Certificate in International Business

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The increasing globalization of contemporary business environment finds companies under pressure to change and adapt to new technologies and markets. Companies need MBA students that are sensitive to diverse cultures and understand global developments and ethics.

The Graduate Certificate in International Business provides you with the knowledge base and international exposure needed to meet the global business challenges today’s organizations face.

The Certificate in International Business will be awarded to Mays MBA students that meet the following academic requirements:

1. Successfully complete the prerequisite “International Business” course offered in Term 3 of your MBA program.
2. Participate in a semester-long (summer, fall or spring) overseas study program identified by Mays Business School and take at least four (12 credit hours) of international business courses.

Mays MBA students have several options available to fulfill requirement the overseas study and international business course requirements.

Option 1 : Summer session between the first and second year of the MBA Program.

Mays MBAs must participate in the five-week, six-credit-hour “Strategies for Europe” program conducted by EDHEC Business School. The first three-credit-hour international business course focuses on European Culture and Environment and will be conducted at EDHEC’s Nice Campus. The second three-credit-hour course will focus on Managing Operations in Europe and will be conducted at EDHEC’s Lille Campus. Students will have a week break between the two segments to move from southern to northern France and to travel within Europe.

In addition, students will be required to participate in the six-week “International Summer University” program conducted by Copenhagen Business School (CBS) in Denmark. Mays MBAs will enroll in two courses from a list six international business courses offered by CBS each summer.

Option 2 : Spring semester of second year MBA Program.

Mays MBAs could spend the entire spring semester with any one of our 15 exchange partner institutions in Europe, Mexico or India. Mays MBAs will enroll in four international business courses and receive credit for the 12 hours of coursework required for the international business certificate program.