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The SGU Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master in International Business (MIB) professional degree programs are designed for students who aspire to be leaders. With a strong emphasis on real-world analysis of business management issues coupled with the Case Method style of instruction, the programs focus on students’ development of the skill-set necessary for successful business administration and leadership.
The program was designed by Michael Cappy, a Harvard MBA and a frequent lecturer at prestigious Business schools around the world. Having built businesses from the US to Italy to Brazil, Mr. Cappy infused his unique entrepreneurial perspective into this US-style MBA and MIB curricula to create a unique program.
The Master in Business Administration (MBA) program is a two-year program in which students are challenged to develop their managerial, analytical, and business skills through intensive foundational courses and apply them to real-world situations.
In addition, students are given the opportunity to concentrate their studies in chosen specializations, all within the context of the global marketplace.
The Master in International Business (MIB) degree program is an accelerated one-year program with a curriculum focused on developing intercultural awareness and the skills needed in the global marketplace.
All of the MIB credits are transferable to the MBA program for those MIB graduates who might consider continuing their graduate business education at St. George’s University.
St. George’s University currently offers degree programs for a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and a Masters in International Business (MIB).
The MBA program is a two-year 64-credit program. In the first year, students are immersed in intensive business foundation courses while in the second year they focus largely on their chosen specialization.
The MIB program is a one-year 34-credit program. The core curriculum of the MIB program is similar to the first-year MBA curriculum and all of the MIB credits are transferable to the MBA program for those MIB graduates who might consider continuing their graduate business education at St. George’s University.
The MBA core curriculum includes courses in:
- • Marketing Strategy and Management
- • Financial Accounting
- • Operations and Supply Management
- • Corporate Finance and Financial Management
- • Strategic Management
- • Management Statistical Analysis/Decision Making
- • Financial Accounting
- • Organizational Behavior and Management
- • Managerial Economics
- • Information Technology Skills and Management
- • Business Communications, Writing and Presentation
- • International Business
| Required Course | Credits | 1st Year MBA | MIB |
| Business Leadership and Management Effectiveness | 3 | Required | Required |
| Corporate Finance and Financial Management | 3 | Required | Required |
| Financial Accounting | 3 | Required | Required |
| Information Technology Skills and Management | 3 | Required | Required |
| International Business I | 3 | Required | Required |
| International Business II (MIB only) | 3 | n.a. | Required |
| Management Economic Analysis and Decision Making | 3 | Required | Required |
| Marketing Strategy and Management | 3 | Required | Required |
| Operations Management | 3 | Required | Required |
| Organizational Behavior and Management | 3 | Required | Required |
| Strategic Management | 3 | Required | Required |
| Business Communications, Writing and Presentation | 1 | Required | Required |
| Effective Management Communication (MBA only) | 1 | Required | n.a. |
| Total Credits | 32 | 34 |
Curricula for the 64-credit MBA program and 34-credit MIB program are:
(First-year MBA and MIB curricula are largely integrated)
MBA and MIB Recommended Curricula
| Semester 1 | |||
| Course Name | Credits | MBA | MIB |
| Leadership and Management Effectiveness |
3 | Required/Core | Required/Core |
| Corporate Finance and Financial Management | 3 | Required/Core | Required/Core |
| International Business II | 3 | n.a. | Required/Core |
| Quantitative Analysis and Decision Making |
3 | Required/Core | n.a. |
| Marketing Strategy and Management | 3 | Required/Core | Required/Core |
| Strategic Management | 3 | Required/Core | Required/Core |
| Leadership Communications | 1 | Required/Core | n.a. |
| MIB Elective | 3 | n.a. | Required/Core |
| Total Credits | 16 | 18 | |
| Semester 2 | |||
| Course Name | Credits | MBA | MIB |
| Financial Accounting | 3 | Required/Core | Required/Core |
| Information Technology Skills and Management |
3 | Required/Core | n.a. |
| International Business I | 3 | Required/Core | Required/Core |
| Operations Management | 3 | Required/Core | Required/Core |
| Organizational Behavior | 3 | Required/Core | Required/Core |
| Business Communications, Writing and Presentation | 1 | Required/Core | Required/Core |
| MIB Elective | 3 | n.a. | Required/Core |
| Total Credits | 16 | 16 | |
| Semester 3 (MBA Courses and Concentrations) | |||
| Course Name | Credits | MBA | MIB |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | Required/Core | n.a. |
| Managerial Economics | 3 | Required/Core | n.a. |
| Track Elective | 3 | Track Elective | n.a. |
| Track Elective | 3 | Track Elective | n.a. |
