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
  • Leadership Intelligence: Mastering Self and Relationships
• Electives (Choose 1)
  • • Data Analytics & Banking
    • Fundamentals or Advanced Commercial Real Estate Lending
    • Integrated Capital Strategy & M&A Execution

   

Week Two | Monday-Friday

Morning Mon-Fri, Core & Elective

• Core
  • Loan Portfolio Management
• Electives (Choose 1)
  • Banking Small Business: Now and in the Future
  • Practical Innovations in Community Banking

Afternoon Mon-Wed, Electives (Choose 2)

• The Bank Investment Portfolio: A Key to Balance Sheet Success
• Becoming a Change Agent For the Customer Experience
• High Performance Banking
• International Economics, Energy & the Agriculture Industry
• Maximizing Performance Through People & Teams
• Stay Ahead of the Game: How Compliance Fuels Bank Growth and Innovation
• A Strategic Approach to Loan Workouts

Afternoon Thurs, Core

• Hard Questions Roundtable