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International Business - Graduate Certificate

The International Business graduate certificate allows students to gain specialized knowledge in a variety of domains of international business. Study abroad options are possible, with no language skills required.

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Program Information

Admissions

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
  • Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
  • Official transcript(s)
  • Résumé
  • English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning one of the following:
    • Minimum 550 TOEFL PBT score
    • Minimum 79 TOEFL IBT score
    • Minimum 77 MELAB score
    • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
    • Minimum 58 PTE score
    • Minimum 110 Duolingo English score

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester
    • Rolling admissions
  • Spring Semester
    • Rolling admissions
  • Summer Term
    • Rolling admissions
Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the international business environment.
  2. Use creative thinking and deploy innovative strategies to articulate global opportunities and employ available resources.
  3. Demonstrate the capacity to collaborate with international partners to create shared value.
Coursework
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Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements

Certificate Requirements
CIS 64042GLOBALIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY 2
MGMT 64184INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 3
Certificate Electives, choose from the following: 19
BA 64026
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES
FIN 56064
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FINANCE
FIN 66040
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES IN BANKING AND FINANCE
HRM 54445
GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
MGMT 54009
THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINABILITY
MGMT 64275
GLOBAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
MKTG 65054
INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
Minimum Total Credit Hours:14
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Study abroad options are available to use for credit hours toward this certificate program.

Progression Requirements

  • Maintain good standing

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Certificate GPA Minimum Overall GPA
3.000 3.000
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • Fully online
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
Accreditation

AACSB, International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

General and operations managers

5.8%

faster than the average

2,486,400

number of jobs

$103,650

potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
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