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A Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Dwight Angelini Deal Making in Real Estate Finance Spring
2023
Q3 1.5
Eva Ascarza Managing Customers for Growth Marketing Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
Julia Austin Field Course: Startup Operations Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Jill Avery Creating Brand Value Marketing Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
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B Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Joseph Badaracco The Moral Leader General Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
John Batter Law, Management and Entrepreneurship General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Law, Management and Entrepreneurship General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Julie Battilana Power and Influence for Positive Impact Organizational Behavior Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
David Bell Decision Making Under Uncertainty Marketing Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie IFC: Ghana; Doing Business Across Africa General Management January
2023
J 3.0
Ted Berk Private Equity Finance Finance Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Ethan Bernstein Managing Human Capital Organizational Behavior Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Shai Bernstein Entrepreneurial Finance Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance
Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
Candace Bertotti The Arts of Communication General Management Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
The Arts of Communication General Management Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
John Beshears Motivation and Incentives Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Alison Wood Brooks TALK Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
Arthur Brooks Leadership and Happiness General Management Spring
2023
Q3 1.5
Ryan Buell Managing Service Operations Technology & Operations Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Jeffrey Bussgang Field Course: Scaling Minority Businesses General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Venture Capital Journey Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Launching Technology Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
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C Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Dennis Campbell Strategy Execution Accounting & Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Ramon Casadesus-Masanell IFC: Japan; Innovation through the Fusion of Digital and Analog Strategy January
2023
J 3.0
Prithwiraj Choudhury Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Technology & Operations Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Michael Chu Business at the Base of the Pyramid General Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Katherine Coffman Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Lauren Cohen How to Not Bankrupt Your Family Finance,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Randolph Cohen Field Course: Field X Finance,
Entrepreneurial Management
Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management Finance,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Finance and Capitalism Finance Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Shawn Cole Sustainable Investing Finance,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2023
Q3 1.5
David Collis Corporate Strategy Strategy Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Joshua Coval Finance and Capitalism Finance Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Zoe Cullen Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
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D Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Leemore S. Dafny U.S. Healthcare Strategy General Management,
Strategy
Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Jay Davis Field Course: Value Creation in Small and Medium Firms Finance Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Thomas J. DeLong Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Rohit Deshpande Field Course: Arts and Cultural Entrepreneurship Marketing,
General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
John Dionne Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems Finance Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Robert Dolan Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture Marketing Fall
2022
Q1 1.5
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E Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Amy Edmondson Becoming a General Manager General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management,
Technology & Operations Management
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Mark L. Egan Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) Finance Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Thomas Eisenmann Designing Technology Ventures Technology & Operations Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Anita Elberse The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports General Management,
Marketing
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Robin Ely Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Benjamin Esty Strategies for Value Creation (SVC) Finance,
Strategy
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
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F Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Kris Ferreira Supply Chain Management Technology & Operations Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Sara Fleiss Field Course: Projects in Investing Application Only Finance Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
C. Fritz Foley Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) Finance Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Jeremy Friedman Business and Geopolitics Business, Government & the International Economy Fall
2022
Q1 1.5
Joseph Fuller Becoming a General Manager General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management,
Technology & Operations Management
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
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G Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Vikram Gandhi Sustainable Investing Finance,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2023
Q3 1.5
Shikhar Ghosh 2032: 5 Technologies that will reshape the world in the next decade Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Founders' Journey Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
Amit Goldenberg Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Paul Gompers IFC: Israel; Startups and Venture Capital Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance
January
2023
J 3.0
John Gourville Consumer Marketing Marketing Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
Thomas Graeber Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Shane Greenstein Digital Innovation and Transformation Technology & Operations Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Ranjay Gulati Entrepreneurial Management in a Turnaround Environment Entrepreneurial Management,
Organizational Behavior
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
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H Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Jonas Heese Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Accounting & Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Regina Herzlinger Field Course: Innovating in Health Care in the COVID Era General Management,
Technology & Operations Management
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Innovating in Health Care in the COVID Era General Management,
Technology & Operations Management
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Chet Huber Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Technology & Operations Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Lindsay Hyde Avoiding Startup Failure Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Venture Capital Journey Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Launching Technology Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
