Concentrations
The concentration information on this page pertains to:
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Freshmen that entered Boston University Fall 2019 and after
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External transfers that enter Boston University Spring 2020 and after
If you do not fit this criteria, please visit this page for your concentration requirements.
All Questrom students must complete at least one concentration. Concentrations present a deep exploration of a specific functional area in the study and practice of management. Several Concentrations (Global Business; Health & Life Sciences Sector; Real Estate; and Retailing) provide a breadth of exposure regarding a particular industrial sector or an area of business, through a cross-section of related courses from within Questrom and across the University. Regardless of concentration selection, all Questrom students must take four Questrom electives to fulfill degree requirements.
Students are required to declare a Concentration by March 1st of their junior year. Students can declare or change their concentration by completing a Concentration, Minor & Graduation Form.
Questrom is heavily involved in the all-university minors Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Faculty Director – Ian Mashiter) and Sustainable Energy (Co-Faculty Director Richard T. Stuebi). We invite you to learn more by clicking the links and contacting the listed Questrom Faculty Directors. Academic advisors are here to assist you with questions if you are interested in declaring either of these minors.
Accounting
Accounting
Four four-credit courses in total are required.
- Concentrators are required to complete QST AC347
- Concentrators are required to choose 3 B-list courses for a total of 12 credits
- No more than 1 B-list course can be selected outside the AC department
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
Accounting Concentration
Video Introduction
Accounting Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor:
Rosalba Schino
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC347 Intermediate Accounting I | Required | QST AC221; QST AC222 previous or concurrent. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF210; SHA HF310 | Fall & Spring |
| AC348 Intermediate Accounting II | B | QST AC347 | Fall & Spring |
| AC414 Financial Statement Analysis | B | QST AC347 | Fall & Spring |
| AC420 Introduction to Financial Analytics | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| AC430 Accounting Research | B | Senior standing; QST AC348 previous or concurrent | Spring |
| AC445 Advanced Managerial Accounting | B | Senior standing; QST AC347 | Spring |
| AC469 Principles of Income Taxation I | B | QST AC347 previous or concurrent | Fall & Spring |
| AC541 Advanced Accounting | B | Senior standing; QST AC348 previous or concurrent | not offered in 2023-24 |
| AC565 Auditing | B | QST AC348 previous or concurrent | Fall & Spring |
| AC579 Principles of Income Taxation II | B | QST AC469 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| AC498 Directed Study: Accounting | B | by application | |
No more than 1 B-list course can be selected outside the AC department: | |||
| BA476 Machine Learning for Business Analytics | B | CAS CS108 or CAS CS111 or QST BA222; Junior standing | Fall & Spring |
| FE449 Corporate Financial Management | B | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| IS465 Managing Data Resources | B | QST IS223; QST BA222 or CAS CS105 or CAS CS108 or CAS CS111 (co-requisite /pre-requisite) | Fall & Spring |
| LA450 Law and Risk Management | B | QST LA245 | Spring |
Please note that BA476, FE449, IS465 and LA450 do not fulfill the CPA’s education requirements in accounting.
Please Note: Requirements to sit for the CPA exam vary from state to state. Students should check with the state in which they intend to practice to ensure they have met specific requirements using this link: thiswaytocpa.com/licensure/state-requirements/
| State | AC Courses Required | Extra #AC Crs. | Total AC Crs. | Total Crs. |
| Massachusetts | AC221, 222, 347, 348, 469, 565 = 24 | 6 credits * | 30 | 150 |
| New York | AC221, 222, 347, 348, 430, 469, 565 = 26 | 7 credits * | 33 | 150 |
Business Analytics
Business Analytics
Four four-credit courses in total are required.
- Concentrators are required to complete QST BA305 and QST IS465
- Concentrators are required to choose 2 B-list courses
- Students planning to complete this concentration should complete BA222 in place of QM222. If a student has already completed QM222 (or its approved equivalent), then CAS CS111 is required (BA222 = QM222 + CS111). Students cannot take both QM222 and BA222.
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
Business Analytics Concentration
Video Introduction
Business Analytics Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor: Sami Karaca
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA305 Business Decision-Making with Data | Required | QST BA222, or QST QM222 and CAS CS111 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| IS465 Managing Data Resources | Required | QST IS223; QST BA222 or CAS CS105 or CAS CS108 or CAS CS111 (co-requisite /pre-requisite) | Fall & Spring |
| AC420 Introduction to Financial Analytics | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| BA472 Business Experiments and Causal Methods | B | CAS CS108 or CAS CS111 or QST BA222 | Fall |
| BA476 Machine Learning for Business Analytics | B | CAS CS108 or CAS CS111 or QST BA222; Junior standing | Fall & Spring |
| FE459 Computational Techniques for Finance | B | CAS CS108 or CS111; QST FE445 | Fall & Spring |
| MK442 Digital Marketing Analytics | B | QST MK323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF260; CAS MA115 (or MA113); CAS MA116 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 |
| MO420 People Analytics | B | QST BA222, or QST QM222 and CAS CS111 | Spring |
Finance (2019-2021)
Finance concentration requirements
for students who entered Questrom between Fall 2019 and Summer 2021
Four four-credit courses in total are required.
