Courses
An understanding of global issues is an important foundation for our students as the shift to global scale continues to accelerate. Global courses are found in both the core MBA program and as electives.
Students and those affiliated with Stanford can access more details through MyGSB.
Global Elective Courses at the Business School
| Course Number | Title |
| ACCT 311 | Global Financial Reporting |
| ACCT 516 | Valuation in Emerging Economies |
| FINANCE 320 | Debt Markets |
| FINANCE 321 | Investment Management and Entrepreneurial Finance |
| FINANCE 323 | International Financial Management |
| GSBGEN 356 | Dynamics of the World Wine Industry |
| GSBGEN 394 | Global Project Finance |
| GSBGEN 584 | Making Markets Work |
| GSBGEB 588 | Crisis Mangement on the World Stage |
| GSBGEN 598 | Stanford-Tsinghua Exchange Program [STEP] (by application only) |
| MGTECON 300 | Growth and Stabilization in the Global Economy |
| MGTECON 334 | The International Economy: Policies and Theory |
| MGTECON 591 | Management Practices in Europe, the US, and Emerging Markets |
| MKTG 352 | Building Innovative Brands |
| MKTG 356 | Global and International Marketing |
| MKTG 561 | Channels Management |
| OIT 333 | Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability |
| OIT 334 | Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability — Advanced |
| OIT 338 | Environmental Science for Managers and Policy Makers |
| OIT 339 | Environmental Science for Managers and Policy Makers — Advanced |
| OIT 364 | Global Operations Management |
| OIT 587 | Global Biodesign |
| POLECON 349 | The Business World: Moral and Spiritual Inquiry through Literature |
| STRATMGT 363 | Competition and Strategy |
| STRATMGT 350 | Global Value Chain Strategies |
| STRATMGT 369 | Social Entrepreneurship |
| STRATMGT 370 | Strategy and Action in the Information Processing Industry |
| STRATMGT 373 | Strategy and Action in Information Technology |
Additional Global Elective Courses Offered in Recent Years
| Course Number | Title |
| ACCT 521 | Performance Management |
| FINANCE 322 | Financial Intermediaries and Capital Markets |
| FINANCE 329 | Investment Seminar |
| GSBGEN 350 | Global Management Internship [GMIX] (by application only) |
| GSBGEN 354 | Startup Globalization Strategies |
| GSBGEN 365 | Investing in Highly Regulated Industries |
| GSBGEN 390 | Individual Research Projects (by petition only) |
| GSBGEN 583 | International Deal Making |
| MGTECON 305 | Europe, EU, and the World Economy |
| MGTECON 320 | The US Economy at the Start of the 21st Century |
| MGTECON 551 | Market Design |
| MGTECON 580 | Firms, Markets, and Policy Strategies in Europe |
| OB 358 | Organizational Growth |
| OB 393 | Leadership in Diverse Organizations |
| OIT 357 | Strategy and Global Supply Networks |
| OIT 362 | Supply Chain Management and Technology |
| POLECON 336 | Ethics and Global Business |
| POLECON 395 | Politics and Business in Europe |
| STRATMGT 357 | Strategy in Entrepreneurial Ventures |
| STRATMGT 358 | Creating and Sustaining Growth |
| STRATMGT 380 | Managing Global Business |
| STRATMGT 382 | Culture and Management in Asia-Pacific |
| STRATMGT 383 | Doing Business in China |
| STRATMGT 384 | Social Entrepreneurship through Sustainable Tourism |
| STRATMGT 385 | International Business |
Languages
The Stanford Language Center offers a range of language courses that GSB students may take, some of which are taught at the GSB: Chinese, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.