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Business Administration, MBA—Full-Time

2021-2022 Edition

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Northeastern has reinvented the Full-Time MBA for today’s rapidly changing world. Our Full-Time MBA program integrates business knowledge with a deep understanding of technology, preparing students to stay ahead of change and become the leaders that today’s business world demands. Students will choose from a wide-ranging list of in-demand electives and concentrations—including our signature MBA x concentrations, which allows them to develop a unique nonbusiness skill set.

Experience-Powered Learning

Learning by doing is a hallmark of a Northeastern MBA. Students will integrate classroom study with professional experience in their choice of experience-fueled electives and through their corporate residency. Far removed from the typical internship, students will work full time at a leading firm or startup in their field and have significant responsibilities as they work to deliver on organizational goals. Students can choose a three-month, six-month, or even two six-month residencies.

Select Two Concentrations

Students will select two concentrations to complete their MBA coursework, which include both in-demand business concentrations and our unique MBA x concentrations. Business concentrations include analytics, brand management, business management for healthcare, corporate finance, corporate innovation, entrepreneurship, international business, investments, leading people & organizations, marketing, marketing analytics, operations and supply chain management, and sustainability and business. MBA x concentrations consist of graduate coursework in highly relevant, nonbusiness fields offered through partnerships with other Northeastern colleges. MBA x concentrations include artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, biotechnology industry, cybersecurity, data science, data visualization, experience design, game design and analytics, information ethics, media innovation and advocacy, and software development.

Build an Interdisciplinary Skill Set

Students will select six interdisciplinary (nonbusiness) credits of their choice. They can mix and match the content that interests them from a diverse list of eligible graduate courses across Northeastern colleges.

Core Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
Marketing
MKTG 6318Customer Value and the Enterprise2
Strategic Decision Making
ACCT 6318Analyzing Accounting Data for Strategic Decision Making2
STRT 6318Strategic Planning for the Future2
Management
FINA 6318Financial Management2
HRMG 6318Managing the Organization2
SCHM 6318Managing Operations and the Supply Chain2
Innovation and Social Impact
BUSN 6363Social Impact of Business2
ENTR 6318Innovating and Creating Futures2
Career Management
BUSN 6200Career Management0
BUSN 6950MBA Skills Workshop0
Corporate Residency
BUSN 6964Co-op Work Experience0
Three-month, six-month, or up to two six-month corporate residency options

Concentration Options

Complete two of the following concentrations:

  • Analytics
  • Brand Management
  • Business Management for Healthcare
  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Innovation
  • Entrepreneurship
  • International Business
  • Investments
  • Leading People & Organizations
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Sustainability and Business
  • MBA x Artificial Intelligence
  • MBA x Bioinformatics
  • MBA x Biotechnology Industry
  • MBA x Cybersecurity
  • MBA x Data Science
  • MBA x Data Visualization
  • MBA x Experience Design
  • MBA x Game Design and Analytics
  • MBA x Information Ethics
  • MBA x Media Innovation and Advocacy
  • MBA x Software Development

Concentration in Analytics

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
BUSN 6365Business Analytics3
Electives
Complete 9 semester hours from the following:9
CS 5100
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
CS 5200
Database Management Systems
ECON 5140
Applied Econometrics
IE 6600
Computation and Visualization for Analytics
INSH 5302
Information Design and Visual Analytics
MISM 6203
Business Analytics Methods
MISM 6210
Information Visuals and Dashboards for Business
MISM 6212
Data Mining and Machine Learning for Business
MISM 6213
Business Information Design, Quality, and Strategy
MISM 6214
Business Analytics Capstone
MKTG 6230
Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit
MKTG 6234
Marketing Analytics
SCHM 6215
Supply Chain Analytics
STRT 6210
Workforce Metrics and Analytics

Concentration in Brand Management

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
MKTG 6320Advanced Marketing Management3
MKTG 6223Brand and Advertising Management3
Electives
Complete 6 semester hours from the following:6
MKTG 6210
Marketing Research
MKTG 6214
New Product Development
MKTG 6218
Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World
MKTG 6226
Consumer Behavior
MKTG 6230
Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit

