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Specializations—Academic Tracks

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Your plan of study will be customized based on the academic track you select. Each track is housed within a career academy. Think of the career academies as your "home" during the Tippie MBA experience; a community of individuals with your same interests, all working toward being 100% prepared on day 1 of your post-MBA career.

The links below describe the required courses and electives for each track, with links to a list of careers you can pursue with this academic background. A basic plan of study for the Tippie MBA is located at the bottom of this page.

Marketing Career Academy	Finance Career Academy	Strategic Innovation Career Academy
Managing Customers, Products, and Brands	Corporate Finance	Process Excellence
Managing Customers, Products, and Brands	Investment Management	Strategic Management of Innovation

Full-time MBA Plan of Study

Year 1
Summer	Fall		Winter	Spring
1 week	8 weeks	8 weeks		8 weeks	8 weeks
IMPACT Week (Orientation)	Management in Organizations	Marketing Management	International Economic Environment of the Firm	Strategic Business Consulting
	Data & Decisions	Operations Management
	Corporate Financial Reporting	Managerial Finance		Academy/Elective	Academy/Elective
	Corporate Communications		Seminar in Project Management	Academy/Elective	Academy/Elective
	Leadership, Ethics & Professionalism			Leadership, Ethics & Professionalism
	15 semester hours		3 s.h.	17 semester hours

Year 2
Summer	Fall		Winter	Spring
	8 weeks	8 weeks		8 weeks	8 weeks
Summer Internship	Global Business Strategy	Business Integration	International Immersion (optional)	Academy/Elective	Academy/Elective
	Academy/Elective			Academy/Elective	Academy/Elective
	Academy/Elective	Academy/Elective		Academy/Elective	OPEN
	Leadership, Ethics & Professionalism			Leadership, Ethics & Professionalism
	15 semester hours			16 semester hours