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On March 13, AASET launched a new version of the Electives site. You can visit the new site at https://z.umn.edu/CSOMGradElectives.
On March 13, AASET launched a new version of the Electives site. Please visit the new site at https://z.umn.edu/CSOMGradElectives for resources to support your elective selection.
This site includes information on elective courses available in the Carlson School Master of Business Administration Programs. Visit each academic subject area page to view executive summaries and videos for available electives. There is also information included on available specializations.
Students can use Schedule Builder or the MyU Class Search tool to view when courses are typically scheduled.
Notes:
MBA electives are subject to change. As courses are added and revised each year, this may not be an exhaustive list.
Courses designated with * are options Management Science MBA students may use towards the STEM MBA Elective Requirement.
Current students may contact their academic advisor at aaset@umn.edu with any questions.
Academic Subjects
Academic Subjects
Accounting
Accounting
ACCT 5181 Advanced Reporting (2 cr)
ACCT 6102 Financial Statement Analysis (2 cr)*
Applied Business Analytics
Applied Business Analytics
MABA 6121 Practical Statistics for Business Applications (2 cr)*
MABA 6155 Generative AI for Business Applications (2 cr)*
MABA 6251 AI for Competitive Advantage (2 cr)*
MABA 6311 Programming for Business Analytics (2 cr)*
MABA 6321 Data Management & Big Data (2 cr)*
MABA 6341 Data Visualization (2 cr)*
MABA 6345 Responsible AI (2 cr)*
MABA 6351 Recommender System Techniques and Applications (2 cr)*
MABA 6411 Exploratory Data Analytics (2 cr)*
MABA 6421 Predictive Analytics (2 cr)*
MABA 6441 Causal Inference via Econometrics and Experimentation (2 cr)*
MABA 6451 Prescriptive Analytics (2 cr)*
Applied Economics
Applied Economics
APEC 5831 Food & Agribusiness Marketplace (2 cr)
Business Law
Business Law
BLAW 6158 The study of laws affecting private business and publicly-traded companies (2 cr)
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
ENTR 6025 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (2 cr)
ENTR 6021 Developing New Ventures (2 cr)
ENTR 6036 Managing the Growing Business (2 cr)
ENTR 6037 Corporate Venturing (2 cr)
ENTR 6041 Initiating New Product Design (4 cr)
ENTR 6042 Implementing New Product Design (4 cr)
ENTR 6090 Special Topics (cr vary)
Finance
Finance
FINA 6111 Financing Over a Firm’s Lifecycle (1 cr)*
FINA 6114 Private & Public Equity Financing (2 cr)
FINA 6121 Debt Markets (2 cr)*
FINA 6123 Financial Services Industry (2 cr)
FINA 6211 Cash Flows and Project Selection (2 cr)*
FINA 6212 Working Capital Management (1 cr)
FINA 6213 Financial Capital Structure (1 cr)
FINA 6214 Business Valuation (1 cr)*
FINA 6222 Mergers & Acquisitions (2 cr)*
FINA 6321 Portfolio Analysis & Management (2 cr)*
FINA 6322 Financial Modeling (2 cr)*
FINA 6323 Advanced Financial Modeling (2 cr)*
FINA 6325 Behavioral Finance (2 cr)
FINA 5529 Derivatives II (2 cr)*
FINA 6611 Finance for Multinationals (1 cr)
FINA 6920 Special Topics (cr vary)
Information & Decision Sciences
Information & Decision Sciences
IDSC 6041 Information Tech. Management (2 cr)
IDSC 6051 Information Tech. & Solutions (2 cr)
IDSC 6444 Business Analytics for Mgrs I (2 cr)
IDSC 6445 Data Visualization* (2 cr)
IDSC 6446 Adv. Business Analytics for Mgrs II (2 cr)
IDSC 6465 Emerging Technologies and Digital Transformation (4 cr)
Insurance & Risk Management