Concentration in Business Management for Healthcare

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
HINF 5105The American Healthcare System3
HRMG 6220Health Organization Management3
STRT 6220Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations3
Complete 3 semester hours from the following:
FINA 6220Healthcare Finance3
or SCHM 6223 Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations
Optional Electives
Note: Electives are not required; the following course(s) are suggested beyond the concentration:3-9
ENTR 6214
Social Enterprise
HINF 5101
Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems
FINA 6220
Healthcare Finance
HINF 6202
Business of Healthcare Informatics
HINF 6205
Creation and Application of Medical Knowledge
MGMT 6214
Negotiations
MKTG 6218
Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World
MKTG 6226
Consumer Behavior
PHTH 5232
Evaluating Healthcare Quality
PHTH 5234
Economic Perspectives on Health Policy
SCHM 6223
Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations

Concentration in Corporate Finance

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
FINA 6320Advanced Financial Management3
Complete 3 semester hours from the following:3
FINA 6203Investment Analysis3
FINA 6216Valuation and Value Creation3
FINA 6260Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital3
Electives
Complete 6 semester hours from the following:6
FINA 6203
Investment Analysis
FINA 6204
International Financial Management
FINA 6205
Financial Strategy
FINA 6207
Financial Modeling
FINA 6211
Financial Risk Management
FINA 6213
Investment Banking
FINA 6214
Mergers and Acquisitions
FINA 6215
Business Turnarounds
FINA 6216
Valuation and Value Creation
FINA 6217
Real Estate Finance and Investment
FINA 6260
Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
MECN 6200
Global Competition and Market Dominance

Concentration in Corporate Innovation

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
ENTR 6320Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Dynamic Competition3
Electives
Complete 9 semester hours from the following:9
ARTG 5610
Design Systems
ENTR 6200
Enterprise Growth and Innovation
ENTR 6217
Lean Innovation
ENTR 6224
Intellectual Property and Other Legal Aspects of Business and Innovation
ENTR 6225
Acquisitions, Alliances, and Growth
GE 5100
Product Development for Engineers
HRMG 6212
Creating an Innovative Organization
HRMG 6280
The Human Side of Innovation
MGMT 6280
Innovation for Next-Generation Products and Systems
TECE 6340
The Technical Entrepreneur as Leader

Concentration in Entrepreneurship

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
ENTR 6320Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Dynamic Competition3
Electives
Complete 9 semester hours from the following:9
ENTR 6210
Managing Operations in Early Stage Ventures
ENTR 6212
Business Planning for New Ventures
ENTR 6214
Social Enterprise
ENTR 6218
Business Model Design and Innovation
ENTR 6219
Financing Ventures from Early Stage to Exit
ENTR 6220
Family Business Leadership and Governance
ENTR 6230
Platform Innovation
FINA 6260
Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
GE 5030
Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers
MKTG 6214
New Product Development
TECE 6222
Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
TECE 6230
Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling
TECE 6250
Lean Design and Development
TECE 6300
Managing a Technology-Based Business

Concentration in International Business

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
INTB 6200Managing the Global Enterprise3
Electives
Complete 9 semester hours from the following:9
FINA 6204
International Financial Management
INTB 6212
Cultural Aspects of International Business
INTB 6226
Becoming a Global Leader
INTB 6230
International Field Study
INTB 6232
Doing Business in Emerging Markets
MKTG 6212
International Marketing

Concentration in Investments

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
FINA 6320Advanced Financial Management3
FINA 6203Investment Analysis3
Electives
Complete 6 semester hours from the following:6
FINA 6204
International Financial Management
FINA 6207
Financial Modeling
FINA 6211
Financial Risk Management
FINA 6212
Fixed Income Securities and Risk
FINA 6213
Investment Banking
FINA 6214
Mergers and Acquisitions
FINA 6216
Valuation and Value Creation
FINA 6217
Real Estate Finance and Investment
FINA 6219
Portfolio Management
FINA 6260
Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
FINA 6360
Fund Management for Analysts
FINA 6361
Fund Management for Managers
MECN 6200
Global Competition and Market Dominance

