• Summer 2025 Course Announcements
• Fall 2025 Course Announcements
• Fall 2025 By-Permission Only Courses

Summer 2025 Course Announcements

Finance

AI in Finance (3.0 credits)
FINC-GB.2390 
Prof. James Traina
Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Specializations: Finance

This course explores the rapidly growing applications of artificial intelligence in finance. Methodologically, we’ll cover key areas like machine learning, natural language processing, and generative models. Topically, our focus is adaptive, spanning AI’s role in areas such as investment strategies, financial management, and business analytics. Our goal is to evaluate where these tools add value, where they fall short, and why.

BSPA

Sustainability Value Creation in Private Markets (3.0 credits)
BSPA-GB 2303
Prof. Angela Jhanji
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:00-9:00pm
Summer 1
Specializations: Sustainable Business & Innovation

This course provides an overview of the way sustainability (environmental, social and governance) factors are analyzed in private markets. It focuses on preparing students to implement their understanding of the financial and societal risks and opportunities within the investment making process. In private markets, limited partners (pension funds, endowments, high net-worth individuals) have pushed the sustainability imperative and social consciousness of private equity funds and asset managers by seeking greater clarity around how their money is invested in both a responsible and financially meaningful way. Alongside this trend, an evolving regulatory environment globally has propelled the need to systemize evaluation frameworks for stakeholders within investment functions and advisors who support them. Unlike public markets, sustainability information is harder to glean in private markets and requires a skilled extraction and evaluation process. During this course, we examine a traditional ESG due diligence process embedded within the wider investment lifecycle (sourcing, diligence, hold and exit) through the lens of changing geographic regulatory landscape in financial investing and the market leading frameworks that quantify ESG factors for evaluation. The course culminates with a deal due diligence process that mimics an investment committee (IC) comprised of private equity leaders that understand the commercial and purpose-driven viability of an investment.

Fall 2025 Course Announcements

BSPA

Sustainability Consulting: Using ROSI to drive the business case (3.0 credits)
BSPA-GB.2310
Prof. Chana Rosenthal
Wednesdays, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Specializations: Sustainable Business & Innovation

This course is designed to assist students in developing the knowledge, skills, and perspective they need to assess and calculate the financial benefits of company investments in sustainability initiatives solely using the NYU Stern CSB Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI™) methodology, and to deepen the knowledge through hands-on consulting with a business determining the financial benefits of one of their investments in sustainability initiatives. Sustainability creates enterprise value, and in this course, students will develop an effective sustainability leadership perspective through pursuit of the following learning objectives: 1) to understand and use the ROSI™ Framework and Methodology, including identifying key sustainability risks and opportunities and the associated benefits, 2) to identify key financial benefits for sustainability practices across the framework’s nine value drivers, 3) to understand how to work with companies in a consulting capacity using ROSI™ to determine the financial benefits of that company’s investment in a sustainability initiative 4) to develop and present an internal business case for sustainability to a client. Student group projects will enable them to act as management consultants and provide recommendations for developing and implementing a sustainability business case using ROSI™ for the company that they are paired with. The format of the course is a combination of lecture and experiential learning, Students will work with advisors and pre-selected companies on defining and monetizing the returns on specific sustainability initiatives of the client companies. Class sessions will span a variety of activities, including guest lecturers from the business community, discussion, role-playing, and other participatory exercises, as well as work on the projects with the clients.

Finance

The Venture Capital Industry (3.0 credits)
FINC-GB.3372
Prof. Tom Wisniewski
Thursdays, 1:30pm-4:20pm 
Specializations: Finance

This course provides an insider's view of both the broader VC industry and the detailed mechanics of how top firms operate. Through a combination of case studies, industry data analysis, and direct interaction with leading VCs and founders, students will develop a sophisticated understanding of this vital corner of our innovation economy. The course is aimed at MBA candidates interested in VC careers, those pursuing the founder/entrepreneurship track, and those interested in better understanding this important part of the US economy.

Management

Management with Purpose: Strategies for New and Aspiring Managers (3.0 credits)
MGMT-GB.3311
Prof. Suzy Welch
Tuesdays, 1:30pm-4:20pm & Wednesdays, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Specializations: Management, Leadership & Change Management

Great managers are often the unsung heroes of thriving organizations, transforming work into something meaningful by empowering teams, delivering results, and driving success. Management with Purpose is designed for new and aspiring managers who want to lead with intention, building high-performing teams and strong cultures. This course covers the essential managerial skills from hiring to making tough decisions, navigating crises, and managing upward. It also focuses on managerial career growth, offering strategies for promotion and long-term impact. Ultimately, Management with Purpose is about becoming a manager who changes organizations and lives for the better.