- Concentrators are required to take 2 QST FE445 and QST FE449
- Concentrators are required to choose 2 B-list courses
- No more than 1 B-list course can be selected outside the FE department
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
Finance Concentration
Video Introduction
Finance Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor:
Jim Welch
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| FE445 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | A | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 |
| FE449 Corporate Financial Management | A | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| AC410 Corporate Financial Reporting & Analysis | B | QST AC222 and QST FE323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| AC414 Financial Statement Analysis | B | QST AC347 | Fall & Spring |
| AC420 Introduction to Financial Analytics | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| AC445 Advanced Managerial Accounting | B | Senior standing; QST AC347 | Spring |
| FE342 Money, Financial Markets, and Economic Activity (formerly FE442) | B | QST SM132 and sophomore standing | Fall & Spring |
| FE427 International Financial Management | B | QST FE445 or QST FE449 | Spring |
| FE429 Futures, Options, and Financial Risk Management | B | QST FE445 | Fall |
| FE430 Entertainment Finance (offered in Los Angeles) | B | QST FE323 | Spring |
| FE433 ESG Investing | B | QST FE323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| FE450 Private Equity: Leveraged Buyouts | B | QST FE449 | Fall & Spring |
| FE454 Investment Banking | B | QST FE449 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 |
| FE455 Financing New Ventures | B | QST FE323 | Fall & Spring |
| FE456 Fixed Income Analysis | B | QST FE445 | Spring |
| FE458 Equities and Securities Analysis | B | QST FE323 | Fall & Spring |
| FE459 Computational Techniques for Finance | B | CAS CS108 or CS111; QST FE445 | Fall & Spring |
| FE460 Equity Analysis for Strategic Decision Making | B | QST FE323 | Spring |
| FE469 Real Estate Finance | B | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| FE498 Directed Study: Finance | B | by application | |
| LA365 Securities Regulation | B | QST LA245 and FE323 | Fall |
| PL350 The Psychology of Decision Making: Implications for Business and Public Policy | B | Sophomore standing | Fall |
Finance Tracks (2021-2022)
Finance concentration requirements
for students who entered Questrom in Fall 2021 and beyond
Four 4-credit courses are required. A student can count no more than one course, one time, toward multiple concentrations.
Students concentrating in Finance choose among four tracks: Banking, Corporate Finance, General Finance, and Investment Management. Finance concentrators are limited to one of these four tracks.
Finance Concentration
Video Introduction
Finance Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor:
Jim Welch
| Course: | Banking Track | Corporate Finance Track | General Finance Track | Invest- ment Mgmt Track | Pre-req: | Semesters: |
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| AC410 Corporate Financial Reporting & Analysis | Elective | Elective | Elective | Elective | QST AC222 and QST FE323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| AC414 Financial Statement Analysis | Elective | Elective | Elective | Elective | QST AC347 | Fall & Spring |
| AC420 Introduction to Financial Analytics | Elective | Elective | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 | ||
| AC445 Advanced Managerial Accounting | Elective | Senior standing; QST AC347 | Spring | |||
| FE342 Money, Financial Markets, and Economic Activity | Elective | Elective | Elective | Elective | QST SM132 and sophomore standing | Fall & Spring |
| FE427 International Financial Management | Elective | *Required* | Elective | Elective | QST FE445 or QST FE449 | Spring |
| FE429 Futures, Options, and Financial Risk Management | Elective | Elective | QST FE445 | Fall | ||
| FE430 Entertainment Finance (offered in Los Angeles) | Elective | Elective | QST FE323 | Spring | ||
| FE433 ESG Investing | Elective | Elective | QST FE323 | not offered in 2023-24 | ||
| FE445 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | Elective | *Required* | *Required* | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 | |
| FE449 Corporate Financial Management | *Required* | *Required* | *Required* | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 | |
| FE450 Private Equity: Leveraged Buyouts | Elective | Elective | QST FE449 | Fall & Spring | ||
| FE454 Investment Banking | *Required* | Elective | Elective | QST FE449 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 | |
| FE455 Financing New Ventures | Elective | Elective | Elective | QST FE323 | Fall & Spring | |
| FE456 Fixed Income Analysis | Elective | Elective | QST FE445 | Spring | ||
| FE458 Equities and Securities Analysis | Elective | *Required* | QST FE323 | Fall & Spring | ||
| FE459 Computational Techniques for Finance | Elective | Elective | CAS CS108 or CS111; QST FE445 | Fall & Spring | ||
| FE460 Equity Analysis for Strategic Decision Making | Elective | Elective | QST FE323 | Spring | ||
| FE469 Real Estate Finance | Elective | Elective | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 | ||
| FE498 Directed Study: Finance | Elective | Elective | Elective | Elective | by application | |
| LA365 Securities Regulation | Elective | Elective | QST LA245 and FE323 | Fall |
Finance - Banking track
Finance – Banking track
All Finance concentrators pursuing the Banking track must complete QST FE449 and QST FE454.
FE Banking track “B” list: Finance concentrators in the Banking track must choose two remaining electives (8 credits) from the following list. No more than one B-list course may be selected outside the FE department.
