Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
Overview
The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University prepares students for leadership positions in a variety of organizations and industries. The school offers course work in core business disciplines to provide potential managers with an understanding of the complexities of the professional world and organizations that they will join.
Students in other graduate programs and undergraduate students registered with the university are welcome in Johnson courses as space allows. There are several courses designed specifically for non-Johnson students that replicate the core courses taught to MBA students. Those are found in our course offerings under "Courses for Non-Johnson students".
Website: johnson.cornell.edu
General Information
Administration
- Vishal Gaur, Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean of the Johnson Graduate School of Management
- Eddie Asbie, Executive Director, Admissions and Scholarship
- David Capaldi, Managing Director, Career Management Center
- Glen Dowell, Senior Director of MBA and MPS Programs
- Laura Georgianna, Executive Director, Leadership Programs
- Jamie Hintlian, Program Director, Masters of Business Analytics
- Sara Lynn Ianni, Executive Director, EMBA Programs
- Kaitlin Wooley, Director, Graduate studies
- Eric Lewis, Program Director, Masters of Professional Studies in Management and Masters of Professional Studies in Management-Accounting Specialization
- Manoj Thomas, Associate Dean of NYC Initiatives
- Brooke Tobey, Registrar
Special Academic Opportunities
Bachelors/MBA Five-Year Program
The five-year bachelor's/MBA program offers exceptional Cornell undergraduate students the opportunity to get a head start on their career. Eligible students apply to Johnson during the fall semester of their junior year and must complete all the requirements of their undergraduate major by the end of junior year. Bachelor's/MBA students take all of the MBA core courses during senior year and apply these credit hours to their bachelor’s degree. During the second year, after graduation, students register full time as a Johnson student.
In order to complete the degree students must:
- Earn two residency units at Johnson by registering as a full-time student at Johnson after graduating from their undergraduate college
- Successfully complete at least 30 credit hours of graduate level coursework, including a minimum of 23 credit hours of Johnson electives
- Maintain a GPA of 2.50 or better in Johnson core courses and an overall GPA of 2.70 or better in Johnson courses
Full time status for the program is defined as a minimum of 12 graduate-level credits per term.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| NCC 5000 | Financial Accounting | 2.5 |
| NCC 5010 | Data Analytics and Modeling | 2.5 |
| NCC 5020 | Microeconomics for Management | 2.5 |
| NCC 5030 | Marketing Management | 2.5 |
| NCC 5040 | Leading Teams | 1.5 |
| NCC 5050 | Critical and Strategic Thinking | 1.5 |
| NCC 5060 | Managerial Finance | 2.5 |
| NCC 5080 | Managing Operations | 2.5 |
| NCC 5090 | Strategy | 2.5 |
| Required Courses | ||
| NMI 5101 | Work Experience | 1 |
| NBA 5700 | Core Teams Practicum | 1 |
| Leadership Elective | ||
| Select one of the following as a letter grade: | 1.5 | |
| Philanthropic Leadership | ||
| Ethics and Corporate Culture | ||
| Strategies for Sustainability | ||
| Women and Leadership | ||
| Power and Politics in Organizations | ||
| Leading Across Differences: Understanding Identity, Dialogue, and Influence | ||
| Sustainability Elective 1 | 1.5 | |
| SC Johnson Graduate-level Elective Courses 2 | 21.5 | |
| Additional Graudate-level Elective Courses 3 | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
- 1
Students must take a course from the sustainability elective menu for a letter grade. The menu may be found within the Registrar’s Office.
- 2
SC Johnson College of Business courses are subject codes: AEM, HADM, NBA, NBAY, NMI, and REAL.
- 3
Students may take any graduate level courses offered at Cornell (5000 level or above).
Immersions
Johnson offers learning immersion courses in corporate finance, digital technology, investment banking, strategy and consulting, and strategic marketing. Immersions offer a semester of continuous focus and real-world problem solving.
CFI—Corporate Finance Immersion
Prerequisite: NCC 5060 Managerial Finance with grade of B or better.
