
Johnson Cornell Tech MBA
Johnson Cornell Tech MBA Overview
In this 12-month program, students will earn an advanced business education that provides in-depth knowledge on the technologies, companies, and industries changing the global landscape.
- Instruction Mode: In-Person
- Program Location: Summer in Ithaca, Fall & Spring in New York City
- Length of Program: Full-Time, 60 credits
Graduation Requirements
60 Credits
2022-2023 Academic Year
CORE: Johnson Core (20.5 credits)
- NCCY 5000 Financial Accounting — 2.5 Credits
- NCCY 5010 Data Analytics & Modeling — 2.5 Credits
- NCCY 5020 Microeconomics for Management — 2.5 Credits
- NCCY 5030 Marketing Management — 2.5 Credits
- NCCY 5040 Leading Teams — 1.5 Credits
- NCCY 5050 Critical & Strategic Thinking — 1.5 Credits
- NCCY 5060 Managerial Finance — 2.5 Credits
- NCCY 5090 Strategy — 2.5 Credits
- NCCY 5080 Operations Management — 2.5 Credits
Required Johnson and Cornell Tech Courses (16.5 credits)
- NBA 6550 Business Data Analysis with SQL — 1.5 Credits
- NBAY 5700: Core Team Practicum — 1 Credit
- NBAY 5300 Entrepreneurial Finance — 1.5 Credits
- NBAY 6090 Digital Marketing — 1.5 Credits
- TECH 5300 Fundamentals of Modern Software — 2 Credits
- 9 additional business credits (NBA, NBAY, NMI course codes)
Required Studio Courses (8 credits)
All Studio courses must be taken for a letter grade.
- TECH 5900 Product Studio — 4 Credits
- TECH 5910 Startup Studio, TECH 5920 BigCo Studio, or TECH 5930 PiTech Studio — 3 Credits
- TECH Studio Elective — 1 Credit
Please note: TECH 5300, TECH 5310, TECH 5320 do not qualify as Studio electives.
General Electives (15 credits)
- 15 additional elective credits (select from NBA, NBAY, NMI, LAW, CS, ECE, ORIE, INFO, or TECH)
Additional Requirements
- All students must complete 60 credits in order to graduate. Of these 60, 45 credits must come from Johnson courses (NCCY, NBA, NBAY, and the required TECH courses). 15 credits may come from other fields such as CS, ECE, INFO, LAW, ORIE, and elective TECH courses.
- You may elect to take up to two Grade Option courses as Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory. (Courses where the only option is S/U do not count towards this requirement).
- A maximum of 1.5 credits of Managerial Skills and Leadership Programs courses (NMI 5050) count towards graduation.
- All students must receive a B or higher in TECH 5900 or TECH 5910/ TECH 5920/ TECH 5930.
- D- is the minimum grade required for a course to count towards your degree requirements.
- Students may take a maximum of 6 directed reading credits (no more than 3 credits per term).
- All students must be in good academic standing to continue the program. To be considered in good standing, students must maintain at least a 2.7 GPA overall and a 2.5 in core courses.
- All students must complete 3 semesters of residency at Johnson/Cornell Tech. Semesters of residency are defined as semesters in which a student is enrolled in at least 12 credits.
Johnson Cornell Tech 1+1 MBA Overview
In this 2-year program, students will earn an advanced business education that provides in-depth knowledge on the technologies, companies, and industries changing the global landscape through classroom training complemented by a summer internship and the innovative Studio curriculum.
