Global Business Management Program

How and why do business practices vary in different societies? The Global Business Management major, unique in its broad interdisciplinary outlook, answers these questions and more. It develops knowledge and abilities in strategic management, cultural awareness, critical analysis and communication and prepares students for a wide choice of careers in international and domestic organizations of all sizes.

The Saint Mary’s approach

As part of the Bachelor of Commerce degree at the Sobey School of Business, this program provides students with the expertise to manage human, physical and financial resources and emerging management issues in both international and domestic businesses.

Hands-on learning

Global Business Management students participate in a variety of on-campus societies including the Commerce and Accounting Societies, Conflict Resolution, Desi (South Asian) Society, Ethics, Human Resources, and Habitat for Humanity. They have taken part in study abroad programs in France, Germany, China and Hong Kong.

Sample courses offered:

• International Accounting: This course is an introduction to accounting in the international environment. building on introductory financial (and to a lesser extent managerial) accounting to provide the requisite background to understand accounting issues facing multinational firms.
• International Marketing: Examine the application of marketing principles across national borders and the challenges emerging from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and political/legal environments. Topics covered include opportunity selection, globalization/localization, global marketing strategies, foreign market entry modes, and the international marketing mix. Students explore the relationships among local, international, and global perspectives.
• International Business Management: An introduction to the nature of the environment of international business management including the study of multinational corporations, intercultural differences and their effects on management style and policy and execution. The focus of discussion and presentation will be on management systems in North and South America, Europe, Middle East, South-East Asia, China, and Japan.

See more courses in our Academic Calendar.

Language electives:  Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish

Plus geographic electives drawn from: Political Science, History, Anthropology, Atlantic Canada Studies, French, Geography, Religious Studies, Philosophy, Sociology and Global Development Studies

Future career opportunities:

• Foreign affairs analyst
• Immigration officer
• Public interest group director
• International student advisor
• International operations manager
• International job analyst