Skip to Content

About the GSB

 
  • Email
  • Print
  • Share

New Curriculum

New Curriculum

The Graduate School of Business' new curriculum is being called a revolutionary change in management education. (Details)

“These new ideas do not tweak at the margins; they aim to create a new, more global, and more engaging experience for students,” said Dean Garth Saloner, who as a faculty member led the committee that drafted the changes. “To be sure, the fundamentals—finance, accounting, operations,marketing and strategy, organizational behavior, and economics—are still there. But the plan capitalizes on the School’s strategic choice to remain small, and it makes students think about what is necessary to good management from the first week they arrive here.”

The new curriculum includes:

  • A new menu of core courses designed to challenge every student regardless of previous experience,
  • A small seminar in Critical Analytical Thinking that lets each student work closely with one faculty member who will help guide the student’s future course selections
  • A global experience component to broaden every student’s view of global management.
  • Expand academic focus on leadership skills.

Small Seminars

One of the key benefits of a smaller school is that we can provide more engaging learning environments through our intimate seminars. During autumn quarter of their second year, MBA students may take a series of one- and two-week seminars, working closely with a faculty member to build deep knowledge in a variety of leading-edge business topics. First year students take part in Critical Analytical Thinking seminars. Both students and faculty consistently describe Stanford seminars as among their most valuable classroom experiences.