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Global One -Year MBA Boston San Francisco London Dubai Shanghai New York
The world is changing,
but most business schools are not.
Global change is transforming
everything around us.
And it calls for something new.
A different type of school,
a different type of career.
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You’ll need the instincts of an entrepreneur.
You’ll need to learn through real experience.
You’ll need more than the status quo.
Because your time is irreplaceable.
And your ideas can change everything.
This is why we exist.
This is why we are different.
Hult.
A new kind of business school
for the global generation.
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You’ll learn about
the world
Study at the so you can work across cultures
business school You’ll learn about
the future
where you’ll go so you can help shape it
beyond business You’ll learn about
yourself
so you can confidently lead others
BUSINESS AND BEYOND BUSINESS AND BEYOND
Cultural differences matter
100%
At Hult, you’ll learn
of Japanese executives
in a survey approached
negotiations as a win-win for
about the world
both parties, as opposed to
only 33% in Spain.
Cultural differences matter
2007
was the year that the Daimler-
more than ever, so at Hult
Chrysler merger failed, partly
because of cultural
you’ll be immersed in diversity
differences between Germans from day one.
and Americans.
Global businesses are run by local people
8.1
years is all it took for Uber
Globalization is a fact of business life. Markets are more
interconnected than ever before, companies are becoming
multinational quicker, and global trade is taking a bigger
to operate in more than and bigger percentage of global GDP.
75 countries.
However, business practices remain resolutely local.
Attitudes to things like timekeeping, communication style,
and consensus building are deeply rooted in the local
culture. Failure to navigate these fundamental differences
is a major reason for not succeeding in international
business. As a result, employers are increasingly looking to
hire people with the ability to operate in a culturally
diverse environment.
Class of 2018 students Shivani Singh, Tracy Learn to work across cultures
Latrina Ebanks, Mario Debilacqua von
The classroom diversity at Hult is unparalleled. Over the
Gunderrode, and Gabriel Dion in a team breakout
course of their degree, the average Hult student will work
session at the San Francisco campus.
directly with teammates of over 30 different nationalities.
Exposure to this broad range of cultures ensures that you
graduate with a true appreciation of cultural differences
and a deep understanding of how to navigate these
effectively and sensitively in a working environment.
You can also choose to take advantage of Hult’s global
campus network to gain on-the-ground experience of
international business around the world. Encompassing
Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai, Shanghai, and
New York—our unique Global Campus Rotation enables
you to study in up to three locations within your one-year
program. Almost half of all students take advantage of
the opportunity to study at more than one campus and
experience different cultures, explore employment options,
or simply visit family and friends.
Graduate with a global mindset
Whichever route you choose through Hult, you are
guaranteed to learn what makes other cultures tick, gain an
international perspective on business, and graduate with
friends and connections all over the world—an incredibly
valuable asset in your international career. Being immersed
in the diversity at Hult will change the way you see the
world forever.
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BUSINESS AND BEYOND BUSINESS AND BEYOND
Change is accelerating
20
At Hult, you’ll learn
years is now the average
life span of a Fortune 500
company, down from 60
about the future
years in 1950.
6.8 Change is happening faster than
years is how long it took
WhatsApp to reach one billion
ever, so at Hult you’ll learn
active users. It took Windows
25.8 years.
about the technologies driving
this disruption.
40%
of U.S. jobs are estimated to
Traditional businesses cannot keep up
We live in an age of upheaval. New technologies are
be automated by 2030. changing the world as we know it, faster than ever before.
As a result, the average life span of major companies is
reducing dramatically. And the opportunity to create new
enterprises is increasing substantially.
Traditional businesses are struggling because, unlike
historic innovations that developed linearly over time,
these new technologies are growing at unprecedented
speed. Even the most experienced executives have
been caught off guard by the impact these disruptive
technologies have had on whole industries in such a short
space of time. And the rate of change is only getting faster.
Nick Iverson from FPV Canada—the largest drone Learn to see the opportunity, and the risk
racing league in Canada—at our Boston campus
At Hult, we believe it is important that you have an
discussing drones and their implications for the future
understanding of these emerging technologies and their
of business.
potential impact. Technologies like artificial intelligence,
blockchain, virtual reality, autonomous vehicles, 3D
printing, and gene editing.
Each of these technologies has the power to change the
world, for both better and worse. Autonomous vehicles
will radically reduce the number of road deaths, but may
cause mass unemployment. Gene editing has the potential
to eliminate terrible diseases, but raises serious ethical
questions around our right to manipulate the building
blocks of life.
Graduate with a future mindset
At Hult, you will learn the basics of these disruptive
technologies, hear from industry experts leading their
development, and discuss the likely implications of their
adoption. You will also identify potential opportunities
they could create for your own entrepreneurial ambitions,
for companies of all sizes, and for the world’s most
disadvantaged communities.
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BUSINESS AND BEYOND BUSINESS AND BEYOND
We all have strengths
and weaknesses
At Hult, you’ll learn
#1
predictor of executive about yourself
success is self-awareness.
7
of the top 10 skills required by We all have strengths and
employers for graduate jobs
are “soft skills.”
weaknesses, so at Hult you’ll
learn how you can improve
58%
of organizations say their top
on both.
priority is closing leadership You can improve anything with practice
skill gaps. The fact is, we all have things we’re good at and things we
struggle with. Many of these attributes are determined by
our genes and our upbringing. But at Hult, we believe that
rather than just accepting these are impossible to change,
it’s important to realize that we can build on our strengths
and overcome our weaknesses. Because, as with any skill,
we can improve with practice.
Skills such as being able to communicate clearly, being
able to work in teams, influence others, and simplify
complex problems are as important to success in business
as having knowledge of the fundamental disciplines, such
as finance, marketing, and operations. At Hult, you’ll work
on both types of skills.
