Business Strategy and Leadership majors help define corporate vision and strategy, achieving goals and ensuring the ability to compete globally. Named among the country's best full-time MBA programs, Kelley Strategy and Leadership majors have gone on to such companies as McKinsey & Co., Deloitte Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Ernst & Young.
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Named among the nation’s top strategic leadership MBA programs by U.S. News & World Report 2026, the Kelley Full-Time +Flex MBA prepares graduates for leadership roles such as:
This major focuses on the human side of business, so you can understand how organizations operate, how teams perform, and how leaders inspire change. You’ll strengthen your communication, strategic thinking, and leadership capabilities while preparing to guide organizations through complexity.
For Classes 2025 and forward.
You must have at least 12 credit hours total from the course list below.
Select a minimum of 4.5 credits (3 courses) from these 1.5 credit hour courses. A maximum of 3.0 GLOBASE and 1Kelley credit hours may be counted.
You may select up to two (2) 1.5 credit hour courses outside the Management & Entrepreneurship department, or select additional courses from the list above to complete the major. The following general graduation requirement courses do not qualify as “outside” electives: X505, X507, X515, X516 (outside of Consulting), X541, X542, X543, or X575.
A total of at least 6 credit hours are required.
Select 1.5 credit hours (1 course) from these courses. A maximum of 3.0 GLOBASE and 1Kelley credit hours may be counted.