A rigorous curriculum that builds your skills
Simmons’s integrated MBA curriculum is carefully designed to ensure that skills build cumulatively and are reinforced throughout the entire program. For example, the simulation used in one of our advanced courses, Strategic Decision Making, requires student teams to harness their knowledge from previous courses in marketing, quantitative analysis, accounting, and organizational leadership to achieve success in launching their new product in a highly competitive market. The MBA program begins with Foundations of Business, a one-week course that introduces students to the curriculum structure and concepts—and also to each other.
Foundations of Business
A one-week introductory course—an overture to the Simmons MBA—The Foundations of Business course provides a helicopter view of a general management job, introduces the various analytic perspectives our program covers, and allows students to get to know each other and the faculty.
Foundational Courses
Students develop the skill set they need to be an effective manager, including functional skills such as financial, economic, and quantitative analysis, as behavioral skills such as communications and leadership strategies.
Advanced Courses
Students specialize in the disciplinary tools and knowledge needed to lead and manage at a strategic level.
Internships
Typically done during the summer, Internships are highly recommended (though not required). They allow students to apply learned skills, while gaining specific industry knowledge.Career Strategies
This required course provides a systematic approach to career exploration tailored to students at every stage of their career.Integrative Courses
These “capstone” courses train student to draw on tools and knowledge from diverse disciplines to address strategic issues, problems, and opportunities.Electives
Students customize their degree and develop areas of specialization, or broaden their exposure to business disciplines. Each year, a series of electives on different advanced topics is offered.
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Visiting executives
Who bring real world experiences and challenges into the MBA classroom:- Carmen Baez, President, OmniComGroup
- Nora Denzel, SVP, Hewlett Packard
- Mary Finlay, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Partners Health Care
- Paula Sneed, EVP, Kraft Foods
- Neal Yanofsky, COO, Panera