AI and digital literacy, ethics, and career readiness are at the heart of the new MBA curriculum announced by Georgetown McDonough. Full-time and part-time MBA students starting in fall 2026 can also expect expanded opportunities for personalization across core and elective courses.
“Georgetown’s MBA programs are distinguished by a global management curriculum, immersive real-world learning experiences, and a human-centered approach to leadership development. Our new curriculum highlights our strengths while addressing the needs of a changing business environment, ensuring our students can meet the future of work head-on while tailoring their MBA experience to specific career goals,” says Sudipta Dasmohapatra, Senior Associate Dean of MBA programs at Georgetown McDonough, in the school’s announcement.
What can Georgetown MBAs expect from the new curriculum starting in fall 2026?
- Day One Preparation: A new opening term builds early career and leadership “power skills,” instills the values that define the Georgetown experience.
- AI, data, and digital fluency: Early integration of AI and analytics concepts includes a required core course in applied AI and an immersive AI bootcamp in the opening term. Throughout the curriculum, additional AI content will be available.
- Career readiness: Flexibility to choose timing and focus of several core courses, providing early exposure to concepts related to chosen career paths.
The Georgetown McDonough MBA will now begin with an opening-term course centered on ethical leadership, global mindset, and policy-informed business decision-making, giving students a strong foundation in the frameworks they will draw on throughout the program. Layered onto this experience is a new immersive AI bootcamp that introduces industry-relevant tools and applications, helping students develop data and analytics capabilities early and positioning them to engage confidently with emerging technologies from the outset of the MBA.
Following the opening term, students gain greater flexibility to personalize their academic path. By choosing the timing and focus of select core and elective courses, students can align their coursework more closely with their professional goals and recruiting timelines. This structure allows for earlier exposure to career-relevant concepts, supporting informed exploration across industries and functions. Across all MBA formats, students also choose from a wide range of electives in high-growth and emerging areas such as AI, sustainability, global health, entrepreneurship and innovation, and international business.
“The new curriculum was intentionally designed to meet the needs of each MBA format, whether they are full-time students or working professionals,” said Dasmohapatra. “The curriculum preserves Georgetown’s close-knit cohort experience, while the focused core and elective options create opportunities for deeper connections among our students as they explore topics with classmates who share their passions and professional interests.”
Supporting the curriculum is a comprehensive suite of career resources through the McDonough Career Center. Students receive individualized coaching, personal branding and career exploration support, and access to alumni-led teaching and mentoring. Even before classes begin, incoming MBAs complete a summer career course focused on defining career goals, refining their personal narrative, and building a clear roadmap for the job search. Throughout the program, students benefit from exclusive recruiting events, targeted networking opportunities, and access to a global alumni network.
