MBA Experiential Learning
Real-world Learning on the Frontlines
The Notre Dame MBA is centered around the belief that learning is most impactful when you’re actively engaged in applying your skills and knowledge. Not only will you leave with a robust portfolio of real-world projects and experiences, but you’ll also develop critical skills like teamwork, communication, and problem-solving.
Application-based Projects
Take the concepts you learn in the classroom and turn them into actions – whether managing a $26 million portfolio or creating sustainable solutions in emerging markets. From day one, you’ll step into the role of a decision-maker and be challenged to put your skills and knowledge to work.
Off Campus Experiences
Immerse yourself in different landscapes, cultures, and communities. Through domestic and international study programs and consulting engagements, you’ll gain fresh perspectives and acquire a global mindset that sets you apart in today’s interconnected world. Experience different markets, meet industry leaders, and broaden your cultural horizons.
Collaboration with Partners and Clients
Through partnerships with industry sponsors, local businesses, and alumni groups, you’ll dive into real-time industry challenges, empowering you to innovate, solve problems, and build connections that go beyond the classroom.
Service-oriented Opportunities
Extend your impact through service-based initiatives aligned with Mendoza College of Business’s mission to “Grow the Good in Business.” You’ll be using your knowledge to devise solutions that truly make a difference in communities.
Through skill building courses, leadership workshops, and domestic and international consulting projects, this focused learning opportunity allows you to engage with a corporate client to address real time problems and build core skills for your future career.
Grow Irish
The Meyer Business on the Frontlines Program offers a suite of service learning courses. Mendoza students have partnered with organizations across 35 countries, utilizing the dynamic skills of business to develop local solutions to address issues including post-conflict rehabilitation, poverty, illicit economies, isolation, and prejudice.
Application required; space limited.
Gain real-world experience in portfolio management by conducting equity research, presenting stock analyses, and making investment recommendations. Engage with industry professionals and visit major financial hubs like New York and Chicago for firsthand market insights.
Application required; space limited.
This immersive experience connects you with Silicon Valley’s tech landscape, offering opportunities to collaborate with industry leaders like Google, Facebook, and Amazon.
Application required; space limited.
Practicum courses offer deeper exploration of complex business topics through intensive classroom discussions, case studies, and collaborative partner experiences in a variety of formats. As an MBA student you may participate in a Seed Investor Practicum, Private Equity Practicum, or Mergers & Acquisitions Practicum.
Full MBA Curriculum
The annual Grow the Good in Business™ Case Competition unites Mendoza students, local business leaders, and DEI advocates. Teams compete through three rounds, proposing solutions to DEI-related business challenges, demonstrating leadership, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. Through collaboration with local governments and sponsors, students create community-based research and innovative business strategies, showcasing how business can foster diverse, equitable, and inclusive environments in workplaces and communities.
Mendoza MBA students compete in external case competitions hosted by corporate sponsors and peer business schools, showcasing their analytical, strategic, and presentation skills on a broader stage while collaborating with industry leaders to address real-world business challenges.
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