Stand out and get noticed! In a crowded talent pool, employers are looking for candidates who break away from the pack mentality and bring a unique skillset to the table. The Master of Interdisciplinary Business Studies (MIBS) program will help you do just that. This new program is the ultimate in modular, stackable, customizable graduate business education.

You will select two of our graduate business certificates and add six credits of electives to build your own unique degree that gives you a competitive edge. For example, you could choose the Business Analytics and Investments & Portfolio Management graduate certificates — combined, they provide an education of the depth and breadth one needs to be successful on Wall Street, but they also give you the technical skills needed to code and analyze data more effectively. Or you could choose to combine the Cloud, Applications and Information Technology certificate with the Artificial Intelligence certificate, giving you a highly technical background that also helps you prepare for the challenges and opportunities of managing increased automation in the workplace.

With 25 graduate certificates to choose from, the combinations are only limited by your imagination.

Re-imagining Graduate Business Education

Dean Anuj Mehrotra and Associate Dean Liesl Riddle discuss GWSB's new approach to graduate business education: modular, stackable credentials that utilize 24 graduate certificate programs as the building blocks of education.

Please note: this video was created prior to the shift toward virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, and some instructional methods described in the video may have since evolved.

Admissions Process

Applying to a program at the GW School of Business may seem like a complicated process, but the GWSB admissions team is here to help. The application process for the MIBS program can be found on our How to Apply page. All application materials should be sent to the GWSB Graduate Admissions Office. The GRE or GMAT test is not required — however, if you feel that submitting your scores will strengthen your application, you are welcome to submit them.

Please note: The Master of Interdisciplinary Business Studies program is not currently able to sponsor F-1 student visas for international students. We are pursuing Sevis approval, however, and will update this page as soon as sponsorship is available.

Other Application Requirements

To be considered complete, the following additional documents must be included in the online application:

• Statement of Purpose
  In an essay limited to 500 words, discuss your two certificate selections you will be pursuing under the MIBS program and how they will apply to your long-term and short-term professional objectives. Include in your statement why you want to pursue a graduate business degree at this point in time, and how an academic experience at GW would help achieve your aspirations.