# Curriculum

Curriculum

##  Customizable to the Core

Our guiding principle is "flexible first."

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##  Customize Your Curriculum

**20+** **Select up to 3 specializations from more than 20 options**
**25%** **Take up to 25% of your courses at other NYU graduate schools or partner institutions**
**200+** **Choose from over 200 electives taught by top researchers and industry leaders**

##  Curriculum

### **LAUNCH**

[LAUNCH](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/mba-orientation/launch) is our introduction to the NYU Stern MBA experience for all incoming full-time MBA students. Through LAUNCH, we want to transform the mindsets of MBA students, to get them to think broadly about the ways in which business can transform challenges into opportunities to create value for society.

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**Year 1**

**Required Core:**

Financial Accounting & Reporting
Statistics & Data Analysis
Leadership in Organizations
Coaching for Impact

### **Menu Core - Choose 5:**

Data Science
Firms & Markets
Foundations of Finance
The Global Economy
Marketing
Operations Management
Strategy (I & II)

\*Establish proficiency in a core course through prior degrees, a proficiency exam, or a CPA.

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**Summer Internship**

Stern students participate in a robust campus recruiting program and have accepted internships all around the world. See our [Employment Report](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/business-partnerships/employment-reports) for more details.

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**Year Two**
**Electives and Specializations:**

- Select up to [3 specializations](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/full-time-mba/academics/specializations)
- Choose from [200+ electives](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/full-time-mba/academics/course-index)
- Take electives during the day or evening
- Take up to 25% of your courses (5 courses) at [other NYU graduate schools](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/portal-partners/registrar/policies-procedures/course-registration-6)
- Complete the capstone core course, Professional Responsibility or Ethical and Legal Challenges of the Modern Corporation, during your second year. ​

- Immerse yourself in another country and culture during a semester abroad through Stern's extensive global network of [partner schools](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/portal-partners/global-education/study-abroad)
- Travel the globe through a [DBi (Doing Business in...)](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/portal-partners/global-education/dbi) in over 10 locations worldwide
- Tackle real-world issues in real time through [Stern Solutions experiential learning](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/full-time-mba/academics/experiential-learning)

[Visit our course index to read course descriptions>>](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/full-time-mba/academics/course-index)

*Authoritative curriculum information can be found exclusively in the University Bulletin. All other content, including this page, is for informational purposes only. You can find the curriculum for this program on* [*this page*](https://bulletins.nyu.edu/graduate/business/programs/general-management-mba/#curriculumtext) *of the Bulletin.*

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