Online Format Curriculum
The curriculum consists of 30 credits (14 core credits and 16 elective credits). In fall/spring, courses are taught in 8-week modules. In Fall/Spring, courses are taught in 8-week modules. In Summer A/B courses are taught in 6 weeks.
Most graduate business courses are worth 2 credits. The weekly time commitment varies by course. For a two-credit course, students will typically spend between 6-10 hours per week on lectures, readings, and assignments, etc. Full-time and part-time curriculum options are available.
Upon completion of the required curriculum, students are awarded a Master of International Business.
Core Courses
14 Credits:
- ECO6936 Global Trade & Policy – 2 credits
- FIN6638 International Finance – 2 credits
- GEB5212 Professional Writing – 1 credit
- GEB5215 Professional Communication – 1 credit
- GEB6366 Fundamentals of International Business – 2 credits
- GEB6930 Global Immersion Experience (GIE) course & Int’l Trip* – 2 credits
- MAN6636 Global Strategic Management – 2 credits
- MAN6900 Capstone Project – 2 credits
*The mandatory Global Immersion Experience (GIE) course, includes a one-week international trip. Students can choose from three GIE trips: Spring Break (early March), Spring “Extended” (early May), or Fall Break (mid-October).
Elective Courses
16 Credits. Choose from a variety of business electives:
Full-semester
- ENT6930 Business Plan Lab
Module 1
- ENT6008 Entrepreneurial Opportunity
- ENT6946 Entrepreneurial Consulting Project
- MAN6331 Compensation in Organizations
- MAR5806 Marketing Management
- MAR6105 Marketing Ethics (pre-req: MAR5806)
- MAR6668 Marketing Analytics 1 (pre-req: MAR5806 & QMB6358 & ISM6413)
- QMB5304 Intro to Managerial Statistics
- QMB6358 Sta Anly Manage Dec 1
Module 2
- ENT6930 Strategic Entrepreneurship (not an option if taking MAN6636)
- ENT6946 Entrepreneurial Consulting Project
- ISM6413 Intro to Python
- MAN6366 Organizational Staffing
- MAN6635 International Aspects of Human Resources Management
- MAR6157 International Marketing (pre-req: MAR5806 or MAR3023)
- MAR6237 Art and Sci of Pricing (pre-req: MAR5806 & QMB6358)
- MAR6335 Building & Managing Equity (pre-req: MAR5806)
- MAR6667 Marketing Analytics (pre-req: MAR5806 & QMB6358)
Full-semester
- ENT6930 Corporate Entrepreneurship
Module 3
- ECP5702 Managerial Economics
- ENT6008 Entrepreneurial Opportunity
- ENT6616 Creativity in Entrepreneurship
- ENT6946 Entrepreneurial Consulting Project
- MAR5806 Marketing Management
- MAR6508 Customer Analysis (pre-req MAR5806, QMB6358, & ISM6413)
- MAR6591 Managerial Decisions (pre-req MAR5806)
- QMB6358 Sta Anly Manage Dec 1
Module 4
- ENT6930 International Entrepreneurship (not an option if taking GEB6366)
- ENT6946 Entrepreneurial Consulting Project
- FIN6930 Venture Finance
- MAN5246 Organizational Behavior
- MAN6635 International Aspects of Human Resources Management
- MAN6930 Human Capital Analysis (pre-req QMB 5304 or QMB 5305 or QMB 6358 or QMB3250 or managerial statistics course)
- MAR6456 Business-to-Business Marketing (pre-req MAR5806)
- MAR6669 Marketing Analytics 2 (pre-req MAR5806, QMB6358 & ISM6413)
- MAR6818 Advanced Marketing Management (pre-req MAR5806)
- MAR6833 Product Development (pre-req MAR5806)
Summer A
- BUL6852 International Business Law
- ENT6946 Entrepreneurial Consulting Project
- MAN6930 Leading Teams
- MAR6157 International Marketing (pre-req MAR5806)
Summer B
- ENT6946 Entrepreneurial Consulting Project
- MAN6617 International Operations/Logistics
- MAR6479 Professional Selling (pre-req: MAR5806)
Students also have the option to earn elective credit by participating in study abroad programs or taking graduate-level, non-business electives (up to 9 credits).
