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Master Degree Programs One Global Economy. One Global Degree.
One
1st in International Experience—The Financial Times 2012
1st in Return on Investment—The Economist 2011
1st in Post-Graduation Salary Increase—The Economist 2011
1st business school to have five global campuses and the ability to rotate
Created the world’s largest crowdsourcing event for social good—
The Hult Prize
The world’s largest graduate business school in 2012
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Our “ Today, success in business is as
History
much about understanding cultures
and globalization as it is about
understanding finance and marketing.
With our exceptional faculty, rigorous
curriculum, and unique campus
network, Hult International Business
Our legacy of providing globally relevant, practical
School is committed to educating not
education shapes our future as the world’s largest just leaders of business, but leaders
graduate business school. of the world.”
1964—A practical Today—The world’s largest Bertil Hult
Chairman Emeritus of Hult International Business School.
business education graduate business school Founder of EF Education First—the world’s largest private
In 1964, the school was established as Hult’s compelling vision of a practical and education organization—and educational philanthropist.
America’s first corporate university, then global business education has attracted many
known as the Arthur D. Little School of students from around the world. Today, Hult
Management (ADL). ADL focused on has grown to become the world’s largest
delivering a practical business education graduate business school. Our growth
for managers. The teaching pedagogy was demonstrates the tremendous demand for an
different because it emphasized “action innovative and practical business education.
learning”—applying classroom theory in
the real world. This methodology was
honed over 40 years and is central to Hult’s
The world’s largest graduate
pioneering approach to practical business
business schools*
education today.
1 Hult International Business School 2,070
2 IE Business School 1,155
3 Northwestern, Kellogg 1,139
2003—The world’s most 4 Macquarie Graduate School 1,071
international business school 5 INSEAD 1,008
In 2003, one of Europe’s most successful 6 Harvard Business School 903
entrepreneurs, Bertil Hult, financially 7 University of Chicago, Booth 862
supported the school to expand its teaching 8 Indian Institute—Ahmedabad 861
methodology to not only train effective 9 HEC School, Paris 852
managers but also prepare them to thrive 10 University of Columbia 822
on a global stage. Bertil Hult strongly Source: Annual intakes of ranked business schools from
2011 The Economist Which MBA rankings (Full-time MBA,
believed students must experience cultural EMBA, Part-time MBA) and 2011 Financial Times Master
differences and global business practices in Management (Master). Note figures exclude online MBA
and non-reported Master degree programs.
firsthand, growing the school from its single *Based on Hult 2012 projected intake figures.
Boston location to a global network of
home campuses including London, Dubai,
Shanghai, and San Francisco and rotation
campuses in New York and São Paulo under
the name Hult International Business School. See Hult’s TV campaign on
1964 1976 The business 1998 Forbes 2002 The 2003 The 2005 Hult’s one- 2008 Hult welcomes its 2009 The Financial 2010 Hult is ranked #1 2011 Hult launches a 2012 Hult becomes the
Arthur D. school is officially identifies the school’s Economist ranks the school is year MBA program first class of students in Times adds Hult in International Experience one-year Master of Social world’s largest graduate
Little Inc., the accredited by the New Action Learning school the third-best renamed earns the accreditation Dubai. Hult is the first U.S. International Business by the Financial Times. The Entrepreneurship degree. business school, opening
world’s oldest England Association of curriculum as “highly business school in Hult of the Association academic institution to be School to its prestigious school’s fifth campus in The school is ranked #3 new campuses in London
management consulting Schools and Colleges distinctive,” ranking Massachusetts, after International Business of MBAs (AMBA), licensed in the U.A.E. Top 100 Global MBA downtown San Francisco in International Business and Dubai, and offers
firm, establishes the (NEASC), the regional it in the top five MBA Harvard Business School, honoring making Hult the first rankings. Hult’s London is opened. The first Hult by the Financial Times. rotations to New York and
Management Education accrediting body for all programs in the U.S. School and the benefactor Bertil Hult’s business school in the campus welcomes Global Case Challenge is Hult’s flagship campus in São Paulo. Hult Global Case
Institute, which academic institutions in Massachusetts personal vision and U.S. to be recognized undergraduates launched, revolutionizing China opens in the heart Challenge is renamed to the
develops an innovative, the northeastern U.S. Institute of commitment to by this prestigious and graduates. the business of giving and of Shanghai. Former U.S. Hult Prize.
accelerated one-year Technology (MIT). educating international international benefiting One Laptop President Bill Clinton awards
Master degree program business leaders. accrediting body. per Child. USD1 million prize to
to train business leaders. Water.org at the Hult Global
Case Challenge Final.
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Hult helps map your path to professional success.
Why Hult?
Why students choose the world’s
most international business school:
Global Campus Rotation A U.S.-accredited degree Top-ranked
Hult offers students a unique American-style graduate programs business school
opportunity to see the world while they have long been the premier standard in Hult continues its rapid ascent in
study. During your program you can business education. Hult International business school rankings, currently
start anywhere and go anywhere. In the Business School is accredited by the ranking in the top 1% of all business
Global Campus Rotation, you can pick New England Association of Schools schools. Hult is ranked #1 for
your home campus and then spend up and Colleges (NEASC) and Association International Experience and #3
to three months studying at two others. of MBAs (AMBA). That means that no for International Business by the
Students could begin in Boston, then matter where you decide to pursue Financial Times. Hult is ranked #20 in
travel to Shanghai via London or São your Master, you will graduate with a the U.S. and #29 in the world by The
Paulo, or San Francisco via Dubai or U.S.-accredited degree. Economist. Hult currently ranks #1 in
New York. You’ll get an inside look at post-graduation salary increase and #1
the world’s fastest-growing economies in return investment by The Economist,
and examine international business Hands-on business and our students, on average, are able
practices close-up. Almost 90% of our
students choose Hult because they are
experience to recoup their investment in a little
over a year.
interested in this option, and over half Unlike other business schools that
of our students spend time on more are research-oriented, most of Hult’s
than one campus (more on page 28). faculty have real-world experience.
