International Business Management Graduate Certificate | BU MET

Program at a Glance

• On Campus
• Full-Time or Part-Time Study
• 16 Credits
• 9 Months to Completion
• No GRE/GMAT

Build a Foundation in International Business Management

Truly global in scope, the on-campus Graduate Certificate in International Business Management at Boston University’s Metropolitan College (MET) is designed to establish a diverse background in international business. As global leaders wrestle to lead organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic, decisions running the gamut from market selection to managing a global supply chain hinge on careful attention to the drivers of globalization’s future. Well-positioned professionals and companies can navigate, and profit from, globalization’s turbulence. Join faculty, global business leaders, and students from around the world to experience a curriculum tailored to bolster global trade recovery and, coupled with hands-on global trade simulations, designed to develop your international competitive advantages for tomorrow.

BU MET’s International Business Management graduate certificate program combines two required courses with a choice of electives, enabling you to follow a course of study best suited to your individual objectives, while taking full advantage of the Administrative Sciences department’s international focus. This flexibility allows you focus on a specific area of international business—from economics and trade to finance, operations, or ecommerce—or combine courses to gain a wider international business perspective.

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Why Earn a Graduate Certificate in International Business Management at BU?

• Flexible Options: Study at the pace that works for you, evenings on campus with courses that begin fall, spring, and summer.

Master the Concepts of International Business

The Graduate Certificate in International Business Management and the MS in Administrative Studies are available through the Department of Administrative Sciences, which offers a variety of evening and online degrees and certificates to help you remain competitive in business and management and rise to the top of your field. Focusing on providing industry-specific programs that are innovative, scholarly, challenging, interdisciplinary, and practically focused, our mission is to produce critical and innovative thinkers—broad in perspective, international in attitude, skilled in communications—who are competent, capable, and comfortable in their ability to make strategic decisions either alone or in teams, and proficient in using the tools necessary to compete in their specialization. We prepare students to succeed in an ever-more international and digital organizational environment, within a professional and ethical framework.

Graduate with Expertise

Metropolitan College’s International Business Management graduate certificate will equip you with:

• An understanding of the unique aspects of different regions and major trading blocs around the world, and how these regions and blocs are positioned for global competition and trade.
• The skills necessary for global market research in market selection and internationalization entry modes, and the ability to assess prospective customer needs as well as the company’s ability to meet those needs.
• Comprehension of the complexity of global supply chain, value-added production, and supply chain distribution, and the cross-cultural, geopolitical, and logistics challenges companies face in meeting those demands.

Certificate-to-Degree Pathway

BU MET graduate certificate programs can serve as building blocks to a master’s degree. The Graduate Certificate in International Business Management shares specific courses with the MS in Administrative Studies degree core and concentrations. To be eligible for the degree, you must apply for admission and be accepted into the degree program. Consult with a graduate admissions advisor to learn more about these options.

Graduate Certificate in International Business Management Curriculum

Courses

(Four courses/16 credits)

Choose any two courses from the MS in Administrative Studies Degree Core:

MET AD 632

Financial Concepts

Sprg ‘23

Summer ‘23

Introduction to the concepts, methods and problems of accounting and financial analysis. Includes accounting principles, measurement and disclosure issues, financial statement analysis, time value of money, cash flow projection and analysis, capital budgeting and project evaluation, bond and equity valuation, cost of capital and capital structure. 4 cr. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking.  [ 4 cr. ]

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• Quantitative Reasoning II
• Critical Thinking

Spring 2023

Section
Type
Instructor
Location
Days
Times

A1
IND
Mcgue
STH B20
M
2:30 pm – 5:15 pm

A2
IND
Kanza
MCS B33
M
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A3
IND
Mcgue
KCB 106
T
12:30 pm – 3:15 pm

A4
IND
Barazi
CAS 235
T
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A5
IND
Kanza
STH B22
W
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A6
IND
Mcgue
CAS 426
R
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A7
IND
Samkwachie
STH B20
F
11:15 am – 2:00 pm

