Dr. Veysel Yucetepe
Kean’s MBA in Global Management program is a specialized MBA degree program that prepares managers to succeed in a global business environment. It offers a wide and deep selection of global-focused courses, experiences, and training in global business issues. In addition, it has an extensive global experience requirement that sets it apart from other programs.
The MBA in Global Management program has seven distinctive components that together provide graduates with the specialized knowledge and skills necessary to manage multicultural and multinational workforces effectively in a rapidly changing global business environment:
Completion of 42-60 graduate credits depending on an applicant’s undergraduate and graduate course work.
Degree Requirements
Prequalification Requirement
Before starting the GMBA graduate courses, students have to fulfill the pre-qualification requirements. Students can either show that they took these or similar courses in their undergraduate studies and received at least a B grade or take these courses at Kean University before starting the graduate courses. No credits toward the degree will be given. Students must pass these courses with a “B” or better.
Core Knowledge in Key Business Disciplines 18
The core knowledge courses cover the basic functional areas of business. While covering the basic areas, each course has a strong emphasis on the global environment. The purpose of the core knowledge courses is to develop analytical competencies and to relate the specific skill set associated with the functional areas of business management: accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing. These courses ensure a common body of knowledge, which provides students with a rigorous exposure to theoretical concepts, analytical techniques, and competencies essential to understanding business and organizational processes in the global environment.
Advanced Knowledge in Global Management 24
These courses are designed to build on the strong foundation of the core knowledge courses. While the core knowledge courses provide the student with a strong base of theories and tools in the various functional areas of business, the advanced knowledge courses are designed to develop the understanding how these theories and tools can be applied in the global business environment.
Advanced Knowledge Required Courses 18
| GMBA 5065 | GLOBAL MARKETING STRATEGY | 3 |
| GMBA 5075 | INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| GMBA 5660 | ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN OPERATING GLOBALLY | 3 |
| GMBA 5680 | MGT LEADERSHIP GLOBAL ENVIRON | 3 |
| GMBA 5785 | ADVANCED SEMINAR IN CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES | 3 |
| GMBA 5885 | STRATEGIC MGT GLOBAL INFO SYS | 3 |
Advanced Knowledge Elective Courses 6
Choose two graduate courses (6 credits) that concentrate on global aspects of business functions that you are interested in and that are not covered in the required courses. Prior faculty advisement is recommended.
Required Global Experience 6
An important part of the GMBA program is the global experience requirement, such as internships and global projects. In order to fulfill the global experience requirement, students need to take at least one of these courses abroad. It is recommended that students consult with their academic advisor before registering for any of the global experience courses. Post-experienced students are exempt from this requirement due to their professional experience. However, some of them choose this option.
Students must choose one course from each sub-category:
Specialized Area 9
Students are required to take nine credits in a business area in which they would like to gain profound knowledge. Additional specialization areas may be offered after advisement. The students choose three courses from each area. Additional specialization area such as Communication and Nonprofit Business Management can be chosen by students after consulting with the faculty advisors. In certain situations, with the approval of the program director, hybrid specialization areas might be approved.
Accounting
Finance
Information Management
Management
Marketing
Global Business Simulation 3
This is an integrative course required of all students in their final semester. The course is based on a global business simulation program. Students work in groups and integrate all the knowledge they acquired by making decisions in a simulated global environment in all functional areas. Students compete with participants from all over the globe.
Second Language Requirement
The GMBA program expects students to demonstrate proficiency in a second language at the end of the program (graduation requirement). The ability to communicate orally in a foreign language is central for doing business globally. Since traditional language courses mainly focus on written language skills, they provide no guarantee of a person’s ability to speak in a foreign language. The GMBA program cannot accept the completion of language courses as proof of proficiency in a foreign language.
There are three ways a student can satisfy the Second Language Proficiency requirement for the MBA in Global Management Degree:
- Enroll in one of the study abroad language immersion programs offered by the GMBA program and pass the language exam with a minimum level of intermediate/low. The certificates issued by the partners of the GMBA program are accepted as proof of proficiency of a foreign language.
- Take an international accredited language test (e.g., the Oral Proficiency Interview offered by Language Testing International) and achieve a minimum level of intermediate/low.
- Students whose native language is not English can submit their official TOEFL score reports. A minimum score of 83 on the internet-based test must be achieved as proof of proficiency in a second language.
Please note that this requirement does not involve any course credit, that is, it is only a “graduation requirement.” In order to ensure that students find viable ways to gain proficiency in a second language, students are strongly encouraged to consult with the language coordinator of the GMBA program at the beginning of their studies.