Academics
Located in Washington, D.C., Georgetown鈥檚 access to international interests in both business and policy make it a desirable choice for career-minded students. The school offers an MBA with 鈥渁 global approach,鈥 with the second year ending in a nine-day international consulting experience. Due to this and other factors, students are 鈥渋mpressed with their global focus and their emphasis on using business to help society.鈥 Because the business program 鈥渋s not focused on any one particular aspect of business,鈥 Georgetown 鈥済ives its students a true understanding of business from many points of view around the world, allowing for international opportunities for growth.鈥
Those hoping for a foundation in ruthless business practices will not find it here. McDonough fosters a 鈥渃ollaborative spirit when it comes to both learning and practicing business.鈥 In fact, 鈥渢he Georgetown MBA program was the first institution to implement a business ethics course as a requirement for graduation.鈥 The school 鈥減ushes integrity across all levels,鈥 the result being a 鈥渉igh caliber of business professionals鈥 among the graduates. Some students hope to see more 鈥渆mphasis on sustainability/green trends in coursework.鈥
Georgetown has 鈥渁n excellent reputation for being academically rigorous, diverse, and high quality,鈥 and regarding the business school specifically, students consider McDonough the 鈥渉ighest caliber school in the region,鈥 a school that will 鈥渁fford me better opportunities than other programs in this area.鈥 Students enjoy that the 鈥渟maller program size is more intimate compared to other large business schools.鈥
A newly designed MBA Curriculum launched in the Fall of 2012 to replace the former modular system; it is filled with both classroom and experiential learning, and provides greater rigor, greater emphasis on quantitative and analytical skills, and a focus on principled leadership. One student in particular recognizes this fact yet remarks that 鈥渁t the end of a course, I still come out learning more than what I bargained for.鈥