MBA

MBA Curriculum

The full-time, two-year MBA program at the MIT Sloan School of Management combines a rigorous first-semester Core with the flexibility to customize the rest of your academic experience. During the Core, you and your cohort build a foundation in leadership, economics, and data-driven decision-making.

Over the next three semesters, you select electives and hands-on learning opportunities that prepare you to analyze complex challenges and act on your ideas.

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How Is the First-Semester MBA Core Structured?

During your first semester, known as the Core semester, you will join one of six cohorts made up of students with a range of backgrounds, interests, and experiences. Following MIT Sloan tradition, each cohort is named after a body of water: Atlantic, Baltic, Caribbean, Indian, Mediterranean, or Pacific. Within each cohort, students are grouped into smaller teams that complete the Core together, building supportive relationships that last throughout the MBA experience.

What Courses Are Included in the MBA Core Curriculum?

The first-semester Core includes six required courses, one Core elective, and the option to select one Core proseminar.

  • Required Core Courses

    Leadership Challenges for an Inclusive World; Economic Analysis for Business Decisions; Data, Models, and Decisions; Communication for Leaders; Organizational Processes; Financial Accounting

  • Core Electives (select one)

    Managerial Finance; Introduction to Operations Management; Competitive Strategy; Marketing Innovation

  • Optional Core Proseminars (select one)

    AI Proseminar; Entrepreneurship & Innovation Proseminar; Introduction to the Practice of Finance Proseminar

  • View MIT Sloan MBA Course Descriptions

Patrick Yeung | MBA '26
One of the best classes I’ve taken so far is Organizational Processes with Dana White. The environment she creates in the classroom to surface business challenges and explore possible paths forward is energizing, engaging, and entertaining.
How Can You Customize the MIT Sloan MBA Curriculum?

After the first-semester Core, you have three semesters to shape a program around your goals. You will complete 144 units of electives, which may include courses across MIT and up to three courses through cross-registration at Harvard’s professional schools. Some students also choose to write a thesis during their second year.

Learning with students and faculty across MIT creates opportunities to exchange ideas, develop products, and launch new ventures. MIT Sloan also offers six optional certificates, allowing you to deepen your expertise in areas aligned with your interests and professional goals.

What Certificates Does MIT Sloan Offer?

MIT Sloan offers six optional certificates that allow students to deepen their expertise and tailor their studies to their interests and professional goals.
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What Dual and Concurrent Degree Options Are Available?

MIT Sloan MBA students can combine management education with advanced study in engineering, city planning, or public policy. These dual and concurrent degree options prepare students to address leadership challenges that span disciplines, industries, and sectors.

Dual and Concurrent Degree Options