Months 10–11 · Concentrations
Electives
After the core, take four electives. At least two must share one concentration; the other two can come from any pathway.
60 elective courses are available across 10 concentration pathways.
Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital
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Six applied elective courses in entrepreneurship and venture capital. Complete 4 electives with at least 2 in this concentration.
ENT 401Customer Discovery and Opportunity Validation
Founder-grade customer discovery: problem interviews, hypothesis testing, market sizing, and disciplined go/no-go decisions before you build.
ENT 402Product-Market Fit and Startup Experimentation
Design MVPs and experiments, read retention and cohort signals, and decide when you have enough product-market fit to scale.
ENT 403Startup Go-to-Market and Founder-Led Sales
Founder-led sales, ICP definition, pipeline building, early pricing, and a 90-day GTM plan with metrics that matter before you hire a sales team.
ENT 404Entrepreneurial Finance, SAFEs and Cap Tables
Startup financial models, unit economics, cap tables, SAFEs, burn and runway, and the investor-ready financial package.
ENT 405Venture Capital and Startup Investing
How VC funds work, how deals are sourced and diligenced, term sheet negotiation, and portfolio construction under power-law returns.
ENT 406Scaling Startups and High-Growth Organizations
When to scale, hiring systems, operating cadence, expansion choices, M&A basics, and board-level exit planning for high-growth startups.
Finance and Investing
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Six applied elective courses in finance and investing. Complete 4 electives with at least 2 in this concentration.
FIN 401Advanced Financial Modeling
Advanced Financial Modeling. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
FIN 402Equity Valuation and Security Analysis
Equity Valuation and Security Analysis. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
FIN 403Portfolio Management and Asset Allocation
Portfolio Management and Asset Allocation. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
FIN 404Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring
Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
FIN 405Private Equity and Leveraged Buyouts
Private Equity and Leveraged Buyouts. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
FIN 406Financial Markets, Derivatives and Risk Management
Financial Markets, Derivatives and Risk Management. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
Marketing and Growth
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Six applied elective courses in marketing and growth. Complete 4 electives with at least 2 in this concentration.
MKT 401Consumer Behavior and Behavioral Marketing
Consumer Behavior and Behavioral Marketing. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
MKT 402Brand Strategy and Creative Positioning
Brand Strategy and Creative Positioning. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
MKT 403Pricing Strategy and Revenue Growth
Pricing Strategy and Revenue Growth. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
MKT 404Digital Marketing and Paid Acquisition
Digital Marketing and Paid Acquisition. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
MKT 405Lifecycle, Retention and Growth Marketing
Lifecycle, Retention and Growth Marketing. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
MKT 406Community, Content and Organic Distribution
Community, Content and Organic Distribution. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
Product, Technology and AI
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Six applied elective courses in product, technology and ai. Complete 4 electives with at least 2 in this concentration.
PTA 401Product Management Foundations
Product Management Foundations. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
PTA 402Product Discovery, UX and Experimentation
Product Discovery, UX and Experimentation. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
PTA 403Product Analytics and Data-Informed Decisions
Product Analytics and Data-Informed Decisions. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
PTA 404AI Product Strategy and Generative AI
AI Product Strategy and Generative AI. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
PTA 405Enterprise Technology and Digital Transformation
Enterprise Technology and Digital Transformation. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
PTA 406Cybersecurity, Privacy and Technology Risk
Cybersecurity, Privacy and Technology Risk. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
Strategy and Consulting
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Six applied elective courses in strategy and consulting. Complete 4 electives with at least 2 in this concentration.
STR 401Advanced Competitive Strategy
Advanced Competitive Strategy. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
STR 402Corporate Strategy and Business Portfolios
Corporate Strategy and Business Portfolios. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
STR 403Platform, Ecosystem and Network Strategy
Platform, Ecosystem and Network Strategy. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
STR 404Management Consulting Problem Solving
Management Consulting Problem Solving. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
STR 405Turnarounds, Transformation and Restructuring
Turnarounds, Transformation and Restructuring. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
STR 406Strategic Foresight and Scenario Planning
Strategic Foresight and Scenario Planning. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
Leadership and Organizations
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Six applied elective courses in leadership and organizations. Complete 4 electives with at least 2 in this concentration.
LDR 401Executive Leadership and Personal Effectiveness
Executive Leadership and Personal Effectiveness. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
LDR 402Organizational Design and Incentive Systems
Organizational Design and Incentive Systems. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
LDR 403Talent Strategy, Hiring and Performance
Talent Strategy, Hiring and Performance. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
LDR 404Power, Influence and Organizational Politics
Power, Influence and Organizational Politics. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
LDR 405Leading Change and Transformation
Leading Change and Transformation. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
LDR 406Coaching, Conflict and Difficult Conversations
Coaching, Conflict and Difficult Conversations. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
Operations and Supply Chain
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Six applied elective courses in operations and supply chain. Complete 4 electives with at least 2 in this concentration.