Students put their creative problem-solving skills
to the test in a team challenge.
Learn to lead
We’ve taken advanced practices from leadership
development courses and built them into all our degree
programs. It’s this approach that earned us the 2014 AMBA
Innovation Award.
During the early part of your program, you’ll examine
your personal attributes and what your strengths and
weaknesses are on a number of leadership dimensions.
Then, throughout the rest of the program, you’ll be given
“I’ve learned as much about myself the opportunity to focus on a selection of key skills that
here as I have about business. you’ll improve through practice as well as faculty guidance,
peer-to-peer feedback, and professional coaching.
I’m more aware of my strengths
and biases and am more confident Graduate with a growth mindset
No matter what your starting point on each of these
to act as a leader. This experience key leadership skills, you can improve through constant
practice and feedback. This proven technique means
has given me the tools and that you’ll not only be more self-aware and able to make
better decisions, you’ll also be able to see your behaviors
mindset to continue growing as an changing and feel your effectiveness in groups and
organizations increasing.
individual long after my MBA.”
Gabriel Dion
Canadian
Class of 2018
San Francisco campus
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BUSINESS AND BEYOND BUSINESS AND BEYOND
“At Hult, our education is about more
than simply knowledge acquisition.
It is about personal transformation.
The first triple-accredited
This philosophy is built into all our U.S. business school
degree programs. Each program has
been designed not only to give you Hult is recognized by business education’s three most
the necessary subject matter expertise, prestigious international accrediting bodies: AACSB, AMBA,
but also to help you to realize your and EQUIS. We are the first and only business school in the U.S.
full potential by having the skills to achieve this “triple crown” status, which is held by just one
and confidence to change the world percent of business schools worldwide.
through business.”
Dr. Stephen Hodges
British
President
Hult International Business School
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business (AACSB) is the world’s largest business
education alliance and is internationally recognized
as a hallmark of quality reserved for the world’s best
business schools.
The Association of MBAs (AMBA) is the international
impartial authority that represents the highest standard
of achievement in postgraduate business education
and is earned only by the best programs globally.
EQUIS is a global accreditation scheme granted and
run by the European Foundation for Management
Development (EFMD), whose mission is to raise the
standard of management education worldwide.
Dr. Ian Dougal, Dean of Central Academics, leads a
class at our campus.
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BUSINESS AND BEYOND
“Hult really cares about each
student and takes each one of our
career goals into consideration
while working individually
with us. I’ve developed skills
in new technology and gained
understanding in areas of business
that I previously hadn’t worked in.
I love working with people from
all around the world and being
exposed to their cultures.”
The Hult
Sofia Abu-Ghaben
American
Class of 2018
Dubai campus Student
You recognize Hult students as soon as you meet them. They
are passionate, curious, and determined. They are interesting and
engaging. And they don’t follow the crowd because they are busy
forging their own way. Although they come from all over the
world, they share the same DNA:
An interest in the world
An open mind
A bold spirit
A creative intellect
A resourceful attitude
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THE HULT STUDENT THE HULT STUDENT
“I’ve met a network of people
who have now become like
family to me. I now truly
A dynamic and understand the benefits that
diversity brings and feel ready to
face the world as a global leader.”
multicultural community Susana Gómez Portugal Monroy
Mexican
Class of 2018
Throughout your MBA experience, you will be Boston campus
challenged to think creatively, be resourceful, and work
together with your classmates from all over the world. It’s in
this international, collaborative learning environment that you
Hult’s global
will draw on the diverse backgrounds and experiences of your student body
peers and learn to see leadership through a truly global lens.
160+
nationalities are represented
across all Hult programs and
Juanita Gonzalez, Victor Romero, Lagna Das, Issa Reyes-Lao, and Sandy Caceres— campuses worldwide.
all MBA Class of 2017—celebrate advancing to the finals of their final business challenge
with their startup idea related to nutrition during pregnancy.
Global diversity
The countries and territories represented by
100+
languages are spoken
Hult’s graduate student body in 2017–2018. by Hult students.
India 11.7% Ecuador 1.0% Morocco 0.3% Montenegro 0.2% Latvia 0.1%
China 7.9% South Korea 1.0% Nepal 0.3% Palestine 0.2% Lithuania 0.1%
United States 7.0% Indonesia 0.9% Singapore 0.3% Romania 0.2% Macau 0.1%
Germany 6.0% Jordan 0.9% Syria 0.3% Rwanda 0.2% Macedonia 0.1%
Italy 5.3% Pakistan 0.9% Zimbabwe 0.3% Senegal 0.2% Mali 0.1%
Russia 2.7% Venezuela 0.8% Afghanistan 0.2% Uzbekistan 0.2% Mauritius 0.1%
United Kingdom 2.7% Ukraine 0.7% Algeria 0.2% Albania 0.1% Moldova 0.1%
Mexico 2.5% United Arab Emirates 0.7% Angola 0.2% Armenia 0.1% Mongolia 0.1%
Brazil 2.3% Vietnam 0.7% Azerbaijan 0.2% Bahamas 0.1% Netherlands Antilles 0.1%
France 2.2% Ghana 0.6% Bahrain 0.2% Bangladesh 0.1% New Zealand 0.1%
Egypt 2.1% Kazakhstan 0.6% Belarus 0.2% Barbados 0.1% Oman 0.1%
Canada 2.0% Sweden 0.6% Bolivia 0.2% Belize 0.1% Panama 0.1%
Nigeria 2.0% Iran 0.5% Bulgaria 0.2% Benin 0.1% Puerto Rico 0.1%
Colombia 1.9% Austria 0.4% Costa Rica 0.2% Bermuda 0.1% Qatar 0.1%
Industries of the Hult MBA Class of 2017 MBA Student Profile Belgium 1.8% Denmark 0.4% Côte d’Ivoire 0.2% British Indian Ocean Territory 0.1% Serbia 0.1%
Philippines 1.7% Dominican Republic 0.4% Croatia 0.2% Comoros 0.1% Slovakia 0.1%
Spain 1.6% Japan 0.4% El Salvador 0.2% Congo 0.1% Somalia 0.1%
Consumer Goods: 16%
Financial Services: 15%
Technology: 13%
Manufacturing: 7%
Real Estate: 6%
Education: 5%
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Average age
7
Years of average
