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GBS Sample Course Schedule

With access to courses across Yale SOM and the rest of Yale University, you will have almost uncountable options for shaping a curriculum that advances your professional interests. Here are examples of how some of our students chose their classes.

Selected Electives from Across Campus

Below are examples of elective courses chosen by GBS students.

Yale School of the Environment

Here is a sampling of some of the electives taken by GBS students offered by the Yale School of the Environment.
 

  • ENV 636 Carbon Dioxide Removal as a Decarbonization Pathway
  • ENV 771 Fundamentals of Green Engineering and Green Chemistry
  • ENV 816 Electric Utilities: an Industry in Transition
  • ENV 814 Energy System Analysis
  • ENV 860 Urban and Environmental Economics

Jackson School of Global Affairs

Here is a sampling of some of the electives taken by GBS students offered by the Jackson School of Global Affairs.
 

  • GLBL 101 Gateway to Global Affairs
  • GLBL 309 The Rise of China
  • GLBL 6515 Game Theory
  • GLBL 7030 The Future of Global Finance
  • GLBL 7575 The Craft of Strategic Intelligence

Yale Law School

Here is a sampling of some of the electives taken by GBS students offered by Yale Law School.
 

  • LAW 21342 American Economic Policy
  • LAW 20219 Business Organizations
  • LAW 20364 Corporate Finance
  • LAW 21209 International Business Transactions
  • LAW 21539 The Russo-Ukrainian War

Yale School of Management

Here is a sampling of some of the electives taken by GBS students offered by Yale SOM.
 

  • MGT 538 Mastering Influence & Persuasion
  • MGT 857 Digital Strategy
  • MGT 884 Managing Groups & Teams
  • MGT 887 Negotiations
  • MGT 997 Venture Capital & Private Equity

Global Network Week

Here is a sampling of some of the Global Network Week courses GBS students participated in during the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • EGADE, Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation in an Emerging Market Context, Mexico
  • FGV EAESP, From Brazil to the World: How To Build Digital Leaders, Brazil
  • Fudan, Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship in China, China
  • Haas, UC Berkeley, Bay Area Innovation & Entrepreneurship, United States
  • Hitosubashi, Managing Human Resources in a Super-Low Fertility, Super-Aging Society, Japan
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Axel Svensson ’25: A Focus on Tech and Entrepreneurship

I came to SOM with an appetite for complementing my management studies with more technical coursework. At SOM, I really enjoyed courses such as Large Language Models: Technology and Applications, Database Systems, and Data Science, all which helped me expand my understanding of the technologies that are shaping our world while also exploring business applications.

Axel Svensson ’25 GBS
Axel Svensson
Fall Semester Term
Business and Government After Communism Fall1(Required Course)
Introduction to Computing and Programming Full Fall
Introductory Machine Learning Full Fall
The Science of Experiences and Well-Being Fall 1
The Future of Global Finance Fall 1
Business and Government After Communism Fall 1
Entrepreneurial Finance Fall 2
Large Language Models: Technology and Applications Fall 2
Negotiations Fall 2
Advanced Business Analytics Fall 2
Spring Semester Term
Product Management Full Spring
Data Science Spring 1
Principles of Entrepreneurship Spring 1
Financial Statement Analysis Spring 1
Global Virtual Teams Spring 1
Globalization and its challenges: The Case of South Korea (Seoul National University Business School) Global Network Week
Policy Modeling Spring 2
Database Systems Spring 2
UX Design Fundamentals: Practice & Leadership Spring 2

Xinyi Yuan ’25: Connecting Theory with Practice

I came to SOM with the goal of complementing my strategic consulting background with deeper, more practical operational and functional expertise. The curriculum allowed me to connect theory with practice across multiple dimensions of business, particularly through courses in accounting, pricing, marketing, and supply chain.

Xinyi Yuan ’25 GBS
Xinyi Yuan
Fall Semester Term
Business and Government After Communism Fall1(Required Course)
The Future of Global Financend Programming Fall 1
Science of Experience & Well-being Fall 1
Strategic Market Measurement Fall 1
Digital Strategy Fall 1
New Product Development (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology) Global Network Week
Managerial Controls Fall 2
Negotiations Fall 2
Entrepreneurial Finance Fall 2
Spring Semester Term
Pricing Strategy Full Spring
Generative AI and Social Media Full Spring
Financial Statement Analysis Spring 1
Emerging Trends in Digital Advertising Spring 1
The Global Macroeconomy Spring 2
AI Strategy & Marketing Spring 2
Database Systems Spring 2
Supply Chain Management Spring 2
Commercial Real Estate Investing Spring 2
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