The Corporate Finance Immersion (CFI) Practicum is designed to provide students with a real world and practical perspective on the activities, processes and critical questions faced by corporate finance executives. It is oriented around the key principles of shareholder value creation and the skills and processes corporations use to drive value.
The CFI Practicum will help develop skills and executive judgment for students seeking roles in corporate finance, corporate strategy, business development, financial planning, treasury, and financial management training programs. The course can also help students pursuing consulting to sharpen their financial skills and get an excellent view of a corporation's strategic and financial objectives.
The practicum is comprised of a mix of lectures, cases, guest speakers, and team projects. Additionally, there will be training workshops to build your financial modelling skills.
DTI—Digital Technology Immersion
Limited enrollment: Johnson and Information Science MPS students with permission of the instructor.
The DTI program is designed for students interested in careers at the intersection of management and digital technology, such as data analytics, business intelligence, product management, information technology consulting, and more. Students will get exposed to a variety of topics through a series of guest speakers from a wide range of industries, including high-tech, accounting, marketing, consulting, and others. The highlight of the program is an industry-sponsored semester-long project for a new or existing information technology product. Projects will have an information technology aspect, such as data science, user-centered design, or databases, and a business aspect such as marketing or business strategy. Examples of projects include building a prototype mobile app, improving dashboards with information visualizations and analytics, and making recommendations for the company's technology operations, social media strategy, or business strategy based on internal and external data. Interdisciplinary project teams consist of a mix of Johnson MBA students with Information Science MPS students enrolled in the program. The project will provide you with the education to work on a real-life problem faced by a company and thus prepare you to excel at your future careers and summer internships. Focused activities will allow students to practice soft skills such as public speaking, team dynamics and leadership through the project work.
IBI—Investment Banking Immersion
Prerequisite: NCC 5060 Managerial Finance with grade of B or better.
Enrollment restricted to first-year full-time MBA students pursuing a career in investment banking. Inappropriate for students interested in following a finance career in non-financial industry or non-finance careers (including consulting).
The Investment Banking Immersion Practicum is structured to provide students with "real world" investment banking experience in an academic environment. Students, working in teams, will play the role of investment bankers throughout the semester. Assignments will be structured in the form of client pitch-book presentations, which will generally be presented during class. Students will be exposed to, and will develop a working understanding of, all aspects of the capital raising and merger & acquisition processes.
SCI—Strategy and Consulting Immersion
Enrollment in the SCI is restricted to first-year, full-time MBA students pursuing careers in consulting or internal strategy.
The Strategy and Consulting Immersion (MCI) is designed to help students "hit-the-ground-running" as a consultant or internal strategist. By completing the MCI, students will develop the specific mindsets, behaviors, and skills to succeed on a wide range of engagements. The SCI Practicum consists of:
- small-group case discussions to improve students' problem solving, business acumen, and influence through the exploration of common strategic issues,
- hands-on training to help students develop the foundation of core consulting skills, and
- independent research projects to allow students to apply and refine their skills while building confidence in their ability to "add value" on day one.
The broader Immersion builds on the Practicum with coursework in managerial accounting and reporting, managing operations, data analytics and modeling, and advanced decision modeling. After completing the SCI, students will also receive guidance on customizing their second-year electives to support a career in Consulting.
SPMI—Strategic Product and Marketing Immersion
Limited enrollment. Prerequisites:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NCC 5000 | Financial Accounting | 2.5 |
| NCC 5010 | Data Analytics and Modeling | 2.5 |
| NCC 5020 | Microeconomics for Management | 2.5 |
| NCC 5030 | Marketing Management | 2.5 |
| NCC 5060 | Managerial Finance | 2.5 |
| permission of instructor | ||
The course objective is to train students to think and act like brand or product managers, some of the best trained and most upwardly mobile professionals in industry. The course focuses on managing products and brands from a variety of industries, including technology, consumer packaged goods, hospitality, healthcare, professional services, and consulting. Teaching methods include (1) student presentation of cases in class, (2) on-site visits with marketing companies, and (3) a consulting project wherein students solve marketing problems for a company. The consulting project is the capstone deliverable in this course.