Students focus their interests and develop the skills and knowledge they will draw on throughout their careers by choosing elective courses from both the School of Management and the broader University. Yale SOM elective courses are both discipline-based, for specialized study of a particular area, and integrated, building on the connections made in the core curriculum. The school’s Career Guides provide recommended slates of courses for students interested in industries such as investment banking, marketing, or nonprofit management.

Students take one or two electives in the second semester of the first year and all electives in the second year.

Browse the full list of Yale SOM elective courses.

Sample Yale Management Electives

Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis
Taxes, Business and Strategy

Economics
Macroeconomics
Behavioral and Institutional Economics

Entrepreneurship and Private Equity
Private Equity Investing
Creativity & Innovation

Finance
Corporate Finance
Hedge Funds

General Management
Leading a Global Company
Managing in Times of Rapid Change

International
International Finance
Understanding Global Financial Centers

Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Strategic Leadership across Sectors
Competitive Strategy and the Internal Organization of the Firm

Marketing
Managing Marketing Programs
Pricing Strategy

Nonprofit Management
Strategic Management of Nonprofit Organizations
Endowment Management

Operations
Simulation Modeling
Management of Quality

Public Management
Program Evaluation
Transportation's Role in the Changing Economy

Strategy
Behavioral Economics and Strategy
Energy Markets Strategy