Peru
Norway
Taiwan
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
Poland
Switzerland
Argentina
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
Ethiopia
Finland
Georgia
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
Cyprus
Eritrea
Gambia
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Sri Lanka
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Sudan
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Media/Entertainment: 8% Hospitality: 3% Saudi Arabia 1.3% Australia 0.3% Guatemala 0.2% Guinea 0.1% Suriname 0.1%
professional
Netherlands 1.2% Cameroon 0.3% Haiti 0.2% Hong Kong 0.1% Trinidad & Tobago 0.1%
Government/Non-profit: 8% Transportation/Logistics Service: 3% experience Turkey 1.2% Chile 0.3% Honduras 0.2% Iraq 0.1% Turkmenistan 0.1%
Consulting: 7% Energy: 2%
Lebanon 1.1% Dominica 0.3% Kenya 0.2% Ireland 0.1% Uganda 0.1%
Healthcare/Pharmaceutical: 7% Portugal 1.1% Greece 0.3% Kyrgyzstan 0.2% Jamaica 0.1% Uruguay 0.1%
South Africa 1.1% Hungary 0.3% Luxembourg 0.2% Kosovo 0.1% Virgin Islands (U.S.) 0.1%
Thailand 1.1% Israel 0.3% Malaysia 0.2% Kuwait 0.1% Yemen 0.1%
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“Most professors are international
and have global business expertise—
they transfer their high level of skills
and knowledge to students.” Mignnone Karugu
Rwandan
Class of 2018
Aaron Salamon Dubai campus
British/Canadian
Class of 2018
San Francisco and Shanghai campuses Languages spoken: French, English, Kinyarwanda,
Lingala, and Swahili
Why Hult? Hult offers a curriculum that emphasizes
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, and French
soft skills and leadership. Students are diverse and
Why Hult? I believe that Hult is far more practical than come with different experiences that others can
other business schools. Rather than just learning benefit from, which is reflected in the real business
about the theoretical and academic side of business, world. Hult also offers electives at their campuses
there’s also a huge focus on practical learning and around the world, which is something that very few
team projects. Each class has its own practical project, business schools can compete with. Most
and you work in diverse teams to deliver solutions to professors are international and have global
real challenges proposed by real clients. business expertise—they transfer their high level of
Biggest personal impact? My Hult experience has skills and knowledge to students.
changed me as a person and has given me an Biggest lesson learned? I’ve learned about various
opportunity to really identify my strengths and skills. economies, their practices, and how any model is
Seeking feedback regularly has been a valuable replicable when tailored well to specific needs and
lesson for me. It’s not just about learning how to give situations. Hult helped me to shape my focus, deal
feedback effectively, it’s also about learning how to well with workload management, and work more
receive it and execute real change. effectively. I’ve also learned that nothing is easy and
Why did you decide to pursue an MBA? great achievements can only happen
Having worked as a management consultant for as a result of hard and consistent work. It’s okay
Accenture, I was looking to broaden my knowledge of to fail, as long as you learn from your mistakes and
the core business functions and the workings of an do better when another opportunity presents itself.
operational team. Hult offered me a chance to acquire How have your skills developed? Working with
that in-depth knowledge. I also wanted to expand my an international cohort has developed my
international network, and what better place to do communication skills. I’ve learned that working
that than at one of the most international business environments can be difficult and that keeping
schools out there? high standards and integrity at all times will always
Best memory? Getting the chance to help solve a key pay off.
“Getting the chance to help solve a key strategic issue for a major global player such as the Why Dubai? Dubai is the most fast-paced and
strategic issue for a major global player World Economic Forum (WEF) was one of the best
learning experiences during my time at Hult. There
modern economic hub in the Middle East. It’s known
for its world-class development infrastructure. The
such as the World Economic Forum have been more practical challenges throughout the
course, and they have been a great insight into
population of Dubai is diverse and offers insights and
experiences people can learn from and apply
(WEF) was one of the best learning real-life scenarios that I may well be faced with at elsewhere. In terms of education, Dubai has attracted
some point during my career. top business schools such as Hult with an emphasis
experiences during my time at Hult.” Why San Francisco? San Francisco is at the heart of on scientific studies, entrepreneurship, and cutting
the global startup ecosystem. Being so close to edge technology. This offers students a platform to
Silicon Valley and being around so many startups, practice skills that can be applied globally.
venture capital firms, and multinationals make it an
amazing place to learn. The opportunities to network Hear from more Hult students:
and attend meetups are plentiful, you just need to put hult.edu/mba-stories
yourself out there.
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“I’m now more likely to embrace
challenges, persist in the face of
setbacks, and see effort as the natural
path to mastery. In the pursuit of
success in business today, a growth
mindset is everything.”
Rodrigo Castro
Brazilian
Kavita Naik Class of 2019
American/Indian MBA with a Dual Degree in Masters in
Class of 2018 Business Analytics
London and New York campuses Boston, Dubai, and London campuses
Language spoken: English Languages spoken: Portuguese and English
What motivated you to pursue an MBA? Prior to Hult, Why study business at Hult? Hult’s unique
I worked as a Senior Relationship Manager at Bank of award-winning program appealed to me as it’s
America Merrill Lynch. I had reached a point in my life based on developing adaptive thinking,
where I was ready for the next step. For me, that was communication, teamwork, and execution. The
two things: discovering what I was passionate about emphasis on gaining soft skills is very much in
career-wise and living out my dream to move to New tune with the needs of modern business today.
