Brandeis School of Business and Economics

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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 our 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 Brandeis School of Business and Economics.

Concentration Requirements

The MBA concentration in Entrpreneurship requires the completion of 16 credits. These credits may also be counted toward fulfillment of other concentrations or the MBA core requirements. Excess credits in foundation courses are counted toward the electives requirement.

Foundation (8 credits)
  • BUS 276a Business Dynamics: Managing a Complex World (4)
  • BUS 233a Entrepreneurship and Rapid Prototyping (4)
  • BUS 262f Alliance, Acquisition, and Divestment Strategy (2)
  • BUS/ECON 265f Global Strategic Management (2)
  • FIN 240a Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance (4)
  • BUS/ECON 264a Strategic Decision-making with Game Theory (4)
Electives (8 credits required)
  • BUS 215f Python and Applications to Business Analytics (2)
  • BUS 216f Python and Applications to Business Analytics II (2)
  • BUS 226a Strategic Human Resource Management and People Analytics (4)
  • BUS 253a Marketing Research (4)
  • BUS 256a Marketing Analytics (4)
  • BUS 257f Social Media and Advertising (2)
  • BUS 259f Digital Marketing (2)
  • BUS 292a Operations Management (4)
  • BUS 276a Business Dynamics: Managing a Complex World (4)
  • BUS 294a Field Project in Data Analytics (4)
  • BUS 297c Leadership Internships in Social Impact Organizations (4)*
  • FIN 217f Corporate Financial Modeling (2)
  • FIN 218f Portfolio Financial Modeling (2)
  • FIN 285a Computer Simulation and Risk Analysis (4)

* requires Program Director approval

Admissions

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