Business Administration, MBA—Full-Time (Boston)

The Full-Time MBA at Northeastern University's D’Amore-McKim School of Business is designed to prepare students to lead with impact. Our MBA program integrates business knowledge with a deep understanding of technology, preparing students to stay ahead of change and become the leaders that today’s business world demands. Students will choose from a wide-ranging list of in-demand electives and concentrations—including our signature MBA x concentrations—allowing them to develop a unique, nonbusiness skill set.

Integrate Classroom and Professional Experiences

Learning by doing is a hallmark of a Northeastern MBA. Students apply their knowledge to actual business challenges through experience-fueled electives and class projects. Through a corporate residency, students translate ideas into action for three, six, or up to 12 months. Far removed from the typical internship, students work full time at a leading firm or startup in their field and have significant responsibilities as they work to deliver on organizational goals. 

Select Two Concentrations

Students will specialize their degree by selecting two in-demand business concentrations. Or, they could choose to add expertise in another professional area by choosing an interdisciplinary MBA x concentration in a highly relevant field offered through partnerships with other Northeastern colleges.

Build an Interdisciplinary Skill Set

Students will select 6 interdisciplinary (nonbusiness) semester hours of their choice. They can mix and match the content that interests them from a diverse list of eligible graduate courses across Northeastern colleges.

Beginning with students admitted in the fall of 2026, all students pursuing on-ground master's degree programs must complete a university-level experiential learning requirement. This requirement may be fulfilled through the curriculum, co-op, or other work- or industry-integrated learning experiences.

Core Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Marketing
MKTG 6418	Customer Value and the Enterprise	2
Strategic Decision Making
ACCT 6418	Analyzing Accounting Data for Strategic Decision Making	2
STRT 6418	Strategic Planning for the Future	2
Management
FINA 6418	Financial Management	2
HRMG 6418	Managing the Organization	2
SCHM 6418	Managing Operations and the Supply Chain	2
Innovation and Social Impact
BUSN 6463	Social Impact of Business	2
INNO 6418	Innovation-Driven Strategy	2
Career Management
BUSN 6400	Career Management	0
BUSN 6450	MBA Skills Workshop	0

Concentration Options

Complete two of the following concentrations:

• AI Applications
• Brand Management
• Business Analytics
• Business Management for Healthcare
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Innovation
• Entrepreneurship
• International Business
• Investments
• Leading People and Organizations
• Marketing
• Marketing Analytics
• Operations and Supply Chain Management
• MBA x Artificial Intelligence
• MBA x Bioinformatics
• MBA x Cybersecurity
• MBA x Data Science
• MBA x Data Visualization
• MBA x Experience Design
• MBA x Extended Realities
• MBA x Game Design
• MBA x Game Science
• MBA x Information Ethics
• MBA x Media Innovation and Advocacy
• MBA x Public Health
• MBA x Software Development

Experiential Requirement

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
In consultation with advisor, complete 3 semester hours from the following:		3
BUSN 6351	Experiential Education
BUSN 6945	Washington Campus Seminar
FINA 6460	Fund Management for Analysts
FINA 6461	Fund Management for Managers
MKTG 6606	Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Advanced Research Practicum

