This Bulletin covers the degree requirements for students matriculating in the current academic year. Students who matriculated before the current year can find their requirements in the relevant archived Bulletin.
The following requirements must be fulfilled: a minimum of 120 credits, including courses for the University General Education Requirement; School of Business general requirements; and 30 credits in strategic management and public policy major courses.
Students pursuing strategic management and public policy as a second major should reference the strategic management and public policy as a second major requirements section at the bottom of this page.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University General Education Requirement | ||
| One course in critical thinking in the humanities. | ||
| Two courses in critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, or scientific reasoning in the social sciences. | ||
| One course that has an approved oral communication component. | ||
| One course in quantitative reasoning (must be in mathematics or statistics). | ||
| One course in scientific reasoning (must be in natural and/or physical laboratory sciences). | ||
| UW 1020 | University Writing (4 credits) | |
| After successful completion of UW 1020, 6 credits distributed over at least two different Writing in the Disciplines (WID) courses taken in separate semesters (summer counts as one semester). WID courses are designated by a "W" appended to the course number. | ||
Approved courses can be found under University General Education Requirement.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| School of Business general requirements | ||
| BADM 1001 & BADM 1002 | Business Leader Foundations I and Business Leader Foundations II 1 | |
| or BADM 1003 | Business Leader Foundations for Transfer Students | |
| BADM 3001 | Business Leader Career Strategy | |
| BADM 4001 | Business Leader Launch | |
| STAT 1051 | Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics | |
| or STAT 1053 | Introduction to Statistics in Social Science | |
| or STAT 1111 | Business and Economic Statistics I | |
| or DNSC 1001 | Business Analytics I: Statistics for Descriptive and Predictive Analytics | |
| or APSC 3115 | Engineering Analysis III | |
| STAT 2112 | Business and Economic Statistics II | |
| or STAT 2118 | Regression Analysis | |
| or STAT 2123 | Introduction to Econometrics | |
| or DNSC 2001 | Business Analytics II: Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics | |
| or ECON 2123 | Introduction to Econometrics | |
| ECON 1011 | Principles of Economics I | |
| ECON 1012 | Principles of Economics II | |
| One of the following sequences in mathematics: | ||
| MATH 1231 & MATH 1232 | Single-Variable Calculus I and Single-Variable Calculus II | |
| MATH 1051 & MATH 1252 | Finite Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences and Calculus for the Social and Management Sciences | |
| MATH 1051 & MATH 1231 | Finite Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences and Single-Variable Calculus I | |
| MATH 1220 & MATH 1221 & MATH 1051 | Calculus with Precalculus I and Calculus with Precalculus II and Finite Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences | |
| MATH 1220 & MATH 1221 & MATH 1232 | Calculus with Precalculus I and Calculus with Precalculus II and Single-Variable Calculus II | |
| Business core courses | ||
| ACCY 2001 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | |
| BADM 4101 | Business Ethics and the Legal Environment | |
| or BADM 4101W | Business Ethics and the Legal Environment | |
| BADM 4801 | Strategy Formulation and Implementation | |
| Two courses (6 credits) selected from the following: | ||
| ACCY 2002 | Introductory Managerial Accounting | |
| BADM 2301 | Management Information Systems Technology | |
| BADM 3103 | Human Capital in Organizations | |
| BADM 3401 | Contemporary Marketing Management | |
| or BADM 3401W | Contemporary Marketing Management | |
| BADM 3501 | Financial Management and Markets | |
| BADM 3601 | Operations Management | |
| IBUS 3001 | Introduction to International Business | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Strategic management and public policy major courses | ||
| BADM 2001 | Markets and Politics | |
| or BADM 2001W | Markets and Politics | |
| SMPP 2004 | Strategy, Careers, and Impact | |
| Eight courses (24 credits), including at least two SMPP courses (6 credits), selected from the following: | ||
| School of Business | ||
| SMPP 2006 | Ethics of AI in Business | |
| SMPP 3301 | Corporate Sustainability Strategy | |
| SMPP 4210 | Strategic Environmental Management | |
| SMPP 4215 | Corporate Governance and Ethics | |
| SMPP 4219 | Strategic Networking | |
| SMPP 4802 | Advanced Strategic Management | |
| SMPP 4900 | Special Topics 2 | |
| or SMPP 4900W | Special Topics | |
| SMPP 6202 | Business-Government Relations | |
| SMPP 6214 | Consultative Processes | |
| SMPP 6216 | Globalization and Global Governance | |
| SMPP 6220 | Impact Investing | |
| IBUS 4401 | Managing the Multinational Enterprise | |
| IBUS 4403 | Oil: Industry, Economy, and Society | |
| IBUS 4404 | Global Energy | |
| MGT 3305 | Human Capital Sustainability | |
| MGT 3300 | Entrepreneurship | |
| MGT 4085 | Social Entrepreneurship | |
| Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | ||
| PSC 1002 | Introduction to American Politics and Government | |
| PSC 2211 | State and Urban Politics | |
| PSC 2219 | Political Parties and Interest Groups | |
| Interdisciplinary and Special Programs | ||
| SUST 1001 | Introduction to Sustainability | |
| SUST 2004 | Introduction to Sustainability Communication | |
| SUST 2005 | Responsible Fashion | |
| SUST 3002 | Climate Change and Policy | |
| SUST 3093 | Topics in Sustainability | |
| GFI 3004 | Stakeholder Perspectives on Federal Food Policymaking in the United States | |
| Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration | ||
| PPPA 2000 | Justice and the Legal System I | |
| PPPA 2001 | Justice and the Legal System II | |
| Elliott School of International Affairs | ||
| IAFF 3183 | Special Topics in Development Policy | |
| IAFF 3501 | International Development Theory, Policy, and Practice | |
| IAFF 3513 | Human Rights and Ethics 2 | |
| or IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | ||
| In general, students complete 40 credits in elective courses to reach the 120 credits required for the degree. 18 of these credits must be taken outside of GWSB. Elective courses may be applied to a GWSB concentration, a non-GWSB minor, or a GWSB or non-GWSB second major. Please refer to the GWSB undergraduate policies section for course restrictions. | ||
