Career Tracks
The learning objectives of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado’s Annual School Session are focused on four general career tracks:
- Financial Management
- General Management & Technology
- Leadership & Human Resources
- Lending
The career tracks serve only as examples of coursework students may choose to complete. Students must complete required core coursework and are free to choose any electives offered, regardless of which track they choose to emphasize.
Track 1: Financial Management
Core Courses
- Asset & Liability Management
- Bank Financial Analysis
- Bank Management Simulation
- The Economy & Deposit Strategies
- Planning Using Institutional Risk Assessments
Elective Courses
- Funding & Liquidity
- Managing the Investment Portfolio
- Value Creation: M&A, Capital Formation and Bank Valuation
Track 2: General Management & Technology
Core Courses
- Banking Small Business
- Bank Management Simulation
- Business Law in Financial Institutions
- Client Focused Communications
- Effective Use of Technology
- Marketing Financial Services
- Persuasive Presentations Skills
Elective Courses
- Cyber Security – IT Risk Management & Compliance
- Effective Use of Social Media
- Enhancing Shareholder Value & The Current Regulatory Environment
- Navigating the Current Regulatory Environment
- So You Want to be a CEO?
- Transformational Growth
Track 3: Leadership & Human Resources
Core Courses
- Bank Management Simulation
- Fundamentals of Leadership
- Social & Emotional Intelligence
- Understanding & Strategically Aligning Your Bank’s Culture for Success
Elective Courses
- Leveraging Emotional Intelligence for Leadership Effectiveness
- Talent Management
- The Principles of Persuasion & Influence
Track 4: Lending
Core Courses
Elective Courses
- Agricultural Lending & International Economics
- Commercial Real Estate Lending
- Loan Workouts
- SBA Lending
After taking a set of foundational core classes in year one, students may begin customizing their educational experience by choosing among an array of electives organized by four academic tracks. Intersession research projects and evening presentations focus on current issues affecting community banks and will provide direct takeaways to enhance organizational performance. Curriculum is subject to change.
Curriculum
First Year
Core Courses
- Asset & Liability Management
- Bank Financial Analysis
- Basic Lending Concepts/Advanced Lending Topics
- Business Law in Financial Institutions
- Effective Use of Technology at a Community Bank
- Fundamentals of Leadership
- Integrated Case Study
- Marketing Financial Services
- The Economy & Deposit Strategies
Second Year
Core Courses
- Banking Small Business
- Loan Portfolio Management
- Planning Using Institutional Risk Assessment
- Persuasive Presentation Skills
- Social & Emotional Intelligence
- Understanding & Strategically Aligning Your Bank’s Culture for Success
Elective Courses
Week 1 (Select 2)
Week 2 (Select 2)
- Cyber Security – IT Risk Management & Compliance
- Effective Use of Social Media
- Leveraging Emotional Intelligence for Leadership Effectiveness
- Loan Workouts
- Managing the Investment Portfolio
- SBA Lending
- So You Want to be a CEO?
- Talent Management
- Transformational Growth
Third Year
Core Courses
Elective Courses
Week 1 (Select 2)
- Agricultural Lending & International Economics
- Enhancing Shareholder Value & The Current Regulatory Environment
- Principles of Persuasion & Influence
- Value Creation: M & A, Capital Formation & Bank Valuation
Week 2 (Select 2)
- Cyber Security – IT Risk Management & Compliance
- Effective Use of Social Media
- Leveraging Emotional Intelligence for Leadership Effectiveness
- Loan Workouts
- Managing the Investment Portfolio
- SBA Lending
- So You Want to be a CEO?
- Talent Management
- Transformational Growth
Special Presentations
In addition to regularly scheduled courses, students learn from influential leaders and industry experts in keynote addresses and lunch and learn sessions during the Annual School Session.
Keynote Addresses
Monday, July 15
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams
Monday, July 22
Trends in Cybercrime
Lunch & Learn Sessions
Wednesday, July 17
Fintech Disruption of the Core IT Obstruction
Wednesday, July 24
Improving Community Banks’ Use of Technology