Global Management Plan of Study

Completing your major in global management? Find your plan of study and required courses below.

As a global management major, you choose from one of six tracks to focus your studies: finance, marketing, international business, leadership and change, social entrepreneurship and social change, or SCOM/MIT (supply chain and operations management/management information technology).

Please note: This plan of study is only for currently enrolled students who are completing the global management major. New and incoming students should refer to the business program for their plan of study.

PLAN OF STUDY: MAJOR

To earn a Bachelor of Arts in global management, you must complete the following courses, in addition to general education requirements.

You are encouraged to begin the major during your first or second year. This provides flexibility in your schedule to participate in an off-campus program and to develop multinational professional networks among other students in the program.

Core courses:

  • MGMT 141 World of Business
  • MGMT 200 Financial Accounting
  • MGMT 381 Field Experience Seminar
  • MGMT 368 Business Communication
  • MGMT 481 Internships, Field Studies and Other Field Experiences
  • MGMT 488 Senior Capstone Experience

One of the following analytical/quantitative courses:

  • MGMT 100 Introduction to Economics OR MGMT 120 Elementary Statistics OR MGMT 204 Statistics for Economics OR PSYC 245 Research Methods and Statistics

Tracks

You must complete three courses from one of the following tracks:

Finance

  • MGMT 305 Econometrics
  • MGMT 308 Impact Investing
  • MGMT 330 Money and Capital Markets
  • MGMT 333 Managerial Finance
  • MGMT 346 Behavioral Economics
  • MGMT 362 International Finance
  • MGMT 369 Corporate Valuation

Marketing

  • MGMT 309 Consumer Behavior
  • MGMT 310 Marketing Strategy
  • MGMT 222 International Marketing
  • MGMT 354 Entrepreneurial Marketing
  • MGMT 361 Social Media and Marketing

International business

  • MGMT 221 Introduction to Global SCM Management
  • MGMT 222 International Marketing
  • MGMT 313 Social Entrepreneurship
  • MGMT 315 Introduction to International Business
  • MGMT 362 International Finance

Leadership and change

  • MGMT 211 Leadership: Theory & Practice
  • MGMT 312 Leadership and Change
  • MGMT 342 Leadership and Dealing with Differences
  • MGMT 343 Conflict Resolution

Social Entrepreneurship and Social Change

  • MGMT 306 Ennovation Lab
  • MGMT 308 Impact Investing
  • MGMT 313 Social Entrepreneurship
  • MGMT 325 Nonprofits and Civil Society
  • MGMT 354 Entrepreneurial Marketing
  • POLS 355 Politics of the Developing World

SCOM/MIT

  • MGMT 221 Introduction to Global SCM Management
  • MGMT 265 Management Information Technology
  • MGMT 353 Transportation and Logistics
  • MGMT 361 Social Media and Marketing
  • MGMT 367 Information Technology in the Modern Business World

Electives

You must take two 3-credit MGMT courses from a track outside of your chosen track, with at least one 3-credit course being an upper-level course.

View a full list of global management courses and their descriptions.

PLAN OF STUDY: MINOR

Students minoring in global management must complete these courses:

  • MGMT 141 World of Business
  • MGMT 200 Financial Accounting
  • MGMT 211 Leadership: Theory & Practice
  • Two additional upper-level MGMT courses

View a full list of global management courses and their descriptions.

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