Degree Offered: 
M.B.A. in Global Management
Campus Options
- Main Campus (Union, NJ)
- Kean Ocean (Toms River, NJ)
Application Deadline:
Fall: June 1
Spring: December 1
Program Description
Kean’s MBA in Global Management program is a specialized MBA degree program that prepares managers to succeed in a global business environment. It offers a wide and deep selection of global-focused courses, experiences, and training in global business issues. In addition, it has an extensive global experience requirement that sets it apart from other programs.
The MBA in Global Management program has six distinctive components that together provide graduates with the specialized knowledge and skills necessary to manage multicultural and multinational workforces effectively in a rapidly changing global business environment:
- Prequalification Requirement
- Core Knowledge in Key Business Disciplines
- Advanced Knowledge in Global Management
- Global Experience
- Specialized Area (optional)
- Global Business Simulation
Admissions Requirements
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
- Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (lower GPAs will be considered based on strength of overall application)
- 3+ years of managerial work experience
- Two letters of recommendation (one from current supervisor)
- Professional Resume/CV
- Personal essay explaining candidate’s interest in the program
- Personal interview may be required
- TOEFL (for applicants whose native language is not English)
Students holding degrees in disciplines other than business management are encouraged to apply with the understanding that they may be required to successfully complete the undergraduate prerequisites before becoming fully matriculated in the MBA program in Global Management.
Prequalification Requirement
Before starting the graduate courses of the MBA in Global Management program, students have to fulfill the prequalification requirement. Students can either show that:
- They took these or similar courses in their undergraduate studies and received at least a B grade, or
- Take these courses at Kean University prior to starting the graduate courses. No credits towards the degree will be given. Students must pass these courses with a B or better grade
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PREQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT |
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COMM 3590 |
Business and Professional Communication |
3 credits |
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EC0 2120 |
Statistics for Business and Economics |
3 credits |
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MATH 1044 |
Pre-Calculus for Business |
3 credits |
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MGS 3032 |
Organizational Behavior |
3 credits |
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MGS 3040 |
Management Information Systems |
3 credits |
Curriculum
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CORE KNOWLEDGE IN KEY BUSINESS DISCIPLINES – 18 CREDITS |
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ACCT 5010 |
Accounting for Managers |
3 credits |
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ECO 5020 |
Managerial Economics |
3 credits |
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FIN 5300 |
Business Finance |
3 credits |
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MGS 5010 |
Strategic Management |
3 credits |
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MGS 5110 |
Quantitative Methods in Management Science* |
3 credits |
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MKT 5400 |
Marketing Management |
3 credits |
*PA 5031 Quantitative Methods for Public Management may be substituted for MGS 5110
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ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE IN GLOBAL MANAGEMENT Required Courses – 18 CREDITS |
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GMBA 5065 |
Global Marketing Strategy |
3 credits |
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GMBA 5075 |
International Management |
3 credits |
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GMBA 5660 |
Ethical and Legal Issues in Operating Globally |
3 credits |
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GMBA 5680 |
Management and Leadership in the Global Environment |
3 credits |
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GMBA 5785 |
Advanced Seminar in Cross-cultural Management Issues |
3 credits |
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GMBA 5885 |
Strategic Management of Global Information Systems |
3 credits |
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ELECTIVES – 9 CREDITS |
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ACCT 5140 |
Managerial and Cost Accounting |
3 credits |
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ACCT 5190 |
Law, Ethics and the Professional Accounting Practices |
3 credits |
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ACCT 5250 |
International Accounting and Taxation |
3 credits |
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ACCT 5280 |
Accounting and Business Strategy |
3 credits |
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GMBA 5350 |
Multinational Financial Management |
3 credits |
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GMBA 5360 |
Foreign Exchange Markets and Financial Institutions |
3 credits |
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GMBA 5370 |
Global Investment Analysis |
3 credits |
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GMBA 5520 |
Global E-Business Strategies |
3 credits |
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GMBA 5530 |
Enterprise-wide Resource Management |
3 credits |
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GMBA 5540 |
Knowledge Management in the Global Environment |
3 credits |
| GMBA 5510 | Business Process Innovation & Management | 3 credits |
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MGS 5030 |
Management in Human Resources |
3 credits |
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MGS 5035 |
Management and Labor Relations in the Global Environment |
3 credits |
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MGS 5040 |
Introduction to E-Business |
3 credits |
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MGS 5120 |
Supply Chain Management |
3 credits |
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MKT 5410 |
Marketing Research |
3 credits |
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MKT 5420 |
Consumer Behavior |
3 credits |
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MKT 5430 |
Services Marketing |
3 credits |
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MKT 5450 |
Internet Marketing |
3 credits |
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GMBA 5710 |
Global Business Travel/Learn |
3 credits |
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GMBA 5790 |
Cross-Cultural Immersion |
3 credits |
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CAPSTONE – 3 CREDITS |
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GMBA 5900 |
Global Business Simulation* |
3 credits |
*This is an integrative course required of all students in their final semester. The course is based on a global business simulation game. The students work in groups and integrate all the knowledge they acquired by making decisions in a simulated global environment in all functional areas. The students compete in a global business game with participants from all over the globe.
Total 48 Credits (Minimum 42 credits)
Program Mission and SLOs
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
DR. VEYSEL YUCETEPE
East Campus 306
T. 908.737.5980
vyucetep@kean.edu
Updated 12/11/12