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Learn about the core curriculum, electives, and academic divisions of the MBA program at Columbia Business School. The core curriculum covers academic disciplines and practical tools to intersect business with a broad set of industries.
Required Curriculum. Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE) Strategy (STRAT) The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) Finance 2 (FIN2) Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA) FIELD Global Immersion; Social Purpose of the Firm (SPF) → Course Descriptions
Elective Curriculum. Consult the online listing of Elective Curriculum MBA courses for faculty biographies, unit overviews, and detailed course descriptions. → View Course Descriptions
Learn about the Wharton MBA curriculum, which offers a flexible and cross-functional core curriculum, 18 MBA concentrations and nearly 200 electives across 10 academic departments. The core curriculum covers traditional management disciplines, such as leadership, marketing, microeconomics and statistics, and the flexible core allows you to customize your learning experience.
Learn about the core courses that MBA students at Columbia Business School take to master the academic disciplines and applied functional areas of business. The core curriculum consists of two full-term courses and eight half-term courses, taught by both professors and practitioners.
Analytical. Data-driven. Rooted in business fundamentals. Markets change. The fundamentals of business do not. That’s why we believe in a multidisciplinary approach to an MBA education. Our empowering curriculum is also rooted in the fundamentals of business: accounting, economics, psychology, sociology, and statistics.
Your MBA journey begins with evidence-based assessments, community- and team-building activities, and creation of an individual leadership development plan that will be leveraged to tailor a full suite of advising, career services, and professional development programming to help you develop business acumen and executive presence.
