Stanford Graduate School of Business

Intro

At Stanford, a tailored curriculum, diverse teaching methods, and small groups work to help students learn by doing. This is combined with a wide range of strong global experience programs. The GSB is one of the best programs in the country, with notable alumni including the co-founder of Tesla Elon Musk, and Charles Schwab.

Learning Style

Projects, simulations, prototyping, role-playing scenarios, global immersions, and case studies, as well as from classmates.

In the first quarter, students will be part of a 16 student seminar, which presents opportunities to build relationships with faculty and to defend viewpoints. In addition, leadership teams and leadership labs alongside personalized leadership coaching help students build skills. Close connections with the faculty enable students to delve deeply into cutting-edge research and groundbreaking ideas.

From the start, students are supported with a team that help each student make the right decisions. The faculty advisor knows student backgrounds and provides guidance to enable academic success, a student life advisor will help identify opportunities for putting leadership skills into practice, while career advisors help identify next steps.

Electives

Students can take up to 18 electives in these areas:
    * Accounting
    * Entrepreneurship
    * Finance
    * Global Management
    * Human Resources
    * Information Technology
    * Leadership
    * Managerial Economics
    * Marketing
    * Operations
    * Organizational Behavior
    * Political Economics
    * Public Management
    * Strategic Management

Compressed Courses
In the autumn quarter of the second year, students will take a series of one- and two-week seminars to build knowledge in leading business topics.

Synthesis Seminar
The Synthesis Seminar in the last quarter of the second year provides an opportunity to synthesize key learning and prepare to apply knowledge to the real world. It complements the first year Critical Analytical Thinking (CAT) seminar, and involves the same group of 16 students.

International Perspective

Global Management Program (GMP)
The Global Management Program, in existence since 1994,is the foundation at Stanford for its global learning perspective. Its mission is to develop leaders with global mindset and a commitment to making positive change. It offers the following:

Certificate In Global Management
The certificate is an option within the MBA Program and is available to students who wish to focus coursework on global management.

Global Electives
    * Building Strong Global Brands
    * Business and Environmental Issues
    * Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
    * Global Operations
    * Growth and Stabilization in the Global Economy

Global Management Immersion Experience
Students gain international work experience by completing a four week summer project in an international location. In 2008, 92 students engaged with 57 organizations in 28 countries around the world. Company sponsors include organizations in the corporate, government, and NGO settings. Students may gain academic credit from the program. Students must complete the Global Experience Requirement as part of their degree, and the immersion experience satisfies this requirement.

Stanford-Tsinghua Exchange Program (STEP) and Stanford and IIM (Bangalore) Link (SAIL)
The Stanford-Tsinghua Exchange and the Stanford and IIM (Bangalore) Link programs provide cross-cultural learning of business and management in India and China by partnering Stanford MBA students with their counterparts in Tsinghua or IIM (Bangalore) Link. Students work for nine months on joint academic projects related to business in their respective countries. Students further their bonding and deepen cross-cultural understanding during one-week visits in each country. The aim is to allow students to form long-lasting relationships with students from Tsinghua or IIM (Bangalore) Link and to facilitate an understanding of doing business in China or India.

Global Study Trips
Global Study Trips are student-initiated and offers interaction with global leaders. Global Study Trips develop perspectives of the business climates and cultural practices in countries visited, furthering the capacity to manage in a global environment.

In preparation for the trip, students host speakers on topics such as macroeconomic policy and political history and facilitate discussions on culture and business etiquette. Upon returning to campus, students complete a report and share their experiences and key takeaways with the GSB community. Participation in a Global Study Trip fulfills the Global Experience Requirement.

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