Certificate in Global Business
Dr. Dawn Carlson and Dr. Christina Iluzada, Advisors
Admission Requirements
The Certificate in Global Business prepares Hankamer School of Business students to “serve the global marketplace” with increased global acumen across business disciplines. Its purpose is to allow students to clearly demonstrate their interest in international business in their various areas of expertise. It will provide students with a valuable international perspective and credentials for their academic and professional development.
Students must submit an application to the McBride Center for International Business to participate in the program after they have been admitted to the business school. All students in the program must also complete one or more of the BBA majors.
Requirements for a Certificate in Global Business
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3 | |
| Business Communication and Practices Across Cultures | ||
| Doing Business Across Cultures | ||
| Global Business | ||
| Business Excellence and Scholarship Team (BEST) | ||
| Study Abroad Internship in Business | ||
| Required Global Business Engagement Activity | ||
| This non-course requirement can be fulfilled by any of the following: | ||
| Restricted Electives 1 | 9 | |
| Complete 9 hrs, selected from the following: | ||
Any Business courses completed abroad (up to 6 hrs) 2 | ||
Any international internship (3 hrs) 3 | ||
Any Business courses taught with a COIL project (up to 9 hrs) | ||
Any course from the following list (up to 9 hrs): | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Global Business Engagement Activity Options:
- Baylor Business Study Abroad
- Baylor Partners (Exchange or Affiliates)
- International Internship
- HSB Business as Mission
- BEST International Trip
- Sustained Involvement in Global Business Connect (HSB Student Organization) – 2 semesters holding an officer position or 4 semesters as an active member in good standing
- Working with a HSB Faculty member as an Undergraduate Research Assistant on a global research project – 2 semesters
Globally-Oriented Business Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BL/INB 4320 | International Business Law | 3 |
| BL/INB 4345 | Global Trade Compliance | 3 |
| BUS 3330 | Business Communication and Practices Across Cultures | 3 |
| BUS 4380 | Business Excellence and Scholarship Team (BEST) 4 | 3 |
| BUS 4396 | Study Abroad Internship in Business | 3 |
| ECO 3331 | International Economics | 3 |
| ECO/INB 4333 | Foreign Exchange Markets | 3 |
| ECO/INB 4334 | Economic Development | 3 |
| ECO/INB/AST 4338 | Economic Systems of the World | 3 |
| ENT/INB 3350 | International Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ENT 3380 | Global Perspectives in Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ENT 4351 | Entrepreneurship in the European Union | 3 |
| ENT 4353 | Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development | 3 |
| FIN/INB 4331 | International Business Finance | 3 |
| INB 3305 | Global Business | 3 |
| INB 3332 | Business in the Global Economy | 3 |
| INB 4306 | Global Business Strategy | 3 |
| INB 4395 | Internship in International Business | 3 |
| INB 4398 | Special Studies in International Business | 3 |
| INB 4V98 | Special Studies in International Business | 1-6 |
| MGT 3335/INB 3333 | Doing Business Across Cultures | 3 |
| MGT 4345 | Global Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| MGT 4377 | Global Logistics Experience | 3 |
| MKT/INB 4325 | International Marketing | 3 |
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Courses on the Globally-Oriented Business Electives list will automatically fulfill this 9-hr requirement on the degree audit. Other options may require a petition to document that the course/internship applies to this requirement. (E.g., the degree audit cannot recognize whether a Business course was completed abroad, so this must be verified by an advisor and sent to the Office of the Registrar for processing.)
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Students may also elect to complete GBL 1101 Developing Intercultural CompetenceGBL 1101 Developing Intercultural Competence edited CourseGBL 1101 Developing Intercultural Competence edited Course, GBL 1102 Intercultural Competence Abroad, and GBL 1103 Reentry From Study Abroad for a 3-hour credit towards the Global Business Certificate.
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Major-specific internships completed abroad or with a significant global element can count for 3 hrs toward the certificate (approved by petition).
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BEST students may also count BUS 4385 Strategic Management towards the certificate.