York. In an intensive one-year program, the Hult MBA How have you changed? I’m now more likely to
offered the opportunity to do both. embrace challenges, persist in the face of
Biggest learning? Participating in the Hult Prize was setbacks, and see effort as the natural path to
a great lesson in itself. It opened my mind to an mastery. Hult has had a tremendous impact on my
entrepreneurial way of thinking—having been involved motivation, productivity, and confidence. In the
in non-profits before, the social element really excited pursuit of success in business today, a growth
me. I never knew how much time and effort went into mindset is everything.
creating a successful business, and the Hult Prize gave How has the program helped you to achieve
me a glimpse into that process. The presentation side your career goals? The Career Development
of the challenge increased my overall learning and team at Hult has given me valuable insights
refreshed a sense of confidence and energy in regarding my resume and LinkedIn profile, as well
the way I communicate. as great tips for competency-based interviews.
How has the program helped you to achieve your Best memory? My favorite Hult memory is
“It’s easy to lose clarity about which aims? By being given the choice of multiple courses at participating in the Hult Prize—the world’s largest
Hult, I made two important realizations—that it was
direction you’re going in your career, finance I was most interested in, and that I wanted to
student competition for social good and
entrepreneurship. The possibility of joining this
but Hult has allowed me to streamline make the transition from private to corporate banking.
It’s easy to lose clarity about which direction you’re
challenge to solve a pressing social issue around
topics such as food, security, water access, and
my thinking and identify a strategic going in your career, but Hult has allowed me to
streamline my thinking and identify a strategic pathway
education was amazing. We reached the Hult
campus finals but were not selected to go through
pathway to reach my goals.” to reach my goals. to the regional finals. Despite that, we got the
Hult is... an enriching, life-changing experience that I will attention of potential investors, venture capitalists,
forever be grateful for. I made new lifelong friends, and even an IMF (International Monetary Fund)
earned my MBA, and I now have more clarity about my Hear from more Hult students: representative who are all interested in funding our
future both personally and professionally. hult.edu/mba-stories idea in the very near future.
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“After 13 years working for the
Home Office, I was looking for a
business school that could help me
gain leadership skills and go further.” Kum Fong Yueng
British/Chinese
Class of 2019
MBA with a Dual Degree in Masters in
Disruptive Innovation
London, Shanghai, and San Francisco campuses
Philip Prohaska
German
Class of 2019 Languages spoken: English, Cantonese,
MBA with a Dual Degree in Masters in and Mandarin
Business Analytics
Why Hult? After 13 years working for the Home
San Francisco campus
Office, I was looking for a business school that
could help me gain leadership skills and go further. I
Languages spoken: English and German felt pigeonholed in the civil service and non-profit
sectors and needed exposure to the wider business
Why Hult? My aim was to use Hult as a catalyst to
landscape. Hult seemed like the right place to do all
expand my business experience outside of
of this, and I was right.
engineering. I wanted to add management and
business knowledge to my technical expertise to Biggest lesson learned? Hult has made me more
understand the holistic picture of business. The assertive and confident of what my strengths are.
diversity at Hult, from the students to the staff, is I’ve learned to embrace what I am good at, rather
something I would not want to miss out on. than focusing on what I’m not. I’ve also learned by
studying in such a diverse cohort that I don’t need
Biggest challenge? I was aware of the fact that Hult
to be good at everything. When working as a team,
claimed to be an international business school but I
every individual brings different strengths to the
didn’t expect it to be true to that extent. The
table.
challenge of communicating with so many different
cultures has been an eye-opening and valuable What’s it like in the Hult classroom? Hult
experience. On a daily basis, I get to talk about professors deliver interactive lectures. They all have
contemporary topics with my cohort. We discover something to offer due to their years of experience
each other’s views on our own country’s issues and working in a variety of industries. Classes include
we gain a unique insight into different cultures, practical activities that allow us to identify and
which is something that gives you a huge advantage analyze our own reactions to situations we may
within business. have assumed we would have reacted differently to.
These also give us invaluable experience
“We gain a unique insight into Biggest lesson learned? Overall, I’ve learned about
how important it is to learn from others. Whenever we
interacting with and getting feedback from clients.
different cultures, which is discuss cases in class, professors ask about our
personal experiences. Once we start sharing our past
How has the program helped you to achieve your
aims? It has broadened my horizons and given me
something that gives you a huge and everyone begins to chime in—that’s when we real-life experience of working alongside people
learn the most. In class—and in business—it’s from other cultures, industries, and programs who all
advantage within business.” imperative to be open to other people’s insights and bring different perspectives and ideas. The Career
opinions and to not only learn from your own mistakes Development team gave me the opportunity to
and experiences but also from others’. connect with and speak to alumni who are based in
other countries and industries. They provided
Hult is... like family. The staff, including the Deans, are
insights into the challenges they experienced when
so attentive. They remember your name, talk to you
Hear from more Hult students: first entering the business world and shared tips on
between classes, and always have an open ear for
hult.edu/mba-stories how to overcome them.
any kind of problem.
24 HULT.EDU/APPLY 25Aaron Salamon, Philip Prohaska, and
Laia Esteban, Class of 2018, catch up between
classes at the San Francisco campus.
Your
Curriculum
With business at its core, your curriculum has
been designed so that you learn to work in cross-
cultural teams, develop unique leadership skills, and
understand how you can shape the future.
