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CURRICULUM OVERVIEW Our hands-on approach to learning helps you become job-ready from day one. BUSINESS LEADERS AGREE: THE TRADITIONAL MBA IS LACKING “We need MBA graduates to be able to identify opportunities and structure solutions. We need real entrepreneurship. Very few people can spot opportunities. In many ways, the traditional MBA experience does not provide sufficient opportunities for students to engage in the real world. They can do business planning and analysis, and produce slides and reports, but they don’t engage enough in real issues and opportunities; they need to learn to manage the complexity out there.” 90 interviews with leading CEOs and other senior business leaders told us that the standard MBA curriculum is good at teaching theory, but fails to deliver graduates with soft skills and practical experience. Dr. Yasar Jarrar Partner, Bain & Company Employers believe today’s MBA is “broken” in two essential ways Problem one: MBAs don’t learn interpersonal soft skills Problem two: MBAs don’t graduate with practical experience Employers participating in Hult Labs’ research In 2013, Hult Labs partnered with some of the world’s biggest employers to conduct a comprehensive study on the effectiveness of today’s standard MBA curriculum. Our researchers interviewed CEOs, senior executives, and hiring managers from major MBA employers to understand exactly what they were looking for. The feedback was )