Concentration in Leading People & Organizations

Course List
Code Title Hours
Note: Only one course outside HRMG and MGMT may be taken to fulfill the concentration.
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:12
HRMG 6212
Creating an Innovative Organization
HRMG 6218
Great Companies
HRMG 6221
Power and Influence
HRMG 6223
Global Talent Management
INTB 6226
Becoming a Global Leader
MGMT 6214
Negotiations
STRT 6210
Workforce Metrics and Analytics

Concentration in Marketing

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
MKTG 6320Advanced Marketing Management (Advanced Marketing Management)3
Electives
Complete 9 semester hours from the following:9
MKTG 6210
Marketing Research
MKTG 6212
International Marketing
MKTG 6214
New Product Development
MKTG 6216
Market Focused Strategy
MKTG 6218
Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World
MKTG 6222
Digital Marketing
MKTG 6223
Brand and Advertising Management
MKTG 6224
B2B and Strategic Sales
MKTG 6226
Consumer Behavior
MKTG 6230
Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit
MKTG 6234
Marketing Analytics
MKTG 6260
Special Topics in Marketing

Concentration in Marketing Analytics

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
MKTG 6320Advanced Marketing Management (Advanced Marketing Management)3
MKTG 6234Marketing Analytics3
Electives
Complete 6 semester hours from the following:6
MKTG 6210
Marketing Research
MKTG 6216
Market Focused Strategy
MKTG 6222
Digital Marketing
MKTG 6230
Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit

Concentration in Operations and Supply Chain Management 

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
SCHM 6213Global Supply Chain Strategy3
Electives
Complete 9 semester hours from the following:9
SCHM 6211
Logistics and Transportation Management
SCHM 6212
Executive Roundtable in Supply Chain Management
SCHM 6214
Sourcing and Procurement
SCHM 6215
Supply Chain Analytics
SCHM 6221
Sustainability and Supply Chain Management
SCHM 6223
Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations
SCHM 6224
Demand Planning and Forecasting

Concentration in Sustainability and Business

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:12
ENTR 6214
Social Enterprise
ENTR 6216
Global Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
INTB 6217
Creating Sustainable Competitive Advantage through Global Innovation
MECN 6200
Global Competition and Market Dominance
MECN 6205
Sustainability and the Economics of Markets
MGMT 6225
Sustainability and Leadership
MGMT 6226
Sustainability and the Business Environment
SCHM 6221
Sustainability and Supply Chain Management

Concentration in MBA x Artificial Intelligence

Course List
Code Title Hours
CS 5100Foundations of Artificial Intelligence4
CS 6120Natural Language Processing4
CS 6140Machine Learning4

Concentration in MBA x Bioinformatics

Course List
Code Title Hours
BINF 6308Bioinformatics Computational Methods 14
BINF 6309Bioinformatics Computational Methods 24
BINF 6200Bioinformatics Programming4

Concentration in MBA x Biotechnology Industry

Course List
Code Title Hours
BIOT 5120Foundations in Biotechnology3
BIOT 5400Scientific Information Management for Biotechnology Managers3
BIOT 5631Cell Culture Processes for Biopharmaceutical Production3
BIOT 6214Experimental Design and Biostatistics2
Complete one additional semester hour of BUSN coursework.1

Concentration in MBA x Cybersecurity

Course List
Code Title Hours
CY 5770Software Vulnerabilities and Security4
CY 6750Cryptography and Communications Security4
CS 6760Privacy, Security, and Usability4

Concentration in MBA x Data Science

Course List
Code Title Hours
CS 5200Database Management Systems4
CS 6140Machine Learning4
CS 6220Data Mining Techniques4

Concentration in MBA x Data Visualization

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
ARTG 5150Information Visualization Principles and Practices3
ARTG 5151Information Design Critique Seminar1
ARTG 5330Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals4
Electives
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:4
ARTG 5310
Visual Cognition
ARTG 6110
Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking
ARTG 6330
Information Design Mapping Strategies

Concentration in MBA x Experience Design

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
ARTG 5610Design Systems4
ARTG 6310Design for Behavior and Experience4
Electives
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:4
ARTG 5600
Experience Design Studio 1: Principles
ARTG 5620
Notational Systems for Experience
ARTG 5640
Prototyping for Experience Design