Many have worked for companies like
P&G, Sony, and Credit Suisse, while
others have run their own businesses
Thought-leading
Unrivalled global or created their own patents. Hult education
perspective empowers students to develop Hult is on the cutting edge of
Today’s global economy rewards real-world skills by completing a six- business education in several key
people who can traverse borders, week Action Project consulting for a areas: emerging markets, digital
understand cultures, and operate in leading company or non-profit like marketing, social entrepreneurship,
international contexts. Hult provides Samsung, IBM, Nike, or One Laptop and crowdsourcing. The school has
you with an unrivaled, intimate global per Child. This reinforces our mission launched the first marketing program
experience, working alongside peers to prepare job-ready graduates who dedicated to digital marketing, search
from 120 nationalities speaking 105 can deliver results from day one (more engine technology, and the impact of
languages, learning from faculty on page 12). social media. In addition, you have
with American, European, and the option to specialize in project
emerging market expertise. Hult management concurrent to pursuing
students graduate with the ability to your degree. The school also
thrive in international business and organizes the world’s largest business
adapt rapidly to changing global school competition for the Hult Prize
environments (more on page 8). (formerly known as the Hult Global
Case Challenge) which crowdsources
ideas from students all over the world
to help leading companies and non-
profit organizations tackle a major
social challenge.
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Your
Network
Just Went
Global
Hult gives you an astoundingly diverse
network of connections and contacts.
Snapshot of Master Class of 2013
Pre-Master industry Age of Hult Master students
Financial Services 14%
Manufacturing 7% 2%
4% 35–40
Consulting 6% 30–34
Legal/Government/ 6%
Non-profit 24%
Technology 6% 22 and
Consumer Products 5% 32% under
Trade 4%
25–29
Medical/Pharmaceutical 3% 38%
Telecom/Media 3% 23–24
Energy 2%
Professional Services 1%
Other 43% Work experience
Pre-Master function 4%
General Management/HR 20% 7% >7 years
Marketing/Sales 13% 5–7 years
Consulting 3%
Finance/Accounting 3%
Operations/Logistics 1% 18%
3–4 years
Other 60%
71%
An Intense “Hult offers the best combination of top academics, global
exposure, and active learning. I believe that’s what companies
are currently looking for, so I chose Hult. Cultural diversity is a
One-Year Master major asset at Hult—it is extremely rewarding to work with four
people from four different continents.”
Guillaume Carnaille
Management Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers
France, MIB Class of 2011
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Our hands-on approach to learning helps you become
job-ready from day one.
Our
LEAP Method
Employers want graduates who are job-ready.
We’ve designed our curriculum so that you don’t just
study abstract theory—you also get hands-on experience.
Our innovative curriculum is based on three components,
“Learn, Experience, Action Project”—LEAP.
1. Learn 2. Experience 3. Action Project
Hult’s LEAP method is an integrated Experience is a crucial component of Participate in a real-world project
approach to learning that enables you our LEAP method. Translate theory for a range of leading global
to put classroom theory into practice. into practice with insights from faculty companies, non-profits, or fast-growth
with real-world experience, panel enterprises. Advised by a mentor
Start your Master degree by learning
discussions with industry experts, (typically an experienced management
theory and business fundamentals
exclusive networking opportunities, consultant), small teams of students
in the classroom. Like most top
and company visits. compete with one another to
business schools, Hult faculty employ
develop a business strategy for a
the case study method to illustrate Dialogues with prominent business
major corporation.
how business principles are applied leaders offer valuable insights into how
in practice. Professors encourage executives make decisions in a fast- No other business school offers such
thought-provoking class discussions to moving, competitive environment with access to key decision-makers of
facilitate the exchange of ideas and the imperfect information. Hear firsthand the world’s leading companies. Over
sharing of experiences. advice from executive speakers like a period of six weeks, each team
Steve Forbes on the choices they’ve will consult with company managers
Hult provides you with the theory,
made, the mistakes they’ve made, to make a business case for the
tools, terminology, and trends to give
and tips on securing your dream development of a novel idea. Each
you a broad perspective on business.
job. Other speakers include senior team will present its recommendations
However, unlike other top business
executives from Real Madrid Football to a senior company leader (typically a
schools, Hult goes beyond the
Club, explaining the economics of C-level executive or board member).
theoretical to the practical.
running one of the world’s largest
Hult’s Action Projects are designed
sports franchises, and the former CTO
to emphasize innovation and growth.
of Hewlett Packard and “Innovation
Though the scope of Action Projects
Guru” Phil McKinney, speaking about
varies, most projects focus on
game-changing innovation.
the paramount challenge facing a
Finally, Hult’s global campus company: identifying new pathways
rotation gives you the opportunity to for growth.
experience the international value chain
in person, meeting venture capitalists
in San Francisco, manufacturers in
Shanghai, and retailers in London.
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Meet your faculty Learn from Keith Merron, Professor of Consulting
Ph.D., Harvard University
professors Professor Merron is the Founder and Managing Partner of Avista
Joanne Lawrence
Consulting Group, an organizational consulting and leadership
with real-world development firm dedicated to helping organizations with bold visions
achieve sustainable high performance and industry leadership.
experience With over 25 years of experience assisting executives in business,
government, and education, he has also successfully conducted
Professor of
Hult faculty include: over 25 large-system strategic, cultural, and technical change efforts.
Professor Merron has authored multiple books, including Riding the
Wave: Designing Your Organization for Enduring Success and The
Nick Amdur, Professor of Operations Golden Flame: The Heart and Soul of Remarkable Leadership.
