Below is a list of the approved electives for the Master of Business Administration Program. For detailed information on courses, including executive summaries and videos, visit the Academic Subjects page. Use Schedule Builder or MyU Class Search to check course schedules throughout the year.
Notes:
Courses designated with * are options Management Science MBA students may use towards the STEM MBA Elective Requirement.
Electives are subject to change.
This list may not be exhaustive as courses are added and revised annually.
Additional UMN Twin Cities graduate courses may be petitioned to contribute towards MBA electives through the Elective Petition Process.
Questions? Current students can contact their academic advisor at aaset@umn.edu.
ACCT 5181 Advanced Reporting (2 credits)
ACCT 6102 Financial Statement Analysis (2 credits)*
MBA 6035 Managerial Accounting (3 credits) - elective for Online, FT, and Mgmt Sci MBA; core for PTMBA
MABA 6121 Practical Statistics for Business Applications (2 credits)*
MABA 6155 Generative AI for Business Applications (2 credits)*
MABA 6251 AI for Competitive Advantage (2 credits)
MABA 6311 Programming for Business Analytics (2 credits)*
MABA 6321 Data Management & Big Data (2 credits)*
MABA 6341 Data Visualization (2 credits)
MABA 6345 Responsible AI (2 credits)*
MABA 6351 Recommender System Techniques and Applications (2 credits)*
MABA 6411 Exploratory Data Analytics (2 credits)*
MABA 6421 Predictive Analytics (2 credits)*
MABA 6441 Causal Inference via Econometrics and Experimentation (2 credits)*
MABA 6451 Prescriptive Analytics (2 credits)*
APEC 5831 Food & Agribusiness Marketplace (2 credits)
BLAW 6158 The study of laws affecting private business and publicly-traded companies (2 credits)
ENTR 6021 Developing New Ventures (2 credits)
ENTR 6025 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (2 credits)
ENTR 6036 Managing the Growing Business (2 credits)
ENTR 6037 Corporate Venturing (2 credits)
ENTR 6041 Initiating New Product Design (4 credits)
ENTR 6042 Implementing New Product Design (4 credits)
ENTR 6090 Special Topics (credits vary)
FINA 5529 Derivatives II (2 credits)*
FINA 6111 Financing Over a Firm’s Lifecycle (1 credit)*
FINA 6114 Private & Public Equity Financing (2 credits)
FINA 6121 Debt Markets (2 credits)*
FINA 6123 Financial Services Industry (2 credits)
FINA 6126 Real Estate Finance and Development Fundamentals (2 credits)
FINA 6211 Cash Flows and Project Selection (2 credits)*
FINA 6212 Working Capital Management (1 credit)
FINA 6213 Financial Capital Structure (1 credit)
FINA 6214 Business Valuation (1 credit)*
FINA 6222 Mergers & Acquisitions (2 credits)*
FINA 6321 Portfolio Analysis & Management (2 credits)*
FINA 6322 Financial Modeling (2 credits)*
FINA 6323 Advanced Financial Modeling (2 credits)*
FINA 6325 Behavioral Finance (2 credits)
FINA 6920 Special Topics (credits vary)
MSF 6522 Derivatives and Risk Management (2 credits)* - Instrutor permsision required, subject to seat availability
HRIR 6112 People Analytics (2 credits)*
HRIR 6502 Total Rewards: Data and Applications (2 credits)*
IDSC 6041 Information Technology Management (2 credits)
IDSC 6051 Information Technologies and AI Solutions (2 credits)*
IDSC 6590 Special Topics (credits vary)
IDSC 6590 Topics: Managing AI (2 credits)*
INS 6105 Corporate Risk Management (2 credits)
INS 6101 Employee Benefits (2 credits)
INS 6201 Personal Financial Management (2 credits)
INS 6205 Insurance Theory and Practice (2 credits)
MBA students are required to complete at least 4 credits towards their International Experience Requirement. Once International Requirement is satisfied, additional International Business options may be taken towards Electives.
MGMT 5102 Startup: Customer Dev/Testing (2 credits)
MGMT 5451 Leading Change in the Workplace (2 credits)
MGMT 6004 Negotiation Strategies (2 credits)
MGMT 6031 Industry Analysis and Competitive Strategy (2 credits)
MGMT 6032 Strategic Alliances (2 credits)
MGMT 6033 Strategy Implementation (2 credits)
MGMT 6034 Strategic Leadership (2 credits)
MGMT 6035 Complex & Cross-Cultural Negotiations (2 credits)
MGMT 6041 Competing Globally (2 credits)
MGMT 6043 Strategies for Sustainability (2 credits)
MGMT 6055 Management of Innovation & Change (2 credits)
MGMT 6084 Management of Teams (2 credits)
MGMT 6085 Corporate Strategy (4 credits)
MGMT 6100 Special Topics (credits vary)
MGMT 6222 Creating & Managing Diversity and Inclusion (2 credits)
MGMT 6305 International Environment of Business (4 credits)
MGMT 6311 Developing Cultural Agility: Leading and Collaborating in a Globalized Workplace (2 credits)
MGMT 6345 Powerful Problem Solving (2 credits)
MGMT 6402 Integrative Leadership (3 credits)
MGMT 6443 Principles of Effective Coaching (2 credits)
MGMT 6444 Employee Engagement and Wellbeing (2 credits)
MGMT 6465 Leadership Development (2 credits)
MCOM 5535 Business Presentation Skills for Leaders (2 credits)
MKTG 6051 Marketing Research - Rapid Insights (2 credits)*
MKTG 6052 Marketing Analytics: Managerial Decisions (2 credits)*
MKTG 6055 Buyer Behavior (2 credits)
MKTG 6072 International Marketing (4 credits)
MKTG 6075 Pricing Strategy (4 credits)*
MKTG 6082 Brand Strategy (2 credits)
MKTG 6083 Customer Analytics (2 credits)*
MKTG 6084 Persuasion & Influence (2 credits)
MKTG 6085 Nudge: Improving Decisions with Health, Wealth, and Happiness (2 credits)
MKTG 6086 Digital Marketing (2 credits)*
MKTG 6087 Power of Story (1 credit)
MKTG 6088 Strategic Marketing (3 credits)
MKTG 6090 Special Topics (credits vary)
MILI 6235 Pharmaceutical Industry (2 credits)
MILI 6589 Medical Technology Evaluation & Market Research (2 credits)*
MILI 6726 Medical Device Industry (2 credits)
MILI 6963 Healthcare Analytics (2 credits)*
MILI 6985 The Healthcare Marketplace (2 credits)
MILI 6995 Medical Industry Valuation Lab (4 credits)*
MILI 6997 MILI Global Valuation Lab (4 credits)*
MILI 6998 MILI Fellows (0-2 credits)
IBUS 6997 MILI Global Valuation Lab (4 credits)*
SCO 6041 Project Management (2 credits)*
SCO 6045 Strategic Sourcing (2 credits)
SCO 6048 Logistics & Transportation (2 credits)*
SCO 6072 Managing Tech. in Supply Chain (2 credits)*
SCO 6085 Sales, Inventory & Ops Planning (2 credits)*
SCO 6094 Responsible Supply Chain Mgmt. (2 credits)
SCO 6096 SCM in Health Care & Med Device (2 credits)*
SCO 6098 Ops Excellence via Lean Thinking (2 credits)*
SCO 6191 Big Data Analytics in SC (2 credits)*
SCO 6192 Supply Chain Finance (2 credits)
Last updated May 5, 2025