A8
IND
Mcgue
MET 101
W
2:30 pm – 5:15 pm

A9
IND
Radenovic
CAS 226
R
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

O2
IND
Ayyad
ROOM
ARR
–

MET AD 642

Project Management

Sprg ‘23

Summer ‘23

The course explores modern project management by providing an enterprise- level, experiential view of the discipline focused on connecting projects to the organization’s mission, vision, and values. The theme of the course is applying key project management tools and techniques, through case-based group work, which will help students identify, analyze, and develop practical proposals to real-world issues. Groups select, plan, report, and then present on their project’s scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and communications elements using tools such as the WBS, network diagram, PERT estimate, Gantt chart (including the use of MS Project), risk register, and heat map. Students also gain familiarity with important new concepts in project management: Agile frameworks, actionable sustainability thinking, and Benefits Realization Management, all of which will be important for their success not only in other graduate courses, but as they lead projects for their organizations so as to provide lasting, triple-bottom-line value. The course is aligned with the latest PMBOK? Guide from the Project Management Institute.   [ 4 cr. ]

Spring 2023

Section
Type
Instructor
Location
Days
Times

A1
IND
Kanabar
CGS 515
M
2:30 pm – 5:15 pm

A2
IND
Cipriano
COM 213
T
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A3
IND
Keegan
CAS 116
W
2:30 pm – 5:15 pm

A4
IND
Wong
EPC 206
W
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A5
IND
Keegan
SHA 202
R
12:30 pm – 3:15 pm

A6
IND
St John
CAS 315
M
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A7
IND
Heda
EPC 209
F
8:00 am – 10:45 am

O1
IND
Kanabar
ROOM
ARR
–

MET AD 648

Ecommerce

Sprg ‘23

Summer ‘23

The course provides a detailed examination of the history of e-commerce, along with important concepts related to the ways that businesses can successfully use Internet and Web technology. Students are introduced to the concepts and problems associated with electronic commerce. Topics include comparison of e-commerce procedures, payment mechanisms, applications in different industry sectors, security, the challenges of starting and maintaining an electronic business site, as well as a comparison with traditional business practices. The development of a WordPress-themed website is a minor feature of the course. 4cr.  [ 4 cr. ]

Spring 2023

Section
Type
Instructor
Location
Days
Times

A1
IND
Rajagopal
KCB 106
M
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A2
IND
Appeltans
SHA 202
T
12:30 pm – 3:15 pm

A3
IND
Nocivelli
COM 213
W
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A4
IND
Tomic
PHO 201
R
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A5
IND
Babb
COM 213
R
12:30 pm – 3:15 pm

O1
IND
Tomic
ROOM
ARR
–

MET AD 655

International Business, Economics, and Cultures

Sprg ‘23

Summer ‘23

This course considers macroeconomic factors of relevance to the firm: aggregate economic activity, cyclical movements, and fiscal and monetary policies. The course reviews the problems of decision-making relating to demand, production, costs, market structure, and price, and provides an analysis of the interplay between governments, economic systems, labor, and multinational corporations (MNCs). Topics include: the basis for the existence, organization, and growth of MNCs; a comparison of major economic and government systems; areas include the impact on the firm’s business transactions and trade due to taxation, regulation, legal environments and labor influences. This course additionally investigates the relationship between the interaction of national culture and development. Topics range from developing nations’ rain forest and species management to pollution generated by developed nations. Culture, policy, and development are also discussed in relation to the impact of the business interactions (agriculture, fishing, technology transfer, etc.) among developing and developed nations.  [ 4 cr. ]

Spring 2023

Section
Type
Instructor
Location
Days
Times

A1
IND
Goncalves
MCS B37
M
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A2
IND
Chatterton
CAS 204A
T
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A3
IND
Chatterton
PSY B55
W
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

O2
IND
Goncalves
ROOM
ARR
–

MET AD 741

The Innovation Process: Developing New Products and Services

Sprg ‘23

Summer ‘23

Addresses the specifics of new product and service development and fostering innovation and technology to increase performance. Topics include generating and screening initial ideas; assessing user needs and interests; forecasting results; launching, and improving products and programs; bringing innovation to commercial reality.   [ 4 cr. ]

Spring 2023

Section
Type
Instructor
Location
Days
Times

A1
IND
Arffa
CAS 214
T
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A2
IND
Bonyhay
KCB 104
R
12:30 pm – 3:15 pm

A3
IND
Lopez
BRB 122
M
6:00 pm – 8:45 pm

O1
IND
Park
ROOM
ARR
–

Plus two electives selected from the MS in Administrative Studies courses, with advisor’s approval.

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