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I Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Victoria Ivashina Private Equity Finance Finance Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
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J Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Hubert Joly Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Geoffrey Jones Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism Business, Government & the International Economy,
Entrepreneurial Management,
General Management
Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Archie L. Jones Field Course: HBS Impact Investment Fund Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance,
General Management
Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Scaling Minority Businesses General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Jillian Jordan Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
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K Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Michael S. Kaufman Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry General Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Elizabeth A. Keenan Purpose-Driven Marketing Marketing Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
Matt Kelly Deal Making in Real Estate Finance Spring
2023
Q3 1.5
Tarun Khanna Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs Seminar Strategy,
Entrepreneurial Management
Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
John Jong-Hyun Kim Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship General Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Ben Kirshner Digital Marketing Workshop Marketing Fall
2022
Q1 1.5
Raymond Kluender Entrepreneurial Finance Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance
Spring
2023
Q3 1.5
Rembrand Koning Strategy for Entrepreneurs and Startups Strategy,
Entrepreneurial Management
Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
Mark Kramer Purpose & Profit General Management,
Strategy
Fall
2022
Q1 1.5
Joshua Lev Krieger Tough Tech Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
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L Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) General Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Nori Gerardo Lietz Real Estate Private Equity Finance Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Michael Luca Data Driven Leadership Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
John H. Lynch The CEO Experience General Management Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
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M Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Alan MacCormack Launch Lab/Capstone 2 Technology & Operations Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Launch Lab/Thesis 1 Technology & Operations Management January
2023
J 3.0
Alexander MacKay Reshaping Competition Strategy Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
John Macomber Infrastructure Finance and Construction Finance Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
Sustainable Cities and Climate Adaptation (formerly “Building Sustainable Cities”) Finance Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
David J. Malan CS50 for MBAs: Computer Science for Managers Technology & Operations Management,
General Management
Spring
2023
Q3 1.5
CS50 for MBAs: Computer Science for Managers (with labs) Technology & Operations Management,
General Management
Spring
2023
Q3 3.0
Deepak Malhotra War & Peace: The Lessons of History for Leadership, Strategy, Negotiation & Humanity Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Greg Marsh IFC: London; Entrepreneurship in the UK and Europe Entrepreneurial Management January
2023
J 3.0
Jim Matheson Entrepreneurial Finance Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance
Spring
2023
Q3 1.5
Tough Tech Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Emily R. McComb Field Course: HBS Impact Investment Fund Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance,
General Management
Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Rory McDonald Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Technology & Operations Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Henry McGee Field Course: Arts and Cultural Entrepreneurship Marketing,
General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: HBS Impact Investment Fund Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance,
General Management
Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Scaling Minority Businesses General Management,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Allison Mnookin Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Technology & Operations Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Kevin Mohan Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Navid Mojir Business Marketing and Sales Marketing,
Entrepreneurial Management
Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
David Moss Creating the Modern Financial System Business, Government & the International Economy Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Kristin Mugford Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring Finance Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Kyle Myers Field Course: Lab to Market Technology & Operations Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
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N Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Frank Nagle Strategy and Technology Strategy Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Ashish Nanda Leadership in Professional Service Firms Strategy Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
Strategy in Professional Service Firms Strategy Spring
2023
Q3 1.5
Kym Nelson Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Tom Nicholas The Coming of Managerial Capitalism Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
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O Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Elie Ofek Pricing Strategy: Monetizing and Growing the Business Marketing Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
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P Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Lynn Paine Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors General Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Jason Pananos Field Course: Value Creation in Small and Medium Firms Finance Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Michael Parzen Data Science for Managers 1 Technology & Operations Management Fall
2022
Q1 1.5
Data Science for Managers 1 Technology & Operations Management Spring
2023
Q3 1.5
Data Science for Managers 2 Technology & Operations Management Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
Data Science for Managers 2 Technology & Operations Management Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
Leslie Perlow Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA (LIFE) Organizational Behavior Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Andy Pforzheimer Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry General Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Gary Pisano Driving Profitable Growth Technology & Operations Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Vincent Pons Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy Business, Government & the International Economy Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
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R Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Ryan Raffaelli Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) Organizational Behavior Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Lakshmi Ramarajan Power and Influence Organizational Behavior Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Jeffrey Rayport IFC: London; Entrepreneurship in the UK and Europe Entrepreneurial Management January
2023
J 3.0
Scaling Technology Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Sophus A. Reinert IFC: Italy; Capitalism - Past, Present, and Future Business, Government & the International Economy January
2023
J 3.0
Forest Reinhardt Independent Project in Food and Agribusiness Business, Government & the International Economy Spring
2024
Q3Q4 3.0
George A. Riedel Field Course: HBS Impact Investment Fund Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance,
