Dual-campus opportunities
The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management offers a range of dual-campus opportunities that connect the Ithaca-based Cornell MBA and Johnson Cornell Tech MBA students in New York City. These experiences combine the Johnson School’s collaborative academic environment with Cornell Tech’s culture of innovation and entrepreneurship — giving students the best of both worlds and access to powerful networks, hands-on learning and career opportunities across two dynamic campuses.
Two campuses. One transformative experience.
Johnson Cornell Tech Dual-Campus Track MBA
Earn your MBA across two world-class Cornell campuses — starting in Ithaca and finishing at Cornell Tech in New York City. The Johnson Cornell Tech Dual-Campus Track MBA combines the close-knit community and leadership focus of the Johnson School’s Ithaca campus with the innovation, entrepreneurship and tech immersion of Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island.
This 21-month, STEM-designated MBA program gives you the best of both worlds. In Ithaca you’ll build a strong foundation in management and leadership, then move to New York City to apply your skills through Cornell Tech’s signature Studio curriculum — a hands-on experience where business, engineering and design students collaborate to solve real industry challenges. Explore the full curriculum, connect with current students and discover how the Johnson Cornell Tech Dual-Campus Track MBA can transform your career.
Weekend courses
Offered during the fall semester, weekend electives engage students in various tech-focused topics such as designing and building AI solutions, tech company exits, women leading in tech and the business of gaming.
During the spring semester, two courses are offered in a three-weekend in-person series. Two weekends take place in New York City, and the third is in Ithaca, providing students from the Cornell MBA and the Johnson Cornell Tech MBA programs an opportunity to collaborate and build connections across campuses.
Fintech Ecosystem
The goal of the Fintech Three-Weekend Course is to provide hands-on learning in the emerging financial technology sector. A confluence of events and trends has set the stage for large-scale technological disruption of the financial services industry. Financial institutions are keenly embracing the digital economy, and banks have renewed their focus on technology-driven products and market innovation.
The Fintech course exposes students to startup ideas and ventures, technical concepts and real-world case studies of technology applications in multiple areas of the financial services industry. Through our collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, students also run a project to put their coursework into practice.
SMARTech (Strategy for Media, Art, Retail Tech)
This course is for future leaders who understand that technology decisions in media, art and retail ripple far beyond balance sheets. We examine how digital technologies are transforming media, art and retail — industries that drive economic value and fundamentally shape how we experience the world, express identity and connect.
Students analyze and understand the strategic implications of emerging technologies in these sectors and the opportunities and challenges they create at the intersection of culture and commerce. The course combines rigorous case analysis to derive conceptual frameworks – drawing from case studies written by the instructor – with hands-on fieldwork, projects and insights from industry speakers.
This course is ideal for students interested in entrepreneurship, strategy or leadership roles where business decisions carry cultural weight. Whether you aspire to launch a creative venture, lead innovation at an established brand or advise these industries through consulting or investing, you’ll gain frameworks for navigating the complex intersection of technology, culture and commerce.