Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions
Last Updated: 21 Apr 2025
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Accounting & Management
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Anatomy of Fraud (TAF) | Fall 2025 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | ||
| Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Generative AI for Business Leaders (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Transforming Health Care Delivery (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
Business, Government & the International Economy
Entrepreneurial Management
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Technologies that Will Change the World | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Avoiding Startup Failure | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| B2B Sales and Distribution (also listed under Marketing) | Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Business at the Base of the Pyramid (also listed under General Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry (also listed under General Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| The Coming of Managerial Capitalism | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Entrepreneurial Finance (also listed under Finance) | Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling | Fall 2025 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | ||
| Entrepreneurial Sales 102: Building the First Sales Team | Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism (also listed under General Management and Business, Government & the International Economy) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Business of the Arts (also listed under General Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Field X (also listed under Finance) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management (also listed under Finance) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Go to Market Sales Playbook Field Study | Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Field Course: Investing for Impact (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems (also listed under Finance and General Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Startup Operations | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Venture Capital Journey | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Financial Management of Smaller Firms (also listed under Finance) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Founder Launch | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| The Founder Mindset | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Global Entrepreneurship (also listed under Finance) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero (also listed under General Management) | January 2026 |
J | 3.0 | |
| IFC: Silicon Valley; Disrupting Silicon Valley with AI | January 2026 |
J | 3.0 | |
| Launch Lab/Capstone 1 | January 2026 |
J | 3.0 | |
| Launch Lab/Capstone 2 | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Launching Global Ventures | Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Launching Tech Ventures (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Law, Management and Entrepreneurship (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | ||
| Navigating Your Worth: AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Product Management | Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Public Entrepreneurship (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Real Estate Private Equity (also listed under Finance) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Scaling Technology Ventures | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Strategy for Entrepreneurs (also listed under Strategy) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) (also listed under Accounting & Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Tough Tech Ventures | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Turnarounds and Transformation (also listed under Organizational Behavior) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Venture Capital and Private Equity | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
Finance
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Entrepreneurial Finance (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Field X (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management and General Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Public Markets Investing Seminar | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Value Creation in Small and Medium Firms | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Financial Management of Smaller Firms (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Global Entrepreneurship (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| IFC: Israel; Startups and Venture Capital | January 2026 |
J | 3.0 | |
| Investment Management and Capital Markets | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Investment Strategies | Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Managing and Innovating in Financial Services | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Market Perspectives | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Private Equity Finance | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Real Estate Investing | Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Real Estate Private Equity (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Real Property | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Strategies for Value Creation - Abridged (SVC-S) (also listed under Strategy) | Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Sustainable Investing | Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 |
General Management
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Intensive (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 | ||
| Building Trusted Organizations | Fall 2025 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Business at the Base of the Pyramid (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (also listed under Marketing) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Business Solutions for the Poor (Global and Local) (also listed under Marketing) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Capitalism and the State (CATS) (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders (also listed under Accounting & Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors (also listed under Organizational Behavior) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Crucibles of Crisis Leadership | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty | Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Energy | Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy and Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Business of the Arts (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Advanced Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care, Q2 (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Field Course: Investing for Impact (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems (also listed under Finance and Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| IFC: Cape Town; Africa Rising | January 2026 |
J | 3.0 | |
| IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | January 2026 |
J | 3.0 | |
| IFC: Singapore; Shaping a Global Innovation Hub | January 2026 |
J | 3.0 | |
| Innovating in Health Care (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Law, Management and Entrepreneurship (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | ||
| Leadership and Happiness | Spring 2025 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Managing Human Capital (also listed under Organizational Behavior) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| The Moral Leader | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Public Entrepreneurship (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change (SESC) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| The Spiritual Lives of Leaders | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| U.S. Healthcare Strategy (also listed under Strategy) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Understanding Africa: Business, Entrepreneurship, Political Economy and the Complexities of a Continent (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
Marketing
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2B Sales and Distribution (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Business Solutions for the Poor (Global and Local) (also listed under General Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Creating Brand Value | Fall 2025 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 | ||
| Digital Marketing & AI Workshop | Fall 2025 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem (also listed under Strategy) | January 2026 |
J | 3.0 | |
| Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture | Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Managing Customers for Growth | Fall 2025 |
Q2 | 1.5 |
Negotiation, Organizations & Markets
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Deals | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Deals Q2 | Fall 2025 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Getting Things Done: Motivating Yourself and Others | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Negotiation | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | ||
| Negotiation and Diplomacy | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| TALK | Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| War & Peace: The Lessons of History for Leadership, Strategy, Negotiation & Humanity | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
Organizational Behavior
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authentic Leader Development | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors (also listed under General Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Managing Human Capital (also listed under General Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Mastering Consulting and Advisory Skills (also listed under Strategy) | Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Power and Influence for Positive Impact | Fall 2025 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Turnarounds and Transformation (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
Strategy
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driving Profitable Growth (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Global Climate Change (also listed under Business, Government & the International Economy) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem (also listed under Marketing) | January 2026 |
J | 3.0 | |
| IFC: Saudi Arabia; Economic Diversification | January 2026 |
J | 3.0 | |
| Innovating at Scale | Fall 2025 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Leading a Family Business | Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Mastering Consulting and Advisory Skills (also listed under Organizational Behavior) | Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation | Fall 2025 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | ||
| OWN: The Power of Company Ownership | Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Strategies for Value Creation - Abridged (SVC-S) (also listed under Finance) | Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Strategy and Technology | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | ||
| Strategy for Entrepreneurs (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| U.S. Healthcare Strategy (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 |
Technology & Operations Management
| Course Title | Faculty Name | Term | Quarter | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Intensive (also listed under General Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3 | 1.5 | |
| Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 | ||
| Demystifying the Family Enterprise | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Designing Tech Ventures | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Digital Operations | Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Driving Profitable Growth (also listed under Strategy) | Fall 2025 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Field Course: Advanced Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care (also listed under General Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Field Course: Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care, Q2 (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q2 | 1.5 | |
| Generative AI for Business Leaders (also listed under Accounting & Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q4 | 1.5 | |
| Innovating in Health Care (also listed under General Management) | Fall 2025 |
Q1 | 1.5 | |
| Launching Tech Ventures (also listed under Entrepreneurial Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) (also listed under Strategy) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | |
| Managing Service Operations | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Supply Chain Management | Fall 2025 |
Q1Q2 | 3.0 | |
| Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 | ||
| Transforming Health Care Delivery (also listed under Accounting & Management) | Spring 2026 |
Q3Q4 | 3.0 |
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