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Evening MBA Year Three Curriculum

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