Curriculum

The curriculum at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business combines business and liberal arts courses to give students a strong foundation in critical thinking and reasoning.

During the first and second years, the primary academic emphasis is on the liberal arts core. The focus shifts to business courses in the junior and senior years.

Students must complete both 40 courses and 120 semester hours comprised of liberal arts courses, business core courses, courses supporting a concentration, and free electives.

Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business offers six concentrations:  Accounting, Finance, International Business, Marketing, Management, and Operations & Information Management.

General Curricular Requirements

Business Core

• Accounting I & II
• Business Law/Business Government Relations
• Statistics
• International Business
• Business Financial Management
• Information Systems
• Principles of Marketing
• Management and Organizational Behavior
• Management Science
• Productions and Operations Management
• Social Responsibilities of Business
• Strategic Management

Liberal Arts Core

• Micro & Macro Economics
• English Literature (2)
• History/Government/Classics (2)
• Calculus
• General Philosophy and Ethics (2)
• Psychology/Sociology (2)
• Theology (2)
• Liberal Arts Electives (5)

Free Electives

In order to satisfy the 40 course requirement for graduation, students also take four free electives as needed. These may be either business courses or liberal arts courses. Students pursuing a double major often complete the electives by fulfilling courses required for each major. These free electives may also be fulfilled as part of an additional liberal arts minor.

Typical Four-Year Course Model

First Year

Fall Semester

• Liberal Arts Core
• Liberal Arts Core
• International Business/Liberal Arts Core
• Liberal Arts Core
• Accounting I
   

Spring Semester

• Liberal Arts Core
• Liberal Arts Core
• International Business/Liberal Arts Core
• Liberal Arts Core
• Accounting II

Second Year

Fall Semester

• Liberal Arts Core
• Liberal Arts Core
• Microeconomics
• Business Core I
• Business Core II

Spring Semester

• Liberal Arts Core
• Liberal Arts Core
• Macroeconomics
• Business Core I
• Business Core II

Third Year

Fall Semester

• Liberal Arts Core
• Business Core II
• Business Core II
• Business Major
• Liberal Arts Core

Spring Semester

• Liberal Arts Core
• Business Core II
• Business Core II
• Business Major
• Liberal Arts Core

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

• Liberal Arts Core
• Senior Seminar/Strategic Management
• Business Major
• Business Major
• Free Elective

Spring Semester

• Senior Seminar/Strategic Management
• Business Major
• Free Elective
• Free Elective
• Free Elective