| TBD Workshop | 1 | Required/Core | n.a. |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | n.a. |
| Total Credits | 16 | ||
| Semester 4 (MBA Courses and Concentrations) | |||
| Course Name | Credits | MBA | MIB |
| Microeconomics | 3 | Required/Core | n.a. |
| Business Ethics and Law | 3 | Required/Core | n.a. |
| Track Elective | 3 | Track Elective | n.a. |
| Management Simulation | 3 | Track Elective | n.a. |
| Career Workshop | 1 | Required/Core | n.a. |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | n.a. |
| Total Credits | 16 | ||
| Total Program Credits | 64 | 34 | |
The structure of the second-year MBA program includes required courses, track/concentration electives and free electives:
Required courses – 14 credits
Required workshop/team project – 3 credits
Track/concentration alternate electives – minimum 9 credits
Free electives/independent study – minimum 6 credits
| Second-year MBA required courses include: | |
| Required Courses (14 Credits total) | Credits |
| Business Ethics and Law | 3 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Microeconomics | 3 |
| Managerial Economics | 3 |
| Career Management | 1 |
| Workshop/Independent Study Project | 1 |
Required workshop/team project – 3 credits
- • Management Simulation Team Project (3 credits)
Track/concentration alternate electives – 9 credits required for concentration
(Note: concentration courses may also be taken as free electives)
| International Business Concentration | |
| Course Name | Credits |
| Cross Cultural Management and Negotiations | 3 |
| International Finance | 3 |
| International Legal Environment | 3 |
| Global Marketing Management | 3 |
| International Business in the Latin American and Caribbean Region | 3 |
| Global Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| International Management | 3 |
| Global Strategic Management | 3 |
| International Management Consulting | 3 |
| Entrepreneurial Management | |
| Course Name | Credits |
| Entrepreneurship Theory | 3 |
| Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation | 3 |
| Small Business Management Practicum | 3 |
| Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| E-Commerce Strategies and Securities Regulation | 3 |
| Venture Capital Finance and Investment | 3 |
| Business Planning | 3 |
| Public Management and Economic Development | |
| Course Name | Credits |
| Public Management | 3 |
| Grant Development in Public/Nonprofit Sector | 3 |
| Public Policy Analysis and Procedure | 3 |
| Ethics and Public Administration | 3 |
| Administrative Law | 3 |
| Public Budgeting | 3 |
| Public Organization Theory and Behavior | 3 |
| Resort and Hospitality Management | |
| Course Name | Credits |
| Contemporary Principles and Practices of Tourism | 3 |
| Events Planning and Management | 3 |
| Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibition Management | 3 |
| Contemporary Gaming Operations | 3 |
| Strategic Marketing of Hotels and Destinations | 3 |
| Management for Quality Tourism and Hospitality Services | 3 |
| Health Sector Administration | |
| Course Name | Credits |
| Economics of Health | 3 |
| The Health Care System | 3 |
| Organization and Systems of Health Care | 3 |
| Human Resources Management in Health Care | 3 |
| Advanced Financial Management in Health Care | 3 |
| Advanced Legal Aspects of Health Administration | 3 |
| Strategic Planning and Marketing in Health Care | 3 |
| Quality Assurance of Health Care | 3 |
| Managed Care and Hospital Management | 3 |
| Challenges in Long Term Care Management | 3 |
| Medical Group Practice Management | 3 |
| Free Electives – 6 credits, 15 for MBA without concentration | |
| Course Name | Credits |
| Advanced Corporate Finance | 3 |
| Advanced Marketing Management | 3 |
| E-Business | 3 |
| Financial Services Management | 3 |
| Growth Management | 3 |
| International Banking | 3 |
| International Taxation and Investment | 3 |
| Management of Non-Profit Organizations | 3 |
| Management of Professional Services Organizations | 3 |
| Mergers and Acquisitions | 3 |
| New Product Development | 3 |
| Real Estate | 3 |
| Service Industry Management | 3 |
| Strategic Planning and Budgeting | 3 |
| Medical Group Practice Management | 3 |
| Project Management | 3 |
(*Course possibilities subject to interest and availability of qualified faculty)
Degree Requirements for the award of the MBA and MIB degrees:
Completion of all required courses with a C minimum grade
Completion of a minimum of 64 credits for the MBA degree
Completion of a minimum of 34 credits for the MIB degree
Achievement of a minimum overall 3.0 GPA
Achievement of a B minimum grade in all track/concentration courses.
Timeline for completion of MBA and MIB degree programs
The time limit for completion of all of the degree requirements for the MBA degree is 5 years from matriculation into the program.
The time limit for completion of all of the degree requirements for the MIB degree is 3 years from matriculation into the program.
During the second year of studies, the MBA curricula offers students the opportunity to focus their studies in specialty areas, such as (i) International Business, (ii) Entrepreneurial Management and (iii) Public Management and Economic Development and, at a later point, concentrations in (iv) Health Sector Administration and (v) Resort and Hospitality Management.