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.

Additional Global Resources