Course Description
- 4-credits ( 2 credits in Fall, 2 Credits in Spring; Pre-Work in Fall, Travel in Winter, Post-Work in Spring)
- Open to 2nd and 3rd year MBA students only
- On-campus coursework in both Fall and Spring semesters + 7-10 day travel abroad Winter break
- Non-repeatable course; students may participate in only one MBA Global Business Course during their MBA program
While traveling abroad with a professor, students visit companies to enhance their business acumen and apply their knowledge and skills to solve a cross-border, cross-cultural business challenge. Students choose courses based on opportunities to develop expertise in their area of interest and based on the opportunity to network with colleagues, faculty and international company executives in their field.
Course Objectives:
- Develop a “global mindset,” an openness to and awareness of diversity across cultures and markets, with an ability to see common patterns.
- Sharpen your “global business savvy” by gaining substantive knowledge of business organizations and the institutions in a given country, region, or industry as well as the capacity to contextualize this knowledge in comparative perspective.
- Gain career skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging, and complex challenge.
- Network with colleagues, faculty, alumni, and international company executives in your field of interest, while enhancing your cultural knowledge.
The academic focus of the course and location of the field experiences may change year to year.
The Global Business course is offered every year, and new field experiences are announced each Spring. Visit the Center for Global Business (CGB) website for current opportunities.
Students should not purchase airfare for global business courses until the Center for Global Business officially confirms that the course will be running and sends specific instructions for purchasing airfare.