GSBC Curriculum

Career Tracks & Courses

The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado program is built around core courses which are based in the fundamental concepts of community banking.  The learning objectives of GSBC are to master the concepts of Lending, Financial Management, General Management and Leadership/Human Resources.   The GSBC curriculum is organized into four career tracks in order to assist in students in elective course choices. Each track consists of required core and numerous elective courses.  Electives build off the material covered in earlier core classes to enhance retention and skill development. 

Career Tracks

• Lending
• Financial Management
• Leadership & Human Resource Management
• General Management

The tracks are only examples of coursework students may choose to complete.  Each student must complete required core coursework and is free to chose any elective course offered, regardless of which track they may choose to focus on.

2013 Course Descriptions

LENDING TRACK

Core Courses:

• Commercial Lending
• Bank Management Simulation
• Banking Small Business
• Loan Portfolio Management

Elective Courses:

• Agricultural Credit
• Commercial Real Estate Lending
• Compliance
• Loan Workouts
• SBA Lending
• USDA Lending

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRACK

Core Courses:

• Asset & Liability Management I
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Bank Financial Analysis
• Bank Management Simulation
• Economics for Community Bankers
• Navigating the Regulatory Environment

Elective Courses:

• Enhancing Shareholder Value With or Without Sale
• ERM, Planning & Stress Testing
• Liquidity, Deposit Strategies and Funding
• Managing the Investment Portfolio

GENERAL MANAGEMENT TRACK

Core Courses:

• Navigating the Regulatory Environment
• Banking Small Business
• Bank Management Simulation
• Business Law in Financial Institutions
• Marketing Financial Services
• Strategic Positioning in the Current Regulatory Environment

Elective Courses:

• A CEO's Perspective on Bank Management
• Effective Decision Making
• ERM, Planning & Stress Testing
• Improving Customer Relationships
• Succeeding in a Family Owned Bank
• The Effective Use of Technology

LEADERSHIP & HUMAN RESOURCE TRACK

Core Courses:

• Bank Management Simulation
• Understanding Your Firm's Corporate Culture for Strategic Alignment
• Fundamentals of Leadership

Elective Courses:

• Communicating for Success
• EQ not IQ: The Key to Leadership
• Improving Customer Relationships
• Talent Management
• The Principles of Persuasion & Influence