Global Citizenship
M.B.A., Boston University
Professor Amdur has over 30 years of line, staff, and executive
policy experience in engineering, manufacturing, computer systems, Agnes Naim, Professor of Marketing
and education settings. He is President of Amdur Associates, an Ph.D., University of Bath; M.B.A., Manchester Business School;
operations consulting firm that focuses on enterprise and supply chain PGCE, University of London; B.A. (Hons.), Cambridge University
solutions. He has taught graduate courses in Operations Management Professor Naim has over 15 years of experience teaching. Her area
at Northeastern University, Bentley College, Boston University, and of research expertise is the ethics of marketing to young people.
Simmons College. She works as a consultant to a range of governments, NGOs, and
I get a question a few days later that shows they have
corporations, including UNICEF, the Family and Parenting Institute,
been thinking, mulling over some of the issues we have Coca-Cola GB, Unilever, and Mothercare. She has served on
raised in class. It is reaffirming. Rob Anthony, Professor of Global Management
government panels for the U.K. Department of Education and the
M.B.A., Harvard Business School; A.B., Occidental College Department of Health to conduct a major review of the impact of the
Professor Anthony has pursued a dual career as a general commercial world on children’s well-being. She is a frequent press,
Do you have a teaching routine? management consultant and an educator. As a consultant, he has radio, and TV commentator on the ethics of marketing to children and
Generally, we start with considering what’s in the a broad practice in assisting global corporate clients in change published a book, Consumer Kids.
news that relates to our topic: it is amazing how much management, strategy innovation, and leadership development. At
Hult, he has taught Organizational Behavior, Leadership, Strategic
there is! We then go through some principles to create John Newman, Professor of Entrepreneurship
Management, and Strategic Innovation.
some context, which I illustrate in practice through real M.B.A., Harvard Business School;
examples and personal experiences. I try to have a B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
guest speaker who can bring to life the issues we are Federic Chartier, Professor of Finance
Professor Newman has extensive experience with entrepreneurships
addressing or an in-class assignment that gets students Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin and small businesses. The founding director of the entrepreneurship
to experience firsthand what we are discussing. Finally, Professor Chartier has worked 21 years in banking at American program at Boston University, he has also taught entrepreneurship
Express, Dresdner Bank, and Bank of Boston. His banking expertise at Babson College for over a decade. He has consulted to
I like to ask questions that do not have defined answers
Originally from New York, Professor Joanne Lawrence ranges from credit analysis to domestic and cross-border lending, universities and government bodies on the design and delivery of
but really get students to think. treasury sales, foreign exchange, and hedging interest rate risk. He
has worked both in academia as a professor and in entrepreneurship programs internationally.
has taught Economics and Finance at several schools, including
the corporate sector. She currently teaches corporate Babson College and Boston University. Professor Chartier received an
responsibility and social innovation at Hult. She What is the strangest thing you have ever done when Shawn O’Donnell, Professor of Management
Outstanding Faculty Award, presented by the New England College
has extensive experience with transforming global teaching? of Finance. Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
organizations for greater economic and social impact. Asking my students in a social innovation class to create Professor O’Donnell is an engineer-turned-industry analyst for the
She has been engaged in cross-border mergers, a business using an aluminium can. I think they thought telecommunication and media industries. His research focuses on the
Julie Yao-Cooper, Professor of Marketing intersection of technology, policy, and economics in the development
alliances, and restructurings, and her clients have it was pretty strange too, but their solutions were very
M.B.A., A.B.D., D.B.A. Program, Harvard Business School; of new markets. He has studied consumer and market reactions to
ranged from Morgan Stanley and the World Bank clever! I think they amazed themselves—which was the A.B., Harvard University new communications technologies for the MIT Media Laboratory
to small social enterprises. Prior to Hult, she taught idea behind the assignment!
Professor Yao-Cooper specializes in marketing, brand loyalty, and and corporate and NGO clients. He also teaches international
at INSEAD’s MBA and executive education programs. quantitative methods. She has also lectured at Harvard Business communications courses at Tufts University’s Fletcher School.
Her 20 years of corporate experience include What is the worst job you have ever had? School, Boston University, and Huazhong University in Wuhan, China.
being Vice President of Corporate Communications Professor Yao-Cooper has over 15 years of consulting experience in
In my corporate career, the worst was working in a job market research, strategy, and corporate training. Hitendra Patel, Professor of Innovation
for SmithKline Beecham. Recently, Professor
for a year even though I realized that the job was wrong Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University;
Lawrence finished co-editing a book called Global M.B.A., Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
10 minutes after I walked in. It was a great company, just
Responsible Leadership: Managing According to the
not the right one for me. It was too bureaucratic at the
Patrick Courtin, Professor of Negotiations Dr. Patel chairs Hult’s Innovation and Growth Action Learning Program
UN Global Compact. Ph.D. EE and Systems Sciences, Columbia University; M.A. in conjunction with the IXL Center. Prior to Hult, Dr. Patel was a
time, too staid. I felt stifled. The lesson learned from that
EE and Computer Science, Columbia University; Diplôme d’Ingénieur senior leader and co-founder of the Monitor Group’s Innovation
experience is one I pass on to students: choose your de l’Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité de Paris Practice responsible for Asia and Latin America. Dr. Patel has worked
The following are excerpts from Professor Lawrence’s environment well. If it doesn’t feel right and you are not at Motorola in the portable energy space and is the owner of six
Dr. Courtin has extensive experience as the CEO for a series of
Q & A session with the Financial Times, compiled by comfortable, then it probably isn’t the right place for you. successful high-tech, Boston-based companies. As CEO, he patents. He is also a founder of various venture-backed companies.
