M.B.A from UMass Boston

International Management Specialization (Pick Four):

• International Accounting (MBA AF 615) (on campus)
  Explore the international dimensions of financial accounting and analysis; the environmental influence of specific countries on international accounting standards and their related impact on financial reporting; and disclosure and analysis worldwide. Examine inflation accounting, foreign currency transactions, the translation of foreign financial statements, and the status of international accounting standards.
• Global Portfolio Investment Management (MBA AF 622) (on campus)
  Explore portfolio investment management, i.e., the management of wealth in the form of readily marketable securities, in a global context with a focus on extensions of investment theory and practice to a multi-country field of portfolio choice. Study variables and constraints that modify concepts and practices useful in the domestic US market, including the problems of investing in a world of many currencies, differential economic growth, divergent institutional and legal environments, differing tuitional and legal environments, differing national accounting systems, and national valuation norms and practices. The course is of special interest to students preparing for possible careers in brokerage houses; in pension and mutual fund management; and as financial planners.
• International Economy and Business (MBA AF 630)
  Enhance your understanding of the economies of the world and their interdependence and analyze the impact of changing global financial and trade systems on businesses. Study topics related to integration such as EU, NAFTA and WTO, and international financial systems, such as currency union, fixed and floating exchange rate systems, global credit and currency crisis, IMF, international financing institutions, and financing opportunities for businesses. Get an understanding of dynamic overall global environment particularly in financial and trade areas, and analyze impact and opportunity for business.
• Cross-cultural and Comparative Management (MBAMGT 665) (on campus)
  Learn frameworks to understand, analyze critically, and practice cross cultural/international management under globalization. Gain an in-depth understanding of and critically analyze the ways in which cross-cultural differences in values have consequences for management behaviors in terms of cooperation, ethics and decision making, leadership, negotiation, teamwork, and human resources. Get an understanding of how the broader context of difference and dependence among nations and people materialize into individual and group differences in conceptualizing and practicing cross-cultural/international management.
• Managing in the Global Economy (MBAMGT 675) (on campus)
  Acquire an in-depth conceptual and operational understanding of a group of countries, with the purpose of acquiring the technical skills necessary to enter, network, structure, manage, and eventually exit effectively from a foreign environment.
• Global Industry and Competitive Analysis (study abroad trip, varies each term) (MBAMGT 685)
  Examine techniques of industry and competitive analysis and ways of applying these techniques to gain a better understanding of industry trends and company strategies in sectors of significant importance to the regional economy.
• Global Warming and International Business Management (MBAMGT 688L) (on campus)
  Global warming may be the most important challenge that the human race has faced to date. We’re coming to grips with the ramifications of the potentially disastrous changes wrought by such contributing factors as fossil fuel consumption, deforestation, rapid population growth, and pollution. The economic consequences of these changes, however, have not been well explored. As a business leader and manager in the 21st century, you’ll need to develop a profound understanding of the results of environmental policies, energy use, and lifestyle choices on global warming.
• International Marketing (MBAMKT 674) (on campus)
  Explore a systematic treatment of marketing on a global scale. Learn about the world market environment and its characteristics; identifying opportunities; and the development, implementation, and control of multinational marketing programs.
• Entrepreneurship in the US & China (study abroad trip) (MBAMKT 680)
  Through both lectures and company visits in China and the US, get an in-depth look at how business is conducted in both countries. The unique global comparative approach provides you with both theoretical foundations and first-hand experiences to learn the differences and similarities of different managerial systems and entrepreneurial practices in different cultural settings. Study the relationships between management functions such as marketing, human resources, accounting, finance, and information technology and the social, economic, political, and technological environments in different cultures.
• Management of the Supply Chain (MSIS 617) (on campus)
  Learn how to create opportunities for revolutionizing manufacturing and logistics, with increased efficiencies in designing, operating, and managing supply chains. Study state-of-the-art models and practical tools for supply chain management and multi-plant coordination. Explore effective logistics strategies for companies operating in several countries and on the integration of supply chain components and their associated information workflows into a coordinated system to increase service levels and to reduce costs. Use Internet and developments in information systems and communication technologies with real-world case studies that illustrate and analyze important concepts, such as strategic partnering and outsourcing.