Concentration in Consulting

The Consulting Concentration aims for students to learn effective ways of solving business problems by developing skills to anticipate, address, and resolve challenges in managing organizations. Students will learn consulting skills to analyze data, conduct research, work effectively on team-based projects, and persuasively communicate ideas.

Students can pursue consulting at the Rose Hill campus as a:

  • Primary concentration in Consulting with a focus in one of the following:
    • Management
    • Strategy
    • IT
    • Marketing
  • Secondary concentration in Consulting with a focus in one of the following:
    • Management
    • Strategy
    • IT
    • Marketing

Students can pursue management at the Lincoln Center campus as a:

  • Dual concentration in Consulting with a focus in one of the following:
    • Management
    • Strategy
    • IT
    • Marketing
  • Secondary concentration in Consulting with a focus in one of the following:
    • Management
    • Strategy
    • IT
    • Marketing

Students and alumni in this field have held jobs and internships at:

Primary Concentration in Consulting

The Primary Concentration in Consulting requires completion of four courses and one experiential education option.

Course Title Credits
Required Courses6
Strategic Analysis for Consultants
ST: Foundations of Consulting
Elective Courses: Choose one track6
Management Consulting Track
Two Management Consulting courses, one of which must be LPBU 3457 (Applied Innovation Consulting)
Strategy Consulting Track
Two Strategy Consulting courses, one of which must be SABU 3452 (Industry Analysis and Strategic Planning)
IT Consulting Track
Two IT Consulting courses
Marketing Consulting Track
Two Marketing Consulting courses
Experiential Learning Requirement (one of the following options)
ST: Applied Innovation Consulting
ST: Senior Seminar
Social Innovation Collaboratory Practicum
Consulting Case Competition
Internship
Total Credits12

Secondary Concentration in Consulting

The Secondary Concentration in Consulting requires completion of three courses.

Course Title Credits
Required Courses6
Strategic Analysis for Consultants
ST: Foundations of Consulting
Elective Courses: One course from any track3
Management Consulting Track
ST: Applied Innovation Consulting (Required course for this track)
Strategy Consulting Track
ST: Industry Analysis and Strategic Planning (Required course for this track)
IT Consulting Track
One IT Consulting course
Marketing Consulting Track
One Marketing Consulting course
Total Credits9

Management Consulting Track 

Courses in this group have the 0CMG attribute.

Course Title Credits
LPBU 3430ST: Sustainable Business3
LPBU 3455ST: Research for Consulting3
LPBU 3457ST: Applied Innovation Consulting3
LPBU 4440ST: Advanced Management3
OPBU 3451ST: Team Dynamics3

Strategy Consulting Track

Courses in this group have the 0CST attribute.

Course Title Credits
OPBU 3442ST: Health Care Operations Mgt3
OPBU 4507Project Management3
SABU 3441Intro Health Care Systems3
SABU 3452ST: Industry Analysis and Strategic Planning3
SABU 3453ST: Sustainability and Strategy3
SABU 4430ST: Machine Learning For Strategy3
SABU 4434Measurement and Data Visualization3
SABU 4435ST: Judgment and Decision-Making3
SABU 4456ST: Global Corporate Communication 3

IT Consulting Track 

Courses in this group have the 0CIT attribute.

Course Title Credits
INSY 4434ST: Data Mining for Business3
INSY 4506Business Analytics3
INSY 4507Project Management3
INSY 4508Business Modeling With Spreadsheets3

Marketing Consulting Track

Courses in this group have the 0CMK attribute.

Course Title Credits
MKBU 3439ST: Branding3
MKBU 3441Marketing Research3
MKBU 3445ST: Marketing Analytics3
MKBU 3454ST: Design Thinking3
MKBU 4441Marketing Strategy3