Charlotte Clark.* negotiated alliances, joint ventures, and partnership agreements in Dr. Patel is the co-author of 101 Innovation Breakthroughs, The
*These questions were originally published in the Financial Times. For the full more than 30 countries. Dr. Courtin currently serves on the boards of State of Innovation at the Firm Level in Singapore, and Greenovate!
article, please go to ft.com. Below are additional questions posed separately directors of Kashya Inc. and OpenNetwork. Companies Innovating to Create a More Sustainable World.
Who are your business influences/heroes? to Professor Lawrence.
At my first corporate job, a senior female executive—of Wahyd Vannoni, Professor of Marketing
the very few senior women executives at the time—
Lawrence Louie, Professor of Accounting
Why are Hult students unique? M.B.A., Boston University
provided a wonderful role model. I learned that things
and Finance
Hult students are inspiring, intellectually curious, and M.B.A., Stanford Graduate School of Business; B.A., Professor Vannoni has more than 15 years of international experience
weren’t always fair and that women probably did have adventurous. They have deliberately chosen to leave their in media, corporate communications, digital marketing, and social
University of California, Berkeley
to work harder than men just to hold their positions and cultural comfort zone and cross borders to be part of a media. He holds an MBA from Boston University and began his career
As the Founder of Alibris, Professor Louie transformed it from a start-
stay in place, let alone get ahead. But she managed at CNN’s World Business Today show. Dr. Vannoni’s current clients
truly international community. Hult students don’t want to up to a highly successful online retailer. Professor Louie went on to
include a USD4 billion market-cap company as well as the Italian
it all with dignity and grace and was very kind and just read and learn about being global, they truly want to become a faculty advisor at the University of San Francisco’s School
energy regulator. In 2005, he was elected member of the Board at the
generous with her insight. It was then that I made the be global. of Business Incubator and direct the business school’s New Venture
American Chamber of Commerce in Croatia.
conscious decision to help mentor other young women Center. He has also directed the MBA program at the University of
San Francisco and helped pioneer the school’s Career Services. He
as my own career progressed.
Why should students study at Hult? has won many awards as an educator.
At Hult, the world really is our classroom. Students learn
What do you enjoy most about your job?
firsthand about globalization through rich and respectful
The students—watching as they “get” it. There are discussions with classmates from more than 100
some you immediately connect with and it is a joy to countries, an international faculty with both real-world
watch as they integrate what they are hearing in the and academic expertise, an immersion within and across
classroom into their own experiences. I love it when a unique global campus network, and participation in
For a full list of Hult’s current faculty, please visit hult.edu.
hands-on, innovative projects.
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Who is this program for? Start date General Contact
Candidates with zero to three September Online Asia Pacific
years’ work experience who
Program length
hult.edu/contact-us Tel +852 2111 2399 Project
are interested in fields related to
Boston London Management
Master of
international business. 1 year
Tel +1 617 746 1990 Tel +44 207 341 8555
Campus locations How to apply
specialization
San Francisco Lucerne
• Boston • San Francisco hult.edu/apply-now Tel +1 415 869 2900 Tel +41 41 417 45 75
available
• London • Dubai • Shanghai
Tuition fee Miami Middle East, Africa, South Asia
International Business
Rotation options Tel +1 305 648 9746 Tel +971 4 375 3088
please see page 58
• Boston • San Francisco
• London • Dubai • Shanghai
• New York • São Paulo
Launch your business experience. You can pursue your develop insights about the particular industry Participating Companies
MIB in Boston, San Francisco, London, and business, identify breakthrough ideas, (2008 to 2012)
career directly after Dubai, or Shanghai. During the elective develop a business concept, and build an
undergraduate studies module, you can choose to remain at implementation plan to present to senior
your home campus or study at a different executives and CEOs.
with a one-year, intensive Hult campus, including New York or
Master of International São Paulo. Career opportunities
Business. Curriculum combines hard skills with
Hult Career Services has created a
comprehensive program to prepare students
lessons in decision making and strategy to conduct an intensive and successful job
Meet the challenges of the Hult’s MIB curriculum delivers an search. To ensure each student’s job search
global marketplace understanding of today’s global marketplace. process is both efficient and strategic, we
A strong understanding of how the world is Initially, students focus on learning hard skills provide exposure to industries, companies,
interconnected through finance, marketing, in international finance, marketing, operations, and professionals relevant to post-Master
operations, economics, and strategy gives and strategy. Subsequently, through fieldwork career objectives. Hult’s Career Services
you an immediate head start to launch and hands-on projects, you will also gain team works closely with students in their job
your careers. Hult’s Master of International the analytical, problem solving, and critical search, arranging recruiting fairs, campus
Business (MIB) degree helps students acquire thinking skills necessary to make decisions in networking opportunities, and internship
practical business knowledge with a focus on a rapidly evolving, cross-cultural world. placements. Major multinationals, like
international and cross-cultural understanding PepsiCo, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst
of the marketplace. This degree is particularly Action Projects give you great exposure & Young, Deutsche Bank, and Accenture,
well suited to recent university graduates Our Action Projects give you exposure to actively recruit graduates who have strong
(both business and non-business majors) who real-world companies as you work in small business skills and possess international
do not have extensive work experience. teams coached by a mentor to solve a perspectives.
business problem or think of growth channels
Hult’s Global Campus Rotation Program for leading companies. Recognizing that
Our business school has been ranked innovation is key to sustaining a competitive “I received a job offer before I graduated,
#1 in International Experience and #3 in advantage and driving growth, Hult’s Action and this was thanks to the Action Project.
