Curriculum

Four major components make up the flexible curriculum. You choose what you take and when - based on your experience, education and goals.

Foundation courses focus on developing analytical tools and knowledge that support the rest of the curriculum.
Functions, Management, and Business Environment cover basic business functions (finance, marketing and operations); management (decisions, people and strategy); as well as the business environment in which firms operate.
Electives cover 14 concentrations, offering students the chance to explore a topic more deeply.
Leadership training is so critical, it's the only required class. All students must take Leadership Effectiveness and Development (LEAD), where they'll work on key management skills such as negotiation, team-building, and giving feedback.

Overview of Program

The Full-Time MBA Program consists of 20 classes plus LEAD. Courses are distributed as follows.

Foundation Courses (3 courses)

Choose one course from each category

	Fundamental Courses	Advanced Alternatives
FOUNDATIONS
Financial Accounting	Financial Accounting	Accounting & Financial Analysis I; Accounting & Financial Analysis II; Financial Statement Analysis
Microeconomics	Microeconomics; Advanced Microeconomic Analysis	The Employment Relationship;Topics in Microeconomic Theory; Economic Analysis of Major Policy Issues
Statistics	Business Statistics; Applied Regression Analysis	Analysis of Financial Time Series; Financial Econometrics; Statistical Insight into Marketing, Consulting & Entrepreneurship; Data Mining

Functions, Management, and Business Environment (6 courses)

Choose six courses from six of the seven categories

	Fundamental Courses	Approved Substitutes
FUNCTIONS
Finance	Introductory Finance; Investments; Corporation Finance	Portfolio Management; Advanced Investments; Theory of Financial Decisions I; Theory of Financial Decisions II; Asset Pricing; Financial Instruments; Fixed Income Asset Pricing; Cases in Financial Management: Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity
Marketing	Marketing Strategy	Consumer Behavior; Quantitative Marketing Research Methods; Data-Driven Marketing; Marketing Research; Developing New Products and Services; Pricing Strategies; Advance Marketing Strategy
Operations	Operations Management	Supply Chain Strategy & Practice; Operations Strategy & Performance Analysis; Revenue Management; Managing Service Operations
MANAGEMENT
Decisions	Managerial Decision Making; Managerial Accounting; Managerial Decision Modeling	None
People	Managing in Organizations; Network Structures of Effective Management; Power and Influence in Organizations; Managing the Workplace	None
Strategy	Competitive Strategy; Strategy and Structure: Markets and Organizations; Business Policy	None
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Business Environment	Macroeconomics; Global Institutions & Political Economy	The Legal Infrastructure of Business; Law, Economics & Business; Money and Banking; Understanding Central Banks; International Commercial Policy; International Financial Policy

Electives (11 courses)

Define what areas of study you would like to pursue, or even take some classes from other University of Chicago departments

LEAD (1 course)

All students must take Leadership Effectiveness and Development (LEAD). The leadership training program focuses on teaching you how to motivate people, build relationships and influence outcomes.