Insurance & Risk Management
INS 6105 Corporate Risk Management (2 cr)
INS 6101 Employee Benefits (2 cr)
INS 6201 Personal Financial Management (2 cr)
INS 6205 Insurance Theory and Practice (2 cr)
Human Capital Management
Human Capital Management
HRIR 6112 People Analytics (2 cr)
HRIR 6502 Total Rewards: Data and Applications (2 cr)
Management
Management
MGMT 5102 Startup: Customer Dev/Testing (2 cr)
MGMT 6004 Negotiation Strategies (2 cr)
MGMT 6032 Strategic Alliances (2 cr)
MGMT 6033 Strategy Implementation (2 cr)
MGMT 6034 Strategic Leadership (2 cr)
MGMT 6035 Complex & Cross-Cultural Negotiations (2 cr)
MGMT 6041 Competing Globally (2 cr)
MGMT 6043 Strategies for Sustainability (2 cr)
MGMT 6055 Management of Innovation & Change (2 cr)
MGMT 6071 Strat Mgmt of Tech Change (2 cr)
MGMT 6084 Management of Teams (2 cr)
MGMT 6085 Corporate Strategy (4 cr)
MGMT 6222 Creating & Managing Diversity and Inclusion (2 cr)
MGMT 6305 International Environ. of Business (4 cr)
MGMT 6311 Developing Cultural Agility (2 cr)
MGMT 6345 Powerful Problem Solving (2 cr)
MGMT 6402 Integrative Leadership (3 cr)
MGMT 6443 Principles of Effective Coaching (2 cr)
MGMT 6444 Employee Engagement and Wellbeing (2 cr)
MGMT 6465 Leadership Development (2 cr)
MGMT 6100 Special Topics (cr vary)
Managerial Communications
Managerial Communications
MCOM 5535 Business Presentation Skills for Leaders (2 cr)
Marketing
Marketing
MKTG 6052 Marketing Analytics: Managerial Decisions (2 cr)*
MKTG 6051 Marketing Research - Rapid Insights (2 cr)*
MKTG 6055 Buyer Behavior (2 cr)
MKTG 6072 International Marketing (4 cr)
MKTG 6075 Pricing Strategy (4 cr)*
MKTG 6082 Brand Strategy (2 cr)
MKTG 6083 Customer Analytics (2 cr)*
MKTG 6084 Persuasion & Influence (2 cr)
MKTG 6085 Nudge: Improving Decisions with Health, Wealth, and Happiness (2 cr)
MKTG 6086 Digital Marketing (2 cr)*
MKTG 6087 Power of Story (1 cr)
MKTG 6088 Strategic Marketing (3 cr)
MKTG 6090 Special Topics (cr vary)
Medical Industry Leadership Institute
Medical Industry Leadership Institute
MILI 6235 Pharmaceutical Industry (2 cr)
MILI 6589 Medical Technology Evaluation & Market Research (2 cr)*
MILI 6726 Medical Device Industry (2 cr)
MILI 6963 Healthcare Analytics (2 cr)*
MILI 6985 The Healthcare Marketplace (2 cr)
MILI 6995 Medical Industry Valuation Lab (2 cr)*
MILI 6997 MILI Global Valuation Lab (4 cr)*
Supply Chain & Operations
Supply Chain & Operations
SCO 6041 Project Management (2 cr)*
SCO 6045 Strategic Sourcing (2 cr)
SCO 6048 Logistics & Transportation (2 cr)*
SCO 6072 Managing Tech. in Supply Chain (2 cr)*
SCO 6081 Global Operations Strategy (4 cr)
SCO 6085 Sales, Inventory & Ops Planning (2 cr)*
SCO 6094 Responsible Supply Chain Mgmt. (2 cr)
SCO 6096 SCM in Health Care & Med Device (2 cr)*
SCO 6098 Ops Excellence via Lean Thinking (2 cr)*
SCO 6191 Big Data Analytics in SC (2 cr)*
SCO 6192 Supply Chain Finance (2 cr)
Specializations
Specializations
Specializations are elective tracks created by Carlson School's academic departments to allow students to develop functional expertise around a particular career sector. They are optional to pursue and will not appear on academic transcripts or diplomas.
Other Elective Options of Interest
Other Elective Options of Interest
For additional degree planning resources, current MBA students may
For additional degree planning resources, current MBA students may
visit the MBA Academic Resources site for their program.
visit the MBA Academic Resources site for their program.
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