Program Description

Graduates of the Master of Business Administration in Global Strategic Management (MBA-GSM) will display a mastery of the foundation areas of accounting, finance, human resource management, information technology, marketing, and strategic management to the degree that they will be able to effectively manage cross-cultural projects in any of these functional areas – even those outside their area of specialist knowledge. Acquisition of business research and problem-solving skills will allow them to procure and evaluate critically the information necessary to make managerial decisions within a global context, while nuanced analysis and decision-making skills will enable them to function effectively in the global business environment. An understanding of the global context in which most organizations now compete and an in-depth knowledge of a chosen region are imparted through the use of current examples and case studies from around the world.

The MBA-GSM seeks to impart an ability to create innovative, more effective ways of doing global business. Graduates learn to work effectively in teams, especially in the global context, and to communicate and demonstrate the value of teamwork in business settings.

Program Format

Students can complete the MBA-GSM in 12 months of full-time study if the prerequisites or the equivalent undergraduate course work have already been completed.

The MBA-GSM curriculum includes:

• Worldwide Regional Studies (including cross-cultural awareness)
• Global Management Techniques
• Fundamental Business Requirements

From this three-branch hub, courses are sequenced and integrated to build upon each other—from Core to Topic Domain to Capstone—and to maximize learning.

The MBA-GSM curriculum consists of:

• A required Core (24 units)
• A customized Topic Domain (9 units)
• A Capstone course (3 units)

All students must take the entire Core and a Topic Domain.

The Capstone

An innovative and exciting aspect of the MBA-GSM is the Capstone project. The Capstone is completed during the last semester of the program and is designed to offer students the opportunity to apply and demonstrate their mastery of core courses and their in-depth international knowledge.