28 Curriculum overview
30 Degree timeline
32 Leadership development
34 Core courses
36 Challenge learning
38 Electives
40 Dual Degree program
42 Faculty
26 HULT.EDU/APPLY 27YOUR CURRICULUM
Business
A curriculum that takes Build your knowledge: Business core
Your MBA program’s core curriculum is focused on the
essential topics of business theory. Your core courses will
give you a thorough grounding in the critical knowledge of
Throughout your degree, you will put the theory and skills
you’re learning into practice with real challenges from real
clients. In addition to adhoc, professor-led challenges, you’ll
have the option to compete in core campus-wide challenges,
you beyond business general business and deepen the technical skills you’ll need
to move to an advanced level.
The skills you’ll acquire as part of your core courses are
which will require you to creatively problem solve for both
local and global businesses.
based on a large-scale big data analysis conducted by Hult Your own path: Electives
Get ready to study a rigorous curriculum that has business at in partnership with Burning Glass. Analyzing millions of job
descriptions, the study identified the most sought-after skills
Customize your degree to suit your career goals or personal
interests with a broad range of electives covering more than
its core and opens up to take you beyond the fundamentals and technical abilities employers are looking for. These 30 topics. Your electives take place in the summer, and you
have been integrated throughout your MBA program’s core will normally take six elective courses. Explore any topic that
so you’ll graduate with the ability to work in cross-cultural curriculum and certain electives to ensure you graduate with interests you most, or specialize when you complete three or
a skillset that employers value and that will serve you from more electives in that field. Topics are far-reaching but can be
teams, lead with confidence, and understand how you can day one in the workplace. grouped in the following disciplines:
shape the future. –– Marketing
–– Finance
–– Entrepreneurship
–– Business Analytics
–– Disruptive Technology
World
Perspective: See the world differently Experience: Global Campus Rotation
At Hult, you will be immersed in a global environment Once you have completed your core courses, you will have
Business without even leaving campus, and every topic you study will
be approached from a global point of view. Your business
knowledge will be placed in the context of the complex
the opportunity to take electives at up to two more of any of
our campus locations:
–– Boston
global environment that organizations must operate in, with a –– San Francisco
focus on how to solve international issues and challenges. –– London
–– Study with classmates of 160+ nationalities –– Dubai
–– Learn from faculty with experience in 45 countries bringing –– Shanghai
firsthand global business experience into the classroom –– New York
World –– Be exposed to multinational companies
Future
Tomorrow’s world: Emerging technology Future thinking: Harness the power of innovation
You’ll learn about emerging technologies impacting the Your final team project will push you to apply all your learning
Future business world of tomorrow directly from the people leading
their development with our Day of Disruption speaker series.
to develop an innovative solution to a question no one has
found the answer to yet. You’ll use design thinking to explore
Through electives in disruptive technology, you’ll develop the possibilities of emerging technologies and how you can
the critical thinking to identify the potential impact and harness their potential to solve the challenges businesses will
opportunities of new and emerging technologies including: face in the future.
–– Blockchain –– Gene Editing
–– Internet of Things –– Robotics
You ––
––
Artificial Intelligence
3D Printing
–– Autonomous Vehicles
You
Learning to lead: Leadership program Growth through practice: Learn by doing
Through self-assessments, personal diagnostic tests, Put theory into practice as part of your everyday classroom
and expert workshops, you’ll identify your strengths and experience, and build on your individual strengths and
weaknesses and how best to utilize them as a teammate weaknesses as you take part in:
and leader. In class, you’ll apply these skills to real-world –– Business challenges
situations, reflect on your performance, and come to embrace –– Live client consulting
every growth opportunity to realize your full leadership –– Hackathons
potential with the help of peer feedback and coaching. –– Design sprints
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Your year at a glance
Immersed in diversity from day one, your year at Hult will
be a transformative journey. Your degree has been designed
so that you continuously apply business knowledge as you
acquire it, practice your teamwork and leadership skills, and
keep your thinking focused on the future.
15th 11th 1st
Best for Percentage for
International Increase on Diversity A team of MBA students at the Boston
campus meet to discuss their latest project.
One-Year MBA Pre-MBA Salary of Recruiters
(Forbes, 2017) (The Economist, 2017) (The Economist, 2017)
Sample timeline using MBA courses and events*
Fall Winter Spring Summer
September to December January to March April May to July
Global
Business core: Business core: Campus Rotation
Managerial Economics, Organizational Behavior, Future Challenge Study at up to two more campuses
International Marketing, Financial Management, and gain on-the-ground international
Your team will spend three weeks tackling business experience, or complete an
Operations Management Analytics in Business Decisions your final competitive team challenge: the internship. (See p. 64)
Future Challenge. You’ll devise a plan to
harness a disruptive technology to create a Electives
compelling new business opportunity for your
Customize your degree with a wide
own startup or for an existing company.
World: Business and Global Society World: Global Strategy range of electives covering more
Future: Day of Disruption Future: Future Mindset than 30 topics. (See p. 38)
You: Leadership Immersion You: Leadership Development
*Note: Chart shows a sample selection of courses from the MBA program and not the full
curriculum. Curriculum, courses, sequencing, and program requirements are subject to change.
The most recent Terms & Conditions are available at hult.edu.
Upon successful completion of an MBA at Hult, you will be awarded a joint U.S. and U.K. degree.
For additional accreditation information please visit hult.edu/accreditation.
Hult’s Global One-Year MBA program is ranked in The Economist’s 2017 ranking of MBA
programs worldwide.
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Leadership development Shivani Singh, Class of 2018, maps out her team’s strategy.
Becoming an effective leader requires truly knowing yourself and
learning how to bring out the best in others. Hult’s leadership
program will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses
and develop critical skills through continual practice, feedback,
and coaching.
