Master of Business Administration – International Business
Acquire the skills you need to lead global businesses.
Apply business, marketing, and human resource best practices to an expanding global market with a unique Master of Business Administration (MBA) program from St. George’s University.
Ideal for business leaders and managers looking to advance in their careers, our unique MBA in International Business (IB) goes beyond the fundamentals to explore start-up and expansion strategies across cultural and geographic boundaries. Learn how healthy organizations thrive in emerging economies while creating socioeconomic health in local communities.
MBA Overview
As a student in the program, you will build on your career to enhance your managerial skills and gain international experience.
An 18-month, 48-credit program, the MBA in International Business is taught primarily in online classes to experienced managers and professionals and is supplemented by two separate one-week residencies at our Caribbean university campus in Grenada. The online MBA courses take place in a virtual classroom, which allows real-time interaction between students and professors.
- Self-Paced Introductory Coursework: Prior to the initial residency, you must complete the MBA Onboarding coursework in the areas of accounting, finance, and statistics and communication. This preparatory material is meant to provide a strong foundation in the technical tools of business used in the first residency and later in the MBA Program.
- Residency in Grenada: Students complete 2 (two) one-week, residencies at SGU’s True Blue campus in Grenada. The first residency takes place at the start of the MBA Program were participants work together in teams, experience Grenada, and build strong relationships during numerous team-building events. Second Residency takes place at the end of the program where participants present their Capstone project.
- Capstone Project: The MBA in International Business requires participants to complete capstone projects, in teams. This provides students the opportunity to integrate all their MBA knowledge and skill while applying them to a culminating academic experience in a real-world business setting. The capstone project is developed through individual course assignments throughout the program. Faculty mentors are assigned to provide ongoing guidance and direction.
- Class Sessions: Participants take two courses at a time during an eight-week period. Live class sessions typically are held twice per week, with some additional “face-time” required in different classes.
Courses Offered
| Course # | Credits | Course Name |
| BUSI 898 | 0.0 | MBA Onboarding |
| BUSI 853 | 3.0 | Leadership & Management for International Business (One-week Residency) |
| BUSI 854 | 3.0 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
| BUSI 880 | 2.0 | Critical Analytical Business Thinking |
| BUSI 896 | 1.0 | Ethics & Management |
| BUSI 826 | 3.0 | Managerial Economics |
| BUSI 892 | 2.0 | Communication in Cross-Cultural Environments |
| BUSI 881 | 2.0 | Research Methods & Data-Driven Decision-Making |
| BUSI 889 | 3.0 | Global Strategy & Strategic Management |
| BUSI 844 | 2.0 | Lessons in Global Development |
| BUSI 859 | 2.0 | Project Management |
| BUSI 888 | 3.0 | Managing Information |
| BUSI 891 | 3.0 | Globalizing Operations |
| BUSI 890 | 3.0 | International Marketing |
| BUSI 894 | 2.0 | Modern Organizational Theory & Design |
| BUSI 895 | 3.0 | Financial Accounting |
| BUSI 893 | 3.0 | International Managerial Finance |
| BUSI 886 | 3.0 | Legal Aspects of IB |
| BUSI 887 | 3.0 | Human Resource Management |
| BUSI 859 | 2.0 | Project Laboratory (One-week Residency Capstone Final) |
Entry Requirements
North American applicants:
- A bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or college, with a minimum 3.0 GPA
- Two letters of recommendation, preferably from one of your previous professors.
British applicants:
- A first- or second-class degree
- Two letters of recommendation, preferably from one of your previous professors.
All other models of education:
- A bachelor’s degree, BSc or equivalent with a strong science background
- Two letters of recommendation, preferably from one of your previous professors.
- If English is not the applicant’s principal language, the official record of a score of at least 600 (paper-based), 250 (computer-based) or 100 (internet-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a 7.0 overall score in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