 Interdisciplinary Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
In consultation with advisor, complete 6 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which requirements have been met, offered in partnership with other Northeastern University colleges:		6
AACE 6000	Arts and Culture Organizational Leadership
ARTG 5150	Information Visualization Principles and Practices
ARTG 5151	Information Design Critique Seminar
ARTG 5330	Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals
ARTG 5600	Experience Design Studio 1: Principles
ARTG 5610	Design Systems
ARTG 5620	Notational Systems for Experience
ARTG 5640	Prototyping for Experience Design
ARTG 6110	Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking
ARTG 6310	Design for Behavior and Experience
ARTG 6330	Information Design Mapping Strategies
BINF 6200	Bioinformatics Programming
BIOT 5120	Foundations in Biotechnology
BIOT 5219	The Biotechnology Enterprise
BIOT 6214	Experimental Design and Biostatistics
CAEP 6326	Behavioral Concepts and Principles
CS 5100	Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
CS 5200	Database Management Systems
CY 5240	Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
ECON 5140	Applied Econometrics
GE 5030	Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers
GE 5100	Product Development for Engineers
GSND 5110	Game Design and Analysis
GSND 6320	Psychology of Play
GSND 6340	Biometrics of Design
GSND 6350	Data-Driven Game Design
HINF 5101	Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems
HINF 5105	The American Healthcare System
HINF 6202	Business of Healthcare Informatics
HINF 6205	Creation and Application of Medical Knowledge
IE 5617	Lean Concepts and Applications
IE 5640	Data Mining for Engineering Applications
IE 6200	Engineering Probability and Statistics
IE 6600	Computation and Visualization for Analytics
IE 7280	Statistical Methods in Engineering
IE 7285	Statistical Quality Control
INSH 5301	Introduction to Computational Statistics
INSH 5302	Information Design and Visual Analytics
JRNL 5311	Design for Storytelling
JRNL 5400	Media and Advocacy in Theory and Practice
JRNL 6305	Topics
JRNL 6340	Fundamentals of Digital Journalism
JRNL 6341	Telling Your Story with Data
PHIL 5001	Global Justice
PHIL 5005	Information Ethics
PHIL 5010	AI Ethics
PHTH 5232	Evaluating Healthcare Quality
PHTH 5234	Economic Perspectives on Health Policy

Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete any remaining semester hours from graduate-level courses in the subject codes listed below to fulfill the minimum semester-hour program requirement:
ACCT, BUSN, ENTR, FINA, HRMG, INNO, INTB, MECN, MGMT, MISM, MKTG, SCHM, and STRT

Optional Co-op Experience

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Corporate Residency
Complete one of the following (three-month, six-month, or up to two six-month corporate residency options are offered):
BUSN 6954	Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
BUSN 6964	Co-op Work Experience
BUSN 6970	Professional Projects

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

55 total semester hours required 
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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AI Applications Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
AAI 5004	Applied AI for Professionals	4
ARTG 6460	Human-Centered AI	4
PHIL 5110	Responsible AI	4
Electives
Complete one of the following:		4
HLTH 5800	AI Across the Health Sciences
IE 5640	Data Mining for Engineering Applications
JRNL 6460	AI in Media Industries
MISM 6450	Strategic AI for Business

Brand Management Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
MKTG 6418	Customer Value and the Enterprise	2
MKTG 6430	Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit	2
Electives
In consultation with advisor, complete 8 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		8
MKTG 6410	Qualitative Marketing Research
MKTG 6411	Quantitative Marketing Research
MKTG 6414	New Product Development
MKTG 6419	Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World
MKTG 6426	Consumer Behavior
MKTG 6428	Data-Driven Marketing
MKTG 6430	Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit

Business Analytics Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
MISM 6400	Introduction to Business Analytics	2
Electives
In consultation with advisor, complete 10 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		10
MISM 6402	Foundations of Data Analysis for Business
MISM 6405	Data Wrangling for Business
MISM 6410	Information Visuals and Dashboards for Business
MISM 6412	Data Mining and Machine Learning for Business
MISM 6413	Designing Information Products for Transforming Business
SCHM 6415	Analytics in Supply Chain Management

Business Management for Healthcare Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
HINF 5105	The American Healthcare System	3
HRMG 6420	Health Organization Management	2
STRT 6440	Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations	4
Electives
In consultation with advisor, complete 3 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		3
HINF 5101	Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems
PHTH 5232	Evaluating Healthcare Quality
PHTH 5234	Economic Perspectives on Health Policy
SCHM 6423	Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations

Corporate Finance Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
FINA 6418	Financial Management	2
FINA 6420	Advanced Financial Management	4
In consultation with advisor, complete 6 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		6
ACCT 6418	Analyzing Accounting Data for Strategic Decision Making
FINA 6404	Fundamentals of International Finance
FINA 6405	Financial Strategy
FINA 6414	Merger and Acquisition Strategy
FINA 6415	Business Turnarounds
FINA 6416	Valuation and Value Creation
FINA 6422	Investment Banking
HRMG 6418	Managing the Organization
INTB 6400	Managing the Global Enterprise
MECN 6400	Global Competition and Market Dominance

