STUDENTS: Elective Curriculum

Elective courses help build a portfolio of experience, increase understanding of general management, and develop in-depth knowledge in individual career areas of interest.

Most students who entered the Early Career MBA program prior to Fall Semester 2008 will complete at least 10 elective courses during their second year at AGSM. Students are encouraged to consider courses from their area(s) of interest as well as other courses that apply to their interests and goals. In addition, students are required to complete at least one of the following approved integrated elective courses.

GSM 631 - Strategic Marketing for NonProfit Organizations
GSM 641 - Industry Analysis
GSM 645 - Management Controls
GSM 649 - Project Management
GSM 665 - Not-for-Profit Management
GSM 681 - New Ventures to Launch
GSM 689 - Advanced Management Capability in Government

AREAS OF INTEREST
The following courses are recommended by the faculty for each area of interest. Each course listed below is scheduled to be taught in one of the upcoming semesters: Summer 2008, Fall 2008 or Spring 2009.

Areas of Interest (Click to Jump):

• Accounting
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Human Resource
• Marketing
• Operations, Analysis and Systems (Formerly Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis/Management Science)
• Organizational Analysis
• Public and Not-for-Profit Management

International Management: Students interested in international management should combine courses in international management with at least one other area of interest.


ACCOUNTING:

Recommended Accounting Courses:

• GSM 603 Seminar in Benefit-Cost Analysis
• GSM 604 Fraud and Controls
• GSM 605 Financial Reporting
• GSM 610 Managerial Accounting
• GSM 645 Management Controls
• GSM 653F International Accounting

Other Suggested Courses to Consider:

• GSM 611 Managing Organizational Change
• GSM 615 Compensation and Rewards
• GSM 649 Project Management
• GSM 668 Leadership
• GSM 680 Strategic Finance
• GSM 683 Corporate Finance
• GSM 686 Negotiation
• GSM 750 Internship

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP:

Recommended Courses for Entrepreneurship:

• GSM 611 - Managing Organizational Change
• GSM 619 - Management Science
• GSM 641 - Industry Analysis
• GSM 661 - Marketing Strategy
• GSM 662 - Integrated Marketing Communications
• GSM 681 - New Ventures to Launch I
• GSM 682 - New Ventures to Launch II
• GSM 750 - Internship

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FINANCE:

Recommended Finance Courses :

• GSM 603 Seminar in Benefit-Cost Analysis
  
• GSM 633 Fixed Income
• GSM 658 International Finance
• GSM 664 Financial Derivatives and Risk Management
• GSM 680 Strategic Finance
• GSM 683 Corporate Finance
• GSM 691 Investments
• GSM 692 Student Investment Fund (full-year course)

Other Suggested Courses to Consider:

• GSM 604 Fraud and Controls
• GSM 605 Financial Reporting
• GSM 632 Public Finance
• GSM 610 Managerial Accounting
• GSM 617 Strategic Applications of Quantitative & Information Tools
• GSM 631 Strategic Marketing for NonProfit Organizations
• GSM 632 Public Finance
• GSM 641 Industry Analysis
• GSM 645 Management Controls
• GSM 653F International Accounting
• GSM 661 Marketing Strategy
• GSM 750 Internship

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HUMAN RESOURCES:

Recommended HR Courses:

• GSM 611 Managing Organizational Change
• GSM 615 Compensation and Rewards
• GSM 618 Global Human Resource Management
• GSM 636 HR Principles and Practices
• GSM 649 Project Management
• GSM 668 Leadership
• GSM 674 HR Management in the Public & Non-profit Sector
• GSM 686 Negotiation
• GSM 750 Internship

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INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT:

Recommended International Management Courses: (International Management should be combined wiht another area of interest.)

• GSM 618 Global HR Management
• GSM 653 International Accounting
• GSM 658 International Finance
• GSM 690 Foreign Language Study
  
• GSM 740 or 741 Foreign Exchange Study at Bordeaux School of Management or Copenhagen Business School
• GSM 750 Internship

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MARKETING:

Recommended Marketing Courses :
(These two courses should be taken by everyone interested in marketing)

• GSM 660 Research for Marketing Decisions
• GSM 661 Marketing Strategy

Other Recommended Courses to Consider:

• GSM 616 Business and Economic Forecasting
• GSM 617 Strategic Applications of Quantitative & Information Tools
• GSM 631 Strategic Marketing for NonProfit Organizations
• GSM 641 Industry Analysis
• GSM 643 Sales Force Management
• GSM 649 Project Management
• GSM 662 Integrated Marketing Communications
• GSM 672 Data Mining Applications for the Marketing of Information Based Products
• GSM 750 Internship

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OPERATIONS, ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS (formerly Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis/Management Science)

Recommended Information Systems/Quantitative Courses:

• GSM 616 Business and Economic Forecasting
• GSM 617 Strategic Applications of Quantitative & Information Tools
• GSM 635 Operations Management
• GSM 645 Management Controls
• GSM 649 Project Management
• GSM 660 Research for Marketing Decisions
• GSM 672 Data Mining Applications for the Marketing of Information Based Products
• GSM 750 Internship

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ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS:

Recommended Organizational Analysis Courses: (Organizational Analysis should be combined with another area of interest.)

• GSM 611 Managing Organizational Change
• GSM 636 HR Principles and Practices
• GSM 649 Project Management
• GSM 665 Not-for-Profit Management
• GSM 668 Leadership
• GSM 686 Negotiation
• GSM 750 Internship
• at least one quantitative oriented elective course

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PUBLIC AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT MANAGEMENT:

Recommended Public/Not-for-Profit Courses:

• GSM 601 Public Policy Studies
• GSM 603 Seminar in Benefit-Cost Analysis
• GSM 610 Managerial Accounting
• GSM 611 Managing Organizational Change
• GSM 615 Compensation and Rewards
• GSM 616 Business and Economic Forecasting
• GSM 617 Strategic Applications of Quantitative & Information Tools
• GSM 631 Strategic Marketing for NonProfit Organizations
• GSM 632 Public Finance
• GSM 633 Fixed Income
  
• GSM 645 Management Controls
• GSM 649 Project Management
• GSM 665 Not-for-Profit Management
• GSM 668 Leadership
• GSM 674 HR Management in the Public & Non-profit Sector
• GSM 686 Negotiation
• GSM 689 Advanced Management Capability in Government
• GSM 750 Internship

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