General Management
Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Natalia Rigol Data for Impact (Previously Measuring and Managing Social Impact) Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Meg Rithmire Managing International Trade and Investment Business, Government & the International Economy Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Mark Roberge Entrepreneurial Sales Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
IFC: Silicon Valley; Decoding "Growth" in Silicon Valley Entrepreneurial Management January
2023
J 3.0
Alvaro Rodriguez-Arregui Global Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2022
Q1 1.5
Benjamin N. Roth Data for Impact (Previously Measuring and Managing Social Impact) Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Ethan Rouen Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems General Management,
Strategy,
Accounting & Management
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Richard Ruback Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Finance and Capitalism Finance Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Financial Management of Smaller Firms Finance,
Entrepreneurial Management
Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
IFC: Israel; Startups and Venture Capital Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance
January
2023
J 3.0
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S Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
William Sahlman Entrepreneurial Solutions to the World's Problems Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
Reza Satchu Founders' Journey Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
Launching Technology Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
David Scharfstein Managing and Innovating in Financial Services Finance Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Daniel Schrag Confronting Climate Change: A Foundation in Science, Technology and Policy General Management Fall
2020
Q1Q2 3.0
Joshua Schwartzstein Behavioral Economics for Managerial Decision Making Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
James Sebenius Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Negotiation Intensive Course 2242 Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2022
Q2 3.0
Arthur Segel IFC: Italy; Capitalism - Past, Present, and Future Business, Government & the International Economy January
2023
J 3.0
Willy Shih IFC: Denmark and Netherlands; Decarbonization and Sustainable Production Technology & Operations Management January
2023
J 3.0
Lou Shipley Entrepreneurial Sales Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Go to Market Sales Playbook Field Study Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2022
Q1 1.5
Robert Simons Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders Accounting & Management,
General Management,
Organizational Behavior
Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
Strategy Execution Accounting & Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Scott Snook Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Eugene Soltes Borderline Accounting & Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Debora L. Spar Capitalism and the State (CATS) Business, Government & the International Economy,
General Management
Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Christopher Stanton Managing the Future of Work Entrepreneurial Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Ariel D. Stern Field Course: Transforming Health Care Delivery Technology & Operations Management Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
Transforming Health Care Delivery Technology & Operations Management Spring
2023
Q3 1.5
Guhan Subramanian Deals Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Deals Q2 Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
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T Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Satish Tadikonda Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
Hirotaka Takeuchi IFC: Japan; Innovation through the Fusion of Digital and Analog Strategy January
2023
J 3.0
Jorge Tamayo Competing Globally Strategy Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Jo Tango Venture Capital and Private Equity Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Michael Toffel IFC: Denmark and Netherlands; Decarbonization and Sustainable Production Technology & Operations Management January
2023
J 3.0
Brian Trelstad Field Course: HBS Impact Investment Fund Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance,
General Management
Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change General Management Fall
2022
Q1 1.5
Gunnar Trumbull Global Climate Change (GCC) Business, Government & the International Economy Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
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U Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
University Course Confronting Climate Change: A Foundation in Science, Technology and Policy General Management Fall
2020
Q1Q2 3.0
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V Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Boris Vallee Real Property Finance Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Eric J. Van den Steen Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage Strategy Fall
2022
Q1 1.5
Luis Viceira Investment Management and Capital Markets Finance Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Fernanda Viégas Data Visualization for Analysis and Communication Technology & Operations Management Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
William Vrattos Investment Strategies Finance Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
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W Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Christina Wallace Field Course: Entrepreneurial Marketing Entrepreneurial Management,
Marketing
Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Charles C.Y. Wang Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements and Big Data Accounting & Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Andrew Wasynczuk Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Martin Wattenberg Data Visualization for Analysis and Communication Technology & Operations Management Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
Matthew Weinzierl Space, Public And Commercial Economics (SPACE) Business, Government & the International Economy Spring
2023
Q4 1.5
The Role of Government in Market Economies Business, Government & the International Economy Spring
2023
Q3 1.5
Mitchell Weiss Public Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Management,
General Management
Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Ashley Whillans Motivation and Incentives Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Robert F. White Elections and Campaigns, a Private Sector Perspective on the 2022 US Midterm Elections Entrepreneurial Management Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
Russell J Wilcox Launch Lab/Capstone 2 Technology & Operations Management Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Launch Lab/Thesis 1 Technology & Operations Management January
2023
J 3.0
Christina Wing Demystifying Family Businesses Technology & Operations Management Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
Andy Wu Strategy and Technology Strategy Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
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Y Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Royce Yudkoff Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) Entrepreneurial Management,
Finance
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Financial Management of Smaller Firms Finance,
Entrepreneurial Management
Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
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Z Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits
Andy Zelleke Unpacking the US-China Rivalry Business, Government & the International Economy,
General Management
Spring
2023
Q3Q4 3.0
Unpacking the US-China Rivalry Q2 General Management Fall
2022
Q2 1.5
Julian J. Zlatev Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Fall
2022
Q1Q2 3.0
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