Corporate Innovation Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
INNO 6400	Enterprise Growth and Innovation	2
Electives
In consultation with advisor, complete 10 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		10
HRMG 6480	Behavioral Aspects of Innovation
INNO 6412	Managing Ecosystems and Stakeholders for Corporations
INNO 6413	Corporate Innovation for Impact
INNO 6415	Competing in the Age of Smart Machines
INNO 6425	Acquisitions, Alliances, and Growth
INNO 6430	Platform Innovation
MKTG 6414	New Product Development

Entrepreneurship Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
INNO 6400	Enterprise Growth and Innovation	2
Electives
In consultation with advisor, complete 10 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		10
ENTR 6400	Managing a Technology Startup
ENTR 6412	Business Planning for New Ventures
ENTR 6418	Business Model Design
ENTR 6422	Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
ENTR 6433	Entrepreneurship for Impact
ENTR 6441	Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling
ENTR 6450	Lean Design and Development
GE 5030	Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers

International Business Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
INTB 6400	Managing the Global Enterprise	4
Electives
In consultation with advisor, complete 8 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		8
FINA 6404	Fundamentals of International Finance
INNO 6400	Enterprise Growth and Innovation
INTB 6426	Becoming a Global Leader
INTB 6449	Digitization of International Business
MECN 6400	Global Competition and Market Dominance
MKTG 6412	International Marketing
SCHM 6413	Global Supply Chain Management

Investments Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
FINA 6403	Investment Analytics	4
Electives
In consultation with advisor, complete 8 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		8
ACCT 6418	Analyzing Accounting Data for Strategic Decision Making
FINA 6417	Real Estate Investment
FINA 6422	Investment Banking
FINA 6435	Derivatives and Risk Analysis
FINA 6436	Fixed-Income Securities
FINA 6439	Quantitative Portfolio Management
FINA 6460	Fund Management for Analysts
FINA 6461	Fund Management for Managers
HRMG 6418	Managing the Organization
INTB 6400	Managing the Global Enterprise
MECN 6400	Global Competition and Market Dominance

Leading People and Organizations Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
HRMG 6418	Managing the Organization	2
Electives
In consultation with advisor, complete 10 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		10
HRMG 6420	Health Organization Management
HRMG 6421	Power and Influence
HRMG 6422	The Entrepreneurial Mindset of Leaders
HRMG 6423	Global Talent Management
HRMG 6428	Great Companies
HRMG 6430	Leading a Diverse and Inclusive Organization
HRMG 6480	Behavioral Aspects of Innovation
MGMT 6413	Managing Ethics in the Workplace and Marketplace
MGMT 6414	Negotiations
MGMT 6425	Sustainability and Leadership
STRT 6410	Workforce Metrics and Analytics
Note: Only one course outside HRMG and MGMT may be taken to fulfill the concentration.

Marketing Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
MKTG 6418	Customer Value and the Enterprise	2
Electives
In consultation with advisor, complete 10 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		10
MKTG 6410	Qualitative Marketing Research
MKTG 6411	Quantitative Marketing Research
MKTG 6412	International Marketing
MKTG 6414	New Product Development
MKTG 6416	Market-Focused Strategy
MKTG 6422	Digital Marketing
MKTG 6423	Brand and Advertising Management
MKTG 6426	Consumer Behavior
MKTG 6430	Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit
MKTG 6434	Marketing Analytics

Marketing Analytics Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
MKTG 6418	Customer Value and the Enterprise	2
MKTG 6434	Marketing Analytics	4
Electives
In consultation with advisor, complete 6 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		6
MKTG 6410	Qualitative Marketing Research
MKTG 6411	Quantitative Marketing Research
MKTG 6416	Market-Focused Strategy
MKTG 6422	Digital Marketing
MKTG 6430	Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit

