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MAP: Your Bridge From Classroom to Career

Build resume-ready experience through a real-company consulting project in our seven-week Multidisciplinary Action Projects (MAP) course. 

Taken by all first-year MBAs as part of the core curriculum, you’ll work with fellow classmates to apply the knowledge and leadership skills you’ve been learning in the classroom. Together, with the support of faculty and MBA2 mentors, you’ll build real-world experiences that will prepare you for your internship and career.

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What to Expect

All First-Year MBA students participate

Join a team of your peers to collaborate on creative solutions to real business challenges.

Seven weeks of full-time consulting

Spend the second half of your winter term applying what you’ve learned in the classroom at a real company, building skills you can apply directly in your career.

75+ projects to choose from

Gain exposure to new industries while developing skills in a supportive environment that allows you to test, learn, and refine without high-stakes risk.


93%

present to senior leadership.

40%

of MAP projects were with companies outside of the United States.

$1.7 billion

revenue generated by FTMBA students at participating companies in 2024-25.


 

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I was impressed by the fact that MAP allows you to do a consulting project for top companies around the world while you are still a student, which will make you even more equipped for your summer internship.
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Inside the MAP Experience

Hear directly from Full-Time MBAs who took on a MAP project in Mexico, collaborating and making the most of their unique skill sets to help a company break into a new market while driving meaningful results and discovering personal growth.

Where MAP Can Take You

Your MAP project might be a market entry strategy, an operations challenge, or a test in innovative thinking. With projects available in nearly every sector, no matter what your assignment is, you’ll be pushed to perform and learn crucial skills that you can carry into your career.

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Through Multidisciplinary Action Projects, Ross students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a new role and/or industry before taking the plunge with a full commitment… As a career switcher, Ross’s emphasis on action-based learning appealed to me.
More About MAP

On this episode of our student-run podcast Business Beyond Usual, hear from Full-Time MBA students and special guests from the faculty and Office of Action-Based Learning as we break down what MAP is, how it has evolved, and how it prepares students for their internships and careers.

 

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