MBA

Academics

Learning Resources

At HBS, even the physical construction of the classrooms is carefully planned to fulfill the needs of our participatory learning model. To accommodate the energetic discussions of case-based learning, HBS classrooms feature an amphitheater seating design that gives every student unobstructed sightlines to the boards, the professor, and one another.

Each room is fitted with multimedia technology for introducing video, videoconferencing, presentations, and live web-based material into case discussions. With the use of voting technology at each seat, professors can gather real-time feedback from students.

First-year students in the Required Curriculum share the same room with their section mates for all their classes.

Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

One of the premiere business libraries in the world, Baker Library | Bloomberg Center is named after George F. Baker, the New York banker who donated $5 million in 1924 to build the HBS campus, and contains more than half a million volumes and 7,000 periodicals covering a wide spectrum of management subjects. Its extensive archives and up-to-the-minute contemporary resources provide a foundation for historical research, the study of emerging business practices, and the investigation of career opportunities. The Exchange, located just inside the South entrance of the Baker Library | Bloomberg Center building, is a place for students to get together and experience real-time happenings in the business and financial world.