Initiative for Corporate Citizenship

Going Deep: Independent Study at Tuck (article)

Degrees of Specialization

Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network

Dartmouth Regional Technology Center

Special Interests

There are many ways to shape your own education at Tuck. Different career paths lead to different portfolios of electives. You can also pursue independent study under the direction of expert faculty, participate in the Tuck Global Consultancy, or enroll in courses at one of the many schools at Dartmouth. Here's an example of what what some Tuck students have taken; you can tailor your own curriculum.

Finance
Global Business
Healthcare
Marketing
New Ventures
Strategy & Management
Nonprofit & Sustainability Management

Focus On Finance

Courses

• Corporate Finance (core course)
• Advanced Corporate Finance
• International Corporate Finance
• Private Equity Finance
• Investments

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Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship
Center for Corporate Governance
Finance Club

FOCUS ON GLOBAL BUSINESS
COURSES

• Global Economics for Managers (core course)
• Global Strategy and Implementation
• Countries and Companies in the International Economy
• Doing Business in Asia
• Ethics in Action
• International Corporate Finance
• International Corporate Governance
• Implementing Strategy: Management Control System

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A Global Presence in Economics
Tuck Talent in the Caribbean
Asia Business Club
International Club


FOCUS ON HEALTHCARE

• Issues in Healthcare
• The Business of Healthcare
• Medical Care and the Corporation
• Managing Life Sciences Companies
• Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector 1
• Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector 2
• Database Marketing

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The Healthcare Initiative
MD/MBA degree
Healthcare Club

Focus On Marketing

Courses

• Marketing (core course)
• Database Marketing
• Marketing Communications
• Marketing-Focused Strategy
• Marketing in the Network Economy
• Marketing Research
• Sales Promotion
• Services Marketing

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Professor K. Keller on sustaining successful brands
Marketing Club

FOCUS ON NEW VENTURES
COURSES

• Advanced Entrepreneurship
• Growth: The Challenge
• Top Management Teams
• Field Study in Private Equity
• Managing Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Equity Finance
  
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  Entrepreneurship Club
  Private Equity Club
  

Focus On Strategy & Management

Courses

• Competitive and Corporate Strategy (core course)
• Leading Organizations (core course)
• Analysis for General Managers (core course)
• Advanced Competitive Strategy
• Implementing Strategy: Management Control Systems
• Managerial Applications of Game Theory
• Managing Strategic Business Relationships
• Strategic Responses to Market Failure
• Growth: The Challenge

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Professor Helfat on the changing nature of strategy
Professor Govindarajan on global strategy
Professor D'Aveni on Tuck and the field of strategy
Professor Finkelstein on why smart executives fail
General Management Club

FOCUS ON NONPROFIT & Sustainability management

Courses

• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector I
• Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector II
• Ethics in Action
• Tuck Global Consultancy
• Strategic Responses to Market Failure
  

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Business Sustainability Initiative conference
Nonprofit Club
Professor King on industry self-regulation
Community service

Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship
Corporate citizenship encompasses far more than corporate philanthropy—the best companies integrate their values with strategies, products, and relationships. 

International Nonprofit Consultancy Projects
The Tuck Global Consultancy gives second-year students the chance to participate overseas in onsite corporate consulting projects, many of which are for nonprofit organizations.

Ariel Halpern Lecture on Social Responsibility
Hosted by the Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship, this annual event includes a speech by a prominent leader about the significant ways in which business knowledge and skills can be used for positive social benefit.