Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions
Last Updated: 09 Jun 2026
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| # | Area | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Technologies that Will Change the World | Entrepreneurial Management | Shikhar Ghosh | Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| A | Area | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The AI Venture | Entrepreneurial Management | Shikhar Ghosh | Fall 2026 |
Q2 | 1.5 |
| AI-Powered Digital Marketing: The Operator's Workshop (formerly Digital Marketing & AI Workshop) | Marketing | Jacob Cook | Fall 2026 |
Q1 | 1.5 |
| Advanced Competitive Strategy | Strategy | Eric J. Van den Steen | Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals | Negotiation, Organizations & Markets | James Sebenius | Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| The Anatomy of Fraud | Accounting & Management | Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese |
Fall 2026 |
Q1 | 1.5 |
| The Arts of Communication | General Management | Candace Bertotti | Fall 2026 |
Q1 | 1.5 |
| Authentic Leader Development | Organizational Behavior | Deborah Winshel, Monique Burns Thompson |
Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| D | Area | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deals | Negotiation, Organizations & Markets | Guhan Subramanian | Fall 2026 |
Q2 | 1.5 |
| Deals | Negotiation, Organizations & Markets | Guhan Subramanian | Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Demystifying the Family Enterprise | Technology & Operations Management | Christina Wing | Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Designing Tech Ventures | Technology & Operations Management | Robert Howe, Tom Clay |
Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Digital Operations | Technology & Operations Management | Antonio Moreno | Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Driving Profitable Growth | Strategy | Juan Alcacer, Raffaella Sadun |
Fall 2026 |
Q2 | 1.5 |
| G | Area | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Capitalism: Past, Present, Future | Business, Government & the International Economy | Sophus A. Reinert | Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Global Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurial Management, Finance | Paul Gompers | Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Globalization and Emerging Markets | Business, Government & the International Economy | Reshmaan Hussam | Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Grand Challenges: Entrepreneurial Leadership at Scale | Organizational Behavior, Strategy | Linda Hill, Tarun Khanna |
Fall 2026 |
Q2 | 1.5 |
| L | Area | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch Lab/Capstone 1 | Entrepreneurial Management | Alan MacCormack, Russell J Wilcox |
January 2027 |
J | 3.0 |
| Launch Lab/Capstone 2 | Entrepreneurial Management | Alan MacCormack, Russell J Wilcox |
Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Launching Tech Ventures in the Age of AI (LTV) | Entrepreneurial Management, Technology & Operations Management | Jeffrey Bussgang, Allison Mnookin |
Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Law, Management and Entrepreneurship | General Management, Entrepreneurial Management | John Batter | Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Law, Management and Entrepreneurship | General Management, Entrepreneurial Management | John Batter | Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Leadership Execution and Action Planning | Organizational Behavior | David G. Fubini | Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Leading a Family Business | Strategy | Josh Baron | Spring 2027 |
Q4 | 1.5 |
| M | Area | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO: Macroeconomic Analysis of Crises and Resolutions | Business, Government & the International Economy | Alberto Cavallo, Rafael Di Tella |
Spring 2027 |
Q4 | 1.5 |
| Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role | Technology & Operations Management, Strategy, General Management | Amy Edmondson, Tiona Zuzul |
Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Managing Human Capital | Organizational Behavior | Ting Zhang | Fall 2026 |
Q2 | 1.5 |
| Managing Service Operations | Technology & Operations Management | Ryan Buell, Robert Markey |
Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Managing and Innovating in Financial Services | Finance | David Scharfstein | Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Mastering Consulting and Advisory Skills | Organizational Behavior | David G. Fubini | Fall 2026 |
Q1 | 1.5 |
| Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation | Strategy | Jorge Tamayo | Fall 2026 |
Q1 | 1.5 |
| The Moral Leader | General Management | Sandra Sucher | Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Motivating People to Get Things Done | Negotiation, Organizations & Markets | Ashley Whillans | Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| N | Area | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navigating Your Worth: AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise | Entrepreneurial Management | Zoe Cullen | Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Negotiation | Negotiation, Organizations & Markets | Kevin Mohan, Julian J. Zlatev, John Beshears, Amit Goldenberg, Katherine Coffman |
Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Negotiation | Negotiation, Organizations & Markets | Livia Alfonsi, Jillian Jordan, Kadeem Noray, Alex Chan, Max H. Bazerman |
Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Negotiation and Diplomacy | Negotiation, Organizations & Markets | James Sebenius | Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| O | Area | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN: The Power of Company Ownership | Strategy | Josh Baron | Spring 2027 |
Q3 | 1.5 |
| Ownership by Design | Accounting & Management, General Management | Ethan Rouen, Nien-hê Hsieh |
Fall 2026 |
Q1 | 1.5 |
| P | Area | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Equity Finance | Finance | Ted Berk, Victoria Ivashina |
Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Product Management | Entrepreneurial Management | Sara McKinley Torti | Fall 2026 |
Q2 | 1.5 |
| Public Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurial Management | Mitchell Weiss | Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| R | Area | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Estate Investing | Finance | Dwight Angelini, W. Matt Kelly |
Spring 2027 |
Q4 | 1.5 |
| Real Estate Private Equity | Finance, Entrepreneurial Management | Nori Gerardo Lietz | Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Real Property | Finance | Charles Wu, Dan Dubrowski, Roberto Charvel |
Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| Resilient Cities: Investing and Entrepreneurship | Finance | John Macomber | Spring 2027 |
Q4 | 1.5 |
| Reweaving Ourselves and the World: New Perspectives on Climate Change | General Management | Rebecca Henderson | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| RoGME in Space: The Role of Government and Market Economies in Space | Business, Government & the International Economy | Matthew Weinzierl | Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| T | Area | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tough Tech Ventures | Entrepreneurial Management | Joshua Lev Krieger | Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| Transforming Health Care Delivery | Technology & Operations Management, Accounting & Management | Susanna Gallani, Robert Huckman |
Spring 2027 |
Q3 | 1.5 |
| Turnarounds and Transformation | Entrepreneurial Management, Organizational Behavior | Ranjay Gulati | Spring 2027 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
| U | Area | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Healthcare Strategy | General Management, Strategy | Leemore S. Dafny | Spring 2027 |
Q4 | 1.5 |
| V | Area | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture Capital and Private Equity | Entrepreneurial Management | Jo Tango, Archie L. Jones |
Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
| W | Area | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| War & Peace: The Lessons of History for Leadership, Strategy, Negotiation & Humanity | Negotiation, Organizations & Markets | Deepak Malhotra, Kevin Mohan |
Fall 2026 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
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