Specializations
MSc in International Business
Designed to prepare students for PhD studies, this specialization introduces students to the key elements of a global strategic orientation, examining the ways in which economic globalization and a firm’s international presence has an impact upon its organization, processes, and competitive advantage business strategy. It also explores the major terms, constructs, theories, and debates in the cross-cultural management field, and how the study of international business connects with other management disciplines.
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Recommended Undergraduate Degrees
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Education
- Economics
- Political Science
- Business or Commerce
- Geography
- History
- Environmental Studies
- Other degrees on a case-by-case basis
Program Structure and Content
This is a 12-month program beginning in September. Each student is required to complete the following courses and a research project of publishable quality.
Course offerings change from year to year. This sample stream is not reflective of a guaranteed curriculum but is instead an example of what a curriculum could look like in a given year.
With supervisor approval, students can select MGMT specialization courses from other area groups. Electives can be any other MGMT course or a course from another department at the supervisor’s discretion.
Course descriptions are available on the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs website. Any non-MGMT courses are linked below.
Sample International Business MSc Curriculum
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| Core | |
| MGMT 801 Research Foundations | Pass/Fail |
| MGMT 898 Major Research Project | Pass/Fail |
| Specialization – MGMT | |
| MGMT 805 Contemporary Organization Theory & Nonmarket Strategy | 3 |
| MGMT 806 Strategy Process | 3 |
| Electives – Supervisor Approved MGMT or Other Department | |
| SOCY 917 Quantitative Methodology (or other elective) | 3 |
| PSYC 940 Structural Equation Modelling (or other elective) | 3 |
| Methods/Related Field | |
| MGMT 800 Statistics I | 3 |
| MGMT 802 Qualitative Research Method Design | 1.5 |
| MGMT 803 Experimental Research Method Design | 1.5 |
| MGMT 804 Survey Research Method Design | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 19.5 |
Sample Year 2 PhD Curriculum
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| Core | |
| MGMT 993 Teaching and Learning in Management and Business | Pass/Fail |
| MGMT 994 Upper Year Research Presentation | Pass/Fail |
| Specialization – MGMT | |
| MGMT 907 Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 3 |
| MGMT 908 Corporate Strategy Dynamics | 3 |
| Methods/Related Field | |
| MGMT 900 Statistics II | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 |
Examples of possible electives from other departments for the International Business specialization include: