Gomba Program Booklet 2024
Gomba Program Booklet 2024
PART-TIME
ONLINE
TIME ZONES
BOSTON | LONDON | DUBAI
2024 Program Guide
HULT.EDU/ONLINEMBA
Learning Experience
on your time
You want to earn a world-class MBA from home, with all the flexibility
a working professional needs. But you don’t want to compromise on
networking and skills development. Hult’s Global Online MBA program
is designed to enable you to take control of your schedule and your
learning while providing you with opportunities to engage, connect,
and work in teams on practical challenges.
Be part of a global community and cohort. Start date Challenge-based learning is at the heart of
We have start dates in January, April, and October the program.
each year.
Connect and engage with peers from around
the world. Our small class sizes enable high-quality
Weekend classes classroom experiences and 1:1 time with
Classes take place over a three-day weekend per professors.
Network and increase your exposure at the month from two different time zones (Boston,
in-person kickoff at Hult Ashridge, UK. London, and Dubai), two different timezones—
Virtual North America (Boston) and Virtual Eurasia Develop in-demand business skills.
(London)—so you can attend the live class most
convenient for you.
Learn from internationally renowned faculty with
years of industry experience. Attend dedicated
Mode of study office hours with your professors for one-to-one
Do the entire degree live online, or do a mix support throughout your program.
of live online and self-paced courses.
Your Campus
BOSTON
4h 5h 6h 7h 8h 9h 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 15h 16h 17h 18h 19h 1 Program
20 hkickoff, 21 h
immersion,22
andh
23 h course24
leadership h
can be offered online for those not able to attend in person.
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holders.
Program Immersion
In this intensive course, you’ll practice essential
business skills to prepare for the program. You’ll assess
your readiness on essential concepts and tools for
industry and career preparation and begin to develop
communication and teamwork skills. This is where
you’ll take the time to reflect on your personal journey
and build a strong foundation for the program and
professional success.
your program be offered online for those not able to attend in person.
Technology
age years of work or more Financial Services
experience languages Healthcare
Energy
Manufacturing
Non-Profit
62.5%
men
37.5%
women
91%
are living
Consumer Packaged Goods
Consulting
Real Estate
Accredited by the world’s three most prestigious independent bodies— abroad at the Media/Entertainment
AMBA, AACSB, and EQUIS—our highly practical Global Online time of study
SUPPORT TEAM: Hult staff offer frequent dedicated office hours and are there to support you every step of the way.
*
These are stats from students from the Live Online program. There are 150+ nationalities across the Hult student body.
Global Online MBA Curriculum four elective courses in the summer semester to
complete your degree. New electives are added every
year to keep options up to date and relevant, and over
150 electives are available to study every summer.
Year 1
Elective Courses
Year 2
May August
Elective Courses
Business Challenges are project-based, faculty-led courses that occur Global Communications
Challenge
during or at the end of each core module. These challenges combine
skills, topics, and knowledge from previous courses to apply toward Explore the intricacies of global
solving or developing real-world business strategies. communications and global crises in
today’s interconnected world through
an applied challenge. Dive deep into the
At least one of these challenges involves working Entrepreneurial Challenge challenges and opportunities of cross-
alongside a real-world corporate client, which gives Creating a new business concept at the edge of cultural communication, data and
students the opportunity to gain practical experience growth trends, while developing and validating ideas operational strategies, crisis management,
BUSINESS CHALLENGE 1*
working with successful companies, grow their through deep insights, and building a go-to-market and sustainability on a global scale.
network, and add weight to their resume. plan that is executable and financeable. New Venture Strategy Gain practical skills and strategic
Simulation insights to navigate the complexities of
Previous Business Challenge examples include: international markets and emerge as a
savvy global communicator.
Your first business challenge will immerse
Client: Mercedes Benz
you in the many decisions a company
Developing solutions to increase the electric vehicle
needs to consider when assessing a
share in key global markets.
new venture, from market analysis and
competitive differentiation to sales Sophia Liu dives into the data
Client: Verizon Wireless with her team at Hult Boston
strategies and tactics, production,
Establishing new market segments and key enablers
logistics, and financial management.
of technological disruption.
The cornerstone of the challenge will be
a competitive, team-based business
Client: Kinder
simulation. As you compete to win in your
Developing an integrated marketing campaign across
industry, you’ll improve your ability to
Above the Line and Below the Line touchpoints.
develop and implement a strategy for
success in a dynamic team environment.
Client: Grupo Bimbo
Integrating technological strategies, including
ecommerce and autonomous vehicles, into food
industry strategy while enhancing existing business
models and creating new customer access innovations.
Career Coaching
employee relations, and performance
management, and is a Certified Professiaonal
Resume Writer and Strong Certified Practitioner.
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Class of 2022 Which industries do GOMBA
#
students work in post-MBA
Banking
Financial Services
One-Year MBA Exployment Stats Management Consulting
Education Management Global Online MBA
Non-profit Organization Management Ranking
Information Technology
100 %
Oil & Energy
Airlines/Aviation
CEO Magazine, 2023
Real Estate
of MBA grads changed country,
industry or function
77 %
93 %
57 %
50 %
of MBA grads of MBA grads of MBA grads
changed country changed industry changed function
Continue working through Module 1 self-guided content Complete Module 1 Live online office
(Videos, Excercises, Readings, Peer Discussions, Digital Tools Quiz/Assessment & hours with Hult
Additional coursework and hours outside of the classroom before, during, and after course weekends – class
and Practice) start working faculty
preparation, teamwork, assessments.
Optional Live Webinar: Guest speaker through Module 2
(Multiple time options) content
Complete Modules 1-6 content and applicable assessments for each course over 6-8 weeks (all coursework
due by final deadline). Suggested completion roadmap provided during each course.
*Sample only – exact schedule subject to change. *Sample only – exact schedule subject to change.
Elective Courses
Have broad interests and wide career goals? Increase your knowledge
and skills across subjects by choosing any four elective courses from
across the full range of 150+ courses on offer every summer.
When you’ve completed your core courses, you’ll Choose from elective courses in:
take four elective courses in the summer semester
to complete your degree. This is also when you can
choose to upgrade your Online MBA program and take
electives on campus, or simply join the electives online. Global Campus
Marketing
New electives are added every year to keep options Rotation
up to date and relevant, and over 150 courses are
available to study every summer. With so many options, During your summer semester, you can
you can explore a wide variety of subjects and explore
possible career paths.
Finance choose to take your electives online from
home. Alternatively, you can travel to
any two campuses to take your elective
There’s so much more to
courses for an additional fee.1 Gain on-the City
learning at Hult than what ground experience in multiple locations Seminars
happens in the classroom
Business Analytics and expand your global network.
Entrepreneurship
Electives and courses are subject to change. Please note that not all elective courses are available at all campuses.
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academic credentials as for their decades of experience as executives, and Macy’s. By incorporating relevant business and Larry Louie, MBA
marketing strategies into the classroom, Dr. Pang
China/US
consultants, and entrepreneurs, our faculty members know what it takes teaches her students applicable skills to ready them
Finance, Accounting &
for the industry. Her research stream focuses on
to thrive in the demanding world of international business. cross-cultural consumer consumption and the
Entrepreneurship Professor
Hult Prize Mentor
luxury sector. Dr. Pang earned her PhD from Iowa
State University. Larry Louie is a global
professor, teaching courses in
Amanda Nimon- finance, accounting, and
entrepreneurship. Larry joined
Peters, PhD the Hult San Francisco campus at its opening in 2010
Australia and served on the multi-disciplinary MBA Redesign
Data Science & Leadership Committee that revamped Hult’s MBA program,
Professor leading to the AMBA Innovation Award. Prior to
teaching, Larry worked for 25 years in venture-
Behavioral scientist Amanda
backed startups, commercial real estate, Bain &
started university aged 16 and
Ali Fenwick, PhD went on to earn a master’s and
Omar Romero- Company, and KPMG. Larry earned an MBA from
the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a
Netherlands/UK PhD from the University of Hernandez, PhD BSc in finance and accounting from the University
Organizational Behavior & Cambridge, during which time she spent nine months
Mexico of California at Berkeley. Larry has also served the
Innovation Professor of her research work living in a tent in Antarctica.
Data Analytics & Operations community as a board member of La Cocina
Since then, her extensive corporate career includes 10
With 18 years of experience Professor (a nationally recognized food incubator for low-
years in sales and marketing research at P&G as well
in management consulting in income women entrepreneurs).
as launching and running her own consultancy, whose A Fulbright Scholar, Omar
telecommunications, FMCG,
clients included LG, Cisco, HSBC, and Shell. Her uses his mastery of numbers
and pharma, Dr. Fenwick is a
current research includes behavioral change to transform the lives of
professor of industrial-
techniques for leadership development as well as the disadvantaged communities
organizational psychology who teaches across several
effects of leaders’ ethical choices. Her latest book, via renewable energy in his native Mexico. He’s led
key topics, including organizational behavior, leading
Working with Influence: Nine Principles of Persuasion several internationally awarded projects with sponsors
for innovation, and management psychology. Ali is
to Accelerate Your Career (Bloomsbury, 2022) is a including the UN, Mexico’s Ministry of Environment,
the founder and CEO of LEAD TCM&L™—a global
prime example of her highly practical and applicable and the stock exchange. In 2010, he was appointed
behavioral science advisory firm developing
insights into leadership. leader of a national task force on economic growth
psychological interventions for business, education,
and low carbon emissions, which delivers
government, and NGOs. He is also a Harvard Business
recommendations to the President of Mexico.
Review contributor, TEDx and keynote speaker, media
He was one of the recipients of the Franz Edelman
behavioral expert, conference chair, author, and
Award, the world’s most prestigious award for
strategic advisor.
operations research and management science.
*English test waivers may apply for native English speakers or if your bachelor’s was completed in an English-speaking
country. Your English test results can come later in the process if they’re not available immediately.
Hult is proud to be recognized and ranked among the best business schools in the world by the
Financial Times, the Economist, QS World University, Poets & Quants, Bloomberg Businessweek,
Forbes, Times Higher Education and WSJ, and US News & World Report.