Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions
Last Updated: 12 Aug 2022
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Accounting & Management
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borderline | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements and Big Data | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders (also listed under General Management and Organizational Behavior) | Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems (also listed under General Management and Strategy) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Strategy Execution | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
Business, Government & the International Economy
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Geopolitics | Fall 2022 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Capitalism and the State (CATS) (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Creating the Modern Financial System | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management and General Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Global Climate Change (GCC) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| IFC: Italy; Capitalism - Past, Present, and Future | January 2023 |
J | 3.0 | |
| Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Managing International Trade and Investment | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| The Role of Government in Market Economies | Spring 2023 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Space, Public And Commercial Economics (SPACE) | Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Unpacking the US-China Rivalry (also listed under General Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
Entrepreneurial Management
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2032: 5 Technologies that will reshape the world in the next decade | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Avoiding Startup Failure | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Becoming a General Manager (also listed under General Management and Technology & Operations Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Business Marketing and Sales (also listed under Marketing) | Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| The Coming of Managerial Capitalism | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Data for Impact (Previously Measuring and Managing Social Impact) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Entrepreneurial Finance (also listed under Finance) | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Spring 2023 |
Q3 | 1.5 | ||
| Spring 2023 |
Q3 | 1.5 | ||
| Entrepreneurial Management in a Turnaround Environment (also listed under Organizational Behavior) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Entrepreneurial Sales | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Entrepreneurial Solutions to the World's Problems | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy and General Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Field Course: Arts and Cultural Entrepreneurship (also listed under Marketing and General Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Entrepreneurial Marketing (also listed under Marketing) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) (also listed under Finance) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Field X (also listed under Finance) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management (also listed under Finance) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Go to Market Sales Playbook Field Study | Fall 2022 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Field Course: HBS Impact Investment Fund (also listed under Finance and General Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Scaling Minority Businesses (also listed under General Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Startup Operations | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Venture Capital Journey | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Financial Management of Smaller Firms (also listed under Finance) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Founders' Journey (also listed under Organizational Behavior) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Global Entrepreneurship | Fall 2022 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs Seminar (also listed under Strategy) | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| How to Not Bankrupt Your Family (also listed under Finance) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| IFC: Israel; Startups and Venture Capital (also listed under Finance) | January 2023 |
J | 3.0 | |
| IFC: London; Entrepreneurship in the UK and Europe | January 2023 |
J | 3.0 | |
| IFC: Silicon Valley; Decoding "Growth" in Silicon Valley | January 2023 |
J | 3.0 | |
| Launching Technology Ventures | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Law, Management and Entrepreneurship (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | ||
| Managing the Future of Work | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Public Entrepreneurship (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Rethinking Retail (also listed under Marketing) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Scaling Technology Ventures | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Strategy for Entrepreneurs and Startups (also listed under Strategy) | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Sustainable Investing (also listed under Finance) | Spring 2023 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Tough Tech Ventures | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Venture Capital and Private Equity | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
Finance
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Deal Making in Real Estate | Spring 2022 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Entrepreneurial Finance (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Spring 2023 |
Q3 | 1.5 | ||
| Spring 2023 |
Q3 | 1.5 | ||
| Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Field X (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: HBS Impact Investment Fund (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management and General Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Projects in Investing Application Only | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Value Creation in Small and Medium Enterprises | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Finance and Capitalism | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Financial Management of Smaller Firms (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| How to Not Bankrupt Your Family (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| IFC: Israel; Startups and Venture Capital (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | January 2023 |
J | 3.0 | |
| Infrastructure Finance and Construction | Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Investment Management and Capital Markets | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Investment Strategies | Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Managing and Innovating in Financial Services | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Private Equity Finance | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Real Estate Private Equity | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Real Property | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Strategies for Value Creation (SVC) (also listed under Strategy) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Sustainable Cities and Climate Adaptation (formerly “Building Sustainable Cities”) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Sustainable Investing (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3 | 1.5 |
General Management
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Arts of Communication | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 | ||
| Becoming a General Manager (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management and Technology & Operations Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Business at the Base of the Pyramid | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (also listed under Marketing) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Capitalism and the State (CATS) (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| The CEO Experience | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders (also listed under Accounting & Management and Organizational Behavior) | Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy and Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Arts and Cultural Entrepreneurship (also listed under Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: HBS Impact Investment Fund (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management and Finance) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Innovating in Health Care (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Scaling Minority Businesses (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| IFC: Ghana; Doing Business Across Africa | January 2023 |
J | 3.0 | |
| IFC: Los Angeles; Hollywood: Distribution and Marketing Challenges in a Digital World | January 2023 |
J | 3.0 | |
| Innovating in Health Care (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Law, Management and Entrepreneurship (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | ||
| Leadership and Happiness | Spring 2023 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| The Moral Leader | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Public Entrepreneurship (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Purpose & Profit (also listed under Strategy) | Fall 2022 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems (also listed under Strategy and Accounting & Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change | Fall 2022 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| U.S. Healthcare Strategy (also listed under Strategy) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Unpacking the US-China Rivalry (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Unpacking the US-China Rivalry Q2 | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 |
Marketing
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Marketing and Sales (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (also listed under General Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Consumer Marketing | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Creating Brand Value | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Decision Making Under Uncertainty | Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Digital Marketing Workshop | Fall 2022 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Field Course: Arts and Cultural Entrepreneurship (also listed under General Management and Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Entrepreneurial Marketing (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture | Fall 2022 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Managing Customers for Growth | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Pricing Strategy: Monetizing and Growing the Business | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Purpose-Driven Marketing | Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Rethinking Retail (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Behavioral Economics for Managerial Decision Making | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Data Driven Leadership | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Deals | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Deals Q2 | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life | Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Motivation and Incentives | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | ||
| Negotiation | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | ||
| Negotiation Intensive Course 2242 | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 3.0 | |
| TALK: How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| War & Peace: The Lessons of History for Leadership, Strategy, Negotiation & Humanity | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
Organizational Behavior
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authentic Leader Development | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | ||
| Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders (also listed under Accounting & Management and General Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA (LIFE) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Entrepreneurial Management in a Turnaround Environment (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Founders' Journey (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Leading with People Analytics | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Managing Human Capital | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Power and Influence | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Power and Influence for Positive Impact | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
Strategy
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competing Globally | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Corporate Strategy | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage | Fall 2022 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs Seminar (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| IFC: Japan; Innovation through the Fusion of Digital and Analog | January 2023 |
J | 3.0 | |
| Purpose & Profit (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems (also listed under General Management and Accounting & Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Reshaping Competition | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Strategies for Value Creation (SVC) (also listed under Finance) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Strategy and Technology | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | ||
| Strategy for Entrepreneurs and Startups (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Strategy in Professional Service Firms | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| U.S. Healthcare Strategy (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
Technology & Operations Management
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becoming a General Manager (also listed under General Management and Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | ||
| Data Science for Managers 1 | Fall 2022 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Spring 2023 |
Q3 | 1.5 | ||
| Data Science for Managers 2 | Fall 2022 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 | ||
| Demystifying Family Businesses | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Digital Innovation and Transformation | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Driving Profitable Growth | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Innovating in Health Care (also listed under General Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Lab to Market | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Transforming Health Care Delivery | Spring 2023 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| IFC: Denmark and Netherlands; Decarbonization and Sustainable Production | January 2023 |
J | 3.0 | |
| Innovating in Health Care (also listed under General Management) | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Launch Lab/Capstone 2 | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Managing Service Operations | Fall 2022 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Supply Chain Management | Spring 2023 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Transforming Health Care Delivery | Spring 2023 |
Q3 | 1.5 |
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