International Business in the MBA Program

2. International Business in the MBA Program

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Global Consulting Projects • Objectives • Provide students with a chance to examine and propose solutionsforreal business problems • Be exposedto the company’s business leaders • Process • Benefits • Provides excellent learningexperience • Leads to potentialjobs • Fulfills experience requirement for the certificate • Increases Marriott School visibility as a global • management school Intel Team in China Students presented with a problem Research in country under faculty advisory Presentation to organization

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11. 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 • Asia • City visits: Tokyo, Osaka, and Vietnam • Business visits: Motorola, Nike, and Disney • Europe • City visits: Salzburg, Vienna, and Brussels • Business Visits: Danone, BMW, Michelin, and Jaguar • Global Marketing • City visits: New York City, Switzerland, France, England, Hong Kong, Japan • Business Visits: Kiehl’s, Young & Rubicom, Nestle, BETC Euro RSCG, Seiyu, Panasonic

12. 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