Concentration in International Business

The International Business Concentration requires an additional 3 semester credits, thus making the MBA with the International Business Concentration a total of 36 semester hours.

The concentration in International Business includes the following components:

• UND and the respective foreign college/university must have a formal course transfer agreement in place prior to the approval of the student's international experience.
• Students will be admitted to the MBA program. Those students admitted under qualified status must take significant progress towards satisfying needed prerequisite courses. Approval of the MBA Director is necessary for inclusion in the International Business concentration.
• Students will complete the first and last semesters of their program of study at UND.
• Students will take a maximum of nin semester hours from a foreign college/university to be approved for inclusion in their program of study. Students may take additional courses, but they will not be included as part of the MBA program. Courses to be taken at the foreign college/university that are to be include in the program of study must be approved by the MBA Director prior to registration.
• Students are expected to take a workshop or course of study in cultural language studies from the foreign college/university beyond the nine semester hours of coursework mentioned above.

Non-Thesis with International Business Concentration

 Cultural Studies   Workshop or Course in cultural/language studies at international university 
 International       MBA director approved international university course     3 Credits
 International       MBA director approved international university course     3 credits 
 International       MBA director approved international university course     3 credits  
 International       MBA director approved international university course     3 credits
                                                                 Non-thesis Program Total (Concentration)= 36   

Thesis with International Business Concentration 

Cultural Studies Workshop or Course in cultural/language studies at international university 
International  MBA director approved international university course  3 credits 
International MBA director approved international university course   3 credits 
International MBA director approved international university course   3 credits 
Thesis  4 credits 
                                                                       Thesis Program Total (Concentration) = 37