Preparation for a Masters degree in Business
Program includes:
- Graduate Seminar in Global Business and Trade (3 credits)
- Electives in the Kogod School of Business (3 credits)
- Business Internship in Washington (three days per week)
- Faculty hold academic appointments in the Kogod School of Business
Housing: Apartment housing is available on Capitol Hill through American University
The Seminar in Global Business and Trade (3 credits)
The three credit graduate seminar provides a conceptual and practical understanding of global business and trade. The seminar will meet with representatives of trade associations and multinational corporations, experts from international organizations and U.S. government agencies, and members of Congress who deal with global business issues affecting the nation and the world. Along with the internship, the course helps students make contacts and prepare for a graduate degree in the field of business in an increasingly interdependent world.
Sample Seminar Topics:
- The Rise of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) Economies: The New Phase of Globalization
- The Rise of Global Cities: Doing Business in a Flat World
- The Dominance of Transatlantic Trade and Investment: Its Basis in Economic History, Culture and Technology
- The European Union and Common Market: A Study of EU Institutions, Trade, and Monetary Policy
- WTO: International Trade Theory, Policy, and Practice
- Global Capital and the Global Financial Architecture: Crisis and Response
- Evolution of International Accounting, Taxation, and Reporting Standards
- Business Ethics Part I: Internal Structures (Accounting and Compensation, Corporate Governance, Human Resource Management, Quality Controls, etc.)
- Business Ethics Part II: External (Competition, Fiduciary Duties and Social Responsibility, Intellectual Property Rights, Foreign Corrupt Practices, etc.)
- The Business of Energy and the Environment: Competing and Lobbying for Scarce Resources
Sample of Graduate Course Electives with the Kogod School of Business:
- Global Emerging Markets (3 credits)
- Global Strategy and Management (1.5 credits)
- Cross-cultural Management (1.5 credits)
- Fundamentals of Marketing (3 credits)
- Financial Analysis: Concepts and Applications (3 credits)
- Global Collaborative Technology and Virtual Teams (1.5 credits)
- Change and Innovation (3 credits)
- Negotiations (3 credits)
