Core Curriculum
The Columbia MBA Core Curriculum represents about 40 percent of the degree requirement — two
full courses and 12 half-term courses. A specific feature of the new core being offered as of fall 2008 is the introduction of a “flexible core.” In the second half of the second term, students will select their core classes from three prespecified menus (Organizations, Performance and Markets), choosing a single course from each area.
The courses that make up the core curriculum follow. Click on a course name to view the course description.
First Term
Second Term
| 1st half |
Global Economic Environment |
Decision Models |
Managing Marketing Programs |
Elective 1 |
Elective 2 |
| 2nd half |
Menu 1:
Organizations |
Menu 2:
Performance |
Menu 3:
Markets |
| Organizations |
Performance |
Markets |
| Organizational Change |
Operations Strategy |
Game Theory and Business |
| Power and Influence |
Performance Management |
Global Economic Environment II: Business Cycles and Financial Markets |
Social Capital |
|
Strategy Structure and Incentives |