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| FE449 Corporate Financial Management | Required | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| FE454 Investment Banking | Required | QST FE449 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 |
| AC410 Corporate Financial Reporting & Analysis | B | QST AC222 and QST FE323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| AC414 Financial Statement Analysis | B | QST AC347 | Fall & Spring |
| FE342 Money, Financial Markets, and Economic Activity (formerly FE442) | B | QST SM132 and sophomore standing | Fall & Spring |
| FE427 International Financial Management | B | QST FE445 or QST FE449 | Spring |
| FE429 Futures, Options, and Financial Risk Management | B | QST FE445 | Fall |
| FE445 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | B | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 |
| FE450 Private Equity: Leveraged Buyouts | B | QST FE449 | Fall & Spring |
| FE455 Financing New Ventures | B | QST FE323 | Fall & Spring |
| FE456 Fixed Income Analysis | B | QST FE445 | Spring |
| FE460 Equity Analysis for Strategic Decision Making | B | QST FE323 | Spring |
| FE498 Directed Study: Finance | B | by application | |
| LA365 Securities Regulation | B | QST LA245 and FE323 | Fall |
Finance - Corporate Finance track
Finance – Corporate Finance track
All Finance concentrators pursuing the Corporate Finance track must complete QST FE427 and QST FE449.
FE Corporate Finance track “B” list: Finance concentrators in the Corporate Finance track must choose two remaining electives (8 credits) from the following list. No more than one B-list course may be selected outside the FE department.
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| FE427 International Financial Management | Required | QST FE445 or QST FE449 | Spring |
| FE449 Corporate Financial Management | Required | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| AC410 Corporate Financial Reporting & Analysis | B | QST AC222 and QST FE323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| AC414 Financial Statement Analysis | B | QST AC347 | Fall & Spring |
| AC420 Introduction to Financial Analytics | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| AC445 Advanced Managerial Accounting | B | Senior standing; QST AC347 | Spring |
| FE342 Money, Financial Markets, and Economic Activity (formerly FE442) | B | QST SM132 and sophomore standing | Fall & Spring |
| FE430 Entertainment Finance (offered in Los Angeles) | B | QST FE323 | Spring |
| FE450 Private Equity: Leveraged Buyouts | B | QST FE449 | Fall & Spring |
| FE454 Investment Banking | B | QST FE449 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 |
| FE455 Financing New Ventures | B | QST FE323 | Fall & Spring |
| FE460 Equity Analysis for Strategic Decision Making | B | QST FE323 | Spring |
| FE469 Real Estate Finance | B | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| FE498 Directed Study: Finance | B | by application |
Finance - General Finance track
Finance – General Finance track
All Finance concentrators pursuing the General Finance track must complete QST FE445 and QST FE449.
FE General Finance Track “B” List: Finance concentrators in the General track must choose two remaining electives (8 credits) from the following list. No more than one B-list course may be selected outside the FE department.
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| FE445 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | Required | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 |
| FE449 Corporate Financial Management | Required | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| AC410 Corporate Financial Reporting & Analysis | B | QST AC222 and QST FE323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| AC414 Financial Statement Analysis | B | QST AC347 | Fall & Spring |
| FE342 Money, Financial Markets, and Economic Activity (formerly FE442) | B | QST SM132 and sophomore standing | Fall & Spring |
| FE427 International Financial Management | B | QST FE445 or QST FE449 | Spring |
| FE430 Entertainment Finance (offered in Los Angeles) | B | QST FE323 | Spring |
| FE433 ESG Investing | B | QST FE323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| FE454 Investment Banking | B | QST FE449 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 |
| FE455 Financing New Ventures | B | QST FE323 | Fall & Spring |
| FE458 Equities and Securities Analysis | B | QST FE323 | Fall & Spring |
| FE459 Computational Techniques for Finance | B | CAS CS108 or CS111; QST FE445 | Fall & Spring |
| FE498 Directed Study: Finance | B | by application | |
| LA365 Securities Regulation | B | QST LA245 and FE323 | Fall |
Finance - Investment Management track
Finance – Investment Management track
All Finance concentrators pursuing the Investment Management track must complete QST FE445 and QST FE458.
FE Investment Management Track “B” List: Finance concentrators in the Investment Management track must choose two remaining electives (8 credits) from the following list. No more than one B-list course may be selected outside the FE department.
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| FE445 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | Required | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 |
| FE458 Equities and Securities Analysis | Required | QST FE323 | Fall & Spring |
| AC410 Corporate Financial Reporting & Analysis | B | QST AC222 and QST FE323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| AC414 Financial Statement Analysis | B | QST AC347 | Fall & Spring |
| AC420 Introduction to Financial Analytics | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| FE342 Money, Financial Markets, and Economic Activity (formerly FE442) | B | QST SM132 and sophomore standing | Fall & Spring |
| FE427 International Financial Management | B | QST FE445 or QST FE449 | Spring |
| FE429 Futures, Options, and Financial Risk Management | B | QST FE445 | Fall |
| FE433 ESG Investing | B | QST FE323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| FE456 Fixed Income Analysis | B | QST FE445 | Spring |
| FE459 Computational Techniques for Finance | B | CAS CS108 or CS111; QST FE445 | Fall & Spring |
| FE469 Real Estate Finance | B | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| FE498 Directed Study: Finance | B | by application |
Global Business
Global Business
If you are pursuing the former functional concentration in International Management, please see here for requirements.
Four four-credit courses in total are required.
- Concentrators are required to complete QST IM345.
- Concentrators are required to choose 3 B-list courses.
- No more than 2 courses can be selected outside Questrom.
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
Global Business Concentration
Video Introduction
Global Business Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor:
Joseph LiPuma
For all non-Questrom courses, please contact the respective college/department for more information about course offering patterns.