International Business in the Financial Times Projects ensure that you have the chance It was an exceptional opportunity for me
(2012). We firmly believe that an international to apply what you have learned in a true to prove real-world business skill to my
perspective is crucial to understanding business setting, preparing you fully for future employer that has paid dividends.”
today’s business issues. Hult’s Global your future careers. Together, under the Stephano Bosman
Campus Rotation Program allows students guidance of a faculty advisor, students will Junior Consultant, DTZ Zadelhoff
to gain critical insights into the world’s help a business develop bold and bankable Netherlands, MIB Class of 2011
key economies and firsthand international ideas for future growth. The team will aim to
Project Management Specialization available
Enhance your employability with project Concurrent Project Management A 21st century Project Management
management skills specialization curriculum
The demand for skilled project managers Hult’s Master program offers a unique Hult courses in Project Management
is urgent and growing. Key projects are Project Management specialization, designed are cutting-edge and impart skills of
expanding in scale, scope, and medium, to give you the wide-range of skills needed in current and future applicability. The three
stretching the capabilities of for-profit and planning, organizing, securing, and managing courses (each 3 credits) required for the
non-profit organization managers and resources to meet business objectives. specialization are:
changing the way we do business. Hult’s Master students must take additional project 1. Project Procurement
Project Management specialization will management courses (9 credits) in addition and Contract Management
equip you with the technical and people to traditional Master degree coursework.
2. Project Planning and Execution
skills required to manage major projects For program fee, please see p.58.
for multinationals, family businesses, 3. Project Quality and Risk Management
and NGOs.
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Master of International Business
(39 American credits)
Courses Credits*
Toolbox 3
Module A 9
Module B 9
Continued Module C 6
Module D 6
Master of International Business Module E
Total credits 39
6
Project Management specialization +9
* Typical sequence
One-Year MIB Curriculum 1
Toolbox Foundations Module A Fundamentals Module B Advancement Module C Mastery Module D Concentration Module E Global Application
September October–December January–February March–April May–June July–August
Individual Skills Accounting Financial Management Strategy Sample electives2: Action Project
• Corporate Finance
• Behavioral Finance
• Entrepreneurship
• Disruptive Business Models
Team Skills Organizational Behavior Operations and I.T. The Social Environment of • Change Management
Business • Leadership
• International Negotiations
• Digital Marketing & Social Media
Managerial Skills Global Economics Marketing • Advertising & Promotion
• New Product Development
• Data Mining for Business Intelligence
• Business Forecasting
• Technology Strategy
• Doing Business in China
• Supply Chain & Logistics
Professional Career Development
1
Courses may be offered out of this sequence.
2
Electives are subject to availability and may not be offered on every campus. Global Rotation Modules3
3
Global Rotation is subject to availability.
18 hult.edu 19Who is this program for? Start date General Contact
Candidates interested in September Online Asia Pacific
obtaining a Master-level degree hult.edu/contact-us Tel +852 2111 2399
that can help to secure a career
Program length Project
Boston London
in international finance. 1 year
Tel +1 617 746 1990 Tel +44 207 341 8555 Management
Master of Finance
Campus locations How to apply
San Francisco Lucerne
specialization
• London • Dubai • Shanghai hult.edu/apply-now Tel +1 415 869 2900 Tel +41 41 417 45 75 available
Rotation options Tuition fee Miami Middle East, Africa, South Asia (p.16 for more details)
Tel +1 305 648 9746 Tel +971 4 375 3088
• London • Dubai • Shanghai please see page 58
Hult’s Master of Finance Experiential education for aspiring Hult Pitch Book Action Project provides Earn a valuable credential to catapult you
corporate finance leaders hands-on experience into international finance
program offers a relevant The MFIN program was designed with input The capstone of Hult’s Master programs, During this program, you will gain an in-depth
and rigorous education from Fortune 1000 CFOs, leading academics, the Action Project, calls upon students to understanding of corporate finance and
for professionals and a broad range of finance professionals.
Hult’s unique MFIN program targets the
put knowledge and skills to the test as they
become consultants for actual organizations
accounting, and the skills needed to become
effective in finance roles at any corporation. A
pursuing careers in three critical elements for finance students working on real-world challenges. In this Master of Finance signals that you possess a
corporate finance and —providing broad exposure to corporate
finance topics and their interlinkages,
Action Project, you will work in teams, and
compete against peers, to create a pitch
high degree of financial knowledge and skill.
You will learn how to crunch numbers, tell
international business. acquiring the data and financial analytics skills book for target firms. Investment banks, the story behind the numbers, and persuade
required for entry-level roles, and developing advisors, and finance professionals use partners and managers to make the right
the communications and leadership skills pitch books to present strategies to optimize decisions.
Gain a competitive edge in the world
needed for finance professionals to influence the value of the firm. Working with mentors
of corporate finance
business partners. and presenting your pitches to experienced
In today’s volatile economic times, the role of Master of Finance goes East and West
finance professionals and company
the CFO and the finance team is expanding —available in London, Dubai, and
executives, the key skills acquired during the
rapidly. Corporate Finance jobs and salaries Learn from experts in finance Shanghai
program will be tested in competition.
have grown rapidly in the last few years. Hult’s faculty draws from real-world Hult’s Master of Finance provides an
Good financial decisions can maximize practitioners. Study best practices with former extraordinary opportunity to live and study in
finance executives and expert accounting Featured Elective: Trading program three of the world’s major financial centers—
the value of the firm, yet at the same time
poor decisions quickly put the firm at professionals who have many years of In this exciting elective, you will experience London, Dubai, and Shanghai. You will gain
risk. Corporate finance and accounting combined experience in both business and the fast pace of a trading room and learn a unique international perspective on global
professionals have a bird’s eye view of academia. Take for instance Professor Dalko, by doing. Students will be provided with a markets and be exposed to the most current
the business as they “follow the money,” Hult’s Professor of Finance, who taught at USD1 million simulated trading account. thinking and practices in finance.
looking for ways to free up capital, Harvard and was a national advisor to the You will need to appreciate how behavioral
decrease expenses, increase profitability, National Bank and government of Hungary. finance and trading psychology affect short-
and sustainably grow the value of the firm. Unlike at many other business schools, Hult’s term volatility as you seek to pit yourself
They look at the best growth path for the professors remain close to the real business against colleagues and the market. While
company—whether acquisitions or organic world, serving as consultants or directors to experiencing the thrill of a trading floor, you
expansion—and the best corporate structures some of the world’s largest companies. will apply course insights and appreciate
and often provide internal consulting services forces impacting firm valuation.
to improve performance.
