Managing across political frontiers, cultures, national economies, and financial systems presents difficult and often intriguing problems and comes together most dramatically in multinational enterprises. Students who intend to pursue a career in multinational firms, financial institutions, international organizations, or government agencies are strongly advised to acquire a solid perspective on the global dimensions of business, alongside their functional area of concentration. This insight has been the basis of the continued popularity of global business as a specialization in the MBA program. The Stern School has one of the largest faculties conducting research on the global dimensions of business which helps to support a broad spectrum of internationally focused courses. These courses consider important functional issues such as international trade and international macroeconomic relationships; international accounting and taxation; international marketing; and international banking and finance. They also convey specific skills such as international financial management and international negotiations. The global business specialization builds on the international content of the MBA core, notably the Global Economy course.

Academic Advisor: Durairaj Maheswaran, dm3@stern.nyu.edu
 

Course List

Please select 9 credits from at least two course designators (no more than six credits from any one designator)

For course descriptions, please see the Office of Records & Registration website.

*Note:  BSPA-GB.2172 Chinese Business, Society and Foreign Relations is equivalent to ECON-GB.2123 Chinese Consumer, Media and Technology Markets​".

**Note:  Students may point a maximum of 6 credits of any combination of internationally focused IMPG-GB Study Abroad coursework and/or courses that incorporate travel to a foreign country, including DBIN-GB Doing Business in... courses, toward the Global Business Specialization:

• IMPG-GB.XXXX Study Abroad course (with international focus) - variable credit (1.5 credits and up to 6 credits)
• BSPA-GB.2113 Cuba: Sanctions, Reform, Opportunities - 1.5 credit (this applies to the previous 3.0 credit course as well)
• DBIN-GB.31xx Doing Business in... - 1.5 credits
• DBIN-GB.33xx Doing Business in... - 3.0 credits
• MKTG-GB.2142 & MKTG-GB.2143 The Craft and Commerce of Cinema: Cannes Film Festival - (total of 3.0 credits)
• OPMG-GB.2312 Operations in Panama - 3.0 credits
• INTA-GB.2345 Global Real Estate Immersion: London - 3.0 credits