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| IM345 Global Business Environment | Required | CAS EC101, CAS EC102, and junior standing. | Fall & Spring |
| FE427 International Financial Management | B | QST FE445 or QST FE449 | Spring |
| IM445 Multinational Management | B | CAS EC101; CAS EC102; QST IM345 or QST FE427 or CAS EC392 or CAS IR292 or equivalent for non-Questrom students (may be taken concurrently) | Spring |
| IM471 Made in Italy (offered in Padua) | B | not offered in 2023-24 | |
| MK467 Global Marketing Management | B | QST MK323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF260 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| MO430 Managing in a Global Environment | B | QST MO221 | Spring |
| OM467 Global Supply Management | B | QST OM323 | Spring |
| SI471 International Entrepreneurship | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323; or SI480 | Spring |
| SI475 Global Management Experience | B | QST SM131 and junior standing | Spring |
No more than 2 courses can be selected outside Questrom | |||
| CAS EC320 Economics of Less-Developed Regions | B | EC101, EC102 | Fall & Spring |
| CAS EC369 Economic Development of Latin America | B | EC101, EC102 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| CAS EC370 The Chinese Economy | B | EC201, EC202, EC305 (or EC203 or EC303) | Spring |
| CAS EC391 International Economics | B | EC201 | Fall & Spring |
| CAS EE304 Environmentally Sustainable Development | B | no pre-requisite | Fall & Spring |
| CAS HI334 (IR350) History of International Relations Since 1945 | B | no pre-requisite | Spring |
| CAS IR250 Europe & International Relations | B | no pre-requisite | Fall |
| CAS IR271 Introduction to International Relations | B | no pre-requisite | Fall, Spring, Summer 1 & 2 |
| CAS IR275 The Making of Asia | B | no pre-requisite | Spring |
| CAS IR292 Fundamentals of International Economics | B | EC101, EC102 | Fall |
| CAS IR307 Introduction to Middle East Politics | B | no pre-requisite | Fall |
| CAS IR308 Introduction to Global Resource Geopolitics | B | no pre-requisite | not offered in 2023-24 |
| CAS IR322 Governing Crises: The Political Economy of Financial Booms & Busts | B | EC102 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| CAS IR333 Non-State Actors in International Relations | B | no pre-requisite | not offered in 2023-24 |
| CAS IR336 European Business Environment: Institutions and Enterprise | B | Enrollment in the London Internship Program | Fall |
| CAS IR340 Comparative Public Policy | B | PO141 or PO151 | Fall |
| CAS IR373 Global Governance & International Organization | B | no pre-requisite | Spring |
| CAS IR395 North-South Relations | B | no pre-requisite | Spring |
| CAS IR399 Fundamentals of Global Money | B | EC101 and EC102; and either EC392 or IR292, or QST IM345 | Spring |
| CAS IR428 International Negotiations | B | Junior standing or consent of instructor | Spring |
| CAS SO206 Introduction to the Sociology of Globalization | B | no pre-requisite | Spring |
| CAS SO242 Globalization & World Poverty | B | no pre-requisite | Fall & Spring |
Health and Life Sciences Sector
Health and Life Science
Four four-credit courses in total are required.
- Concentrators are required to take QST PL325
- Concentrators are required to choose 3 B-list courses
- No more than 2 courses can be selected outside Questrom
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
Health & Life Sciences Concentration
Video Introduction
Health & Life Sciences Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor: Jay Kim
For all non-Questrom courses, please contact the respective college/department for more information about course offering patterns.
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL325 Introduction to the Health Sector: Issues and Opportunities | A | Sophomore standing | Spring |
| PL330 The U.S. Healthcare System in Transition | B | Sophomore standing | Spring |
| CAS AN210 Medical Anthropology | B | no pre-requisite | Fall & Summer 1 |
| CAS EC387 Introduction to Health Economics | B | CAS EC201 | Fall & Spring |
| CAS RN209 Religion, Health, and Medicine | B | no pre-requisite | not offered in 2023-24 |
| CAS SO215 Sociology of Health Care | B | no pre-requisite | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| CAS SO323 Markets in Biomedicine and Health Care | B | At least one previous Sociology course or consent of instructor | Fall |
| CAS SO418 Sociology of Medicine | B | Junior or senior standing and at least two previous sociology courses; or consent of instructor First Year Writing Seminar (WR 100 or WR 120) | not offered in 2023-24 |
| COM CM539 Health Campaigns | B | no pre-requisite | Fall & Spring |
| SAR HS325 Introduction to Global Health | B | no pre-requisite | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| SAR HS345 Global Environmental Public Health | B | no pre-requisite | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 |
| SAR HS434 Global Health Governance | B | no pre-requisite | Spring |
| SAR HS442 Healthcare Interventions in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries | B | no pre-requisite | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| SPH PH510 Introduction to Public Health | B | no pre-requisite | Fall |
Independent Concentration
Independent Concentration
Four four-credit courses in total, focusing on a central theme or area of interest, are required.
An Independent Concentration allows a Questrom student to design a course of study specifically suited to their academic interests and career goals. This is accomplished with consultation and approval of their Academic Advisor and the Faculty Concentration Advisor for the Independent Concentration.
- The application process includes an approximately 200-word explanation of the theme unifying the four courses under consideration. The application can be found here.
- Students can apply at any time, and it is recommended to apply before completing SM323 (Cross-Functional Core). Students cannot pursue an Independent Concentration without approval of their plan of study.