- Instruction Mode: In-Person
- Program Location: Year 1 Fall & Spring in Ithaca, Year 2 Fall & Spring in New York City
- Length of Program: Full-Time, 60 credits
Graduation Requirements
60 Credits
2022-2023 Academic Year
CORE: Johnson Core (20.5 credits)
- *NCC 5000 Financial Accounting — 2.5 Credits (Fall Year 1)
- *NCC 5020 Microeconomics for Management — 2.5 Credits (Fall Year 1)
- *NCC 5030 Marketing Management — 2.5 Credits (Fall Year 1)
- *NCC 5040 Leading Teams — 1.5 Credits (Fall Year 1)
- *NCC 5050 Critical & Strategic Thinking — 1.5 Credits (Fall Year 1)
- *NCC 5060 Managerial Finance — 2.5 Credits (Fall Year 1)
- *NCC 5090 Strategy — 2.5 Credits (Fall Year 1)
- *NCC 5010 Data Analytics & Modeling — 2.5 Credits (Spring Year 1)
- *NCC 5080 Operations Management — 2.5 Credits (Spring Year 1)
Required Johnson and Cornell Tech Courses (18.5 credits)
- *NBA 5700 Core Team Practicum — 1.5 Credits (Fall Year 1)
- *NBA 6550 Business Data Analysis with SQL — 1.5 Credits (Spring Year 1)
- NBAY 5300 Entrepreneurial Finance — 1.5 Credits (Fall Year 2)
- NBAY 6090 Digital Marketing — 1.5 Credits (Fall Year 2)
- TECH 5300 Fundamentals of Modern Software — 2 Credits (Spring Year 2)
- *1 Leadership Elective course
- Choose one course from the following:
- NBA 5140 Ethics and Corporate Culture — 1.5 Credits (Spring Year 1)
- NBA 6030 Strategies for Sustainability — 1.5 Credits (Spring Year 1)
- NBA 6040 Finance and Ethics — 1.5 Credits (Fall Year 1)
- NBA 6130 Women in Leadership — 1.5 Credits (Spring Year 1)
- NBA 6540 Power and Politics — 1.5 Credits (Fall Year 1)
- NBA 6650 Strategic Mgmt of Tech and Innov. — 3 Credits (Spring Year 1)
- NBA 6710 Ethical Dec. Making in Mgmt — 1.5 Credits (Spring Year 1)
- NBA 6870 Leading Across Differences — 1.5 Credits (Spring Year 1)
- 9 additional Business credits (NBA, NBAY, NMI course codes)
Required Studio Courses (8 credits)
All Studio courses must be taken for a letter grade.
- TECH 5900 Product Studio — 4 Credits
- TECH 5910 Startup Studio, TECH 5920 BigCo Studio, or TECH 5930 PiTech Studio — 3 Credits
- TECH Studio Elective — 1 Credit
Please note: TECH 5300, TECH 5310, TECH 5320 do not qualify as Studio electives.
General Electives (13 credits)
- 13 additional elective credits (select from NBA, NBAY, NMI, LAW, CS, ECE, ORIE, INFO, or TECH)
Additional Requirements
- Courses denoted with an asterisk (*) must have been completed by the student before arriving at the Cornell Tech campus in NYC.
- All students must complete 60 credits in order to graduate. Of these 60, 45 credits must come from Johnson courses (NCC, NBA, NBAY, and the required TECH courses). 15 credits may come from other fields such as CS, ECE, INFO, LAW, ORIE, and elective TECH courses.
- You may elect to take up to two Grade Option courses as Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory. (Courses where the only option is S/U do not count towards this requirement).
- A maximum of 1.5 credits of Managerial Skills and Leadership Programs courses (NMI 5050) count towards graduation.
- All students must receive a B or higher in TECH 5900 or TECH 5910/ TECH 5920/ TECH 5930.
- D- is the minimum grade required for a course to count towards your degree requirements.
- Students may take a maximum of 6 directed reading credits (no more than 3 credits per term).
- All students must be in good academic standing to continue the program. To be considered in good standing, students must maintain at least a 2.7 GPA overall and a 2.5 in core courses.
- All students must complete 2 semesters of residency at Johnson and 2 semesters at Cornell Tech. Semesters of residency are defined as semesters in which a student is enrolled in at least 12 credits.

Course Descriptions
Available on the Cornell University Registrar’s website.