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Academic Program

Year 1

The GW Global MBA is comprised of 57 credit hours delivered in modular format. Its 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 whose staff will spend 1 day per week of Module I working with students to help build individual career management portfolios. There are also value-added activities including the MBA speaker-series and the GLOBE program, a series of co-curricular events that draw upon the wealth of opportunities available within the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Cohort Experience

In the first-year, the core curriculum is completed within an active and integrated cohort of 45 classmates. 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

The second year 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 17 different knowledge clusters. The customization and personalization of the curriculum allows students to adjust the pace of study such that the program can be finished in 16 months, 19 months or 21 months.

 

GW Global MBA Curriculum Grid

Global MBA (Full Time Program) Curriculum (2008-09)

 

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
Elective 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, Double Degree Options
Elective Early Completion

 

Knowledge Domains

Download detailed list of all the knowledge domains in PDF format

Joint Degrees

Through special credit-hour transfer arrangements, students may earn joint degrees from GW: a joint MBA/JD degree with the Law School; a joint MBA/MA degree with the Elliott School of International Affairs; or a joint MBA/MSF degree with the Master of Science in Finance program.