At a Glance
MBA Curriculum
Explore the INSEAD MBA curriculum that strengthens your practical and theoretical knowledge of business management fundamentals. Build a unique expertise through a huge variety of elective courses.
Integrating Sustainability into Core Business Areas
The new MBA curriculum meets the increasing demand for sustainability-focused leaders in the job market. It equips future business leaders with the knowledge and skills needed to manage risks and opportunities, enabling them to make better decisions, integrate performance and progress and champion creative solutions that address global challenges.
What You Need to Graduate
MBA participants need to complete all 14 core courses, 10.5 selected elective courses, and 1 Capstone project to graduate.
14 core courses equip you with a solid foundation in business. Customise your learning according to your needs with over 75 elective courses in 10 different academic areas. Then put your learning into practice with a simulation that imitates real strategic challenges in business environment through a Capstone project.
Programme Structure
10
Months Programme5
Periods8
Weeks Each Period14
Core Courses75+
Electives1
CapstoneOur Faculty
Course Curriculum
The accelerated 10-month INSEAD MBA comprises five periods, each lasting eight weeks and concluding with an exam, essay and/or project. The first part of the programme is built around 14 core courses, which provide you with a robust foundation of key management disciplines. In the second part, you will be able to choose from over 75 different electives in a variety of subjects.
Period 0
Pre-MBA Elements
- Business Foundations Week (optional)
- Intensive Language Classes (optional)
- Student Life Webinars
- Networking Opportunities
Period 1
6 Core Courses
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Markets & Valuation
- Organisational Behaviour 1
- Prices & Markets
- Uncertainty, Data & Judgement
- Introduction to Strategy
Period 2
6 Core Courses
- Corporate Financial Policy
- Managing Customer Value
- Organisational Behaviour 2
- Managerial Accounting
- Processes & Operations Management
- Leadership Communication Foundations
Period 3
2 Core Courses
- Macroeconomics in the Global Economy
- Business and Society
- Ethics
- Political Environment
- Public Policy
3.5 Electives
- Choose your electives from a wide range of topics
Period 4
4 Electives
- Choose your electives from a wide range of topics
Period 5
Personal Leadership Development Programme with individual and group coaching
Designed to provide students with a new standard in personal and interpersonal awareness and communication effectiveness.
Learning Methodology
The INSEAD MBA programme requires a high level of engagement from our participants under the expert leadership of our professors. In fact, it is the vast diversity of experiences brought by our students and faculty to campus that makes the programme unique.
Excellent success rates
INSEAD's commitment to academic excellence is reflected in our strong student outcomes: 100% of our students attend core course exams, with a 99% overall MBA completion rate and 8% of students benefiting from a remedial plan. Our rigorous admissions process, innovative teaching methods, and efficient administrative support services ensure students are fully prepared for the programme's demands.
Campuses, Exchanges and Processes
Learning to lead across different cultures and geographies is critical to success in this global world. Our three campuses in France, Singapore and Abu Dhabi, as well as our partnerships with Wharton and Kellogg in the US and CEIBS in China, offer you many opportunities to broaden your horizons.
Our Campuses and Partnerships
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Campuses in France, Singapore and Abu Dhabi3
Partnerships in US and ChinaCampus Exchange Process
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Upon Application
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You will be asked to choose a preferred starting campus when you apply to the programme. However, campus preference is not taken into account in the selection of candidates, which means that we consider an applicant's campus preference only after we have made an admissions decision. Also, in order to balance the class size and diversity across campuses, it is not possible to guarantee all selected candidates admission to their preferred campus.
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Period 1 (Online Bidding)
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Approximately six weeks after the programme starts, you will be asked to indicate your campus preferences for Period 3, 4 and 5. You will be awarded a number of points that you will draw upon to bid for the INSEAD campus exchange, the US or China exchange as well as for the elective course bidding.
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Period 3, 4 and 5
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Students are required to spend the first two periods of their programme in their starting campus. Therefore, the campus exchange option only starts from Period 3 onwards. Whilst INSEAD ensures the ability to exchange to another campus at least once, we do not guarantee what period that may be. Campus exchange is not mandatory, and you can opt to study the entire programme on your starting campus.
Please note that campus exchange is not automatic; you must go through the bidding process in order to exchange to another INSEAD or partner school campus.
Whether you are successful in the bidding will depend on your bidding decision, the bidding behaviour of your class and capacity constraints. If you are not successful, you will stay and study at your starting campus.
The US and CEIBS exchange is only available for one period of study. For both classes, this will coincide with Period 4, i.e. March/April for the July class and September/October for the December class. Due to the academic calendar, December class students will have some seats available at Wharton or at CEIBS also in Period 5.
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Changes to Campus Exchange Rules
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Changes to the rules regarding campus exchange are at the discretion of the MBA Office. It is likely that amendments will be made to the bidding system for each new cohort.
Testimonials

Hadi Alghamdi
INSEAD operates on a “psychological safety” principle, and everyone is encouraged to curiously and respectfully inquire and connect.

Alyssa Yu
INSEAD offers a lot of programmes and activities tailored to aspiring entrepreneurs.

Lesley Downes
Our professors are phenomenal, and bring a true mix of perspectives, real-world experiences and dare I say humour and entertainment to the classroom.
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