Marketing

Art Through Technological Innovation (1.5 credits)
MKTG-GB.2134
Prof. Tad Smith
Tuesdays, 6:00pm-9:00pm (1st half)
Specializations: Entertainment, Media & Technology

This course offers a deep dive into the intersection of art, technology, and commerce, exploring how technological innovations have revolutionized not just artistic expression but also the business of art. Examine the evolution of the art market, from the patronage systems of the past to the rise of galleries, global auction houses, and digital marketplaces. Gain insights into the economics of art, including valuation strategies, market dynamics, and the influence of globalization. Explore case studies on how technology has disrupted traditional business models, from online auctions and social media promotion to blockchain-based authentication and the booming NFT market. By synthesizing historical context with cutting-edge trends, this course equips you with the knowledge to understand and navigate the rapidly changing business landscape of the art world.

Fall 2025 By-Permission Only Courses

Experiential Learning - By-Application Courses

CPRL Education Practicum (12-credit opportunity)
CONS-GB.3012

Through the CPRL Education Practicum, Stern MBA students have the opportunity to work with a consortium of business, policy, education, and law students from top tier upper-level graduate programs. This is an intensive, full-semester seminar and practicum in the theory and methods of managing, governing, and transforming public- and social-sector organizations in P-12 education. This study-away experiential offering is structured with three components: Seminar: Theoretical seminar in the design, governance, transformation and democratic accountability of public sector organizations. 

Skills Training: Professional skills training in the competencies required for success as managers and leaders of modern public- and social- sector organizations. Consulting Engagement: Students support education organizations in thinking through some of their challenging issues and provide actionable solutions. CPRL offers a limited number of CPRL Scholar Awards of up to $20,000 granted to exceptional students to apply to their NYU tuition in return for a commitment to spending time after graduation in a public or nonprofit job in the education sector. To learn more, please click here. If you have any questions about the course cprl@law.columbia.edu or schedule a 1:1 with a CPRL staff member.

NYU Impact Investment Fund (NIIF) (3.0 credits)
Independent Study
Prof. Andrea Armeni
Year long, Wednesdays 12:00-1:20pm

The NYU Impact Investment Fund (NIIF) is a unique inter-disciplinary, experiential learning course which is offered in tandem with a student-led and operated Impact Investing Fund of the same name. Students participating in NIIF are expected to enroll in the NIIF course for the full academic year (fall and spring) and will receive 1.5 credits for each semester of participation. The class will be divided into five Deal Teams. The Deal Teams will have a sectoral focus (e.g., Financial Inclusion, Environment, Healthcare/Aging, Education and Food Systems) for sourcing prospective investment clients.

Board Fellows (3.0 credits)
Independent Study
Prof. Nicole Sebastian
Year long, Fall 2025 to Spring 2025, One Friday per month from 9AM-5PM

The NYU Stern Board Fellows Program provides MBA students with the opportunity to learn more about what it is like to be on the board of a non-profit. Students work New York City-based nonprofit organizations to complete a strategic governance project for the board while attending their board meetings and working with board/organizational liaisons. With the assistance of the Experiential Learning team, as well as a program advisor who is an expert in board service and governance, Fellows will be matched with one of our partner boards in teams of three. Our selection and matching process reflects each student’s strengths, as well as each organization’s needs. Facilitated peer-learning sessions will ensure that Fellows are also able to hear about other students’ unique board experiences.

Stern Signature Projects (3.0 credits)
Independent Study
Faculty: TBD
These projects are currently being sourced and the application will be due in early September; you can sign up here for the specialized SSP email list. 
To learn more, visit the Experiential Education website

Stern Signature Projects (SSP) is an experiential platform that provides unique applied learning opportunities which align Stern MBAs with leading faculty and research centers with the NYU network to tackle complex questions and leverage system-level thinking to help solve some of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. Anyone can read business concepts in a textbook, but through SSP our students have the chance to tackle those issues in real time.

Finance

Global Real Estate Immersion: London (3.0 credits)
INTA-GB.2344
Prof. Sam Chandan
Trip and Pre-trip meetings (see syllabus)
See syllabus for application

While commercial real estate development, asset management, and the legal and tax framework of investment and lending remain inherently local features of a worldwide sector valued at more than $300 trillion, institutional real estate equity and debt capital flows have become increasingly global over the last several decades. 

For students seeking careers in the institutional real estate industry and related sectors, whether in New York and other global cities, interaction with cross-border investors, private equity platforms, lenders, property technology entrepreneurs, and others will be the norm rather than the exception. This course introduces students to real estate finance and investment analysis in non-US settings, special issues when deploying equity and debt capital internationally, and approaches to analyzing global portfolios. The skills and experiences acquired in this course are broadly applicable and not limited to real estate. 

The highly experiential course is structured around direct interaction with global real estate developers, investors, lenders, and policymakers in a major non-US market, supplemented by pre-departure meetings in December and January, an intensive schedule of visits in London, and case-based deliverables. 

This course will count towards the Real Estate specialization. For questions, please contact the realestate@stern.nyu.edu and intl@stern.nyu.edu.

