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Degree Requirements

MIB -
Master of International Business

Peter Raven, PhD, Program Director

Graduate Degree Requirements

from Seattle University's Bulletin of Information 2007-2008


Master of International Business - MIB (2008-2009)

Minimum credits required for degree 46-67

Tuition and Fees

I. Preparatory Course Work

Computer Skills

Business Calculus

(The above requirements must be completed by the end of the first year in the program.)

II. Leadership and Team Building Requirements:

Four credits:

MBA 510

Leadership and Team Development

4

III. Fundamental Business Courses*

Twenty-one Credits including:

Credits

MBA 500

Introduction to Statistics

3

MBA 503

Financial Accounting

3

MBA 505

Domestic and Global Economics

3

MBA 506

Managerial Economics

3

MBA 507

Managerial Finance

3

MBA 508

Marketing Principles

3

MBA 513

Legal and Regulatory Environment

3

*Students with previous comparable course work with a B (3.00) or better have the option of waiving these classes based on self assessment materials regarding their proficiency. Students without previous course work are required to take these classes.

IV. Required Core Courses

Twenty-seven credits including:

MBA 515

Financial Management

3

MBA 517

Marketing Management

3

BETH 521

International Ethical and Cultural Issues

3

BLAW 576

International Law and Business

3

ECON 573

International Economics

3

FINC 546

Finance for International Business

3

MGMT 572

International Business Consulting

3

MGMT 573

International Management

3

MKTG 554

Topics in International Marketing

3

V. Electives

Choose twelve credits from the following:

General Electives  

International Study Tours**

Varies

**Up to 12 credit hours. Study Tour courses may be used to satisfy required core course in some circumstances by permission of the MIB Director. If used in this way, the credits will not count toward elective requirements.

VI. Strategy & Synthesis

Three credits:

MGMT 589

International Policy & Strategy

3

VII. Language Proficiency

MIB students must demonstrate intermediate-level oral competency in a foreign language prior to graduation.

VIII. International Experience

MIB students must gain international experience prior to graduation. This requirement can be met in a number of ways.

  • Participation in an approved international study tour sponsored by Seattle University or another institution.

  • A term or semester studying at an approved academic institution in another country.

  • Working professionals who have had an overseas job assignment lasting six months or more.

  • International students may also satisfy this requirement by obtaining a two-quarter internship in the United States.


Degree and Certificate Offered

Master of International Business (MIB)

Certificate of Post-MIB Studies

Objectives

Seattle University's master of international business degree program provides an opportunity for advanced education in international business. The program prepares students through an in-depth study of the global economy and its impact on business. The key objective of the program is to prepare graduates for positions of leadership in business, government, or other international organizations.

 



The Albers School is AACSB accredited

 

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