The third year of your Evening MBA Program is designed by you and is comprised of 28-32 credits of elective courses of your choosing. Below you will find a list of some of the commonly offered elective courses. Note that not all electives are offered every year or every quarter.
| Elective Curriculum | |
| This is a list (categorized by subject area) of some of the elective choices available in the second and third years of your Evening MBA Program. Click on the subject area heading for additional information on electives in that area. A complete list of Michael G. Foster School of Business courses is available on the UW course descriptions website. | |
| Subject Area | Courses Offered* |
| Accounting | ACCTG 510 – Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis ACCTG 579 – Examining Corporate Fraud |
| Business Communications | BCMU 509 – Finding Your Voice BCMU 579 – TED Talks BCMU 579 – Women at the Top |
| Business Economics | BECON 526 – Competing in the Global Economy BECON 527 – International Finance and Investments BECON 560 – Foster Research Partners BECON 579 – Applied Global Macroeconomics |
| Entrepreneurship | ENTRE 509 – Foundations of Entrepreneurship ENTRE 510 – Entrepreneurial Strategy ENTRE 522 – Innovation Strategy ENTRE 532 – Software Entrepreneurship ENTRE 540 – Business Plan Practicum ENTRE 541 – Technology Commercialization Practicum ENTRE 542 – Venture Capital Investments ENTRE 555 – Entrepreneurial Marketing ENTRE 557 – Entrepreneurial Finance ENTRE 579 – Entrepreneurial Influence and the Pitch ENTRE 579 – Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs ENTRE 579 – Influencer Marketing: Profiting from Social Media |
| Finance | FIN 551 – Problems in Business Finance FIN 552 – Problems in Corporate Planning and Financing FIN 553 – Problems in Capital Investment Planning FIN 556 – Business Valuation and Investment Analysis FIN 557 – Entrepreneurial Finance FIN 558 – Mergers and Acquisitions FIN 560 – Investments FIN 561 – Financial Futures & Options Markets FIN 562 – Management of Financial Risk FIN 566 – Alternative Investments: Hedge Funds & Private Equity FIN 579 – Behavioral Finance FIN 579 – Game Theory & Other Topics in Microeconomics FIN 579 – International Finance FIN 579 – Introduction to Real Estate Finance & Investment |
| International Business | IBUS 545 – Cases in Sustainability IBUS 570 – International Study Tour IBUS 579 – Applied Global Consulting IBUS 579 – Global Business Forum IBUS 579 – Wicked Problems: Business in a World of 9B People |
| Management | MGMT 509 – Managing in a Global Environment MGMT 511 – Leadership and Coaching Practicum MGMT 522 – Innovation Strategy MGMT 545 – Leading and Managing High-Performance Organizations MGMT 547 – Successful Negotiations MGMT 548 – Deal-Making in High Velocity Ventures MGMT 550 – CEO and Board Governance MGMT 555 – Nonprofit Board Fellows Leadership Seminar MGMT 579 – Business Strategies in Emerging Markets MGMT 579 – Innovation and Design Thinking MGMT 579 – Leading Across Cultures MGMT 579 – Management Consulting: Structured Problem Solving and Critical Thinking |
| Marketing | MKTG 505 – Advanced Marketing Strategy MKTG 511 – Business-to-Business Marketing MKTG 515 – Pricing Strategies & Tactics MKTG 552 – Consumer Marketing & Brand Management MKTG 554 – Strategic Product Management MKTG 555 – Entrepreneurial Marketing MKTG 556 – Advertising & Promotion Management MKTG 560 – Customer Insights MKTG 562 – Customer Analytics MKTG 564 – Analytics for Marketing Decisions MKTG 566 – Digital Marketing Analytics MKTG 570 – International Marketing MKTG 579 – Consultative Selling MKTG 579 – Digital Strategies & Systems MKTG 579 – Go-to-Market Strategy MKTG 579 – Influencer Marketing: Profiting from Social Media |
| Operations Management | OPMGT 550 – Project Management OPMGT 560 – Supply Chain Management OPMGT 565 – Business Analytics: Tools for Big Data OPMGT 579 – International Supply Chain Management OPMGT 579 – Risk Management |
| Quantitative Methods | QMETH 551 – Modeling with Spreadsheets |
*subject to change; not all classes offered every year