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Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Strategy

The Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Strategy concentration teaches students concepts and methods useful in strategic planning and in driving innovation across a range of industries. Students can design a curriculum from a broad range of courses and get involved in consulting projects or startup competitions.

Careers

Career options in this field include management consulting, business development and general management. Students can also use these skills to start a business or work in entrepreneurial ventures. Companies that have hired International Business School graduates in these areas include startups and established firms including McKinsey & Company, Dell EMC and BlueSnap.

Enrique Levin

Enrique Levin, MBA '13: Helping local startups succeed

ELEVIN SOLUTIONS

Founder

Jordan Fliegel

Jordan Fliegel, MBA '10: Bringing entrepreneurship into the sports world

CoachUp

CEO & Founder

Faculty Spotlight: Aldo Musacchio

Associate Professor Aldo Musacchio

Associate Professor Aldo Musacchio consults for multilateral agencies such as the OECD and the Inter-American Development Bank on corporate governance reform in state-owned firms.

He is a specialist on strategy and corporate governance in multinationals as well as innovation and industrial policy in emerging markets. A former faculty member at Harvard Business School, he is director of the Brazil and Latin America Initiatives at the International Business School.

Concentration Requirements

The MBA concentration in Strategy and Innovation requires the completion of 20 credits. These credits may also be counted toward fulfilment of other concentrations or the MBA core requirements. Excess credits in foundation courses are counted toward the electives requirement.

Foundation (Bus 260a is required, plus 8 more credits)
  • BUS 233a: Entrepreneurship and Rapid Prototyping
  • BUS 260a: Competition and Strategy
  • BUS 262a: Alliance, Acquisition, and Divestment Strategy
  • BUS 276a: Business Dynamics: Managing in a Complex World
  • FIN 240a: Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance
Electives (8 credits required)
  • BUS 211a Foundations of Data Analytics
  • BUS 212aAdvanced Data Analytics
  • BUS 232f Digital Fabrication with Robotics
  • BUS 249f Immersion Experience
  • BUS 254a Branding Strategy
  • BUS 269f Building Sustainable Business
  • BUS 278f Corporate Governance: From Colossal Failures to Best Practices
  • BUS 281f Cyber Security and Operational Risks: A Need to Secure the Future
  • BUS 292a* Marketing Field Project
  • BUS 295a* Field Projects
  • BUS 297c Leadership Internships in Social Impact Organizations
  • ECON 207a Managerial Economics
  • FIN 214a Managerial Accounting
  • FIN 231f Private Equity
  • FIN 232a Mergers & Acquisitions Analysis
  • FIN 240a Venture Capital

* Bus 292a and Bus 295a are Field Projects courses – only one can be counted toward this Concentration.

And any course from the foundation list that is not taken to meet that requirement.

Admissions

The Brandeis International Business School Admissions team looks forward to working with you during the application process. We encourage you to contact us at 781-736-2252 or at globaladmissions@brandeis.edu at any time if you have questions.

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