OPS 401Advanced Operations Analytics
Advanced Operations Analytics. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
OPS 402Supply-Chain Strategy and Network Design
Supply-Chain Strategy and Network Design. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
OPS 403Service Operations and Customer Experience
Service Operations and Customer Experience. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
OPS 404Project, Program and Portfolio Management
Project, Program and Portfolio Management. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
OPS 405Quality, Lean and Continuous Improvement
Quality, Lean and Continuous Improvement. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
OPS 406Procurement, Logistics and Global Trade
Procurement, Logistics and Global Trade. Six units covering applied topics in this concentration.
Real Estate
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Six applied elective courses in real estate. Complete 4 electives with at least 2 in this concentration.
REA 401Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis
Property cash flows, debt structures, DCF valuation, and investment memos using Harborstone Properties ($2.4B AUM) case examples across six units.
REA 402Commercial Real Estate Markets
Commercial property cycles, leasing, market data, and asset selection with Harborstone Properties portfolio examples in Sun Belt markets.
REA 403Real Estate Development
Development feasibility, entitlements, construction delivery, and lease-up exits using Harborstone Properties ground-up and value-add projects.
REA 404Real Estate Private Equity and Capital Markets
Real estate fund structures, underwriting, joint ventures, REITs, and LP reporting through Harborstone Fund IV case workflows.
REA 405PropTech and Real Estate Operations
Property operations, building systems, PropTech adoption, and cybersecurity governance across Harborstone's managed portfolio.
REA 406Housing, Cities and Urban Economics
Urban growth, housing affordability, infrastructure, and city-level investment strategy informing Harborstone's Sun Belt allocation thesis.
Global Business, Policy and Sustainability
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Six applied elective courses in global business, policy and sustainability. Complete 4 electives with at least 2 in this concentration.
GPS 401Global Strategy and Multinational Management
How multinationals choose where to compete, how to enter, and how to balance global scale with local responsiveness. Apply CAGE, integration-responsiveness grids, and portfolio logic using Solara Foods' 42-market footprint.
GPS 402Business, Government and Public Policy
How firms navigate regulation, shape policy outcomes, and create public value without losing commercial discipline. Analyze institutions, stakeholder incentives, and political strategy through Solara Foods' packaging, nutrition, and trade exposure.
GPS 403Geopolitics and International Risk
How geopolitical rivalry, sanctions, and conflict reshape supply chains and market access. Build country risk registers, scenario plans, and resilience programs for Solara Foods' cocoa, palm, wheat, and manufacturing exposure.
GPS 404Sustainable Business and Climate Strategy
How firms translate climate science and economics into emissions targets, transition plans, and competitive advantage. Work through carbon accounting, decarbonization pathways, circularity, and sustainable finance using Solara Foods' scope 1–3 footprint.
GPS 405Social Enterprise and Impact Measurement
How mission-driven models create measurable social value alongside commercial returns. Design impact theories, hybrid capital stacks, and learning systems for Solara Foods' farmer programs, nutrition access, and inclusive distribution networks.
GPS 406Emerging Markets and Inclusive Growth
How firms win in institutionally complex markets through localization, ecosystem partnerships, and inclusive innovation. Analyze Solara Foods' expansion in Nigeria, Kenya, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam with attention to informality, infrastructure gaps, and shared value.
Healthcare Management
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Six applied elective courses in healthcare management. Complete 4 electives with at least 2 in this concentration.
HLT 401Healthcare Systems, Economics and Policy
Health system design through the CareBridge Health anchor: stakeholders, health economics, insurance mechanics, access, regulation, and equity with reconciled policy-to-operations decisions.
HLT 402Healthcare Finance and Revenue Models
Healthcare finance for operators and strategists: statements, service-line economics, payer risk pools, contracting, capital allocation, and long-range sustainability at CareBridge Health.
HLT 403Healthcare Operations and Service Delivery
Operations management for health systems: patient flow, staffing, quality and safety, supply chain, digital coordination, and resilience using CareBridge frontline and capacity data.
HLT 404Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Life-sciences business models from discovery through commercialization: trials, regulatory strategy, IP, manufacturing, pricing, and portfolio economics with CareBridge partnership cases.
HLT 405Digital Health, Medical Technology and Healthcare AI
Digital health and healthcare AI for health system leaders: business models, clinical workflow design, interoperability, devices, model governance, and reimbursement at CareBridge scale.
HLT 406Healthcare Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Healthcare entrepreneurship and corporate innovation: competitive analysis, stakeholder validation, regulatory pathways, pilots, funding, GTM, and long-term impact ethics via CareBridge Ventures cases.
Building a venture alongside the program? The startup guide pairs well with the entrepreneurship concentration. Growing into an executive role? See role programs for CEO, CFO, and CTO paths.