One-Year Master of Finance Curriculum1 Master of Finance
(39 American credits)
Toolbox Foundations Module A Fundamentals Module B Advancement Module C Mastery Module D Concentration Module E Global Application
September October—December January—March March—April May—June July—August
Introduction to the International Accounting Modeling and Analytics Financial Structuring Sample electives:2 Action Project Courses Credits*
Finance Function • Advanced Accounting Toolbox 3
• Financial Derivatives and Risk Management
Individual Skills Financial Reporting Corporate Financial Valuation • Mergers and Acquisitions
• Large Investments & International Project Finance
Module A 9
Management
• Technology in Finance
• The CFO of a Family Enterprise
Module B 9
Team Skills Managerial Economics Internal Consulting
and Control • Advanced Analytics and Business Intelligence
• Behavioral Finance
Module C 6
Managerial Skills
• Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management
Module D 6
Module E 6
Professional Career Development
Total credits 39
1
Courses may be offered out of this sequence. * Typical sequence
2
Electives are subject to availability and may not be offered on every campus.
3
Global Rotation is subject to availability. Global Rotation Modules3
20 hult.edu 21Who is this good for? Start date General Contact
Master of
Candidates with or without prior September Online Asia Pacific
work experience who want to
Program length
hult.edu/contact-us Tel +852 2111 2399 Project
launch a career in marketing.
1 year
Boston London Management
Campus locations Tel +1 617 746 1990 Tel +44 207 341 8555
specialization
International Marketing
How to apply
• San Francisco • London San Francisco Lucerne
• Dubai hult.edu/apply-now Tel +1 415 869 2900 Tel +41 41 417 45 75
available
(p.16 for more details)
Rotation options Tuition fee Miami Middle East, Africa, South Asia
Tel +1 305 648 9746 Tel +971 4 375 3088
• San Francisco • London please see page 58
• Dubai
Clever marketing A highly relevant education in both Learn from marketing experts Action Project provides
business and marketing Hult’s MIM faculty combine extensive hands-on experience
drives profit, product Hult’s Master of International Marketing has academic experience with in-depth practical Conduct an in-depth survey of consumer
longevity, and brand been designed in collaboration with leading knowledge. Several Hult professors preferences or devise an e-marketing
loyalty. As companies marketing professionals. Within 12 months,
students will acquire a set of generalized
have managed their own marketing and
communication firms or run major marketing
strategy for a real-world company. Hult’s
Action Projects allow you to acquire practical
look to take their skills in management and strategy as well initiatives for multinationals. You will learn marketing skills through “learning by doing.”
products and services as specialized skills in digital marketing,
advertising, public relations, sales, and
fundamental marketing principles and
practices from experts who bring a wealth of
Gain firsthand knowledge during your
consulting project for a marketing company
into new markets and pricing. This combined business-marketing real-life experiences to the classroom. or department. During the last module of the
channels, Hult’s Master skill set prepares MIM students for a wide MIM program, students form small teams
array of exciting careers that goes beyond led by a faculty advisor to research real-life
of International Marketing functional marketing. MIM graduates continue
A key to a promising career
marketing issues and propose strategically
(MIM) explores marketing on to industries and sectors as diverse MIM graduates will understand the power
of media in all its forms and have the critical
sound and practical solutions.
as retail, fashion, technology, branding,
on a global scale. manufacturing, financial services, leisure and communication skills to add value to any
venture. You will be prepared to assist clients Prepare yourself for the digital age
tourism, and consumer goods.
with their marketing strategies, advertising Marketing has changed for good. Digital
Jump start your career straight
campaigns, public relations efforts, brand media now plays a vital role in most
from university Our Master of International Marketing building, and product design. Students that advertising campaigns, and digital marketing
Marketing plays a vital role in every major goes global specialize in digital marketing will be able to has become a massive multibillion
business, with the power to make or break Study marketing in some of the world’s most advise clients on web-based strategies and dollar global industry. Online advertising
an enterprise’s success. Consequently, active consumer markets. Our Master of techniques, an exciting and expanding field. expenditures are projected to triple over the
every business manager must have an International Marketing program is available next five years. In the not-so-distant future,
in-depth knowledge of modern marketing on Hult campuses in San Francisco, London, all marketers will need to have an in-depth
principles. Hult offers an exceptional Master or Dubai. No matter where you choose to knowledge of digital techniques. Hult was the
of International Marketing program designed study, Hult’s Master of International Marketing first business school to launch a Master of
to equip future managers with the marketing helps you harness your energy to think Digital Marketing and has integrated the core
skills and savvy they will need to thrive in a strategically and creatively about marketing in components of that program into the MIM to
highly competitive, rapidly changing global a global business context. equip students with the strategic marketing
business environment. skills they will need to compete in today’s
wired world.
One-Year of International Marketing Curriculum1 Master of International Marketing
(39 American credits)
Toolbox Foundations Module A Fundamentals Module B Advancement Module C Mastery Module D Concentration Module E Global Application
September October—December January—March April May—June July—August
Individual Skills Understanding Advertising Pricing Strategy Sample electives:2 Action Project Courses Credits*
the Customer • Solutions Marketing Toolbox 3
• Strategic Brand Management
Team Skills New Product Sales PR & Corporate
Development Communications
• Business-to-Business Marketing Module A 9
• Foreign Market Entry Strategy
Managerial Skills Digital Marketing & Marketing Analytics • Digitizing Your Business Module B 9
• Digital Marketing Optimization
Social Media
• User Experience Design
Module C 6
• Business Creativity from Digital Module D 6
Leadership
Module E 6
Professional Career Development
Total credits 39
1
Courses may be offered out of this sequence. * Typical sequence
2
Electives are subject to availability and may not be offered on every campus. Global Rotation Modules3
3
Global Rotation is subject to availability.
