Full-Time MBA Electives

The flexibility of the Rady MBA curriculum lets you fine-tune the program to meet your goals. More than half of your MBA education is elective and the choices are yours, made with the counsel of academic and career advisors.

The elective curriculum provides depth, strengthening your knowledge in areas critical to your career goals. Electives are focused on the knowledge and skills critical for those working in innovation-driven environments. These courses also offer expertise in industry sectors where innovation is a driving force for both company creation and survival, such as high technology, wireless and life science.

More than half of Rady MBAs undertake independent study. In small teams or individually, students work under the guidance of a faculty member. Some projects are proposed by companies or non-profits — big and small, in San Diego and beyond — others are defined by students.

New courses are regularly developed based on the interests of students and faculty. As a Rady student, you may also use some of your elective units to take other graduate courses at UC San Diego.

Electives include:

Biotechnology Industry, Structure and Strategy	New Venture Finance
Investments	Portfolio Theory in Practice
Business Development	Portfolio Theory in Practice
Consumer Behavior	Research for Marketing Decisions
Financial Risk Management	Supply Chain Management
Macroeconomics	Sustainable Enterprise
Marketing Communications	Technology Strategy
Marketing Strategy	Topics in Corporate Governance
Mergers and Acquisitions	Topics in Finance
Negotiation	Topics in Innovation
New Product Development	Topics in Marketing
	Individual Directed Study