Open business curriculum
Curriculum
Eighteen core courses across four phases, then electives and a capstone. Built for operators who want frameworks they can use at work — about 10-12 hours per week.
Your progress
Foundation
Weeks 1-4
Business foundations, data literacy, and managerial decision habits
Courses 01–02
OMBA 101Business Foundations and Managerial Thinking
Establishes business language, decision habits, spreadsheet orientation, and managerial problem-solving foundations.
OMBA 102Data, Statistics and Managerial Decisions
Data literacy, descriptive statistics, probability, inference, and decision analysis for managers.
Analytical Core
Weeks 5-16
Accounting, finance, economics, marketing analytics, and operations
Courses 03–07
ACC 101Financial Accounting
Financial statements, transaction recording, accrual accounting, and statement analysis.
ACC 102Managerial Accounting and Control
Cost concepts, budgeting, variance analysis, and decision-relevant costing for managers.
ECO 101Microeconomics and Competitive Markets
Demand, supply, elasticity, market structure, and strategic microeconomic reasoning.
ECO 102Macroeconomics and the Global Business Environment
Business cycles, monetary and fiscal policy, global economy, and macro strategy.
FIN 201Corporate Finance
Time value of money, risk and return, capital budgeting, and corporate valuation.
Management Core
Weeks 17-24
Marketing, operations, supply chains, strategy, and macroeconomics
Courses 08–12
MKT 201Marketing Management
Segmentation, positioning, product, pricing, channels, and marketing performance.
MKT 202Customer Analytics and Market Research
Customer research, surveys, analytics, experiments, and evidence-based marketing decisions.
OPS 201Operations and Process Management
Process analysis, quality, capacity, planning, and operations strategy.
OPS 202Supply Chains and Global Operations
Sourcing, inventory, logistics, global networks, and supply-chain resilience.
STR 301Competitive and Corporate Strategy
Industry analysis, competitive advantage, business and corporate strategy.
Leadership Core
Weeks 25-40
Leadership, communication, negotiation, law, ethics, technology, AI, and entrepreneurship
Courses 13–18
TEC 301Technology, Innovation and Digital Business
Innovation, digital economics, platforms, transformation, and technology governance.
ENT 301Entrepreneurship and New Venture Formation
Opportunity discovery, validation, business models, GTM, startup finance, and scaling.
LDR 301Organizational Behavior and Team Leadership
Teams, culture, power, conflict, change, and applied leadership practice.
LDR 302Leadership Communication and Negotiation
Executive communication, influence, negotiation, and leadership presence.
LAW 301Business Law, Ethics and Corporate Governance
Contracts, employment law, governance, ethics, and compliance for managers.
AIS 301AI, Sustainability and the Purpose of the Firm
Responsible AI, sustainability strategy, stakeholder governance, and long-term value.
After the core
Choose a concentration, then finish with an integrated capstone.