22 hult.edu 23Who is this program for? Start date General Contact
Master of
Candidates with or without prior September Online Asia Pacific
experience who want to launch a
Program length
hult.edu/contact-us Tel +852 2111 2399 Project
career in social entrepreneurship.
1 year
Boston London Management
Campus locations Tel +1 617 746 1990 Tel +44 207 341 8555
specialization
Social Entrepreneurship
How to apply
• San Francisco • London San Francisco Lucerne
hult.edu/apply-now Tel +1 415 869 2900 Tel +41 41 417 45 75
available
Rotation options (p.16 for more details)
Tuition fee Miami Middle East, Africa, South Asia
• San Francisco • London
Tel +1 305 648 9746 Tel +971 4 375 3088
please see page 58
Hult’s Master of Social Why is social entrepreneurship Pragmatic learning outcomes The annual Hult Prize (formerly known as
important now? Hult’s pioneering Master of Social the Hult Global Case Challenge) showcases
Entrepreneurship is a Solutions to global social problems need Entrepreneurship (MSE) gives you the skills the school’s commitment to social
highly practical program innovative and entrepreneurial approaches necessary to engage in successful issue- entrepreneurship. Students from business
schools around the world compete in small
focused on how to more than ever. Increasingly, central
governments are reducing their expenditures
advocacy, problem solving innovation, and
project development. Graduates will be teams to develop the best solutions to
apply business skills to on social issues, either unable to fund empowered to act as effective leaders of problems presented by a Clinton Global
Initiative-affiliated non-profit. Recent affiliates
important global social expensive programs or concluding that
traditional methods have failed to have
change, either via new ventures of their own
or through existing for-profit, non-profit, have involved Habitat for Humanity, Solar Aid,
problems. Learn how impact. At the same time, needs are or government institutions. The program One Laptop per Child, and Water.org. Hult
awards the non-profit USD1 million as seed
to deploy innovative becoming greater and more complex. emphasizes building core business skills
capital to help pilot winning ideas.
Evidence indicates that social entrepreneurs optimized for sociopolitical contexts.
business solutions to are making a difference, often in areas where
large-scale social issues. government and international development
Action Project provides Global career opportunities
may have failed. In some countries,
hands-on experience Graduates of Hult’s MSE have an exceptional
governments are looking into how social
The capstone of Hult’s Master programs, knowledge base of key business skills
What is social entrepreneurship? entrepreneurs are solving problems.
the Action Project, calls upon students to coupled with project design and management
Social entrepreneurs are often from the in the social arena. This is a highly flexible tool
put knowledge and skills to the test as they
corporate sector or people who are business The scope of social entrepreneurship kit, transferable in the for-profit or non-profit
become consultants for actual organizations
entrepreneurs passionate about social issues. sectors, especially in the development of
Social entrepreneurs tackle major social working on real-world challenges. Social
They think about ways to combine resources CSR, sustainability, or innovation strategies.
issues, from increasing the availability of entrepreneurship is about “thinking” and
in innovative ways to address social, political, Graduates will be efficient collaborators
quality education for low-income students “doing,” and the Hult program is unique in
or environmental concerns as any profit- and accomplished problem solvers and will
to fighting poverty in developing countries. placing you in a position to do both, not just
making enterprise does. The most important always be asking the question, “Why don’t
Social entrepreneurship takes place in both in the classroom but in front of a real client.
difference between a traditional business and we fix this problem?” Employers increasingly
non-profit and for-profit organizations, and
a social enterprise is that profit is not the main seek graduates with the right combination of
successful social entrepreneurs must build
motive. The enterprise must be sustainable Become part of Hult’s commitment to keen business mind-sets, global outlooks,
relationships with corporations, charities,
and not incur losses, but the overall driving social change and awareness of the ethical dilemmas facing
and governments alike. Social entrepreneurs
force is about maximizing social impact. Hult is at the forefront of social modern multinational managers.
must be knowledgeable about contemporary
global issues, solution-oriented, and adept entrepreneurship among the world’s
at mobilizing human, financial, and political leading business schools. As a Clinton
resources to support their project. Global Initiative member, Hult is committed
to tackling the world’s toughest social
challenges through crowdsourcing innovative
ideas and solutions from the world’s best and
brightest business school students.
One-Year of Social Entrepreneurship Curriculum1 Master of Social Entrepreneurship
(39 American credits)
Toolbox Foundations Module A Fundamentals Module B Advancement Module C Mastery Module D Concentration Module E Global Application
September October—December January—March April May—June July—August
Individual Skills Global Crises Social Innovation Social Impact Sample electives:2 Action Project Courses Credits*
Assessment
• Entrepreneurial Finance Toolbox 3
Team Skills Entrepreneurship Development Project Framing & • International Negotiations
Economics Bid Writing • New Product Development Module A 9
• Foreign Market Entry Strategy
Managerial Skills Sustainability Financing Social Stakeholder • Global Political Economy
Module B 9
Enterprises Management • Corporate Social Responsibility Module C 6
• Change Management
• Disruptive Business Models Module D 6
Module E 6
Professional Career Development
Total credits 39
1
Courses may be offered out of this sequence.
2
Electives are subject to availability and may not be offered on every campus. * Typical sequence
3
Global Rotation is subject to availability. Global Rotation Modules3
24 hult.edu 25An International
Perspective Boston
One
Global San Francisco Shanghai
Economy.
One
Global
London Dubai
Degree. New York São Paulo
26 hult.edu 27Global Campus
Rotation
Hult offers you the extraordinary opportunity to live,
study, and experience international business firsthand
in up to three continents.