Managing Investment Funds 
FINC-GB.3320 (Fall - 3.0 credits)
FINC-GB.3322 (Spring - 3.0 credits)
Prof. Jeff Meli
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00-1:20pm
To apply, visit nyumpsif.com

The Michael Price Student Investment Fund (MPSIF) is a family of funds managed directly by NYU Stern MBA students. The fund, part of the overall NYU endowment, was established in 1999 through a generous gift from Michael Price, managing partner, MFP Investors, LLC and former chairman of Franklin Mutual Series funds. MPSIF provides students with hands-on experience managing a real fund with significant assets. The fund is divided into three equity funds - Growth, Value and Fixed Income. While each fund has its own performance benchmark, MPSIF's primary goal is to deliver positive returns that exceed the rate of inflation. Based on the February 2021 Annual Report, MPSIF had assets under management of $2.9 million, excluding more than $1.88 million in mandated distributions since its inception to the Price School. Since March 2000, MPSIF has earned a cumulative return (after trading costs) of 284.2%, or 6.8% per annum. About 40 students enroll each year and are responsible for screening and evaluating stocks, preparing and presenting pitches for buy and sell recommendations and strategizing on broader portfolio allocation and risk management decisions. Students also write a newsletter and prepare annual and semi-annual reports to the MPSIF Board of Advisors. Students gain invaluable experience in investment management, which provides a competitive advantage when interviewing for summer internships or full-time employment after graduation. Managing the diverse tasks in MPSIF relies on teamwork and the course requires students to draw on their knowledge of finance, macroeconomics, accounting, competitive analysis, strategy and marketing.

Inter-Area

Leadership Fellows (3.0 credits Year-Long or 1.5 credits)
INTA-GB.3130 
To apply, email aav7212@stern.nyu.edu

Looking to receive feedback on how you show up in groups? Ready to step out of your comfort zone? Craving an opportunity to build real connection with your peers? The cohort-based, experiential Leadership Fellows course allows you to practice navigating real-world leadership challenges both as a group and with professional role players. In your small cohort of 12 students, you’ll repeatedly practice giving and receiving constructive feedback. Leadership Fellows requires full commitment and active participation. 
 
There are two formats (both application-based): The 3-credit course is a year-long commitment (1 Friday per month). The 1.5-credit course is a month-long commitment (1-2 times per week).

Management and Organizational Behavior

Endless Frontiers
MGMT-GB.3339 (3.0 credits x 2 semesters)
Prof. Deepak Hedge
Thursdays, 9am-11:50am
To apply or sign up for an info session, see here.

The Endless Frontiers course is a capstone course in entrepreneurship. It will introduce you to the challenges of building, financing, and scaling science and technology based startups. You will learn about these challenges by interacting with founders of startups admitted to the Endless Frontier Labs (EFL) program, as well as business leaders and elite investors who mentor the startups admitted to the program. In the six years since its founding, the EFL has established itself as one of the most impactful programs in the world for science- and tech-based startups. Since 2019, 173 seed-stage program graduates have raised over $2.1 Billion in capital. Almost half (47.2%) of program graduates have been led by women founders. By interacting with the founders of such companies, you will develop a deep appreciation for how cutting-edge scientific ideas are commercialized and disrupt markets. 
 
This unique nine-month course is a “big picture” course. The emphasis of the course is not on understanding conceptually difficult material, but on applying simple ideas systematically to resolve the tremendous uncertainty faced by early-stage startups attempting to disrupt existing markets and industries. Accordingly, classroom discussions will focus on applying basic analytical tools, drawn from strategy, economics, and finance to develop business models, evaluate the size of markets, assess financing options of early-stage ventures, and the risks and potential of ideas. Due to the course’s special circumstances, which involve working with new companies seeking capital: 1) students sign a non-disclosure agreement, 2) penalty is imposed for missed classes, 3) interested students must apply to the course to be considered. The course will run over the Fall and Spring.

Operations Management

Operations in Entertainment: Las Vegas (3.0 credits)
OPMG-GB.2313
Prof. Harry Chernoff
Trip and Pre-/Post-trip meetings (see syllabus)
See syllabus for application

When we think of entertainment, perhaps the most popular location that comes to mind is Las Vegas. Behind the glitter & excitement are industries dedicated to supplying entertainment to customers. Operations address the supply side of business, including how products are produced, how services are supplied. This course goes behind the scenes to observe & analyze the operations involved. This course presents an opportunity to observe and study the entertainment industry including strategy formation & decision-making. The entertainment comes in various forms. The underlying driver is gaming, but the industries surrounding the various forms of gambling have also become major profit centers. During a 1-week visit to Las Vegas, students will observe and study some of the major industries that comprise the broad scope of entertainment in this city. Although Operations Management models, techniques and strategies in this field are applicable anywhere, Las Vegas is the epicenter of the industry.