Curriculum Plans
Fall Module 1 (late August - mid-October)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
GEB6366 Fundamentals of International Business | 2 |
GEB5212 Professional Writing | 1 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Fall Module 2 (late October - mid-December)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
FIN6638 International Finance | 2 |
GEB5215 Professional Communication | 1 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Spring Module 3 (early January - mid-March)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Spring Module 4 (mid-March - early May)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
ECO6936 Global Trade & Policy | 2 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Spring Break (early March) or Spring Extended* (early May)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
GEB6930 Global Immersion Experience (GIE) course & Int’l Trip* | 2 |
*The mandatory Global Immersion Experience (GIE) course, includes a one-week international trip. Students can choose from three GIE trips: Spring Break (early March), Spring “Extended” (early May), or Fall Break (mid-October).
The Spring “Extended” (early May) GIE will not be offered in the 2023-2024 academic year.
Summer A (mid-May to mid-June)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Summer B (late June - early August)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
MAN6636 Global Strategic Management | 2 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Graduating Term
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
MAN6900 Capstone Project | 2 |
Fall Year 1
Module 1 (late August - mid-October)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
GEB6366 Fundamentals of International Business | 2 |
GEB5212 Professional Writing | 1 |
Module 2 (late October - mid-December)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
FIN6638 International Finance | 2 |
GEB5215 Professional Communication | 1 |
Spring Year 1
Module 3 (early January - mid-March)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Module 3 and/or Module 4
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Module 4 (mid-March - early May)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
ECO6936 Global Trade & Policy | 2 |
Spring Break (early March) or Spring Extended* (early May)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
GEB6930 Global Immersion Experience (GIE) course & Int’l Trip* | 2 |
*The mandatory Global Immersion Experience (GIE) course, includes a one-week international trip. Students can choose from three GIE trips: Spring Break (early March), Spring “Extended” (early May), or Fall Break (mid-October).
The Spring “Extended” (early May) GIE will not be offered in the 2023-2024 academic year.
Summer Year 1
Summer A (mid-May - mid-June)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Summer B (late June - mid August)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
MAN6636 Global Strategic Management | 2 |
Fall Year 2
Module 1 (late August - mid-October)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Module 1 and/or Module 2
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Module 2 (late October - mid-December)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Spring Year 2
Module 3 (early January - mid-March)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Module 4 (mid-March - early May)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Graduating Term
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
MAN6900 Capstone Project | 2 |
Spring Module 3 (early January - mid-March)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
GEB5212 Professional Writing | 1 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Spring Module 4 (mid-March - early May)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
ECO6936 Global Trade & Policy | 2 |
GEB5215 Professional Communication | 1 |
Spring Break (early March) or Spring Extended* (early May)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
GEB6930 Global Immersion Experience (GIE) course & Int’l Trip* | 2 |
*The mandatory Global Immersion Experience (GIE) course, includes a one-week international trip. Students can choose from three GIE trips: Spring Break (early March), Spring “Extended” (early May), or Fall Break (mid-October).
The Spring “Extended” (early May) GIE will not be offered in the 2023-2024 academic year. Students must complete during Fall Break 2024 or later.
Summer A (mid-May to mid-June)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Summer B (late June - early August)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
MAN6636 Global Strategic Management | 2 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Fall Module 1 (late August - mid-October)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
GEB6366 Fundamentals of International Business | 2 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Fall Module 2 (late October - mid-December)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
FIN6638 International Finance | 2 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Graduating Term
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
MAN6900 Capstone Project | 2 |
Spring Year 1
Module 3 (early January - mid-March)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
GEB5212 Professional Writing | 1 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Module 4 (mid-March - early May)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
ECO6936 Global Trade & Policy | 2 |
GEB5215 Professional Communication | 1 |
Summer Year 1
Summer A (mid-May - mid-June)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Summer B (late June - mid August)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
MAN6636 Global Strategic Management | 2 |
Fall Year 1
Module 1 (late August - mid-October)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
GEB6366 Fundamentals of International Business | 2 |
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Module 2 (late October - mid-December)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
FIN6638 International Finance | 2 |
Spring Year 2
Module 3 (early January - mid-March)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Module 3 and/or Module 4
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Module 4 (mid-March - early May)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Spring Break (early March) or Spring Extended* (early May)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
GEB6930 Global Immersion Experience (GIE) course & Int’l Trip* | 2 |
*The mandatory Global Immersion Experience (GIE) course, includes a one-week international trip. Students can choose from three GIE trips: Spring Break (early March), Spring “Extended” (early May), or Fall Break (mid-October).
The Spring “Extended” (early May) GIE will not be offered in the 2023-2024 academic year. Students will need to complete in Fall 2024 or later.
Summer Year 2
Summer A (mid-May - mid-June)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Summer B (late June - mid August)
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
Graduate Business Elective | 2 |
Graduating Term
Courses | Credits |
---|---|
MAN6900 Capstone Project | 2 |