Columbia Business School’s Immersion Seminars allow students to engage with industry practitioners on the most relevant, challenging, and topical business problems their respective industries face. Students gain a foundation of industry knowledge through rigorous academic content in the classroom. They couple this knowledge with insights from practitioners — often C-Suite executives — through site visits to multiple organizations within an industry.

Immersion Seminars are an example of Columbia Business School’s commitment to marrying theory to practice. Students get unparalleled opportunity to learn from professors and practitioners who are the best in their field, making industry connections throughout the semester.

Past Immersion Seminar topics have included:

• Luxury Brands
• Data Analytics
• Management Consulting
• Entrepreneurship
• Technology Disruption
• Innovation in a Connected World
• Experience Brand Cultures in the Arts
• Media
• Leadership
• Shareholder Activism
• Financial Services