1 First-year students take BADM 1001 and BADM 1002; transfer students take BADM 1003.
2 IAFF 3190 Special Topics in International Affairs should be taken on topics related to environment, sustainability, law, and/or diplomacy, such as Climate Change and Social Change; Impacts/Social Dimensions of Climate Change; Law and Diplomacy; International Environmental Policy; and Global Progress.
Strategic Management and Public Policy as a second major
Students pursuing strategic management and public policy as a second major are required to complete 30 credits in the courses listed below. Non-GWSB students can declare strategic management and public policy as a second major directly with their home school advisor. A signature from a GWSB academic advisor is not required.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BADM 2001 | Markets and Politics | |
| or BADM 2001W | Markets and Politics | |
| BADM 4101 | Business Ethics and the Legal Environment | |
| or BADM 4101W | Business Ethics and the Legal Environment | |
| BADM 4801 | Strategy Formulation and Implementation | |
| SMPP 2004 | Strategy, Careers, and Impact | |
| Six courses (18 credits), including at least three SMPP courses (9 credits), selected from the following: | ||
| SMPP 2006 | Ethics of AI in Business | |
| SMPP 3301 | Corporate Sustainability Strategy | |
| SMPP 4210 | Strategic Environmental Management | |
| SMPP 4215 | Corporate Governance and Ethics | |
| SMPP 4215 | Corporate Governance and Ethics | |
| SMPP 4219 | Strategic Networking | |
| SMPP 4802 | Advanced Strategic Management | |
| SMPP 4900 | Special Topics | |
| or SMPP 4900W | Special Topics | |
| SMPP 6202 | Business-Government Relations | |
| SMPP 6216 | Globalization and Global Governance | |
| SMPP 6220 | Impact Investing | |
| SMPP 6214 | Consultative Processes | |
| IBUS 4401 | Managing the Multinational Enterprise | |
| IBUS 4403 | Oil: Industry, Economy, and Society | |
| IBUS 4404 | Global Energy | |
| MGT 3300 | Entrepreneurship | |
| MGT 3305 | Human Capital Sustainability | |
| MGT 4085 | Social Entrepreneurship | |
| Columbian College of Arts and Sciences | ||
| PSC 1002 | Introduction to American Politics and Government | |
| PSC 2211 | State and Urban Politics | |
| PSC 2219 | Political Parties and Interest Groups | |
| Interdisciplinary and Special Programs | ||
| SUST 1001 | Introduction to Sustainability | |
| SUST 2004 | Introduction to Sustainability Communication | |
| SUST 2005 | Responsible Fashion | |
| SUST 3002 | Climate Change and Policy | |
| SUST 3093 | Topics in Sustainability | |
| GFI 3004 | Stakeholder Perspectives on Federal Food Policymaking in the United States | |
| Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration | ||
| PPPA 2000 | Justice and the Legal System I | |
| PPPA 2001 | Justice and the Legal System II | |
| Elliott School of International Affairs | ||
| IAFF 3183 | Special Topics in Development Policy | |
| IAFF 3501 | International Development Theory, Policy, and Practice | |
| IAFF 3513 | Human Rights and Ethics | |
| IAFF 2190 | Special Topics 3 | |
| or IAFF 3190 | Special Topics in International Affairs | |
3IAFF 2190 Special Topics should be taken on topics related to environment, sustainability, law, and/or diplomacy, such as Climate Change and Social Change; Impacts/Social Dimensions of Climate Change; Law and Diplomacy; International Environmental Policy; and Global Progress.