Operations and Supply Chain Management Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
SCHM 6413	Global Supply Chain Management	2
SCHM 6418	Managing Operations and the Supply Chain	2
Electives
In consultation with advisor, complete 8 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		8
SCHM 6411	Logistics and Transportation Management
SCHM 6414	Sourcing, Procurement, and Negotiations
SCHM 6415	Analytics in Supply Chain Management
SCHM 6423	Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations

MBA x Artificial Intelligence Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
CS 5100	Foundations of Artificial Intelligence	4
CS 5170	Artificial Intelligence for Human-Computer Interaction	4
CS 6140	Machine Learning	4

MBA x Bioinformatics Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BINF 6200	Bioinformatics Programming	4
BINF 6310	Introduction to Bioinformatics	4
BINF 6400	Genomics in Bioinformatics	4

MBA x Cybersecurity Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
CY 5001	Cybersecurity: Technologies, Threats, and Defenses	4
CY 5250	Decision Making for Critical Infrastructure	4
CY 6760	Wireless and Mobile Systems Security	4

MBA x Data Science Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
DS 5110	Essentials of Data Science	4
DS 5220	Supervised Machine Learning and Learning Theory	4
DS 5230	Unsupervised Machine Learning and Data Mining	4

MBA x Data Visualization Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
ARTG 5150	Information Visualization Principles and Practices	3
ARTG 5151	Information Design Critique Seminar	1
ARTG 5330	Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals	4
Elective
In consultation with advisor, complete 4 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		4
ARTG 5310	Visual Cognition
ARTG 6110	Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking
ARTG 6330	Information Design Mapping Strategies

MBA x Experience Design Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
ARTG 5610	Design Systems	4
ARTG 6310	Design for Behavior and Experience	4
Elective
In consultation with advisor, complete 4 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		4
ARTG 5600	Experience Design Studio 1: Principles
ARTG 5620	Notational Systems for Experience
ARTG 5640	Prototyping for Experience Design

MBA x Extended Realities Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
EXRE 5010	Immersive Media: Extended Realities (XR) History, Theory, and Impact	4
Elective
In consultation with advisor, complete 8 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		8
EXRE 5020	Developing Extended Realities (XR)
EXRE 5030	Designing Extended Realities (XR)
EXRE 5973	Topics in Extended Realities (XR)
GSND 6520	3D Modeling and Asset Creation Principles

MBA x Game Design Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
GSND 5110	Game Design and Analysis	4
Elective
In consultation with advisor, complete 8 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		8
GSND 6000	Advanced Topics in Game Design
GSND 6240	Exploratory Concept Design
GSND 6250	Spatial and Temporal Design
GSND 6460	Generative Game Design

MBA x Game Science Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
GSND 5110	Game Design and Analysis	4
Elective
In consultation with advisor, complete 8 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		8
GSND 6320	Psychology of Play
GSND 6340	Biometrics of Design
GSND 6350	Data-Driven Game Design

MBA x Information Ethics Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
In consultation with advisor, complete 8 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		8
CY 5240	Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
PHIL 5005	Information Ethics
PHIL 5010	AI Ethics
In consultation with advisor, complete 4 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		4
PHIL 5001	Global Justice
PHIL 5005	Information Ethics
PHIL 5010	AI Ethics

MBA x Media Innovation and Advocacy Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
JRNL 5400	Media and Advocacy in Theory and Practice	4
JRNL 6340	Fundamentals of Digital Journalism	4
Elective
In consultation with advisor, complete 4 graduate-level semester hours from the following for which prerequisites have been met:		4
ARTG 5150 and ARTG 5151	Information Visualization Principles and Practices and Information Design Critique Seminar
JRNL 5311	Design for Storytelling
JRNL 6305	Topics
JRNL 6341	Telling Your Story with Data

MBA x Public Health Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PHTH 5120	Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United States	3
PHTH 5212	Public Health Administration and Policy	3
PHTH 5214	Environmental Health	3
PHTH 6208	Foundations of Community Health Assessment	3

MBA x Software Development Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
CS 5500	Foundations of Software Engineering	4
CS 5520	Mobile Application Development	4
CS 5610	Web Development	4