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Learning: Curriculum

Curriculum

The LFM academic program consists of the following:

• Coursework (20+ courses), including MBA core curriculum
• Plant treks (an average of 12 per year, including local tours and a two-week trip to facilities throughout the United States)
• Internship (6.5 months)
• Research and thesis
• Participation in LFM program management
• A two-year leadership sequence consisting of classes, seminars, and other activities

LFM's curriculum has traditionally been referred to as the Academic Triangle. It comprises three themes:

• Foundations: Basic building blocks in skills that go beyond traditional management and engineering requirements for world-class, Big M manufacturing
• Integration: The melding of activities and subjects that span engineering and management and embody LFM's conviction that future leaders must be able to integrate technical and managerial information and skills
• Leadership: The critical skill that embraces all other activities and gives them focus and direction