Immerse yourself Seamless experience A closer look at
in the world’s most from Hult to Hult international business
influential cities Our Global Campus Rotation is fully By learning international business in
Hult’s Global Campus Rotation gives integrated into our curriculum. Unlike most a global setting, you’ll be able to put
you the chance to study in up to three of business schools that offer their students complex issues into context and gain
our seven locations. This provides you study abroad opportunities through new market insights. Study risk
with a unique opportunity to experience exchange programs with other institutions, management on our Dubai campus and
firsthand the emerging markets of Hult prides itself on being the full provider compare your ideas to those of regional
the Middle East and the powerhouse of the Global Campus Rotation. thought leaders. Discuss a case study
economy of China or to develop a broad about the manufacturing industry in
No matter which Hult campus you are on,
network of corporate contacts across China and then go on a tour of the world’s
you will use the same electronic library and
multiple continents. largest textile factory. Nothing can replace
the same Course Management System
the experience of getting an on-the-ground
Choose to stay on your home campus and will be familiar with the way our Career
understanding of what is happening
for the full year or spend up to 12 weeks Services and Student Services work.
in different parts of the world—
taking electives on one or two other You’ll mingle with Hult classmates from international business cannot just be
Campuses or Rotation Centers. Imagine other campuses during your Global taught in a classroom.
starting your Master program in London Campus Rotation and build valuable
and then spending time in Shanghai Capitalize on Hult’s expert Career
contacts as you study alongside new faces
before graduating in Boston. It’s a truly Services offered on each campus to gain
and learn from different faculty on our
life-changing experience that only Hult personalized professional job advice in the
campuses. Our global network ensures
can deliver. local market. Each campus hosts different
that your experience is uninterrupted and
career fairs and panels during Global
hassle-free.
Campus Rotation to help you launch an
international career.
Graduation
Modules A-C Module D Module E
Home Campus Global Rotation1 Global Rotation
September–April May–June July–August
Start your degree program on your Remain at your home campus or choose Remain at your home campus or choose
home campus. to rotate to another Hult campus to take to rotate to another Hult campus to take
electives (6 weeks). your Action Project (6 weeks).3
Home Campus Options: Campuses2: Campuses:
Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai, Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai, or Shanghai Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai, or Shanghai
or Shanghai Rotation Centers for MIB students only: Rotation Centers for MIB students only :
New York or São Paulo New York or São Paulo
1
Global Rotation is subject to availability. Please refer to the program pages for rotation specifics.
2
Not all campuses are available to all Master programs. Please see individual Master pages for program-specific rotation options.
3
Graduation is only available on a home campus: Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai, or Shanghai.
28 hult.edu 29Somerville
Vermont
East
Hult Boston Programs offered Boston business glimpse Charlestown Boston
Boston Naval
1 Education Street MBA } Headquarters of consulting Shipyard
Cambridge, Massachusetts giants Bain, BCG, and Monitor Cambridge
Master of
02141 U.S. } Top of Innovation Cities Global Harvard
International Business University
Tel: +1 617 746 1990 Index } Knowledge-based
Boston
Project Management economy stems from region’s MIT Financial District Inner Harbor
hult.edu/boston
Specialization Option educational excellence: Harvard Boston
Boston
Charles
and MIT are close-by River
} Financial services center—
Back Bay
global headquarters for Fidelity Boston
University
Hult welcomes candidates to visit any campus year-round and and State Street } Strong
meet with our dedicated Academics, Student Services, and reputation for venture capital
} Prestigious healthcare industry Northeastern
Career Services teams. Register on hult.edu/visit University South
with 17 renowned hospitals Boston
Boston University
Medical Campus
New York
“My one year at Hult has been
an extraordinary and unique
experience. I have gained the
confidence and business savvy
needed to get plugged in to the
world. I can’t think of a better
way to equip myself with both a
practical competency and a
global mind-set.”
Hult’s Boston campus sits on the banks of
Molly Wu
the Charles River. China, Class of 2011 Interiors designed by renowned architect Thomas Sandell.
America’s top student town Strong school spirit Boston campus life,
Set on the banks of the Charles River with great views of downtown Our intensive one-year Master program fosters a strong sense of snapshot of past events
Boston from your classroom, Hult Boston is in a prime location, school spirit. At any given time you may listen to guest speakers } Hosted Executive Speaker Steve
down the street from the great universities of MIT and Harvard and like Steven Forbes, publisher of Forbes magazine, or learn about Forbes } Visits to Google, Microsoft, Iron
America’s top biotechnology, fund management, and healthcare trends and opportunities in pharmaceuticals, finance, marketing, non- Mountain, Philips, and Genzyme } Career
firms. Within walking distance of historic Beacon Hill, our campus profit, consulting, HR, or supply chain at industry insight panels held Day featuring company presentations,
was designed by renowned Swedish architect Thomas Sandell. This on campus. Join any number of Hult’s student-run clubs: the Hult mock interviews, workshops, and
internationally acclaimed building has excellent facilities that include Finance and Investment Club, Asian Business Club, Latin American networking opportunities with Nokia,
an on-site restaurant with a bar and outdoor patio. The birthplace of Club, Consulting Club, Marketing Club, or Art Club. Hult Boston is MassChallenge, Genscape, United Way,
the management consulting field, Boston also serves as headquarters always buzzing with events, from alumni gatherings and networking Demandware, and Best Doctors } Hult
to biotechnology, fund management, and a host of other key receptions to Celtics basketball and Red Sox baseball outings, Venture Capital Summit includes keynote
industries. This is a great place to build business contacts, as our family barbeques, and drinks at Lingo—the list goes on. Families and
speakers from IBM, Common Angels,
Kepha Partners, and .406 Ventures
campus is a magnet for an impressive array of speakers. partners are readily integrated into the student community and are
always welcome to join activities.
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