- More information and applications are available in the UDC.
- Any four Questrom elective courses can be used to fulfill the requirements for this concentration; however, this can include one non-Questrom course at the discretion of the Faculty Concentration Advisor for the Independent Concentration.
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
Independent Concentration
Video Introduction
Independent Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor:
Yoo Jin Chung
Information Systems
Information Systems
Four four-credit courses in total are required.
- Concentrators are required to take one course to satisfy the Programming Requirement: BA222 or CAS CS105 or CAS CS108 or CAS CS111.
- Concentrators are required to take QST IS465 and QST IS467
- Concentrators are required to choose 2 B-list courses
- No more than 1 B-list course can be selected outside the IS department
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
Information Systems Concentration
Video Introduction
Information Systems Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor:
Jeff Allen
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS465 Managing Data Resources | A | QST IS223; QST BA222 or CAS CS105 or CAS CS108 or CAS CS111 (co-requisite /pre-requisite) | Fall & Spring |
| IS467 Agile Development Methodologies | A | QST IS223; QST BA222 or CAS CS105 or CAS CS108 or CAS CS111 (co-requisite /pre-requisite) | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| AC420 Introduction to Financial Analytics | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| BA476 Machine Learning for Business Analytics | B | CAS CS108 or CAS CS111 or QST BA222; Junior standing | Fall & Spring |
| FE449 Corporate Financial Management | B | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| FE459 Computational Techniques for Finance | B | CAS CS108 or CS111; QST FE445 | Fall & Spring |
| IS428 Managing Information Security | B | QST IS223 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| IS454 Building Web Applications for Business | B | QST IS223 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| IS469 Designing Information Systems | B | QST IS223 | Fall & Spring |
| IS474 Platform Strategy & Design | B | QST IS223 | Fall & Spring |
| IS479 Innovating with Information Technology | B | QST IS223 | Summer 1 |
| IS498 Directed Study: Management Information Systems | B | by application | |
| LA484 Online Privacy and Internet Law | B | QST LA245 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| MK442 Digital Marketing Analytics | B | QST MK323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF260; CAS MA115 (or MA113); CAS MA116 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 |
| OM365 Improving Quality: Six Sigma Certification | B | QST QM221 or equivalent | not offered in 2023-24 |
| OM441 Operations Analysis | B | QST OM323 | Spring |
| SI482 Strategy for Technology-Based Firms | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323; or QST SI 480 | Fall & Spring |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Four four-credit courses in total are required.
- Concentrators are required to take QST SI344
- Concentrators are required to choose 3 B-list courses
- No more than 1 B-list course can be selected outside the S&I department
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concentration
Video Introduction
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor:
Peter Marton
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| SI344 Entrepreneurship: Solving Problems in a Dynamic World | A | QST SM131, or QST SI250, or QST SI480, or COM FT591, or SHA HF307; Sophomore standing | Fall & Spring |
| FE455 Financing New Ventures | B | QST FE323 | Fall & Spring |
| IS474 Platform Strategy & Design | B | QST IS223 | Fall & Spring |
| MO356 Leadership and Management of Social Enterprises | B | QST SM131, or QST SI250, or QST SI480, or COM FT591, or SHA HF231; Sophomore standing | Fall |
| SI445 Managing a Growing Enterprise | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323 | Spring |
| SI448 Dilemmas in Scaling New Ventures | B | QST FE323, MK323, QM323 and OM323; or SI480 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| SI451 Organizing for Design and Innovation | B | QST SM131, or QST SI250, or QST SI480, or COM FT591, or SHA HF307; Junior standing | Spring |
| SI464 Intellectual Property Strategies | B | QST SM131 or QST SI480 | Fall |
| SI482 Strategy for Technology-Based Firms | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323; or QST SI 480 | Fall & Spring |
| SI471 International Entrepreneurship | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323; or SI480 | Spring |
Law
Law
Four four-credit courses in total are required.
- Concentrators are required to take QST LA355 and LA450.
- Concentrators are required to choose 2 courses from the B-list.
- No more than 1 B-list course can be selected outside the LAW offerings (LA).
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
Law Concentration
Video Introduction
Law Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor:
Dionne Lomax
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA355 Employment Law and Public Policy | A | QST LA245 | Fall |
| LA450 Law and Risk Management | A | QST LA245 | Spring |
| LA343 Discrimination and the Law: Implications for Business | B | QST LA245 | Spring |
| LA346 Business, Justice, and Responsibility | B | QST LA245 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| LA360 Real Estate Law | B | QST LA245. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF250 | Fall & Spring |
| LA365 Securities Regulation | B | QST LA245 and FE323 | Fall |
| LA430 Entertainment Law (offered in Los Angeles) | B | QST LA245 | Spring |
| LA484 Online Privacy and Internet Law | B | QST LA245 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| LA498 Law Directed Study | B | by application | |
| MK466 Selling and Partnership Development | B | QST MK323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| MO356 Leadership and Management of Social Enterprises | B | QST SM131, or QST SI250, or QST SI480, or COM FT591, or SHA HF231; Sophomore standing | Fall |
| MO441 Human Resource Management | B | QST MO221 | Fall |
| MO448 Negotiations | B | Junior or senior standing. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF231 | Fall & Spring |
| PL325 Introduction to the Health Sector: Issues and Opportunities | B | Sophomore standing | Spring |
| PL330 The U.S. Healthcare System in Transition | B | Sophomore standing | Spring |
| PL350 The Psychology of Decision Making: Implications for Business and Public Policy | B | Sophomore standing | Fall |
| SI445 Managing a Growing Enterprise | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323 | Spring |
| SI464 Intellectual Property Strategies | B | QST SM131 or QST SI480 | Fall |
| SI469 Real Estate Development | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF410; HF260; HF307; HF478 | Spring |
Management & Organizations
Management & Organizations
Four four-credit courses in total are required.