Leadership in the real world An award-winning approach Peer feedback, structured coaching
Leadership, more than any other area Self-assessments, personality and Like the real world, where colleagues
of business, is about practical skills—not leadership diagnostics, and coaching shape your professional development,
theory. We interviewed 100 of the world’s will assess your skills, but the real peer feedback is central to leadership
leading CEOs to find out what business work happens throughout your core development at Hult. You’ll be part of a
graduates need in order to be effective program. You’ll learn to reflect on your small group who will observe each other,
leaders in today’s workplace and built a performance, see it evolve, and come feedback on each other’s performance,
leadership development program based to welcome experiences as growth practice skills together, and support each
on these insights, which is fully integrated opportunities. It’s a groundbreaking other at every step. Your coach will also
into your MBA program. approach that won Hult the Association be on hand to run workshops and help
of MBAs (AMBA) Innovation Award. you reflect on your performance.
Eveline Sijbrandij, Class of 2017,
presents her team’s solution to
the client’s challenge.
“The leadership program at Hult
instills a growth mindset that has
Fall Winter Spring–Summer taught me new ways of thinking.
A good leader is someone who
Workshops
• Understanding the model • Team collaboration helps their team members grow.
• Interpersonal influence • Adaptive thinking
The emphasis on peer coaching
• Leadership skills simulation has shown me how to do that
• Personality and leadership • Application of leadership learning
diagnostic test
• Peer mentoring through group work within core on an individual basis.”
• Interactive leadership role-play courses culminates in your capstone
Activities • Meet your peers and develop
• Coaching session project, which puts your leadership Shaveta Verma
feedback frameworks
• Progress reflection and tracking and business skills to the test Indian
• Interactive team-building exercises
and role-play Class of 2018
• You can also choose to take
Dubai campus
courses in topics like Management
• Checkpoint assessment at end of Psychology or a Coaching
• Personal self-assessment your core courses Certification and take your learning
• Receive peer feedback • Revisit your leadership goals and to the next level
Reflection & • Discuss growth mindset progress so far
Feedback development and “The Hult DNA”— • Examine strengths and weaknesses
competencies and skills valued in with peer coaching sessions
trained business professionals • Reflect and refine goals for
remaining time on program
Note: Curriculum, courses, sequencing, and program requirements are subject to change.
The most recent Terms & Conditions are available at hult.edu
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Business core
During the first half of the year, you’ll study fundamental
business knowledge relevant to today’s rapidly changing
landscape. Professors with years of industry experience will bring
the subject to life in interactive classes, and students from all over
the world—all with different professional backgrounds—will
give you a fresh, global perspective on the issues raised.
Dr. Mark Esposito leads a Global Economics
class at the San Francisco campus.
Immersion Accounting Organizational Behavior Business & Global Society Global Strategy Future Mindset
Immersion is a combination of learning Examine the framework of accounting Explore the psychological and Explore the economic, social, and Develop a deep understanding of the In the next ten years the rise of new
academic fundamentals, leadership principles emphasizing revenue and sociological foundations of individual political context of global business and challenges top management in today’s exponential technologies will change
development, building new relationships, expense recognition, valuation of assets and group behavior in organizations identify the institutional frameworks that corporations face when implementing economics and daily life around the
and forging a sense of community, all and liabilities, financial statement analysis, so that you can improve your ability to shape the wider context of business. corporate and global strategy. Executives world. Making sense of the possibilities
while orienting yourself with the city and management communication, and the motivate others, make decisions, design There will be a special focus on defining face constant change in global industry and experiences that a new world of
campus. Through the use of dynamic use of accounting to measure, analyze, organizations, and navigate national and and understanding the meaning, as well as in their own backyard. The mobility, big data, cloud computing, and
simulations, team-building activities, and report economic events for internal corporate cultures, with a special focus importance, and implications of social solutions they must define strike a artificial intelligence will bring requires
case studies, role-plays, and lectures, organizational purposes. on multicultural business contexts. responsibility for all stakeholders. delicate balance between adapting a future mindset that can understand
you’ll develop a growth mindset and strategic thinking to business realities and act in rapidly shifting digital contexts,
learn what we describe as “The Hult and implementing attitudes that are organizations, and technologies. Hult
Managerial Economics Financial Management International Marketing
DNA”—the competencies and skills that essential to motivating their teams. students will build competencies in the
the marketplace values most highly for Study the analytical foundations that are Develop the financial and logical skills Learn the processes involved in the mindsets and approaches of the new digital
trained business professionals. This will essential to rigorously address key issues to understand and discuss financial creation, communication, pricing, and economy, exploring the contexts in which
in competitive strategy, marketing policy in a global economy. Objectives distribution of products. Through a Analytics in Business Decisions
give you an engaging start to the year digitally forward organizations define new
that will set a firm foundation for your strategy, and related fields to make include developing an understanding of managerial perspective, you’ll understand In this new world of information overload, opportunities—and how they turn these
future growth. better decisions. You’ll review the time value of money, using financial the tasks and decisions faced by employers actively seek candidates opportunities into learning and growth.
companies’ strategic decision-making statements in decision making, and marketing managers, including target who have the ability to translate data
problems, their available options, and understanding the nature of financial market selection, competitive positioning, into actionable solutions. Place yourself
how the competitive environment markets, the cost of capital, and the and distribution strategies. There’s a at the intersection of statistical analysis
affects performance. valuation of stocks and bonds. particular emphasis on international and business knowledge so that you can
“Knowledge and skills marketing contexts. make meaningful, impactful contributions
to any business.
are integrated into one Leadership Development Operations Management
very intensive year that Build on the skills and models One of the major functions of
introduced during immersion and organizations is the delivery of goods
transforms you from specifically focus on growth mindset, and services to meet customer demand.
