A newly-minted MBA pursuing a career in management or strategy consulting typically begins as an associate and spends much of his/her time gathering data and performing analytical work. You need to be able to tear apart financial statements, make sense of marketing scans, interpret internal financial reports and produce succinct and coherent reports. Courses that help you develop a clear thought process and logical analysis including strategic thinking, structure and prioritization, and numerical agility are good foundations for consulting. Strong communication skills are also critical for success as a consultant.
We recommend the following courses to prepare you for entering the strategy consulting field.
- MBA 222 Financial Information Analysis
- MBA 224A Managerial Accounting
- MBA 231 Corporate Finance
- MBA 257 Power and Politics in Organizations
- MBA 261 Marketing Research
- MBA 263 Information and Technology Based Marketing
- MBA 290T Future of Information Technology
- MBA 290T Innovation in Services and Business Models
- MBA 296 New Business Development from a Corporate Perspective
One or, at most, two of the strategy courses:
- MBA 210 Strategy, Structure and Incentives
- MBA 299E Competitive and Corporate Strategy
- MBA 299M Marketing Strategy
