Annual School Session: Second Year Curriculum

GSBC’s second year curriculum builds from a foundational first year curriculum and allows for students to continue customizing their education through electives.

Click below for course descriptions and to learn more about the expert faculty that lead each session. Courses featuring (*) correlate to required Intersession Research Projects, and are exempt from GSBC’s Experience & Action Journal.

Week One | Monday-Friday

Morning, Core Courses

• Aligning Your Bank’s Culture for Strategic Success*
• Strategic Planning in Today’s Environment*

Afternoon, Core & Elective

• Core
  • Social & Emotional Intelligence
• Electives (Choose 1)
  • Data Analytics & Banking
  • Fundamentals or Advanced Commercial Real Estate Lending
  • Capital Planning and M&A

Week Two | Monday-Friday

Morning Mon-Fri, Core & Elective

• Core
  • Loan Portfolio Management
• Electives (Choose 1)
  • Banking Small Business: Now and in the Future
  • Leading Regulatory Risks

Afternoon Mon-Wed, Electives (Choose 2)

• AI in Community Banking
• The Bank Investment Portfolio: A Key to Balance Sheet Success
• Becoming a Change Agent For the Customer Experience
• Stay Ahead of the Game: How Compliance Fuels Bank Growth and Innovation
• High Performance Banking
• A Strategic Approach to Loan Workouts

Afternoon Thurs, Core

• Hard Questions Roundtable