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Major 02

AI Product & Business Strategy

Replaces → MBA

88% of organizations use AI in at least one business function. Wharton, HBS, and Booth all launched required AI curriculum in 2025. Get the same strategic skills — without the $200K price tag — and build with the tools, not just study them.

Two layers. One leader who builds.

Every student completes the Foundations core plus domain-specific courses. You don't just learn business — you learn to amplify it with AI.

Product Analytics — Metrics, SQL, and Data-Driven Insight

Product analytics tools, SQL for insights, dashboards, user segmentation.

  • Product analytics tools and dashboard design
  • SQL for product insights and ad hoc analysis
  • User segmentation and cohort analysis
  • Data-driven decision making and experimentation

Product Management — Requirements, Research, and Shipping

Writing PRDs, user research, feature development lifecycle, prioritization.

  • Writing PRDs and feature specifications
  • User research methods and synthesis
  • Feature development lifecycle management
  • Prioritization frameworks and trade-off decisions

Strategy, Market Analysis, and Business Modeling

Competitive analysis, market sizing, unit economics, executive presentations.

  • Competitive analysis and market mapping
  • Market sizing and TAM/SAM/SOM estimation
  • Unit economics and business model design
  • Executive presentations and strategic communication

Product-Led Growth and User Experience

Onboarding optimization, activation metrics, retention, A/B testing.

  • Onboarding optimization and activation metrics
  • Retention analysis and churn reduction
  • A/B testing design and statistical interpretation
  • Growth loops and viral mechanics

Product Consulting — Building and Running a Practice

Product audits, consulting pipeline, scoping engagements, reusable IP.

  • Product audits and diagnostic frameworks
  • Building a consulting pipeline and landing clients
  • Scoping engagements and pricing models
  • Creating reusable IP and productized services

Founding a Product Company — Idea to Product-Market Fit

Customer discovery, MVP experiments, PMF signals, pivot decisions, investor materials.

  • Customer discovery and problem validation
  • MVP experiments and rapid iteration
  • Product-market fit signals and measurement
  • Pivot decisions and investor materials

Cross-Functional Product Leadership

Engineering↔sales↔design translation, sprint participation, stakeholder alignment.

  • Engineering↔sales↔design translation
  • Sprint participation and agile collaboration
  • Stakeholder alignment and influence without authority
  • Cross-functional decision-making processes

Professional Practice in Product Management

Career paths, product intuition, managing without authority, OKR setting.

  • PM career paths and progression strategies
  • Developing product intuition and judgment
  • Managing without authority and influence skills
  • OKR setting and organizational alignment

Where this major takes you.

Consultants using AI complete tasks 25% faster at 40% higher quality. AI-proficient product managers average $193K. Every path includes AI fluency that MBA graduates don't have.

Product Manager

Define product strategy, coordinate engineering and design, ship features users love. Entry: $115K–$140K. Mid-career: $150K–$190K. Senior: $180K–$250K+. Total comp at big tech: $300K–$500K+.

AI Uni edge You prototype with Bubble and V0, analyze user data with Dovetail AI, and manage roadmaps with Linear AI — shipping faster because you understand both sides.

Startup Founder

Build your own company. AI tools have collapsed the cost — a 2-person team with AI can now operate like a team of 10. Seed-stage salary: $100K–$130K, then equity-driven.

AI Uni edge The curriculum includes real financial modeling with Runway Financial, GTM with HubSpot Breeze, and pitch decks with Gamma. You graduate with a business plan, not just a diploma.

Business Analyst

Turn data into decisions. Entry: $65K–$80K. Mid-career: $80K–$110K. Senior: $110K–$140K+. Python/SQL skills add up to 30% salary premium.

AI Uni edge Traditional MBAs learn Excel. You learn Claude for analysis, Perplexity for research, and Rows AI for data queries — producing better insights in a fraction of the time.

Strategy Consultant

Advise companies on strategy, operations, and growth. Entry: $90K–$120K. Mid-career (MBB): $190K–$200K. Senior: $250K+. AI fluency makes you the consultant who implements, not just recommends.

AI Uni edge Consulting firms need people who understand AI beyond the slide deck. You bring hands-on skills with AlphaSense, Salesforce Einstein, and no-code builders — not just frameworks.

What you'll build.

Not case studies. Real business artifacts that demonstrate strategic thinking and AI fluency.

Project 01

Product Analytics Deep-Dive

Product analytics deep-dive with SQL queries and dashboard. Analyze a real product's data, build actionable dashboards, and present data-driven insights to stakeholders.

Project 02

Full PRD with User Research

Full PRD with user research, requirements, and launch plan. Define a product from scratch through user research, write comprehensive requirements, and create a complete launch strategy.

Project 03

Market Analysis & Strategic Recommendation

Market analysis with competitive brief and strategic recommendation. Research a real market, analyze competitors, and present an executive-ready strategic recommendation.

Capstone

Found a Real Product Company

Your capstone: found a real product company — customer discovery through first revenue. Real customers, real money, real lessons. This is the project you walk into interviews with.

The curriculum adapts to you.

Intensive

~6 months · Full-time

For students who can commit full-time. Get career-ready as fast as your skills allow.

Months 1–2 Foundations + Product Analytics
Months 3–5 Product Management + Strategy + Product-Led Growth
Months 6–8 Consulting + Founding + Cross-Functional Leadership
Months 9–12 Professional Practice + Capstone

Steady

~12–24 months · Part-time

For people working while learning. Same depth, flexible scheduling.

Months 1–4 Foundations + Product Analytics
Months 5–10 Product Management + Strategy + Product-Led Growth
Months 11–16 Consulting + Founding + Portfolio projects
Months 17–24 Professional Practice + Capstone

Is this major right for you?

This is for you if

  • You want to lead products or start a business, not just manage
  • You're practical — you'd rather build a financial model in Runway than write a thesis about one
  • You want business skills at a fraction of the MBA price and time
  • You see AI as a strategic advantage, not a threat to your career
  • You're self-directed and want to learn by doing real work

This is NOT for you if

  • You need an accredited MBA for a consulting firm (McKinsey, BCG, Bain require it)
  • You want to work in investment banking or PE (they require specific credentials)
  • You need the MBA alumni network for career advancement
  • You're interested in academic business research
  • You want the prestige of a top business school brand on your resume

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