- Concentrators are required to take QST MO460
- Concentrators are required to choose 3 B-list courses
- No more than 1 B-list course can be selected outside the M&O department
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
Management & Organizations Concentration
Video Introduction
Management & Organizations Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor:
Becky Nichols
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO460 The Leadership Challenge | A | Junior or senior standing | Fall & Spring |
| AC445 Advanced Managerial Accounting | B | Senior standing; QST AC347 | Spring |
| IS467 Agile Development Methodologies | B | QST IS223; QST BA222 or CAS CS105 or CAS CS108 or CAS CS111 (co-requisite /pre-requisite) | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| LA343 Discrimination and the Law: Implications for Business | B | QST LA245 | Spring |
| LA355 Employment Law and Public Policy | B | QST LA245 | Fall |
| MK345 Consumer Insights | B | QST SM131 and sophomore standing | Fall & Spring |
| MO356 Leadership and Management of Social Enterprises | B | QST SM131, or QST SI250, or QST SI480, or COM FT591, or SHA HF231; Sophomore standing | Fall |
| MO420 People Analytics | B | QST BA222, or QST QM222 and CAS CS111 | Spring |
| MO430 Managing in a Global Environment (abroad only) | B | QST MO221 | Spring |
| MO441 Human Resource Management | B | QST MO221 | Fall |
| MO442 Leveraging Diversity for Team Performance | B | Junior or senior standing | not offered in 2023-24 |
| MO448 Negotiations | B | Junior or senior standing. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF231 | Fall & Spring |
| MO498 Directed Study: Management & Organizations | B | by application | |
| OM353 Project Management | B | QST SM131 and sophomore standing | Spring |
| PL350 The Psychology of Decision Making: Implications for Business and Public Policy | B | Sophomore standing | Fall |
| SI445 Managing a Growing Enterprise | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323 | Spring |
| SI451 Organizing for Design and Innovation | B | QST SM131, or QST SI250, or QST SI480, or COM FT591, or SHA HF307; Junior standing | Spring |
Marketing
Marketing
Four four-credit courses in total are required.
- Concentrators are required to complete 1 of the following A-list courses:
- MK442 Digital Marketing Analytics
- MK447 Marketing Research
- Concentrators are required to choose 3 B-list courses. If a concentrator takes both MK442 and MK447, they must choose 2 B-list courses.
- No more than 1 B-list course can be selected outside the MK department.
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
- BA472 and BA476 are considered Marketing department courses.
Marketing Concentration
Video Introduction
Marketing Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor:
Susan Jung Grant
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK442 Digital Marketing Analytics | A | QST MK323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF260; CAS MA115 (or MA113); CAS MA116 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 |
| MK447 Marketing Research | A | QST MK323 | Fall & Spring |
| BA472 Business Experiments and Causal Methods | B | CAS CS108 or CAS CS111 or QST BA222 | Fall |
| BA476 Machine Learning for Business Analytics | B | CAS CS108 or CAS CS111 or QST BA222; Junior standing | Fall & Spring |
| MK345 Consumer Insights | B | QST SM131 and sophomore standing | Fall & Spring |
| MK435 Introduction to the Music Business and Music Marketing (offered in Los Angeles) | B | QST MK323 | Spring |
| MK442 Digital Marketing Analytics | B | QST MK323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF260; CAS MA115 (or MA113); CAS MA116 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 |
| MK444 Business of Sports | B | QST MK323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| MK447 Marketing Research | B | QST MK323 | Fall & Spring |
| MK463 Services Marketing and Management | B | QST MK323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| MK465 Omni-channel Retailing | B | QST MK323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF260 | Spring |
| MK466 Selling and Partnership Development | B | QST MK323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| MK467 Global Marketing Management | B | QST MK323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF260 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| MK468 Advanced Marketing Strategy | B | QST MK323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| MK469 Advertising in the Digital Age | B | QST MK323 | Spring & Summer 1 |
| MK470 Pricing Strategy and Tactics | B | QST MK323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF260 | Spring |
| MK475 Luxury Brands | B | QST MK323 | Spring |
| MK487 Branding | B | QST MK323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF260 | Fall & Spring |
| MK498 Directed Study: Marketing | B | by application | |
No more than 1 B-list course can be selected outside the MK department: | |||
| FE449 Corporate Financial Management | B | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| IM471 Made in Italy (offered in Padua) | B | not offered in 2023-24 | |
| IS474 Platform Strategy & Design | B | QST IS223 | Fall & Spring |
| LA484 Online Privacy and Internet Law | B | QST LA245 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| MO448 Negotiations | B | Junior or senior standing. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF231 | Fall & Spring |
| PL350 The Psychology of Decision Making: Implications for Business and Public Policy | B | Sophomore standing | Fall |
| SI435 Entertainment Management (offered in Los Angeles) | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323 | Spring |
| SI451 Organizing for Design and Innovation | B | QST SM131, or QST SI250, or QST SI480, or COM FT591, or SHA HF307; Junior standing | Spring |
Operations & Technology Management
Operations & Technology Management
Four four-credit courses in total are required.
