At the beginning of the program, students take an intensive one-day orientation seminar. The orientation offers a number of workshops to introduce students to the program, during which students are introduced to Blackboard (virtual classroom software), case study and analysis, library resources, and the writing of reports and reference citations. A special session is conducted in leadership development.

The curriculum addresses the needs of individuals without extensive senior management experience and is firmly grounded in the functional areas of international business. Additional courses are designed to introduce managers to developments significantly impacting business, including technological advances, globalization and the internet economy.

The Master of Science in International Business curriculum consists of 12 six and one-half week courses for a total of 36 credits for the masters degree.

Year One

• BUS 663 Organizational Behavior and Leadership
• BUS 610 Accounting
• BUS 666 Managerial Economics
• BUS 640 Human Resource Management
• BUS 680 Marketing Management
• BUS 630 Corporate Finance

Year Two

• BUS 669 Cross Cultural Management
• BUS 667 Operations Management
• BUS 668 International Law and Business Ethics
• BUS 664 Global Business Strategy
• BUS 631 International Finance and Banking
• BUS 620 Capstone Seminar in Global Business Strategy*

* Students have the option to complete the BUS 620 Capstone Seminar in Global Business Strategy at Thunderbird School of Global Management.