Concentrations
Undergraduate Concentrations
Concentrations are available to GW School of Business students only.
Concentrations allow GW School of Business students to build deeper expertise in specific areas of business while complementing their broader academic goals. Students may declare up to three concentrations, giving them the flexibility to tailor their studies to their interests and career aspirations.
If your primary major is Business, you must declare at least one concentration. Students in other majors may choose to add a concentration alongside their major requirements.
Explore Concentrations
- Accountancy
Learn the analytical tools and conceptual frameworks needed to understand and record financial transactions.
- Business Analytics
Learn how to understand and apply data and decision modeling in real life settings.
- Business Economics & Public Policy
Deepen your understanding of the social and legal environments that influence business and its relationships with government at all levels.
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- Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Develop a broad spectrum of skills to start, manage, and grow new and/or existing businesses.
- Finance
Gain an understanding of finance as it relates to financial management, investment and portfolio management, and money and capital markets.
- Information Systems & Technology Management
acquire an in-depth understanding of information technology (IT) and the skills and analytical methods needed to design and develop information systems for businesses.
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- International Business
Develop expertise in the global financial, political and economic environment and its impact on business strategy, performance and multinational management.
- Marketing Strategy & Analytics
Learn strategic marketing skills, from market research and customer insights to segmentation, positioning, communications and relationship building.
- Real Estate
Study finance, real estate investment, development, valuation, and strategic planning to prepare for an entry-level position in the real estate industry.
- Sport, Event & Hospitality Management
Select one of three tracks to develop expertise in sport management, event management or hospitality management.
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- Strategic Management & Public Policy
Deepen your expertise in corporate governance, public policy and the societal impact of business, preparing for leadership in consulting, corporate law and ESG.
Learn More: Strategic Management & Public Policy Concentration