- Concentrators are required to take QST OM440 and QST OM441.
- Concentrators are required to choose 2 B-list courses.
- No more than 1 B-list course can be selected outside the OTM department
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
Operations & Technology Management Concentration
Video Introduction
Operations & Technology Management Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor: Larry Strauss straussl@bu.edu
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| OM440 Operations Strategy | Required | QST OM323 | Fall |
| OM441 Operations Analysis | Required | QST OM323 | Spring |
| OM353 Project Management | B | QST SM131 and sophomore standing | Spring |
| OM365 Improving Quality: Six Sigma Certification | B | QST QM221 or equivalent | not offered in 2023-24 |
| OM443 Supply Chain Modeling Practicum | B | QST OM323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| OM447 Operations Management in Service Sector | B | QST OM323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| OM467 Global Supply Management | B | QST OM323 | Spring |
| OM498 Directed Study in Operations and Technology Management | B | by application | |
| OM451 Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chains | B | QST BA222, QST QM222, CAS MA116, CAS MA214, CAS EC204, CAS EC304, ENGME366, or ENG EK381 | not offered in 2023-24 |
No more than 1 B-list course can be selected outside the OM department: | |||
| IS474 Platform Strategy & Design | B | QST IS223 | Fall & Spring |
| MK465 Omni-channel Retailing | B | QST MK323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF260 | Spring |
| SI453 Strategies in Environmental Sustainability | B | QST SM131, or QST SI250, or QST SI480, or COM FT591, or SHA HF307; Junior standing | Spring |
| SI469 Real Estate Development | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF410; HF260; HF307; HF478 | Spring |
Real Estate
Real Estate
Four four-credit courses in total are required.
- Concentrators are required to take QST FE469
- Concentrators are required to choose 3 B-list courses
- No more than 2 courses can be selected outside Questrom
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
Professor Munsell shares insights about careers in real estate.
Real Estate Concentration
Video Introduction
Real Estate Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor:
Keith Munsell
For all non-Questrom courses, please contact the respective college/department for more information about course offering patterns.
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| FE469 Real Estate Finance | A | QST FE323 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| FE456 Fixed Income Analysis | B | QST FE445 | Spring |
| LA360 Real Estate Law | B | QST LA245. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF250 | Fall & Spring |
| SI469 Real Estate Development | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF410; HF260; HF307; HF478 | Spring |
| CAS AH201 Understanding Architecture | B | no pre-requisite | Fall |
| CAS AH387 Boston Architecture and Urbanism | B | no pre-requisite | Spring |
| CAS AH399 History of Landscape Architecture | B | no pre-requisite | Spring |
| CAS AN309 Boston: An Ethnographic Approach | B | no pre-requisite | Spring |
| CAS BI/EE/GE475 Urban Ecology | B | CAS GE100 or CAS GE101; and one of the following: CAS BI306, CAS BI443 or GRS BI643, CAS GE456 or GRS GE656, or CAS BI530 or CAS GE530; or consent of instructor | not offered in 2023-24 |
| CAS EE/IR/EE304 Environmentally Sustainable Development | B | no pre-requisite | Fall & Spring |
| CAS EE201 World Regional Geography | B | no pre-requisite | Fall & Spring |
| CAS EE309 Intermediate Environmental Analysis and Policy | B | EE100, EC101 | Spring |
| CAS SO306 Boston's People & Neighborhoods | B | CAS SO244 or consent of instructor | not offered in 2023-24 |
| ENG EK225 Intro to Energy Conservation and Environmental Engineering | B | no pre-requisite | Fall |
| SHA HF314 Hospitality Market Feasibility and Valuation (2cr.) | B | HF210, SHA HF220, HF260, and HF270 | Spring |
| SHA HF315 Fundamentals of a Hotel Real Estate Deal (2cr.) | B | HF210, HF220, HF260, and HF270 | not offered in 2023-24 |
Retailing
Retailing
Four four-credit courses in total are required.
- Concentrators are required to take QST MK465
- Concentrators are required to choose one of the two tracks below, and then select 3 B-list courses within their track of choice
- No more than 2 courses can be selected outside Questrom
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
Retailing Concentration
Video Introduction
Retailing Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor: Susan Jung Grant
For all non-Questrom courses, please contact the respective college/department for more information about course offering patterns.
