Our business courses draw on GW’s rich resources to focus our curriculum on ethical leadership, globalization, sustainability and social responsibility.
Our extraordinary experiential learning opportunities prepare students to be proficient in the fundamentals of business and enable them to excel as leaders in the new global economy.
All course offerings are subject to cancellation.
Noncredit
One-week program
July 14—19, 2019
How does a company sell a product or create their brand? In this course, students will grapple with the social, cultural, and psychological factors that influence consumer behaviors. Through acquiring skills of market research, students will analyze models of buyer behavior and consumption patterns to desire their own marketing project.
Noncredit
Two-week program
June 30—July 12, 2019
As the world economy continues to become more globally integrated, understanding the keys to economic efficiency and growth is more important than ever. Students in this course will investigate how economic principles translate into real world processes that affect goods and services, market prices, output, unemployment, inflation and the distribution of resources.
Noncredit
Two-week program
June 30— July 12, 2019
In an increasingly mobile world, major companies are growing globally. Business decisions and processes are influenced by global policies and regulations. This course aims to demonstrate the complexities of building a multinational organization and focuses on the challenges of cross-border commerce by competing interests in international policies and trade agreements. The course will also highlight visits to global business organizations such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Noncredit
Two-week program
June 30— July 12, 2019
In a global market, tourism continues to serve as a major market economy. Students in Tourism and Hospitality management engage with the trends of the tourism and hospitality industry. Students will learn the basic principles of planning and managing tourism resources and introduce themselves to the financial monitoring of hospitality and leisure services.
Noncredit
Two-week program
July 14—26, 2019
Being situated in Washington D.C., students are in the heart of the nation’s capital, where the worlds of politics, business, and technology converge and new, innovative ideas are being brought to life. In this course, students will explore topics such as technology innovations, social entrepreneurship and leading the business development process as they formulate an idea and pitch it to prospective investors.
Noncredit
Two-week program
July 28—August 9, 2019
Washington, D.C. is a nexus for the world’s political and economic powers. In this course, students will investigate management disciplines such as corporate leadership, finance, innovation and sustainability within a variety of business contexts. Students will also visit major business entities, like the World Bank, the IMF, and smaller organizations like Union Kitchen to understand consumer behavior and strategic organizational processes.
Three credits
Six-week program
July 1—August 10, 2018
Major economic principles, institutions and problems in contemporary life. The class focuses on microeconomics: supply and demand, the price system and how it works and competitive and monopolistic markets.
Three credits
Six-week program
July 1—August 10, 2018
Continuation of Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics. Major economic principles, institutions and problems in contemporary life. Macroeconomics—national income concepts, unemployment and inflation and institutions of monetary control.
Prerequisite: Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics.
Three credits
Six-week program
July 1—August 10, 2018
Ethical theories and basic concepts for analysis of moral issues arising in business and in professional practice.
