Focus on Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School

HBS A quick glance at  Harvard Business School: HBS currently ranks in first place (tied with Stanford) as one of the best business schools, according to US News World Report (March 2012). It was ranked as third for entrepreneurship.  Ã‚   Harvard Business School Class of 2014 Profile* 8,963 people applied to Harvard Business School in 2012; 13% were admitted and 925 enrolled. The Harvard class of 2014 students have an average age of 27 and a median GMAT score of 730. 43% of students have educational backgrounds in economics and business. *Statistics as of 6/11/2012 HBS Academics Related to Entrepreneurship The Harvard Business School curriculum is divided into two parts: the required curriculum (RC) and the elective curriculum (EC). Students spend their first year taking RC courses which cover fundamental business practices, as well as FIELD courses, smaller, hands-on projects that complement the case-method style used in the RC courses. Term 1 Required Courses: Finance 1 Financial Reporting and Control Leadership and Organizational Behavior Marketing Technology and Operations Management Term 2 Required Courses: Business, Government, and the International Economy Strategy The Entrepreneurial Manager Finance 2 Leadership and Corporate Accountability Elective courses enable students to delve deeper into the subject areas that most interest them. Entrepreneurial Management Courses: Course Title Faculty Name Credits Building Life Science Businesses Richard G. Hamermesh 1.5 Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Stephen P. Kaufman,  Derek van Bever, Clay Christensen, Chet Huber 3.03.0 The Coming of Managerial Capitalism: The United States Tom Nicholas 3.0 Contemporary South Asia: Entrepreneurial Solutions to Intractable Social Economic Problems (University-wide Course) Tarun Khanna 3.0 Creating Shared Value: Entrepreneurial and Corporate Models for a Changing Economy Christopher Marquis 3.0 Creative High-Impact Ventures: Entrepreneurs Who Changed The World Mukti Khaire 3.0 Entrepreneurial Finance   William Sahlman, Joseph Lassiter, Ramana Nanda 3.0 Entrepreneurial Management in a Turnaround Environment Jim Sharpe 3.0 Entrepreneurial Solutions for Market Failure Joseph L. Bower 1.5 Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism Geoffrey Jones 3.0 Entrepreneurship in Education Reform   John Kim 3.0 Entrepreneurship in Healthcare IT and Services Robert Higgins 1.5 Executing Strategy J. Bruce Harreld 3.0 Field Course: Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Challenges in Chinas Emerging Market Elisabeth Koll 1.5 Field Course: Entrepreneurial Solutions for Market Failure Joseph L. Bower 3.0 Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition Richard S. Ruback,  Royce Yudkoff 3.0 Field Course: Evaluating the Entrepreneurial Opportunity Mike Roberts 3.0 Field Course: Innovation in Business, Energy, and Environment Joseph B. Lassiter,  Forest L. Reinhardt, Rebecca M. Henderson,  John D. Macomber, Woodward Yang 3.0 Field Course: Launching Technology Ventures Jeffrey Bussgang 1.5 Field Course: Running Small and Medium Size Enterprises James M. Sharpe 3.0 Field Course: Social Innovation Lab Allen S. Grossman, Herman B. Leonard 3.0 Founders Dilemmas Noam Wasserman 3.0 Innovating in Health Care Intensive Course Regina E. Herzlinger 3.0 Innovation in Business, Energy, and Environment Joseph B. Lassiter,  Forest L. Reinhardt, Rebecca M. Henderson,  John D. Macomber, Woodward Yang 1.5 Introduction to Innovation Entrepreneurship   William Sahlman, Joseph Lassiter 1.5/3.0 IXP Course: China; Understanding Chinas Business Environment Elisabeth Koll 1.5 Launching Global Ventures William R. Kerr 1.5 Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship Lena Goldberg 1.5 Management of the Family Business John A. Davis 1.5 The Online Economy: Strategy and Entrepreneurship Peter Coles, Benjamin Edelman 3.0 Running Small and Medium Size Enterprises James M. Sharpe 1.5 Venture Capital and Private Equity Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, Alexander Ljungqvist 3.0 Venture Capital in Historical Perspective Tom Nicholas, G. Felda Hardymon 1.5 Venture Capital in Historical Perspective: Research Component Tom Nicholas, G. Felda Hardymon 1.5 Visible and Invisible Hands in China: State and Business since 1800: Seminar Elisabeth Koll 3.0 In addition to the above, students may also choose to participate in the Immersion Experience Program (IXP). For entrepreneurship students, there’s the Silicon Valley Immersion Program. Other field study opportunities are available for entrepreneurs, including the Entrepreneurship Initiative. Students may also cross register (up to two courses) at other schools at the university or at the Entrepreneurship Lab at MIT. See Cross-Registration Opportunities. Research Centers for Entrepreneurship at Harvard Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship California Research Center Extracurricular Clubs, Activities, and Competitions for HBS Entrepreneurship Students Entrepreneur Club Family Business Club Ideas@Work Social Enterprise Club Venture Capital Private Equity Club TechMedia Club Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Early-Stage Idea Feedback Business Plan Contest Entrepreneur Stats at Harvard Business School 25% of the class of 2011 graduates did not seek post-MBA employment, 7% of which started their own businesses. 8% of class of 2012 students did not seek summer internships; 3% started their own businesses. Companies Founded by HBS Alumni: Bain Company – Orit Gadiesh Goldman Sachs – John Whitehead Intuit – Scott Cook Krueger International – Robert Higgins Landmark Communications/Weather Channel – Frank Batten RR – Robert Reiss Staples – Thomas Stemberg TNT Group – Steven Belkin United Bank for Africa – Hakeem Belo-Osagie US Labs – Michael Danzi    Are you applying to Harvard Business School? Please see our Harvard B-School Zone, Harvard Application Packages, and Harvard Business School 2013 Essay Questions and Tips for more information on how Accepted.com can help you get accepted.   Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best