Subjects related to globalization and finance top the list of courses added this year to the elective curriculum for second-year MBA students. Notably, seven of the twelve new offerings are half-courses that require only fifteen sessions compared to twenty to thirty for full courses.

“We hope the half-course format will play a more prominent role in the elective curriculum in the future because it gives students an opportunity to sample more instructors and ideas,” says Tom Eisenmann, the William J. Abernathy Professor of Business Administration and chair of the MBA elective curriculum.

New full courses
Acting in Time: Leadership and Management in the Face of Large-Scale Risks is a leadership capstone course designed for students who, over the course of their careers, will lead an organization that faces large-scale risks.

Analyzing Financials in a Global Context is for students who anticipate using financial statements to evaluate and pursue opportunities in global commerce and finance.

Competing Globally is designed for those who will work as managers, analysts, or consultants to corporations that operate in multiple product and geographic markets.

Financial Intermediaries after the Financial Crisis is for those who plan to work in the financial services industry, since it is dominated by a variety of intermediaries that channel savings and investments.

Globalization and Emerging Markets is for students considering a career in emerging markets or those who will be doing business or investing in emerging markets.

New half-courses
The Art of Marketing Science is intended for students interested in gaining a deeper understanding of consumer behavior and, most importantly, gaining expertise in changing consumer behavior.

Assembling Global Innovation Strategies is for future general managers in science- and technology-intensive businesses who seek firsthand exposure to companies constructing global R&D strategies.

Financial Management of Smaller Firms focuses on the financial management of firms that do not have ready access to liquid capital markets.

Investment and Finance in Emerging Markets–China offers a detailed analysis of China’s capital markets, ranging from the macroeconomic environment and political context to detailed microlevel study.

Knowledge-Based Strategy presents a different view of strategy, maintaining that it is not created by an objective and rational process but through a subjective process.

Launching Technology Ventures is for students who plan to work at start-ups and at established companies launching information technology products.

Sustainable Cities: Urbanization, Infrastructure, and Finance is for students who intend to be managers, capital providers, or advisers to organizations that compete in a context of urbanization and resource scarcity.

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