Global Business Concentration (MBA)
The Master of Business Administration with concentration in Global Business is a program that equips students with managerial, leadership and entrepreneurial skills necessary to succeed in the competitive global marketplace. Students will learn how to navigate across various geographic regions, conduct international risk assessment and turn institutional voids into business opportunities, formulate strategies and business models in foreign markets, and gain cross-cultural intelligence.
Students in this concentration take a Global Immersion Trip plus two other elective courses in global business. The three-unit Global Immersion Trip consists of a 10-day international trip during which students travel to a destination country to learn about international business environments. In this course, students strengthen their knowledge related to doing business in global markets by visiting host country organizations and immersing themselves in foreign cultures.
Graduate degree candidates must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 ('B') or higher in the graduate program and may have only two final grades of 'C' in their coursework at the time of graduation. Any grade below 'C' (2.0) will not satisfy the graduation requirement for a graduate degree. Students may repeat courses in which they received a grade of 'C' or below. If a student repeats a course in which they received a grade of 'C' or below, the most recently earned letter grade will determine whether a degree requirement has been met. All the letter grades for all the registered courses during the graduate program will be listed on the transcript.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the program will be able to:
- Analyze the process and impacts of globalization on industrialized and emerging economies.
- Evaluate country attractiveness for investment and trade opportunities.
- Examine how global business environments including differences in political economy, technology, and cultures shape business strategies and policies.
- Use data and insights to formulate strategies to become competitive in the global marketplace.
Global Business Concentration (MBA) Requirements
- Successful completion of 39 units of the program that consists of 30 units of core graduate business courses and 3 units of Global Immersion Trip, and 6 units of MBA electives in global business.
Required Courses
| MBA 5401 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5402 | Marketing Management for Value Creation | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5403 | Global Supply Chain and Sustainable Operations | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5404 | Strategic Leadership for Organizational Performance | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5405 | Global Business Environment | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5406 | Managerial Finance | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5407 | Business Analytics and Marketing Research | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5408 | Executive Business Communication | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5409 | Organizational Behavior | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5480 | Capstone | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5411 | Executive Global Immersion Trip | 4.00 units |
| Total Credit Hours: | 33 |
Electives
MBA students in this concentration take the three-unit Global Immersion Trip, plus two additional three-unit elective courses in global business. Global business electives include the following MBA courses:
| MBA 5225 | Special Topics | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5420 | Emerging Markets International Competitiveness | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5421 | Global Risk Management | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5422 | Global Marketing Strategy | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5423 | Managing Across Cultures | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5424 | International Accounting | 3.00 units |
| MBA 5425 | Global Business Disruptions | 3.00 units |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
The frequency of these course offerings may vary.
Total Credit Hours: 39