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Specializations—Academic Tracks

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Your 67-semester-hour 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 one 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	Supply Chain and Analytics
Managing Customers, Products, and Brands	Investment Management	Strategic Management and Innovation

Full-time MBA Plan of Study

Year 1
Impact Week Orientation
Fall (16 semester hours)		Winter	Spring (17 s.h.)
8 weeks	8 weeks		8 weeks	8 weeks
Marketing Management	Management in Organizations	Winter Break	Strategic Business Consulting
Business Analytics	Operations Management
Corporate Financial Reporting	Managerial Finance		Academy/Elective	Strategic Management and Policy
	Corporate Communications		Academy/Elective	Academy/Elective
Leadership, Ethics & Professionalism			Leadership, Ethics & Professionalism
Year 2
Fall (17 s.h.)		Winter	Spring (18 s.h.)
8 weeks	8 weeks	2 weeks	8 weeks	8 weeks
International Economic Environment of the Firm	Academy/Elective	Global Learning Opportunity (optional)	Business Integration	Academy/Elective
Academy Corporate Project			Academy/Elective	Academy/Elective
Academy/Elective	Academy/Elective		Academy/Elective	Academy/Elective
Leadership, Ethics & Professionalism			Leadership, Ethics & Professionalism

Academy/Elective Course Core Course

68 total semester hours
36 academy/elective hours