Professor spotlight
top to bottom.” interpersonal influence, and team You’ll develop an understanding of Dr. Omar Romero-Hernandez
collaboration. Through interactive operations management in both service Mexican
Karen Khachatryan and collaborative learning, you’ll build and manufacturing organizations, with an Operations Management & Sustainability Professor
Armenian skills in communication, relationship emphasis on international operations. PhD, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Hedge & PE Funds Accounting building, persuasion, negotiation, and In addition to a distinguished academic career, Omar is committed to transforming communities across his
Supervisor conflict resolution. The workshops are native Mexico. He’s helped the lives of millions of people in marginalized communities as a board member
JP Morgan Chase & Co a companion to Hult’s peer feedback of sustainability NGO Cantaro Azul. Together, they’ve developed technology to improve access to clean water for tens of
Class of 2017 process and can provide input on your thousands of low-income people in isolated communities. They’ve also helped over five million adults complete high school
Boston campus development priorities. by partnering with the government to create a stronger adult education model and promoted the adoption of sustainable
farming methods through the use of renewable energy. Omar and his colleagues have presented their research into
renewable energy to the Mexican Congress and received funding from the European Union. By sharing his projects in his
classes at Hult, Omar gives students valuable insights into real challenges and possible solutions in developing countries.
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Challenge learning Challenges improve core
and leadership skills
The capstone of your MBA will be the Future Challenge.
Your cross-cultural team and leadership abilities will be honed
At Hult, we believe you learn best by doing. Throughout your by working in diverse teams with people from all over the
MBA, you’ll apply your knowledge and skills by working in world and from different professional backgrounds. Beyond
the core curriculum, you are encouraged to participate in
diverse teams to solve real-world problems for leading clients. 4 optional competitive challenges that take place both on- and
off-campus across the year. You’ll learn to pitch with impact, tell
Whether you’re creating your own business or social enterprise or a meaningful story, and develop complex solutions to pressing
business questions.
consulting for leading companies—it’s an inspiring environment
Local Challenge
that will take your skills and confidence to a new level. You will have opportunities to engage in local and regional
challenges to begin building your skills and to gain a deeper
understanding of your new home city and region.
Each campus has its own strategy for giving students
exposure to these types of challenges, which may include
events held on-campus by staff and clubs as well as local
2 off-campus challenges.
The Hult Prize
A truly global challenge in its scope and scale, the Hult Prize
1
5 attracts 100,000 students from 300 academic institutions
around the world, with teams competing to use the power of
entrepreneurship to solve major global social problems. All
Hult students are encouraged to compete in the Hult Prize,
with on-campus support and mentoring as teams compete to
reach the finals and win the $1 million USD prize.
Future Challenge
Your core challenge in the spring is the capstone to your
core courses and demands the utmost creativity. Building
upon themes established throughout the program, the
Future Challenge calls upon students to harness disruptive
technology to create a compelling new business opportunity,
either for your own startup or for an existing company.
You’ll prepare for the Future Challenge by learning about the
disruptive technologies themselves (e.g. blockchain, gene
3 editing, artificial intelligence). You and your team are then
6 given three weeks to develop innovative business ideas
“We created a disruptive and sustainable utilizing a disruptive technology. Winning teams will present
their ideas to external judges who include senior executives,
business model for Siemens, leveraging entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists.
the growing need for wireless charging
due to trends like the Internet of 1 In Boston, General Mills challenged students to develop original
strategic responses to boost their market share based on a projection
Things and the smart cities initiative. and analysis of current trends.
We saw the amazing technology 2 Five organizations with social missions in need of marketing strategies
working in front of us and how this is kick off the NGO Hackathon.
3 At the London campus, Team RadixCube celebrate their challenge win
actually changing lives.” for their idea to impact post-crisis areas with a sustainable real estate
model.
Siemens challenge 2017,
winning team Boston campus 4 The winning team of the Audi challenge, who developed a go-to-
Guillermina Sanchez, Argentinian; Bharti Mathur, Indian; market strategy to generate revenue and strengthen brand loyalty in
Ayushi Goyal, Indian; Adeboye Oye, Nigerian; Audi’s U.S. market.
Fermin Carrillo, Venezuelan; Mauricio Alarcon, Mexican 5 Daimler asks students at the London campus to propose a future
transportation business model for Mercedes-Benz.
6 Team Nebula at the Hult Prize regionals in Tunisia, where they pitched
their solution to the 2018 challenge on how to harness solar energy to
transform the lives of millions.
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Design your degree and create
your future with electives
You’ll come to Hult with unique professional goals and
personal interests.Your electives enable you to tailor your
program to suit you. Use your electives to create a specialized
degree, study what most interests you, or learn about the Kisuc Kim, Class of 2018, maps out his options on
technologies shaping our future. the walls of a meeting room on the Dubai campus.
Choose your own path Graduate with employable skills
No-limits learning Take electives at any campus A data-driven approach Tailor your skills to your goals
You can choose as many as six electives from a broad Regardless of where you start your MBA with us, you We partnered with Burning Glass Technologies to analyze By beginning with your career goal in mind, you can tailor
range of over 30 topics, and specialize by completing three can choose to take electives at up to two more of millions of global job descriptions and identify the real skills your courses at Hult to ensure you acquire the skills you
or more electives in a particular subject area: marketing, any of our campus locations in Boston, San Francisco, that employers are looking for. We’ve built the teaching of need for your ideal role. It starts by determining your target
finance, entrepreneurship, or business analytics. In addition London, Dubai, Shanghai, and New York.* So as well as these professional and technical skills into our programs so role, then making decisions on what elective course to
to usual in-person courses, some electives are also offered broadening your global business knowledge in class, you you can ensure you graduate with the skills you need for the enroll in to fulfill that goal. Supportive academic advisors are
through a mix of in-person, online, and blended formats. can gain firsthand international experience in as many as role you want. on hand to help you design a curriculum that will prepare
three different cities. you for your dream job.
