Congratulations on your admission to Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences!

The Johns Hopkins community is full of driven individuals who are committed to making a positive impact in the business world. Our part-time programs are designed to balance your education with your personal and professional commitments, with the same rigorous curriculum you’d expect from a top business school. The program seamlessly blends the flexibility of online learning with in-person experiences in the vibrant setting of Washington, D.C. We look forward to helping you build for what’s next through hands-on learning opportunities and access to our diverse network across Johns Hopkins University of nearly 260,000 industry leading alumni.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the AAP Admissions Office by email at aapadmissions@jhu.edu or by phone at 844-417-0874

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Develop your skills and deliver business expertise to local entrepreneurs

Program outcomes as a student consultant:

• Develop and refine key consulting skills, including business communication and strategic planning
• Manage client relationships to grow local economies while participating in effecting teaming
• Discover innovative problem-solving techniques to deliver solutions with impact

Deliver business expertise to local entrepreneurs.

The Community Consulting Lab has had over 4,000 hours committed to service and learning each year. Students have partnered with small businesses in industries like health and nutrition, technology, graphic design, clothing and apparel, education, and social impact.

Past participating companies have included Black Girls Eat, Envision Creative A.R.T, Full Blast STEAM, CLLCTIVLY, Mindstand Technologies, and DIFFERENTREGARD.

Graduate students from all Johns Hopkins disciplines participate in the Community Consulting Lab.

Our student participants have come from:

Carey Business School |  JHU Krieger School of Arts & Sciences | JHU School of Medicine
JHU School of Nursing |  MICA | Bloomberg School of Public Health

Take part in corporate networking opportunities as part of the Student Final Showcase. Participating companies have included AT&T, KPMG, Deloitte, T. Rowe Price, and more.

Program Details:

All program advising led by Tracy Akinade, Associate Director, Community Engagement & Economic Impact.

"I had the opportunity to educate my business owner on expenses, profit, pricing, and revenue as well as identify a challenge and provide recommendations. My proudest moment was when my business owner began to speak in the language of numbers, projections, and use other business terminology."

Alea Marks, MBA '22

"When I first met my client, they seemed hesitant about the process. Once I saw my client get excited about the action plan and show up prepared to tackle our agenda for the day, it made me proud to have sparked that response."

Jessica Figuero, MBA '22

“I wanted to get a hands-on look at what it takes to be a consultant - and I was able to do that. I was able to learn that I enjoyed being a consultant. And I was then able to take the skills I learned in CCL and use them in my summer internship.”

Guy DeWeever II, MA/MBA ‘22

CCL Judging Employers

Questions about the Community Consulting Lab and how to apply?

Please contact Tracy Akinade, Associate Director,  at Tracy.Akinade@jhu.edu

Put your skills to work, tackle tough business challenges

Prepare for the next stage of your career through the Innovation Field Project. The MBA experiential learning project will pair you with a corporate sponsor to act as a consultant and identify critical business challenges and new opportunities. Full-time MBA students will provide recommendations and new ways to develop the company, all while gaining real-world experience to transfer directly back to your workplace.

Partner with leading corporations including Siemens Energy, American Express, Anheuser-Busch, and Land O’Lakes, Inc. to develop strong leadership skills and experience presenting recommendations within a team setting. Our students have worked in sectors like Cybersecurity Management, Health Technology, Business Continuity, Sustainability, Health Equity and Management, Operational Efficiency Strategy, and more.

Use data to solve complex business challenges in your MBA innovation project

Use rigorous data analytic methods and creative problem-solving techniques learned in the first year of the full-time MBA to evaluate a complex business issue for the Innovation Field Project. Harness the power of rigorous data analytics to provide innovative and insightful business solutions. Translate analytic findings and present innovative, data-driven, and actionable recommendations to the project sponsor. And develop strong leadership skills such as setting and working towards a shared goal, building a high-functioning team culture, and managing conflict.

Full-time MBA students work in teams, along with a faculty advisor, to solve a complex business challenge. Travel across the U.S. for three to five days to engage directly with your project sponsors and stakeholders.

Gain real-world experience with leading corporations

Project topics

Students work on projects in sectors such as technology, retail, banking, or manufacturing. A business problem might relate to product, service, operations, or strategy development. Projects might also encompass large-scale thematic issues facing contemporary organizations, such as an ethical dilemma facing leaders.

Full-time MBA students in the Health, Technology, and Innovation pathway will partner with organizations in the health industry. Organizations may include pharmaceutical firms, biotechnology firms, physician practices, hospitals, or public health organizations.

Course structure

Students visit project sponsors on-site to apply the tools and frameworks learned during the first year full-time MBA courses to a business challenge or opportunity at a partner organization.

Before traveling on-site, students work with the business to review the project scope, set goals, conduct research, and collect data. Students meet with the business and faculty advisors at least once a week to discuss their findings and receive feedback in individual team meetings. Faculty advisors from different disciplines counsel and challenge students on their approach and process.