MBA
The School of Management and Economics at Sharif University of Technology was established in 1999. Its founding mission was to provide education in management and economics with a novel and distinct approach, differentiating it from other educational institutions.
The primary motivation for creating the MBA program at this university was the critical need felt by various national organizations for individuals who, in addition to their applied expertise in technical-engineering and experimental sciences, required management training. This initiative directly addressed a significant gap perceived by both senior and mid-level managers.

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Overall Educational Program Structure

The duration of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program remains 2 years (4 academic semesters), with a total requirement of 51 credits (including 3 compensatory credits). Therefore, students in this program are expected to graduate within 4 semesters. The program extends to a fifth semester only for students completing a thesis, which they must defend to finalize their degree.

Concentrations:

The program offers seven specialized concentrations. The table below lists both their official designations—used by the Ministry of Science and the Educational Assessment Organization—and their abbreviated forms, which are employed internally within the school for ease of reference. These abbreviations will be used consistently throughout this document.

All students are required to complete four foundational courses in their first semester, which are common across all specializations. These courses are as follows:

  • Principles of Accounting and Data Analysis
  • Organizational Theories and Design
  • Microeconomics
  • Organizational Behavior

All students are required to take four core courses during their second semester, which are standardized across all specializations. The list of these courses is as follows:

  • Corporate Financial Management
  • Strategic Plannin
  • Marketing Managemen
  • Operations Management

Students in each specialization must complete 4 specialized courses (1 required course and 3 elective courses). The list of these courses for each specialization is provided in the following section.

Students in each specialization may choose any 3 elective courses from the full course catalog of the School, the complete list of which is provided in the final section of this report.

Additionally, students must register for their 6-credit thesis at the beginning of the fourth semester. Upon the discretion of their thesis supervisor, the Research Methods course may be required as a prerequisite for undertaking the thesis. In such a case, this course will replace one of the student's elective courses.

If a student opts not to complete a thesis, this is only permitted with the authorization of their academic advisor. In this case, and upon the advisor's discretion, the student will be required to take two additional specialized courses from their chosen specialization's curriculum.

General Courses

Row Mandatory General Courses
1 Accounting for Managers
2 Organizational Behavior
3 Quantitative Analyzes for Management
4 Economics for Managers
5 Corporate Finance
6
7 Marketing Management
8 Operations Management
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Row Elective General Courses
1 Business Law
2 Business Research Method

specialized Courses

ردیف Specialized Courses in Strategy
1 Strategy Implementation
2 Budgeting and Control
3 Organizational Learning
4 System Dynamics
5 Game Theory for Manageers
6 Advanced Strategic Management
7 International Business
8 Business Growth and Development
9 Selected Topics in Strategy
10 Organizational Change Management
11 Business Analytics
12 نوآوری در کسب‌وکار
13 Strategic Management of Technology
14 Marketing Strategy
15 Organizational Theory and Organization
16 Strategic Technological Collaboration
17
18 Operations Stratedy
19 Technology Forcasting and Assessment
20 Corporate Governance
21 Organizational Leadership
ردیف Speciallized Courses in Information Systems
1 E-Commerce
2 Management Information Systems
Row Speciallized Courses in Finance
1 Quantitative MEthods in Finance
2 Investment Management
3 Venture Capital
4 Financial Markets and Institutions
5
6 Empirical Corporate Finance
7 Banking
8 Asset Pricing
9 Selected Topics in Finance
10 Risk Management and Evaluation
11 Cases in corporate Finance
12 Real Estate Finance and Investment
13 Algorithmic Trading
14 Machine Learning
15 Corporate Governance
16 Business of Blockchain Technology and CryptoCurrencies
ردیف Speciallized Courses in Marketing
1 Marketing Research
2 Marketing Strategy
3 Data-driven Marketing
4 Brand Management and Marketing Communications
5 Digital Marketing
6 Pricing and Revenue Management
7 Sales and Retailing Management
8 Consumer Behaviour
9 Selected Topics in Marketing
10 Entrepreneurial Marketing
11 International Business
12 Game Theory for Managers
13 Quality Management
14 Product Development Management
15 Business Analytics
16 Machine Learning
Row Speciallized Courses in Technology
1 Strategic Management of Technology
2 Strategic Technological Collaboration
3 Technology Forecasting and Assessment
4 Innovation and Digital Technologies
5 Business Innovation Course
6 Platform Business Models
7 Digital Transformation
8 Innovation systems
9 Business of Blockchain Technology and CryptoCurrencies
10 Technology, Innovation, and Development
11 Selected Topics in Technology
12 Product Development Management
13 Organizational Change Management
14 System Dynamics
15 Business Analytics
ردیف Speciallized Courses in Operations and Supply Chain
1 Supply Chain Management
2 Business Analytics
3 Project Management
4 Quality Management
5 Operations strategy
6 Product Development Management
7 Service Operations Management
8 Contracts & Procurement
9 Game Theory for Managers
10 Pricing and Revenue Management
11 Sales and Retailing Management
12 Selected Topics in Operation
13 Platform Business Models
14 Digital Transformation
15 E-commerce
Row Speciallized Courses in Human Resources
1 Advanced Organizational Behavior
2 Human Resource Management
3 Advanced Human Resource Management
4 Organizational leadership
5 Organizational Theory and Organization
6 Business Ethics
7 Corporate Governance
8 Managerial Decision Making
9 Teamwork foundations and skills
10 Managerial Negotiation
11 Power and Culture in Organizations
12 Cross-Cultural Management
13 Selected Topics in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management
14 Consumer Behaviour
15 Organizational Learning
16 Organizational Change Management

Rules and Regulations

  • Thesis registration is available through the end of the third semester.

  • If a thesis is not taken, it is necessary to take 2 courses from the selection of specialized courses.

  1. Submit a request for registration permission (along with the list of courses you intend to take) in the Educational System.

  2. Your request will be reviewed by the academic advisor, and the advisor's recommendations will be recorded.

  3. The academic advisor may request an in-person or online meeting.

  4. Registration permission will be granted after the advisor issues the authorization.

To change your specialization, the following is required:
  1. Your entrance exam rank must match the admission rank of the target specialization.
  2. Consent must be obtained from both your current academic advisor and the academic advisor of the target specialization (from the applicant's year of entry).