Concentration in MBA x Game Design and Analytics

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
GSND 5110Game Design and Analysis4
GSND 6350Data-Driven Player Modeling4
Electives
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:4
GSND 6320
Psychology of Play
GSND 6330
Player Experience
GSND 6340
Biometrics for Design
GSND 6350
Data-Driven Player Modeling

Concentration in MBA x Information Ethics

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete two of the following:8
CY 5240
Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
PHIL 5005
Information Ethics
PHIL 5010
AI Ethics
Complete one of the following:4
PHIL 5001
Global Justice
PHIL 5005
Information Ethics
PHIL 5010
AI Ethics

Concentration in MBA x Media Innovation and Advocacy

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Core
JRNL 5400Media and Advocacy in Theory and Practice4
JRNL 6340Fundamentals of Digital Journalism4
Electives
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:4
ARTG 5150
and ARTG 5151
Information Visualization Principles and Practices
and Information Design Critique Seminar
JRNL 5311
Design for Storytelling
JRNL 6305
Topics
JRNL 6341
Telling Your Story with Data

Concentration in MBA x Software Development

Course List
Code Title Hours
CS 5500Foundations of Software Engineering4
CS 5610Web Development4
CS 5520Mobile Application Development4

Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Experiential Requirement
Complete 3 semester hours from the following:3
BUSN 6351
Experiential Education
BUSN 6945
Washington Campus Seminar
INTB 6238
Global Project
INTB 6230
International Field Study
FINA 6360
Fund Management for Analysts
FINA 6361
Fund Management for Managers
Open Electives
In consultation with advisor, complete 6 semester hours from the following:6
ACCT, BUSN, ENTR, FINA, HRMG, INTB, MECN, MGMT, MKTG, SCHM, STRT, and TECE
Interdisciplinary Requirement
Complete 6 semester hours outside of D'Amore-McKim School of Business; please consult program director for course options:6
AACE 6000
Arts and Culture Organizational Leadership
ARTG 5150
Information Visualization Principles and Practices
ARTG 5151
Information Design Critique Seminar
ARTG 5330
Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals
ARTG 5600
Experience Design Studio 1: Principles
ARTG 5610
Design Systems
ARTG 5620
Notational Systems for Experience
ARTG 5640
Prototyping for Experience Design
ARTG 6110
Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking
ARTG 6310
Design for Behavior and Experience
ARTG 6330
Information Design Mapping Strategies
BINF 6200
Bioinformatics Programming
BINF 6308
Bioinformatics Computational Methods 1
BINF 6309
Bioinformatics Computational Methods 2
BIOT 5120
Foundations in Biotechnology
BIOT 5219
The Biotechnology Enterprise
BIOT 5400
Scientific Information Management for Biotechnology Managers
BIOT 5631
Cell Culture Processes for Biopharmaceutical Production
BIOT 6214
Experimental Design and Biostatistics
CS 5100
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
CS 5200
Database Management Systems
CY 5240
Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
DS 5110
Introduction to Data Management and Processing
ECON 5140
Applied Econometrics
GE 5030
Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers
GE 5100
Product Development for Engineers
GSND 5110
Game Design and Analysis
GSND 6320
Psychology of Play
GSND 6330
Player Experience
GSND 6340
Biometrics for Design
GSND 6350
Data-Driven Player Modeling
HINF 5101
Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems
HINF 5105
The American Healthcare System
HINF 6202
Business of Healthcare Informatics
HINF 6205
Creation and Application of Medical Knowledge
IE 5640
Data Mining for Engineering Applications
IE 6600
Computation and Visualization for Analytics
IE 7374
Special Topics in Industrial Engineering
INSH 5301
Introduction to Computational Statistics
INSH 5302
Information Design and Visual Analytics
JRNL 5311
Design for Storytelling
JRNL 5400
Media and Advocacy in Theory and Practice
JRNL 6305
Topics
JRNL 6340
Fundamentals of Digital Journalism
JRNL 6341
Telling Your Story with Data
ME 5645
Environmental Issues in Manufacturing and Product Use
PHIL 5001
Global Justice
PHIL 5005
Information Ethics
PHIL 5010
AI Ethics
PHTH 5232
Evaluating Healthcare Quality
PHTH 5234
Economic Perspectives on Health Policy
PPUA 6553
Nonprofit Financial Resource Development

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

55 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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