Courses are offered during the spring and fall terms. Courses offered vary from year to year. Course offerings depend upon the number of students opting for a course. Courses are taught in the English language only.
Elective Courses
(offered in the recent academic years)
IIMB has the distinction of offering the largest number of elective courses among B-schools in India. The electives cover a wide array of topics as indicated below. Students follow a bidding system to select the elective courses of their interest. This is a tentative list that may change year on year based on students’ interest.
Decision Sciences
- Analytics for Cross Functional Excellence
- Analytics for E-commerce and Retail Operations
- Business Analytics and Intelligence
- Foundations of Market Micro Structure
- It's About Time: The Competitive Advantage of Speed in Business Operations
- Predictive Analytics for Business Forecasting
- Science and Management of Big Data
- Spreadsheet Modelling for Business Decision Problems
Economics and Social Sciences
- Behavioural Economics
- Business Law
- Current Economic Scenario
- East and South East Asian Economies
- Financial Macroeconomics
- Global Commons Negotiations and Business in Network Technologies
- Global Macroeconomics and Financial Markets
- Imagining Indian Society and Culture through Indian Cinema
- International Macroeconomics
- Public Economics
Entrepreneurship
- Corporate Growth in Entrepreneurial Environment
- Investing in and leveraging your Social networks for Professional growth
- Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship
Finance and Accounting
- Active Investment Management
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Banking, Financial Markets & Systems
- Corporate Valuation
- Financial Derivatives
- Financial Markets
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Fixed Income Securities & Derivatives
- General Commercial Knowledge
- Global Securities Markets
- International Finance
- Introduction to Capital Market Theory
- Investment Banking
- Investments
- Management of Commercial Contracts
- Management of Banks & Financial Institutions
- New Enterprise Financing
- Project Appraisal & Financing
- Risk Management
Information Systems
- Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
- Big Data Analysis with Networks
- Foundations of Machine Learning
- Information Systems & Development
- Management Information Systems & Technology
- Managing Digital Transformations
- Software Product Management
- Brand Management
- Business to Business Marketing
- Competitive Marketing Strategy
- Consumer Behaviour
- Customer Acquisition & Retention
- Customer Relationship Management
- Digital Marketing
- E-Commerce
- International Marketing
- Marketing Communication
- Marketing Management in the World of Hi-tech and Innovation
- Multi-Channel Retail Strategy
- Product Strategy and Management
- Research for Marketing Decisions
- Services Marketing
- Strategy, Tactics and Economics of Pricing
Management Communication
- Communication for Leaders
- Leadership Presence Through Improvisational Theatre
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources Management
- Cross-Cultural Management
- Human Resource Management
- Inclusive Business Models
- Innovation and Change in Teams, Organizations and Ecosystems
- Leadership and Change Management
- Leadership Exploration and Development
- Leadership in the Digital Era
- Learning to Lead: Challenges and Competencies
- Leadership Exploration & Development
- Managing Career Success and Transition
- Negotiations
- Personal Values, Goals and Career Options
- Power & Politics in Organisations : Strengths, Strategies and Skills
- Embedding Leadership Excellence
Production and Operations Management
- Analytics for Strategic and Operational Decision Making
- Business Process Improvement
- Competition and Cooperation in Business Ecosystems
- Healthcare Operations Management
- Project Management Essentials
- Strategic Management of Services
- Supply Chain Management
- Technology and Operations Strategy
Public Policy
- Business Unusual: Understanding Alternative Business Models
- Development Economics: Theory and Practice
- Doing Business in Risky Countries
- Evaluating Public Policy
- Health Economics Theory & Practice
- History of India's Political Economy: Great Depression to Great Recession
- Infrastructure Development, Public Private Partnership and Regulations
- Introduction to Modern Indian History
- Public Policy for Managers
- Rural Banking & Financial Inclusion
- Social Entrepreneurship
Strategy
- Corporate Strategy
- Design Thinking
- Digital Business Models and Strategy
- E-Business Models & Strategy
- Green Business Management
- International Business
- Learning from Corporate Failures
- Leadership, Vision, Meaning and Reality
- New Product Development
- Platform Business Models
- Principles of Consulting
- Strategic Thinking and Decision Making
- Strategic Thinking and Creativity
- Strategic Business Transformation
- Strategic Leadership
- Strategic Management in Media and Entertainment Industry
- Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
- Strategy Implementation
Other Courses
- Management Paradigms from Bhagavad Gita
- Introduction to Hindu Philosophy
- Himalayan Mountain Challenge (outbound)
- Introduction to Sanskrit Language
- Deekshana: Immersive Course in Indian Cultural Experience
- Creativity in Arts and Science
- Foreign Language Courses: French, Spanish, Mandarin
- Spirituality and Self Development
Note:- The final list of the courses for the new academic year will be finalized before the course bidding.
Language
Language of Instruction: All courses are taught in English only.
Language requirement
Does your school have a language requirement? If so, which test/certification is required?
- Yes. Proficiency in English language is compulsory. Any certified English proficiency course or a letter from the home school confirming that the medium of instruction is English.
Language courses:
Are language courses offered to exchange students?
- No. Language courses are not offered