Academic Program

Year 1

The GW Global MBA is comprised of 57 credit hours delivered in a modular format. The first-year core curriculum centers on our values of ethics, leadership, globalization, and teamwork. These values form the cornerstone of the program and are integrated throughout the curriculum. Module I centers on the program values and includes courses such as Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Leadership and Organizations, and Global Perspectives. Module II and III emphasize tools for business analysis with courses on Micro and Macro for the Global Economy, Data Analysis and Decisions, Financial and Managerial Accounting, and Financial Markets. Module IV is heavy with international coverage with courses in International Management including an International Practicum and Residency.

In addition to the core courses, the program is designed for extensive support from the F. David Fowler Career Center. Career Center staff provide workshops and individual sessions to help build individual career management portfolios. There are also value-added activities including the MBA In- Action Roundtables where alumni and high profile leaders speak on a variety of industry topics.

Cohort Experience

In the first year, the core curriculum is completed within an active and integrated cohort of 45 students. Students develop first-hand experience in communicating and studying as a group, crucial skills for professionals today. Within the cohorts, students are formed into five- and six-member teams, which are designed to strengthen the overall MBA experience by meshing people of different ages, genders, professional backgrounds, and cultures.

Year 2

In the second year, the curriculum consists of electives and our capstone courses in entrepreneurship and business strategy. Both courses have intramural case-based competitions which provide for integration of the core knowledge and strategic analysis. Students can customize their programs by choosing 12 elective courses from over 15 knowledge domains. The program is completed in two years (21 months).

GW Global MBA Curriculum

Year 1
Pre-Term (August)
MBAD 200 - Quantitative Methods & Computing Technologies; Career Management, Team Building
Fall
MODULE I - Values	MODULE II - Business Tools
MBAD 211 - Financial Accounting I	MBAD 212 - Financial Accounting
MBAD 221 - Judgment , Uncertainty & Decisions	MBAD 222 - Data Analysis
MBAD 241 - Global Perspectives	MBAD 242 - Micro for the Global Economy
MBAD 261 - Organizations and Leadership	MBAD 262 - Managing Human Capital
MBAD 281 - Bus. Responsibility & Sustainability	MBAD 272 - Marketing I
MBAD 291 - Business Communications
Spring
MODULE III - Business Tools	MODULE IV - Int'l Management
MBAD 213 - Managerial Accounting I	MBAD 234 - Financial Management
MBAD 223 - Operations Strategy	MBAD 244 - International Management
MBAD 233 - Financial Markets	MBAD 204 - Int'l Residency Practicum
MBAD 243 - Macro for the Global Economy	MBAD 284 - Business and Public Policy
MBAD 273 - Marketing II	Elective 1
MBAD 204 - International Residency
Summer
Internships
Year 2
Fall
MODULE I	MODULE II
MBAD 266 - Entrepreneurship	MBAD 285 - Business Law & Communications
ISTM Elective	MBAD 286 - Business Strategy
Sustainability Selective	Elective
Elective	Elective
Elective	Elective
Winter Break
Spring
MODULE III	MODULE IV (Available for the following)
Elective	Optional Elective
Elective	Self-Pacing Make-Ups
Elective	Double Major, Joint Degree Options
Elective	Early Completion

Knowledge Domains

Click here for a list of knowledge domains, areas of specialization from which you can choose electives. The Department of Strategic Management and Public Policy offers a number of electives that focus on ethics, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility; click here to view a list of current and previous courses. 

Joint Degrees

Through special credit-hour transfer arrangements, students may earn an MBA and another degree at GW: JD with the Law School, Master of Arts with the Elliott School of International Affairs, Master of Science in Finance, Project Management or Information Systems Technology.