• Nothing drives learning and discovery like experience
• Today's leaders need experience to nimbly adapt to an ever-evolving, AI-driven world
• Experience will power your education
Corporate Residency
• 3, 6, or 12-month duration offerings
• Apply classroom learning to actual business challenges
• Make meaningful contributions and see your impact in real-time
• Build relationships with employers
• Gain valuable professional experience
• Develop self-knowledge and enduring confidence
Eligible programs: Full-Time MBA, Full-Time MS in Finance/MBA, MS in Quantitative Finance/MBA
Corporate Residency By the Numbers
Average salary is $34.98 per hour
• Accelare
• Biogen
• Boston Beer Company
• Boston Ballet
• Citizens Bank
• Hasbro, Inc
• Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
• Moderna
• Procter & Gamble
• RTX: Raytheon Technologies
• U.S. Coast Guard
• Wellington Management
Graduate co-op
• 12–16 weeks, 10–40 hours per week
• Apply classroom learning to real projects at top companies or startups
• Make significant contributions to your host company
• Gain valuable professional experience for your resumé
• Develop self-awareness and enduring confidence
• Grow your network
Eligible programs: MS in Business Analytics, MS in Quantitative Finance
Community Impact Initiative
• Up to nine hours weekly for 10 weeks
• Apply your business knowledge and innovative thinking to a non-profit
• Collaboration with teammates to make significant contributions
• Gain valuable professional experience for your resumé
• Drive positive change in the community
• Grow your network
Eligible programs: Full-time master’s degree and MBA students in Boston
Graduate Career Center:
A valuable support system
• Dedicated career advisor
• State-of-the-art career planning tools
• Personalized job search strategy
• Resumé and cover letter review
• Mock interviews
• Networking events
“The Graduate Career Center coached me through interview skills and applying for internships and full-time roles. D'Amore-McKim has given me so much encouragement, and I feel confident in my ability to succeed professionally.”
Holland Stam, MBA ’24
Turn learning into action
For MBA students studying full-time, three of your elective credits must be experience-focused.
• 360 Huntington Fund
• DATA Initiative Lab
• Global Consulting Project
• Global Field Study
• IDEA Student-led Venture Accelerator
• New Venture Development
• Washington, D.C. Residency
Requirement for Full-Time MBA, Full-Time MS in Finance/MBA, MS in Quantitative Finance
“My previous work experience taught me to make data more digestible for computers, but my time in the program has shown me how to do the same for people. Learning to analyze data for people and businesses has made me successful.”
Sai Prasad Sashank Urlam, MS in Business Analytics’22
Travel or help solve a challenge for a client
Global Field Study
3-CREDIT ELECTIVE COURSE
• Gain intense exposure to the global business environment, with one week of travel
• Immerse yourself in the business practices and culture
• Complete a project
• Past destinations: Ireland, India, Italy, Mexico, and Portugal, among others
Eligible programs: MBA, master’s degree, and select graduate certificate programs
Washington D.C. Residency
3-CREDIT ELECTIVE COURSE
• Delve into the intersection of government and business over five days
• Meet current and former legislators and staff, Executive Branch officials, senior civil servants, business executives, lobbyists, media, and special interest groups
• Explore places like Capitol Hill, the Federal Reserve, the Department of Treasury, and the National Press Club.
• When Congress is in session, you'll attend congressional hearings
• Complete a team project
Eligible programs: MBA and MS in Management
Global Consulting Project
3-CREDIT ELECTIVE COURSE
• Work with a team to research and analyze a current business problem for a multinational firm
• Scope your consulting project directly with company leaders and employees
• Travel to the company's international location to conduct in-person client interviews and research
• Complete a team project and present recommendations and potential next steps to the client's leadership team
Eligible programs: Full-Time MBA, Full-Time MS in Finance/MBA, MS in Quantitative Finance/MBA
Expand your horizons
Strategic AI Hub
3-CREDIT ELECTIVE COURSE
• Solve client-centric challenges facing businesses and organizations
• Use data analytics and digital technology applications
• Deliver technical information to various audiences
• Gain experience enabling change within an organization
Eligible programs: Full-Time MBA, Full-Time MS in Finance/MBA, MS in Quantitative Finance/MBA, MS in Business Analytics
360 Huntington Fund
3-CREDIT ELECTIVE COURSE
• Gain equity research and portfolio management experience
• Hold a position on the management team— or work your way to a leadership position
• Analyze company finances and write research reports about potential investments
• Learn the responsibilities involved in running a real mutual fund
• Debate investment recommendations and make decisions
• Present investment recommendations to a panel of your peers
IDEA 1-CREDIT ELECTIVE OR AUDIT
• Join a student-led venture accelerator supporting entrepreneurs
• Develop your business plans and access prototype funding
• Receive support at every stage of venture development
Expand
your experience OUT OF THE CLASSOOM
• Bloomberg certifications
• Data Club
• Data KIPS
• Student clubs
Microinternships
OUT OF THE CLASSOOM
• Take on a short-term, paid, professional assignment like those given to new hires or interns
• 10 to 40 hours total
• Complete all tasks remotely one week to one month after kick-off
• Offered through a partnership with Parker Dewey Eligible programs: MBA, MS, and Graduate Certificate programs
Virtual Work Experiences
OUT OF THE CLASSOOM
• Sample what work is like at leading companies
• Discover career paths you may not have considered
• Compare your results to actual projects completed by real employees
• Earn a personalized certificate of completion for your resumé and LinkedIn profile
Eligible programs: MBA, MS, and Graduate Certificate programs
Experience is the best teacher
• BENEFIT from a renowned education model powered by experience.
• APPLY new knowledge to work at startups and leading corporations worldwide.
• AMPLIFY classroom learning through experience-powered learning.
• EMERGE as a leader, armed with critical skills so vital for today’s business world.
