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International Business and Global Leadership

Graduate Certificate

About this program

The Graduate Certificate in International Business and Global Leadership gives you focused training on global management and leadership. The Graduate Certificate in International Business and Global Leadership prepares you to solve international business challenges. You build skills in global strategy, creative leadership and negotiation. You study key topics through three graduate-level courses. You graduate with a credential that signals your readiness to lead across cultures.

Program Curriculum and Requirements

Graduate Certificate

What you can do

Employment Opportunities

A Graduate Certificate in International Business and Global Leadership prepares you for careers such as: Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, Disaster Relief Agencies, Global Development Jobs, Humanitarian Relief Organizations, International Nonprofit Jobs and Internships, National Security Agency, Peace Corps, UN Careers, US Department of State.

Program Scope

The Graduate Certificate in International Business & Global Leadership provides students with the relevant skills and qualifications for a managerial career in international business by providing training in three cornerstones of modern global organizations:

  • The current strategies and competencies for operating an international business
  • Cross-cultural negotiating strategy & tactics
  • Creativity & innovation skills for global managers

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will demonstrate the ability to identify, analyze, and solve international business problems in a rapidly changing environment.
  2. Students will demonstrate the ability to engage in creative/innovative pursuits in a complex, multicultural international business setting.
  3. Students will demonstrate the ability to competently and constructively engage with counterparties and partners from many cultures in order to do business in the international environment.

Admissions Information

Eligibility

The Graduate Certificate in International Business and Global Leadership is available to individuals possessing a 4-year bachelor’s degree with a 3.0 GPA (or better) in any field, including non-business fields. San Francisco State University MBA/MSBA/MSA students may enroll in the Certificate Program, and the required three courses may be counted for both their Master’s degree (as electives) and the Certificate.

Those already holding an advanced degree (MA, MS, MFA, PhD or other) are also welcome to apply to the Certificate Program. Interested persons need to complete and submit an online application (see “How to Apply”).

Prerequisites

There are no required prerequisite courses for the three courses of the certificate. Enrolled graduate students in the SF State MBA/MSA/MSBA programs may take the required certificate courses while completing their 700-series course requirements.

Certificate Requirements

All coursework required for the certificate must be completed with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Additionally, only courses completed with grades of C or better may be included to meet the certificate requirements.

To receive the certificate, students apply online and pay the nominal certificate approved program fee (generally done online), and submit the completed certificate application form to Christopher Kingston by email at cak@sfsu.edu.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with deadlines in May and October.

Ready to apply? Visit the Graduate Students page to get started.

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