Experiential courses

Put business theory into action, and learn by doing. Students transform local businesses from the ground up and travel around the globe including Germany, Peru, and Norway, all while earning course credit. Where will our experiential courses take you?

Requirements and electives vary by program.

Big Data Consulting Project

Analyze an organization’s large dataset, and present creative solutions to business challenges.

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Available through: The Full-Time MBA program

Citylab

Partner with existing economic and community development projects to position yourself for a career in urban innovation and entrepreneurial business with social impact.

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Available through:

• The Flexible MBA program
• The Full-Time MBA program

Client Consulting Practicum/Health Care Strategy Consulting Practicum

In this two-course series, work as a consultant to address the client’s existing and emerging challenges in the health care space or other industry. This course has been specially optimized for online students.

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Available through:

• The Flexible MBA program
• The Full-Time MBA program

Commercialization Academy Fellowship

An incubator for innovation at Johns Hopkins, the Commercialization Academy connects you with faculty, staff, and students across the university to bring over 300 new ideas to fruition and technologies to market each year.

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Available through:

• The Flexible MBA program
• The Full-Time MBA program

Community Consulting Lab

Lead a consulting project and tackle real problems in partnership with regional nonprofits, start-ups, and small businesses.

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Available through:

• The Full-Time MBA program

Discovery to Market

Transform a scientific discovery into a viable commercial enterprise.

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Available through:

• The Flexible MBA program
• The Full-Time MBA program

Global Immersion

Travel abroad to experience international trade policy, financial markets, and more first-hand.

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Available through:

• The Flexible MBA program
• The Full-Time MBA program

Hexcite

At the Hexcite early-stage medical software accelerator, match with Johns Hopkins care providers who have an idea to create and market a software solution that improves patient care. Join a team of graduate students from across Johns Hopkins to engage with the new health technology software from every angle and bring the care provider's innovation to market.

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Available through:

• The Flexible MBA program
• The Full-Time MBA program
• Masters of Science programs

Impact Sprints

Farms, emergency rooms, and local Baltimore organizations provide the backdrop to put your skills to the test, emerge as a confident, strategic leader, and help local organizations overcome obstacles to increase impact.

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Available through: Masters of Science programs

Innovation Field Project

Immerse yourself in a three-week field project, and help businesses adjust in rapidly changing market conditions.

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Available through: The Full-Time MBA program

Leadership Development Expeditions

Enhance your leadership skills on a nine-day outdoor excursion to Norway, Belize or Ecuador.

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Available through:

• The Flexible MBA program
• The Full-Time MBA program
• The Executive Education program

Student Startup Challenge

Pitch your proposed business venture for the opportunity to receive over $15,000 toward your concept.

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Available through:

• The Flexible MBA program
• Masters of Science programs

Experiential learning co-curricular opportunities

Trade in the classroom for consulting jobs, case competitions, and more to grow your network and gain invaluable insights and experience. Put your business education to work and continue building your leadership skills with co-curricular experiential learning opportunities.

Case competitions

Participate in a business case competition to develop critical business and presentation skills, gain industry experience, and network with experts and potential employers.

Commercialization Academy

An incubator for innovation at Johns Hopkins, the Commercialization Academy connects you with faculty, staff, and students across the university to bring over 300 new ideas to fruition and technologies to market each year. 

Community Consulting Lab

Lead a consulting project and tackle real problems in partnership with regional nonprofits, start-ups, and small businesses.

Design teams

Partner with a student organization and use your design thinking skills to plan and oversee an event. Hone your design thinking skills without making a semester-long commitment to a course or club.

Hexcite

At the Hexcite early-stage medical software accelerator, match with Johns Hopkins care providers who have an idea to create and market a software solution that improves patient care. Join a team of graduate students from across Johns Hopkins to engage with the new health technology software from every angle and bring the care provider's innovation to market.

Impact Sprints

Farms, emergency rooms, and local Baltimore organizations provide the backdrop to put your skills to the test, emerge as a confident, strategic leader, and help local organizations overcome obstacles to increase impact.

MIINT Impact Investing Program

Join the six-month experiential lab that simulates the early stages of impact investing. Participate in one-on-one advisory sessions and gain experience evaluating real-world investment opportunities.

Non-profit boards

Partner with Business Volunteers of Maryland to match with a nonprofit looking for new board members. Through board service, develop leadership skills, build a network within your industry, and make a significant impact at a nonprofit.

Student organizations

Join a student honor society or one of Carey Business School’s more than twenty student organizations.

Student Startup Challenge

Pitch your proposed business venture for the opportunity to receive seed money and develop your concept.