Track 1: Retail Operations and Analytics
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK465 Omni-channel Retailing | A | QST MK323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF260 | Spring |
| BA472 Business Experiments and Causal Methods | B | CAS CS108 or CAS CS111 or QST BA222 | Fall |
| BA476 Machine Learning for Business Analytics | B | CAS CS108 or CAS CS111 or QST BA222; Junior standing | Fall & Spring |
| CAS EE365 An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | B | MA115 or EC203 or equivalent | Fall |
| IS465 Managing Data Resources | B | QST IS223; QST BA222 or CAS CS105 or CAS CS108 or CAS CS111 (co-requisite /pre-requisite) | Fall & Spring |
| IS474 Platform Strategy & Design | B | QST IS223 | Fall & Spring |
| MK442 Digital Marketing Analytics | B | QST MK323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF260; CAS MA115 (or MA113); CAS MA116 | Fall, Spring & Summer 2 |
| MK470 Pricing Strategy and Tactics | B | QST MK323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF260 | Spring |
| OM441 Operations Analysis | B | QST OM323 | Spring |
| OM447 Operations Management in Service Sector | B | QST OM323 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| OM451 Environmentally Sustainable Supply Chains | B | QST BA222, QST QM222, CAS MA116, CAS MA214, CAS EC204, CAS EC304, ENGME366, or ENG EK381 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| SHA HF270 Lodging Operations and Technology | B | HF100 | Fall & Spring |
| IS454 Building Web Applications for Business | B | QST IS223 | not offered in 2023-24 |
Track 2: Retail Design
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK465 Omni-channel Retailing | A | QST MK323. Pre-req for SHA students: SHA HF260 | Spring |
| CAS AH201 Understanding Architecture | B | no pre-requisite | Fall |
| CAS AH205 History of World Architecture | B | no pre-requisite | not offered in 2023-24 |
| CAS AH210 Learning to See | B | no pre-requisite | Fall |
| CAS AH220 Islamic Art and Architecture | B | no pre-requisite | Summer 1 |
| CAS HI226 Cities and Cultures | B | no pre-requisite | not offered in 2023-24 |
| CAS HI300 American Popular Culture | B | no pre-requisite | Fall & Spring |
| CAS HI343 Taste, Culture, and Power: The Cultural History of Food | B | no pre-requisite | Spring |
| CAS HI451 Fashion as History | B | no pre-requisite | not offered in 2023-24 |
| CAS LF311 French Popular Culture | B | LH212; or placement exam results | Fall & Spring |
| CAS LI313 Italian Media and Popular Culture | B | LI212; or placement exam results | not offered in 2023-24 |
| CAS LR311 Russian Youth Culture | B | no pre-requisite | not offered in 2023-24 |
| CAS SO253 Sociology of Popular Culture | B | no pre-requisite | Spring & Summer 2 |
| CAS SO437 Seminar: Sociology of Culture | B | Junior or senior standing and at least two previous sociology courses; or consent of instructor | Fall |
| CAS WS340 Women, Race, and Gender in Mass Media | B | no pre-requisite | not offered in 2023-24 |
| CFA AR295 Visual Arts: Painting 1 | B | no pre-requisite | not offered in 2023-24 |
| CFA AR581 Web Design (2 cr) | B | no pre-requisite | Fall |
| SHA HF220 Food and Beverage Management | B | HF100, HF260 (concurrent) | Fall & Spring |
| SHA HF231 Human Resources for the Hospitality Industry | B | HF100 | Fall, Spring & Summer 1 |
| SHA HF322 Hospitality Design | B | SHA HF220, SHA HF270 | Fall |
| SHA HF367 Hospitality Distribution Channel Management | B | HF260 | Spring |
| SHA HF368 Digital Marketing Strategies for the Hospitality Industry | B | HF260 | Fall |
| SI451 Organizing for Design and Innovation | B | QST SM131, or QST SI250, or QST SI480, or COM FT591, or SHA HF307; Junior standing | Spring |
| CAS HI282 The Modern American Consumer | B | no pre-requisite | not offered in 2023-24 |
Strategy
Strategy
Four four-credit courses in total are required.
- Concentrators are required to take QST SI432
- Concentrators are required to choose 3 B-list courses
- No more than 1 B-list course can be selected outside the S&I department
- Concentrators can count no more than one course, one time, towards multiple concentrations. Therefore, a single course can only count toward a maximum of two concentrations and overlap between two concentrations is only allowed with one course. Generally, one concentration is fulfilled by a minimum of four electives, two concentrations are fulfilled by a minimum of seven electives, and three concentrations by a minimum of eleven electives.
Strategy Concentration
Video Introduction
Strategy Concentration Guide
Faculty Concentration Advisor:
John Kirks
| Course: | Curric- ulum Info: | Pre-requisite: | Semesters: |
|---|---|---|---|
| SI432 Corporate Strategy: Formulation and Implementation | A | QST SI422 | Fall & Spring |
| FE460 Equity Analysis for Strategic Decision Making | B | QST FE323 | Spring |
| IM345 Global Business Environment | B | CAS EC101, CAS EC102, and junior standing. | Fall & Spring |
| IS474 Platform Strategy & Design | B | QST IS223 | Fall & Spring |
| MK447 Marketing Research | B | QST MK323 | Fall & Spring |
| SI360 Strategy Lab | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323 | Spring |
| SI448 Dilemmas in Scaling New Ventures | B | QST FE323, MK323, QM323 and OM323; or SI480 | not offered in 2023-24 |
| SI451 Organizing for Design and Innovation | B | QST SM131, or QST SI250, or QST SI480, or COM FT591, or SHA HF307; Junior standing | Spring |
| SI453 Strategies in Environmental Sustainability | B | QST SM131, or QST SI250, or QST SI480, or COM FT591, or SHA HF307; Junior standing | Spring |
| SI464 Intellectual Property Strategies | B | QST SM131 or QST SI480 | Fall |
| SI475 Global Management Experience | B | QST SM131 and junior standing | Spring |
| SI482 Strategy for Technology-Based Firms | B | QST FE323, MK323, OM323, and QM323; or QST SI 480 | Fall & Spring |
| SI498 Directed Study in Strategy and Innovation | B | by application |
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