Advanced courses

Advanced courses at Kellogg allow you to explore core management topics in greater depth, building on the foundation established in your core curriculum. These courses cover a range of disciplines, giving you a more comprehensive view of the forces shaping modern business. Most students complete the full set of advanced courses, though you have the flexibility to opt out of one or two in favor of additional electives, tailoring your curriculum to your professional goals and interests. 

All curricula and courses are subject to change.

Corporate Governance

This course provides a research-based foundation for understanding corporate governance across a range of organizational contexts. You will examine governance structures in public, private, and nonprofit firms, including international variations, while exploring the effects of regulation, value creation, and the process of going public.

Ethics and Executive Leadership

This course examines the ethical dimensions of leadership in an era of globalization and heightened public scrutiny. You will explore how values drive behavior, navigate tough choices when values conflict, and develop the judgment needed to make sound ethical decisions, and build organizations that reflect them.

Macroeconomics

This course examines the economic forces and policy responses that shape business, investment, and growth strategies. You will develop tools to interpret economic data, analyze long-run growth patterns, forecast business cycles, and assess the impact of fiscal and monetary policy on financial markets. The course concludes with a focus on international trade and capital markets, providing a practical framework for business planning, investment strategy, and policy analysis.

Marketing Analytics

This course equips you to drive business growth through data and analytics. You will develop a working knowledge of analytical methods as applied to real marketing challenges, including customer retention, digital advertising, and reseller programs, while also exploring your role as a leader in building an analytics-driven organization. The course concludes with a team project in which you will develop an analytics plan to address a current business problem.

Strategic Decisions in Operations

This course examines the strategic dimensions of operations management and what leaders need to know to leverage them effectively. You will explore how to design supply chains aligned with product and market needs, connect supply chain decisions to broader business strategy, and evaluate their impact on firm financial performance.

Strategic Financial Management

This course builds on your prior finance coursework, using real-world case studies to deepen your understanding of financial decision-making from a strategic perspective. Working primarily in groups, you will analyze complex cases that bridge financial theory and practice, sharpening your ability to evaluate and act on high-stakes managerial decisions.