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
| 1st half | Corporate Finance | Financial Accounting | Managerial Statistics | Managerial Economics | Strategy Formulation |
| 2nd half | Marketing Strategy | Operations Management | Leadership Development |
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 |
