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Learning in Practice

There are special moments that pull everything we have learned into focus. When theory, practice, experience and talent all come to one sharp point — a decision that shapes a definitive course of action. When it's no longer an issue of what can be done, but of what you will do.

Decisive moments define a Harvard Business School education. Here, everything from Section life to case studies, from field-based learning to international Immersions, culminates in one larger lesson — what it means to assume leadership within an ever-growing, ever-changing world.

Through case method courses, learning team discussions, multimedia simulations and more, you exercise the leadership skills you will practice in business and beyond. The issues are complex, the stakes high, and the demands challenging. But as a result, you leave HBS with lessons in leadership that are practical, priceless and most importantly, real.