statistical tools and concepts. The Communicating Business Decisions sequence of the M.B.A. program provides the “Ct.”, (communicate) piece, of the curriculum, training you in the principles and standards for written and oral communication needed for a successful business career.