One-Year Residential Management Science MBA

One-Year Residential Management Science MBA

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Overview

Johnson’s STEM-designated, full-time One-Year MBA program in Ithaca offers a sequenced, yet flexible, curriculum, which includes the option to take courses at Cornell Tech in New York City. You’ll not only learn foundational business principles but also skills related to the industry that makes the most sense for your career advancement as you choose electives.

The program’s STEM designation recognizes a path in management science with an emphasis in data analytics, technology, and other similar disciplines integral to contemporary business leadership.

International students on an F-1 visa pursing the program are eligible for a STEM OPT extension, enabling them to work in their field for a total of up to 36 months in the U.S. This extra 24 months makes them more hirable, affords them extended professional training, and gives them additional chances in the annual lottery for limited U.S. H-1B skilled worker visas.

Core Courses (20.5 credits)

Students must take all of the following:

• NCC 5000 - Financial Accounting  
• NCC 5010 - Data Analytics and Modeling  
• NCC 5020 - Microeconomics for Management  
• NCC 5030 - Marketing Management  
• NCC 5040 - Leading Teams  
• NCC 5050 - Critical and Strategic Thinking  
• NCC 5060 - Managerial Finance  
• NCC 5080 - Managing Operations  
• NCC 5090 - Strategy  

Leadership Elective (1.5 credits)

Students must take one of the following:

• NBA 5140 - Ethics and Corporate Culture  
• NBA 6030 - Strategies for Sustainability  
• NBA 6040 - Finance and Ethics  
• NBA 6130 - Women and Leadership  
• NBA 6540 - Power and Politics in Organizations  
• NBA 6650 - The Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation  
• NBA 6710 - Ethical Decision Making in Management  

Management Science Elective Courses (17.5 credits)

Students must take at least 17.5 credits of Management Science designated courses. The full list of offerings is available from the Johnson Registrar’s Office. 

Free elective courses (20.5 credits less any advanced standing credits)

Students may complete their remaining credits via any graduate level courses offered at Cornell (5000 level or above).

Students in the one-year MBA are awarded 9-15 credits of advanced standing on the basis of a previously completed degree/certification. These advanced standing credits are subtracted from the free elective course requirement.