Year One, Fall
Begin the year-long FIELD course
with personal leadership activities, reflection, small team projects, and global immersion.
HBS's MBA curriculum includes a range of exciting
courses and is frequently refreshed with new content.
The goal is to give students a firm grasp of broad-based
fundamentals. The School's inductive learning model
goes beyond facts and theories—a process that teaches
individuals not only how to manage organizations, but
also how to continually grow and learn throughout life.
During the first year at HBS, all students pursue
the same course of study: the Required Curriculum and
FIELD. By studying under a common curriculum, students
build a solid, broad foundation of general management
concepts and skills across all the key disciplines.
- Finance 1
- Financial Reporting and Control (FRC)
- Leadership & Organizational Behavior (LEAD)
- Marketing
- Technology & Operations Management (TOM)
- FIELD 1: Leadership
- FIELD 2: Global (January)
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Year One, Spring
Combine the knowledge, skills, and
tools learned in Field 1 & 2 to develop and bring to market
a microbusiness.
The Required Curriculum forms the first year of study
and establishes a common foundation in the fundamental
practices of business including finance, marketing,
leadership, negotiation, operations, strategy, and more.
All students participate in the same set of classes
within their section of 90 colleagues, including FIELD,
which complements case-method learning with smaller
hands-on team projects, global immersions, and entrepreneurial
initiatives. In addition to acquiring specific analytical
and quantitative skills, students become acclimated
to MBA Program standards of communication and collaboration,
and develop strong, lasting relationships with one another.
- Business, Government, and the International
Economy (BGIE)
- Strategy
- The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM)
- Finance 2
- Leadership and Corporate Accountability (LCA)
- FIELD 3 Integrative
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Year Two, Fall
Choose from an unparalleled range
of elective courses to build on the concepts developed in
the Required Curriculum.
During the second year, students choose from an unparalleled
range of elective courses to build on the basic concepts developed
in the Required Curriculum. This portion of the program enables
students to integrate the functional skills learned in the first
year into an understanding of the firm as a total enterprise.
Students may take any combination of courses—up to five courses
per semester—and also have the opportunity to cross-register
for courses in other select graduate programs.
Consult the online listing of Elective Curriculum
MBA courses for faculty biographies, unit overviews,
and detailed course descriptions.
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Year 2, Spring
Integrate the functional skills you've
learned into an understanding of the firm as a total enterprise.
During the winter term, choose from an array of courses
spanning topics from corporate board leadership to reimagining
capitalism and authentic leadership development to managing
global health. You also have the opportunity to participate
in an Immersion Experience.
Consult the online listing of Elective Curriculum
MBA courses for faculty biographies, unit overviews,
and detailed course descriptions.
Opportunities for students to take classes at other
select graduate programs during their second year.
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