Graduate Certificate in International Business and Global Leadership

Program Overview

The Graduate Certificate in International Business and Global Leadership provides specialized knowledge and skills for success in highly international/multicultural business environments. Designed for MBA students and community members, it prepares managers to excel in the evolving global business landscape. The program includes courses in international business, creativity, and negotiation, enhancing students' analytical, creative, and cross-cultural communication abilities.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Graduate Certificate in International Business and Global Leadership is a 9-unit program designed to equip students with specialized knowledge and skills for success in a highly international/multicultural business environment.

Objectives:

• Provide MBA students with specialized knowledge and skills to facilitate high performance in a highly international/multicultural working environment, both within and outside organizations.
• Provide community members (BA/BS degree holders) a way to study International Business without enrolling in an MBA Program.
• Prepare managers to cope with and excel in the rapidly evolving, challenging, and increasingly uncertain international business world.

Program Description:

• The certificate program prepares managers to succeed in the increasingly internationalized business world.
• It is a 3-course, 9-unit certificate.
• The certificate is documented on the student's transcript and signals their interest and preparation for jobs related to International Business.

Other:

• Admission Criteria:
• Completed 4-year Bachelor’s degree that is 7 years “fresh”
• Minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Undergraduate degree in business not required.
• Enrollment in SF State MBA Program not required.
• No prior coursework/pre-requisites are required.
• Program Requirements:
• Students must have completed a baccalaureate degree and be admitted as a graduate student at the university.
• All coursework required for the certificate must be completed with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Only courses completed with grades of C or better may be included to meet the certificate requirements.
• Matriculated students will meet Level 1 and Level 2 writing requirements in their degree program.
• Program Learning Outcomes:
• Students will demonstrate the ability to identify, analyze, and solve international business problems in a rapidly changing environment.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to engage in creative/innovative pursuits in a complex, multicultural international business setting.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to competently and constructively engage with counterparties and partners from many cultures in order to do business in the international environment.
• Course List:
• IBUS 815 Seminar in International Business (3 units)
• IBUS 841 Creativity for Managers: A Global Perspective (3 units)
• IBUS 859 Introduction to International Business Negotiation (3 units)