Academics

Our academic programs challenge students to find smarter solutions that elevate business and advance society. Our curricula provides proficiency and influence in the global economy, where worldviews, products and ideas interchange. Through collaborative and experiential learning, students acquire traditional business skills and mesh them with an ethical focus.

Our graduate and undergraduate programs give students the freedom to personalize their education and carve out their niche. Students also have the choice to earn dual degrees with unique concentrations and opportunities to engage in research at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

photo - GWSB Prof. Lisa Delpy-Neirotti teaches a Sport Management class

Academic Life

Students at the GW School of Business lead a rich academic life. They have opportunities to engage in research at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and their interaction with professors is lively and thoughtful. Our professors, often world-renowned experts in their fields, teach against the backdrop of our nation’s capital, a city rich in intellectual resources, as they empower the next generation of leaders. Courses unfold in large lecture halls, small classes, seminars and experiential learning initiatives.

Approximately 11,000 full-time undergraduates study at GW University in more than 70 majors across the spectrum of business, engineering, international affairs, communications and media, sciences, math, social sciences, arts, languages and the humanities. At the graduate level, GW offers approximately 240 programs. Although graduate students undertake their studies through one of GW’s ten colleges and schools, they have many opportunities for interdisciplinary study. The university is also proud of its state-of-the-art facilities, including the capital markets trading room at the School of Business.

With more than two million titles, the Gelman Library — GW’s flagship library — is a source of information and inspiration. GW also belongs to the Washington Research Library Consortium, providing students with access to more than 7.5 million volumes in the libraries of eight area universities.

GW aims to educate citizens who enthusiastically take on the challenges of life in a global, technological society. Our professors dedicate themselves to both the subjects they love and teaching the core intellectual capabilities that last a lifetime.

The first of these core skills is critical thinking, the foundation of undergraduate education. The University Writing Program, the Dean’s Seminars at the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, the Women’s Leadership Program, and undergraduate classes across GW’s schools and colleges aim to teach students to think analytically, to solve complex problems and to challenge the status quo.

Quantitative reasoning is the second important skill GW seeks to impart to all undergraduates. Quantitative reasoning embraces a wide range of subjects in math and science but also reaches beyond to economics and psychology. GW students gain essential knowledge as well as key skills that equip them to meet the challenges of living in our complex, technological and rapidly changing world.

GW also believes in educating students to think globally. We encourage our students to learn a second language, to study diverse cultures and to explore our study abroad options. Knowledge of other countries, cultures and languages opens doors in life. An average of 35 percent of our undergraduate students participate in study abroad programs. GW also presents multicultural and international points of view across its curriculum.

At the graduate level, GW’s programs merge theory and practice. Graduate students participate in high-level research across a wide spectrum of disciplines, including the arts and sciences, engineering, political studies, business, human development, international affairs, law and medicine.

Global & Experiential Education

The Global and Experiential Education (G&EE) program is the nexus for international opportunities and initiatives in the GW School of Business and supports global business education through a broad portfolio of global study programs, experiential education courses, and international student services.

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