International Business in the MBA Program

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Curriculum Design

Current Options • Why International Business?

• Take advantage of your background and expertise• Send a signal to employers• Prepare to be competitive in a global economy• BUT you can do so without necessarily living abroad as an expatriate

• IB Minor• Global Management Certificate

• Minor• + Foreign Business Language Class• + International Experience

Eccles Scholarship for students with high potential for international careers

IB Minor

• Required MBA core class in Global Management– 1.5 credits– Second Block, Winter Semester, First Year

• 12 Credits of Electives closely aligned to your major

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Elective Classes• MBA 539 Third World Development• MBA 627 International Finance*• MBA 628 Global Trade and Finance*• MBA 637 Global Supply Chain• MBA 645 International HR• MBA 658 International Marketing• MBA 661 Global Negotiations• BM 596R Foreign Business Language

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Global Management Certificate

Benefits• Help students gain international business experience• Increase students’ marketability

Requirements (12 credits)• Website: gmc.byu.edu

• International business classes

• Business language course

• Business cultural competency course

• International business experience

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Business Language Classes

Objective

• Help students become capable of conversing in a business setting

Business Languages Offered (300 proficiency level)

• Arabic• Chinese• English• French

• German• Italian• Japanese• Korean

• Portuguese• Russian• Spanish

International Business Experience

• See “International Experience” drop down link on gmc.byu.edu

• Global consulting projects – traditional and social venture

• Study abroad/foreign business excursions• Student exchanges at foreign universities• International internships

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Global Consulting Projects

Objectives

• Provide students with a chance to examine and propose solutions for real business problems

• Be exposed to the company’s business leaders

Process

Benefits

• Provides excellent learning experience• Leads to potential jobs• Fulfills experience requirement for the certificate• Increases Marriott School visibility as a global

management school

Intel Team in ChinaStudents presented

with a problem

Research in country

under faculty advisory

Presentation to

organization

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We had great supporters

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Business Study Abroad

Objective• Provide students with the opportunity to study international business in an international

setting, as well as get a feel for the culture

Programs

AsiaCity visits: Tokyo, Osaka, and VietnamBusiness visits: Motorola, Nike, and Disney

EuropeCity visits: Salzburg, Vienna, and BrusselsBusiness Visits: Danone, BMW, Michelin, and Jaguar

Global MarketingCity visits: New York City, Switzerland, France, England, Hong Kong, JapanBusiness Visits: Kiehl’s, Young & Rubicom, Nestle, BETC Euro RSCG, Seiyu, Panasonic

Eccles Scholars Program

• Applications during winter semester of first year• Based on experience, interest, and first year

performance• $4,000 scholarship for both the first and second

year and $2,000 to fund an international experience – typically awarded to 6 students

• Requires completing the global management certificate

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