Master of Business Administration: Global M.B.A.

Go Global - Global Master of Business Administration

Companies and organizations of all sizes are conducting business in markets all over the world. A global perspective gives business managers an edge.

Designed for business leaders and managers, Southern New Hampshire University's nationally accredited Global M.B.A. (42 credits), the only one of its kind in northern New England, incorporates a global focus to enhance the broad business management knowledge inherent in an M.B.A. program. Our full- and part-time faculty, with their wealth of international corporate and teaching experience, add a unique perspective to course material. Our students come from all over the world, adding an additional global component to the classroom (traditional and online) experience.

Foundation Courses
Students who have majored in business at an ACBSP- or AACSB-accredited institution at the undergraduate level are exempted* from this course work.  Non-business undergraduate majors take these courses and earn graduate credit.

MBA 501 Mathematics and Statistics for Business
MBA 502 Economics for Business
MBA 503 Financial Reporting and Analysis

Business Core I
Students may qualify for waivers** of this course work.  Each course waived in Business Core I may be replaced by a graduate business course from a chosen graduate certificate program.

ACC 500 Managerial Accounting
IT 500 Information Technology
MKT 500 Marketing Strategies
MBA 610 Business Law
OL 500 Human Behavior in Organizations

Students should note that a waiver approved in Business Core I must be replaced by a graduate business elective.

Business Core II
To give our students a more focused educational experience, a global context is woven throughout the Business Core II course work.  Each course waived** in Business Core II is replaced by a specified course determined by each department to continue the global theme.

ECO 500 Managerial Economics
FIN 500 Financial Management
INT 610 Multinational Corporate Environment
MBA 700 Strategic Management 
OL 690 Responsible Corporate Leadership
QSO 510 Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making
QSO 600 Production and Operation Management

Two Graduate Business Electives
Most students will take a minimum of two business electives to complete the Global M.B.A. program. 

Elective/Certificate Courses
The School of Business' Global M.B.A. provides students the opportunity to use electives to earn a second credential -- a graduate certificate -- specific to their fields. You tailor your M.B.A. to fit your needs. No other school in New England offers this option.

Certificates include

• Accounting
• Finance
• Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination
• Human Resource Management
• Information Technology
• Integrated Marketing Communications
• International Business
• International Finance
• International Sport Management
• Leadership of Non-Profit Organizations
• Operations Management
• Project Management
• Sport Management
• Taxation

* Exempted = Course(s) not required; and student does not have to take a replacement course.

** Waived = Course(s) has been removed as requirement for the degree program; however, student must take a replacement course(s).

Students may transfer a maximum of six graduate credits earned at other institutions into their degree programs at Southern New Hampshire University.  Only three of the transferred credits may fulfill graduate certificate elective requirements.

The specific number of courses needed to complete both an M.B.A. degree and graduate certificate may vary based on student's undergraduate background.