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Master of Business Administration: Global Business Concentration
A Redlands MBA provides you with the skills, knowledge, and opportunities for career enhancement that you need to succeed. More than that, we develop confident and innovative leaders to tackle the most complex business challenges in a changing world.
Degrees Offered
Master of Business Administration
Program Types
Graduate
Mode of Study
Hybrid
School / College
School of Business and SocietyWhat is a Master of Business Administration: Global Business Concentration degree?
Trends in the international economy have made it essential for businesses—both multinational and domestic—to be responsive to challenges and opportunities originating abroad. The focus of the Redlands MBA with a concentration in global business is to prepare students to analyze the reasons behind the movement of goods, services, labor, capital, and production between nations and the implications of government and business policies.
Why this program?
Completing this concentration will give Redlands MBA students a greater understanding of the following:
- International operations
- Multinational corporations and economic integration
- Global financial markets
- Cross-cultural marketing
- Global business strategies
Required coursework
In addition to the core and foundational MBA coursework, students completing the MBA with a concentration in Global Business will need to complete the following elective courses:
Exploration of the theoretical and practical concepts of geopolitical and economic relations to evaluate the effects of globalization on business. Focus is on evaluating and formulating strategic responses to diverse political, economic, and social factors regarding the risks they present for international trade and investment, resource allocation decisions, and organizational structures. This course may be substituted with INTB 670: International Area Studies (Study Abroad).
Exploration of and application of marketing concepts to the demands and conditions of the global marketplace. Critical evaluation of the marketing challenges presented by the increased exposure of individuals, businesses, and governments to international market forces. May be substituted by INTB 670 International Area Studies (Study Abroad).
Study and application of finance in the global arena. Focus of critical attention on how financial strategies, risk, tools, investments, theories, and institutions work in a global context. May be substituted by INTB 670 International Area Studies (Study Abroad).
Advanced analysis of the causes that motivate businesses to establish operations on a global scale, the application of effective techniques to manage these activities and their financial consequences, and the integration of global operations decisions across business functions.
Graduate application deadlines
Upcoming
Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025. Students are encouraged to submit their application by the priority application date in order to expedite processing and ensure a smooth enrollment experience.
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