Sample electives:
Marketing Finance
–– Customer Acquisition through Digital Marketing –– Global Strategic Valuation Critical skills for a sampling of some of today’s in-demand jobs
–– Solutions Marketing –– Mergers & Acquisitions
Job Technical skill Elective discipline
–– Consumer Behavior & Cross-Cultural Marketing –– Entrepreneurial Finance Delivered in your
core curriculum
Entrepreneurship Business Analytics There are certain professional Google Analytics
Marketing
Master the world’s most used web analytics service to Marketing elective
–– Social Innovation –– Big Data skills that employers are Manager
translate user insights into informed marketing actions.
–– Disruptive Business Models –– Data Visualization looking for, which apply to all
–– Family Business –– Marketing Analytics job roles. These are the skills
that are integral to being a Advanced Excel
valuable team member and Financial Easy to use but harder to perfect, Excel is the single most
Finance elective
an effective contributor to any Analyst used analytical tool for finance professionals. Analyze huge
business. We have integrated data sets efficiently with the right operations and shortcuts.
Disruptive Technology the teaching of these skills
into the core curriculum of all Microsoft Projects
The world is changing at an unprecedented rate. There are Each of our Disruptive Technology courses has been built Product Unlock the power of agile product development by Project Management
our MBA programs.
a number of disruptive technologies that are exponentially in conjunction with a world-renowned industry expert Manager learning how to plan, track, and manage your projects elective
driving this change. Our courses in Disruptive Technology and covers the basics of how the technology works, the quickly and iteratively.
offer you the opportunity to better understand these potential applications, the major players driving the Professional skills:
technologies and their potential impact on business and technology, the likely development timeline, and the key • Collaboration SPSS Statistics, Python, Tableau
our lives. issues which need to be overcome for the full potential to • Communication Tried and trusted, SPSS is one of the most popular Business Analytics
Data Analyst
be realized. • Forecasting methods to manipulate complex data, run analyses, and elective
test hypotheses.
• Financial reporting
–– Blockchain –– Internet of Things –– Drones • Project management
• Research Salesforce
–– Artificial Intelligence –– 3D Printing –– Solar Power & Energy Storage Sales It’s no secret—managing your customer information
–– Autonomous Vehicles –– Machine Learning –– Robotics • Problem solving Marketing elective
Executive intelligently will improve your sales process efficiency,
• Relationship building and Salesforce is an industry leader.
*All students are encouraged to rotate and experience different campuses.
Elective offerings are tailored to regional market trends and so will vary across campuses.
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Dual Degree program
Specialize your expertise when you earn a one-year MBA and a
second masters degree in as little as 18 months of accelerated study.
Graduate with two masters degrees and stand out even further in
today’s highly competitive global marketplace.
“A Dual Degree brings
even more opportunities
for a higher starting
Second masters degree salary, and additional
Choose from:
Global Masters in International Marketing
skills for starting your
One-Year MBA Masters in Finance own business.”
Masters in Business Analytics
Masters in Disruptive Innovation Students at Hult Dubai meet with recruiters from
Rodrigo Castro
Brazilian KPMG, Philips, and L’Oréal at the 2017 Career
Connections Forum.
Class of 2019
MBA with a Dual Degree in
Masters in Business Analytics
Boston, Dubai, and London campuses
18 months
Masters in Finance Masters in Business Analytics
Offered in Boston Offered in San Francisco
Hult’s Masters in Finance equips you What you’ll learn: Why employers value this: Demand for scientific graduates means statistics and analysis into action. Why employers value this:
with the foundation necessary to tackle You’ll learn to understand the nuts and Smart financial management decisions Masters in Business Analytics grads What you’ll learn: Companies like Google, Facebook,
the complex world of corporate financial bolts of the business. By the end of the maximize shareholder and company working in U.S. STEM jobs post- and Amazon have demonstrated the
This degree will place you at the
management. Learn both the language program, you’ll be able to explain what value and limit risk. The role of the CFO graduation can receive U.S. work profitability of harnessing large-scale
intersection of statistical analysis and
of business and the tactical financial drives your organization’s numbers so and the company’s finance team is to authorization (OPT) of up to three consumer data. Employers search for
business knowledge. You’ll learn how
skills needed to make an impact that you can advise on which activities optimize financial performance. They years. As the role of big data becomes candidates who have the ability to
to tell the story behind the numbers
in international accounting and drive profitable growth. do this by looking for ways to fund increasingly important, this degree translate data into actionable solutions.
so that you can make meaningful,
corporate finance. investments and free up capital. equips you with the analytical and
impactful contributions.
business capability to translate data
Masters in International Marketing Masters in Disruptive Innovation
Offered in Boston Offered in San Francisco
Clever marketing drives brand loyalty, What you’ll learn: Why employers value this: Disruption and innovation impact What you’ll learn: Why employers value this:
product longevity, and profit. As You’ll learn how to leverage digital Mastering the modern world’s all areas of the workforce and This degree is designed to equip Though many graduates use the
companies look to differentiate their marketing, social media, marketing marketing mix is more critical than fundamentally change how businesses you with both a practical business innovative techniques they learn in this
offerings in a global marketplace, Hult’s analytics, and customer engagement ever to successful business strategy grow. As companies race to innovate understanding and the knowledge of degree to launch their own endeavors,
Masters in International Marketing strategies to break through the noise as consumers are constantly exposed in a shifting digital landscape, Hult’s how people, technology, and digitization all business leaders understand that
degree equips you with the strategic and make a measurable impact on to an increasing amount of branded Masters in Disruptive Innovation overlap to impact decision making and harnessing disruptive technologies is
and executional marketing skills needed marketing objectives. content across various channels. will enable you to link successful organizational change. critical to driving rapid innovation and
to stand out. business decisions with maintaining relevance. Employers seek
technological advancement. candidates with both business and
digital acumen.
Note: Curriculum, courses, sequencing, and program requirements are subject to change. The most recent Terms & Conditions are available at hult.edu
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