Online MBA Curriculum
Elevate Your Career With GW’s Flexible Online MBA
The online MBA from the GW School of Business is a part-time, entirely virtual program designed to allow you to advance your career while providing the flexibility to balance your personal and professional commitments.
Our Washington, D.C. location influences our curriculum, and we bring these connections to the nation’s capital to you, wherever you are in the world. The MBA emphasizes leadership, strategic thinking and global business acumen.
Online MBA Program Structure and Flexibility
Our online MBA program is built for busy professionals. You can complete your entire degree from anywhere with an internet connection.
- Two courses per semester: Most students take six credit hours (two courses) each term to maintain academic progress.
- Weekly live sessions: Every course includes a one-hour live classroom session. You can choose from multiple sessions each week, held in the evenings or during lunch periods.
- Faculty office hours: Instructors provide extra support by holding regular online office hours through our digital classroom platform.
Online MBA Courses
The following requirements must be fulfilled:
For the accelerated, online, and flex MBA—46.5 credits, including 34.5 credits in required core courses and 12 credits in elective courses.
For the global MBA—53 credits, including 35 credits in required courses, 3 credits the tech/analytics-focused courses and 15 credits in elective courses.
Accelerated, online, and flex MBA
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| Core courses | ||
| MBAD 6205 | Business Essentials for Dynamic Markets | |
| MBAD 6211 | Financial Accounting | |
| MBAD 6213 | Accounting for Internal Decision Making | |
| MBAD 6223 | Operations Management | |
| MBAD 6224 | Decision Making and Data Analysis | |
| MBAD 6235 | Finance | |
| MBAD 6240 | Competition in the Global Economy | |
| MBAD 6242 | Microeconomics for the World Economy | |
| MBAD 6250 | Technology for Business in DC | |
| MBAD 6263 | Organizations and Human Capital | |
| MBAD 6274 | Marketing | |
| MBAD 6288 | Strategic Management | |
| MBAD 6289 | Business Ethics and Public Policy | |
| Analytics/technology-focused courses | ||
| 3 credits in analytics/technology-focused courses selected from the list below. ISTM 6500 may be repeated for credit provided the topics differs. | ||
| DNSC 6209 | Forecasting for Analytics | |
| DNSC 6232 | Machine Learning for Managers | |
| DNSC 6240 | Decision Models for Managers | |
| DNSC 6320 | Pricing and Revenue Management | |
| DNSC 6321 | Social Network Analytics | |
| DNSC 6323 | Visualization for Analytics | |
| DNSC 6325 | Business Process Simulation | |
| DNSC 6327 | Sports Analytics | |
| ISTM 6500 | Technology Skills for Managers (available online) | |
| Electives | ||
| 12 credits in graduate-level elective courses numbered 6000 and above. Up to 6 of these credits may be taken in departments outside GWSB. | ||
Global MBA
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| Core courses | ||
| MBAD 6206 | Professionalism as a Performative Art | |
| MBAD 6207 | Leadership Lab | |
| MBAD 6211 | Financial Accounting | |
| MBAD 6213 | Accounting for Internal Decision Making | |
| MBAD 6223 | Operations Management | |
| MBAD 6224 | Decision Making and Data Analysis | |
| MBAD 6235 | Finance | |
| MBAD 6240 | Competition in the Global Economy | |
| MBAD 6242 | Microeconomics for the World Economy | |
| MBAD 6250 | Technology for Business in DC | |
| MBAD 6263 | Organizations and Human Capital | |
| MBAD 6274 | Marketing | |
| MBAD 6286 | Strategic Management I | |
| MBAD 6287 | Strategic Management II | |
| MBAD 6289 | Business Ethics and Public Policy | |
| Analytics/technology-focused courses | ||
| 3 credits in analytics/technology-focused courses selected from the list below. ISTM 6500 may be repeated for credit provided the topics differs. | ||
| DNSC 6209 | Forecasting for Analytics | |
| DNSC 6232 | Machine Learning for Managers | |
| DNSC 6240 | Decision Models for Managers | |
| DNSC 6320 | Pricing and Revenue Management | |
| DNSC 6321 | Social Network Analytics | |
| DNSC 6323 | Visualization for Analytics | |
| DNSC 6325 | Business Process Simulation | |
| DNSC 6327 | Sports Analytics | |
| ISTM 6500 | Technology Skills for Managers | |
| Consulting abroad project | ||
| MBAD 6294 | Consulting Abroad Project (taken twice) | |
| Students must complete two 1.5-credit enrollments in MBAD 6294, one on-campus and the other as the study abroad component of the Consulting Abroad Project, for a total of 3 credits. | ||
| Electives | ||
| 15 credits in graduate-level elective courses numbered 6000 and above. Up to 6 of these credits may be taken in departments outside GWSB. | ||
Note: MBAD 6298 cannot be applied toward MBA degree requirements.
Master of Business Administration, Healthcare Concentration (Online)
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 46.5 credits, including 34.5 credits in required core courses and 12 credits in healthcare-focused elective courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| Core courses | ||
| MBAD 6205 | Business Essentials for Dynamic Markets | |
| MBAD 6211 | Financial Accounting | |
| MBAD 6213 | Accounting for Internal Decision Making | |
| MBAD 6223 | Operations Management | |
| MBAD 6224 | Decision Making and Data Analysis | |
| MBAD 6235 | Finance | |
| MBAD 6240 | Competition in the Global Economy | |
| MBAD 6242 | Microeconomics for the World Economy | |
| MBAD 6250 | Technology for Business in DC | |
| MBAD 6263 | Organizations and Human Capital | |
| MBAD 6274 | Marketing | |
| MBAD 6288 | Strategic Management | |
| MBAD 6289 | Business Ethics and Public Policy | |
| Analytics/technology focused course(s) | ||
| 3 credits selected from the following courses. ISTM 6500 may be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. | ||
| DNSC 6209 | Forecasting for Analytics | |
| DNSC 6215 | ||
| DNSC 6232 | Machine Learning for Managers | |
| DNSC 6240 | Decision Models for Managers | |
| DNSC 6320 | Pricing and Revenue Management | |
| DNSC 6321 | Social Network Analytics | |
| DNSC 6323 | Visualization for Analytics | |
| DNSC 6325 | Business Process Simulation | |
| DNSC 6327 | Sports Analytics | |
| ISTM 6500 | Technology Skills for Managers * | |
| Healthcare-focused electives | ||
| 12 credits in graduate-level, healthcare-focused courses offered by the health sciences departments in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, including Clinical Management and Leadership (CML), Clinical Operations and Healthcare Management (COHM), Clinical Research Administration (CRA), Clinical Translational Science (CTS), Healthcare Quality (HCQ), Health Science Programs (HSCI), Informatics (INFR), and Regulatory Affairs (RAFF) are required. Students should consult their program manager for consideration of other healthcare-focused courses. | ||
*Available online.
Add a Graduate Certificate to Your MBA Degree
Students can add an optional, 12-credit graduate certificate to their degree at no additional credit cost. Find out more about the certificates available to online MBA students:
- Graduate Certificate in Human Capital
- Graduate Certificate in Management Leadership
- Graduate Certificate in Project Management