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2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

International Business MS


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Program Director: Manuel G. Serapio, Jr.
Telephone: 303-315-8888
E-mail: Manuel.Serapio@ucdenver.edu

An MS in International Business (MSIB) from the University of Colorado Denver opens opportunities for dynamic careers in global business. MSIB students gain cutting-edge knowledge and skills to help them conduct business across borders.

Our innovative MSIB curriculum combines solid grounding in business foundations and knowledge of international business environments and operations, from both a multinational corporation and entrepreneurial perspective. 

Our degree emphasizes action learning such as live case studies, international consulting projects and internships, and study-abroad trips.

The University of Colorado Denver is the only Colorado university, and one of just 17 universities nationwide, granted the U.S. Department of Education’s prestigious designation as a Center for International Business Education Research (CIBER), an honor earned in large part through the excellence of the international business program.

The MS program in International Business requires the completion of the following:

Business Prerequisites:


Advisors will evaluate transcripts for possible prerequisite waivers.

Students who choose to take classes for the degree that require prerequisites not previously met, may be required to take additional courses.  Completion of prerequisite courses is in addition to the 30 hour MS in International Business degree.  One BUSN prerequisite may be counted as a Free Elective.  Meeting prerequisites is the responsibility of the student.

A. International Business Core I: (3 hours)


B. International Business Core II: (12 hours)


Complete four of the following courses:

International Immersion Experience: (3 hours)


  • Complete one course from the list below:

  • Work with the Institute for International Business (IIB) or Experiential Learning Center (ELC) for an internship.

  • One short-term Global Study program (travel study program offered by the Business School)

  • This course may be repeated up to two times with different projects.
  • NOTE: Students completing the Global Cross Cultural Studies Specialization must complete INTB 6500 because study abroad coursework is already completed as part of the specialization.

D. International Specialization Electives: (9 hours)


Students must complete one of the following Specializations:

  • Digital Globalization
  • Global Supply Chain
  • Cross Cultural Studies

Only one specialization may be completed.

Specific Specialization requirements are listed below.

Digital Globalization Specialization


Global Supply Chain Specializaton


Global Cross Cultural Studies Specialization


  • Complete either Option 1 or Option 2.

    Option 1: Approved 9 semester credit abroad program (Work with the International Business Program Director for opportunities).

    Option 2: One course and two travel study courses for a total of 9 semester hours.

          Complete one of the following two courses:

     

     

  • Only the following INTB 6800 Special Topics courses are acceptable for this specialization:

    • New Global Business Opportunity
    • Comparative Entrepreneurship

    Also complete two Short-term Global Study programs offered by the Business School (Listed as Travel Study on the course schedules) for 6 semester hours.

E. Free Elective: (3 hours)


Complete any graduate business course numbered 6000 or higher with a prefix of ACCT, BANA, BUSN, CMDT, ENTP, FNCE, INTB, ISMG, MGMT, MKTG, MTAX, or RISK. NOTE: some of these courses may have prerequisites of a BUSN course that may not be listed on your degree plan.  Check with an academic advisor to see if it is possible to waive the prerequisite based on previous coursework.  Students who require additional BUSN courses as prerequisites may count one BUSN prerequisite course as a free elective. 

Total 30 hours (plus any needed prerequisites)


A course may not be counted in multiple spaces on the degree plan. 

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