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Experiential Learning

Uniquely Focused on Hands-On Learning

 Elevate your resume. Questrom courses are uniquely focused on Action Learning to provide boundless opportunities to bridge classroom knowledge with real-world skills, including site visits, case competitions, start-up accelerators, and more. 

Questrom Core: Sophomore Year Start-Up Project

During your sophomore year, you will participate in a semester-long team-based core project that integrates coursework across finance, operations management, marketing, and data analytics, enabling you and a team to develop a comprehensive new product or service business plan. 

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Core Teams
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Company Visits

Recently Professor Louis Salemy brought his undergraduate class to Little Leaf Farms in Shirley, MA for a tour of operation and to learn about how the company was started by the CEO, Paul Sellew. This multidisciplinary company visit shed light on business areas such as finance, operations, marketing, and entrepreneurship.

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Students listen to the CEO speak at a company visit as part of a course

Urban Planning with Professor Keith Munsell

Recently, Professor Keith Munsell’s Real Estate Development Class, SI469, participated in the Urban Planning Competition in partnership with the Urban Land Institute. The class redesigned 11+ acres in an inner city to balance the needs of the community, city, and developer with marketing, environmental, and equity strategies.

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Case Competitions & Challenges

Kogod Case Competition

Cornell Stock Pitch Competition

Venture Capital Investment Case Competition

Learning Beyond the Classroom

There are endless opportunities to broaden your horizons outside of the classroom through student led company treks and courses that travel internationally.

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BU Finance & Investment Club Treks

BU Finance & Investment Club members attended a 2-day trip to New York City and visited several firms such as Citi, Lazard, UBS, Ducera, Wells Fargo, and more.

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Company Visits in Asia in the Global Management Experience

Questrom’s Global Management Experience class visited several companies this Spring Break aboard in Japan, such as Nissan and Mikihouse.

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Extra-Curricular Learning Opportunities

Besides hands-on classes, programs overseas, and student led treks, students participate in a variety of extra-curricular engagements that enrich the learning experience at Questrom.

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Summer Program at Boston’s Emergency Management Office

Jiefu Huang (Questrom’24) (right), worked in the City of Boston’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) this summer, promoting the program at Mayor’s Wu coffee hours, and much more.

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Alternative Spring Breaks

Rafaele Dimaggio (Questrom’25) (left), Guoyangzi “Angela” An (Questrom’25) (middle), and Kate Lewis (ENG’25) (right) check out a gift shop after volunteering all day on their Spring Break.

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First Year Outreach Project Clean Up at Pope John Paul II Park

The First Year Student Outreach Project is full of opportunities to give back to the Greater Boston community and engage with fellow Terriers.

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