Over the course of one full year, you’ll experience the academic rigor of Stanford GSB with core classes and electives that will provide the advanced skills, fresh perspectives, and bold thinking you need to transform your leadership.
You’ll be taught by world-class faculty and industry leaders, benefitting from their cutting-edge academic research and real-world experience. They are hands-on, accessible, and creative in both what and how they teach.
Core
The core curriculum grounds you in business essentials and principled leadership. You’ll build fluency in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Strategy, Operations, and Leading with Values. All core courses are taken within an MSx-only cohort, making the experience connected, collaborative, and relevant to your goals. Together, you’ll apply concepts to real-world challenges and create a rigorous foundation for your electives.
Electives
Over half of your classes are customizable, giving you room to explore, deepen expertise, and stretch beyond past roles. Choose from 140+ electives at the GSB and across Stanford—including those available at other schools like Education, Engineering, Humanities and Sciences, Law, Medicine, and Sustainability. Your electives allow you to learn about topics and areas that broaden your education and perspective.
Expand your Learning
In addition to classes, you’ll have opportunities to join clubs and participate in extra- and co-curricular activities to enhance your experience, academics, and career goals.
Stanford GSB also has two world-class centers providing specialized resources and courses for students interested in social innovation and entrepreneurship.
The Center for Social Innovation provides tools and resources for students interested in corporate social impact, nonprofit, government, or philanthropic careers.
The GSB and Center for Entrepreneurial Studies offers over 50 courses in entrepreneurship and innovation as well as co-curricular learning options for students.
Your Academic Year at a Glance
The Stanford MSx curriculum blends core business fundamentals with advanced leadership in a full-time, intensive year. See how your experience evolves each quarter in this unique, accelerated program.
Enroll in core classes in Accounting, Operation, Negotiations, Leadership, Microeconomics, Organizational Behavior, and Ethics.
*Core schedule subject to change.
Continue core classes in Finance, Strategy, Marketing and Data and Decisions. In your second quarter, you will begin enrolling in elective courses.
Choose from 140+ electives at the GSB or at one of the world-renowned schools of Law, Medicine, Humanities and Sciences, Education, Sustainability, and the dSchool.
Continue enrolling in elective courses avaliable at the GSB or participating in schools across Stanford University.
Beyond the classroom, you’ll tap what makes MSx exceptional and exponential—personalized executive coaching, focused career services and workshops, lunch speaker series with leaders across Stanford and Silicon Valley, and a collaborative community of GSB clubs.