Strategy Specialization Description

The goal of a successful strategy is the alignment of a firm’s internal resources and capabilities with external market opportunities to sustain an advantage relative to rivals.  The strategy specialization is designed for students who will pursue careers in strategy consulting or corporate strategic planning departments.  Careers oriented toward general business management,  entrepreneurship, and investment banking also will benefit from greater depth in strategy coursework.  The courses in this specialization provide students with cutting-edge theories and practice on such topics as value creation and capture, external analysis of industries, internal analysis of a firm’s competitive strengths and weaknesses, competitive positioning, multimarket and corporate strategy, strategic decision-making, and strategy implementation.

Academic Advisor: Professor Sonia Marciano, 212-998-0197
 

Course List

FINC-GB.2304 (B40.2304) Restructuring Firms & Industries
INFO-GB.2318 (B20.2318) Digital Strategies
INFO-GB.3155 (B20.3155) Global Sourcing & Open Innovation
INFO-GB.3355 (B20.3355) Global Sourcing & Open Innovation
MGMT-GB.2116 (B65.2116) Strategic Analysis for Success in the Digital Age
MGMT-GB.2130 (B65.2130) Corporate Venturing
MGMT-GB.2176 (B65.2176) Corporate Governance
MGMT-GB.2312 (B65.2312) Biotechnology Industry, Structure and Strategy
MGMT-GB.2327 (B65.2327) Managing Growing Companies
MGMT-GB.2340 (B65.2340) Multinational Business Management
MGMT-GB.2353 (B65.2353) Managing Change
MGMT-GB.2366 (B65.2366) International Social Impact Strategies
MGMT-GB.2370 (B65.2370) Strategic Design (Student must have taken course on or after the Spring 2013 semester)
MGMT-GB.2375 (B65.2375) Advanced Strategy: Tools
MGMT-GB.2383 (B65.2383) Strategic Talent Management (Student must have taken course on or after the Summer 2013 semester)
MGMT-GB.3319 (B65.3319) Strategies of Mergers and Acquisitions
MGMT-GB.3323 (B65.3323) Game Theory
MGMT-GB.3328 (B65.3328) Advanced Strategic Analysis
MGMT-GB.3356 (B65.3356) Managing Innovation
MGMT-GB.3359 (B65.3359) Introduction to Environmental and Social Sustainability
MKTG-GB.2160 (B70.2160) Competitive Intelligence
MKTG-GB.2351 (B70.2351) Strategic Marketing and Planning
MKTG-GB.2353 (B70.2353) Pricing Strategies
MKTG-GB.2361 (B70.2361) Competitive Strategy in the Marketplace
OPMG-GB.3355 (B60.3355) Operations Strategy
OPMG-GB.3357 (B60.3357) Service Operations And Strategy

Maximum of 3 credits from this set:
ECON-GB.2110 (B30.2110) Economics of Healthcare
ECON-GB.2119 (B30.2119) Entertainment & Media: Markets & Economics
ECON-GB.2345 (B30.2345) Economics: Social & Other Networks
ECON-GB.2360 (B30.2360) Sports Economics
INTA-GB.2310 (B55.2310) Managing Financial Businesses
MKTG-GB.2119 (B70.2119) Entertainment & Media Industries
MKTG-GB.2315 (B70.2315) Business of Broadcast & Cable TV


Full Time students who select the Strategy specialization must also complete the Core Strategy course (COR1-GB.2301 or B01.2301) in addition to 9.0 credits from the list above.

 

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