McDonough Undergraduate Programs
McDonough Undergraduate Programs

Curriculum

The curriculum at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business combines business and liberal arts courses to give you a strong foundation in critical thinking and reasoning. All students must complete 120 semester hours of courses in the university core in addition to unique requirements for each degree and major. Please see the list below for the university core courses.

Degree Requirements and Academic Policies

University Core

You must complete the university core, which includes:

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)

Georgetown McDonough offers seven B.S. in Business Administration (MSBA) majors that allow students to specialize in areas like Accounting, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Operations and Analytics. Each major combines rigorous coursework, experiential learning, and opportunities to develop practical skills tailored to career goals. Additionally, BSBA majors are required to complete a liberal arts and business core, regardless of their major. Explore more information on each major’s curriculum and learn which courses are required in order to complete the major.

Joint Degrees

We have two joint degree programs that students have the option to apply to at the end of their first year. The B.S. in International Business and Language and Culture is in partnership with the College of Arts & Sciences, while the Izmirlian Program in Business and Global Affairs is in partnership with the Walsh School of Foreign Service.

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International Business, Language, and Culture

Jointly offered by Georgetown’s College of Arts & Sciences and McDonough School of Business, the International Business, Language, and Culture (IBLC) degree is a deeply collaborative and interdisciplinary opportunity for Georgetown undergraduates, emphasizing the centrality of cultural and linguistic competency to the business sector, and the ways that language study has always been an avenue to effect change and innovation in the world. By placing language and culture in conversation with business, students are invited to take up vital, global questions of inequality, labor, and human dignity, as well as technological, ethical, and environmental consequences. Learn more about the IBLC curriculum.

IBLC

Dikran Izmirlian Program in Business and Global Affairs

The McDonough School of Business and Walsh School of Foreign Service offer an interdisciplinary Dikran Izmirlian Program in Business and Global Affairs (BGA), preparing students to lead at the intersection of business and policy. The Izmirlian Program features innovative signature courses co-designed and co-taught by teams of McDonough and Walsh faculty and experiential learning in D.C. and around the world. Students apply for the program during their first year.

BGA

Minors

Georgetown offers one minor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation for the Common Good, for undergraduates at Georgetown McDonough. Students are also eligible to pursue other minors outside of McDonough.

Electives

To satisfy the 120-credit requirement for graduation, students also need to take five to six electives. These may be business courses or liberal arts courses. If you are pursuing a double major, you will often complete the electives by fulfilling the courses required for each major. These electives also may be used to fulfill a liberal arts minor.

Co-Curricular Programs

Georgetown McDonough offers unique co-curricular programs that give students the opportunity to combine classroom topics with hands-on experience. These include First Year Seminar, Sustainable Business Fellows, Global Business Fellows, and case competitions.

First Year Seminar
Case Competitions
Sustainable Business Fellows
Global Business Fellows