Master of Science in International Business Management

This course provides the students with an opportunity to review accounting cases and to
conduct research. This course will expose the students to advanced accounting topics such
as consolidation of financial statements and the Equity Method of Accounting for investments
in other companies. The cases presented in the course will assist the student in building strong critical thinking skills and sound theoretical knowledge. An emphasis is placed on advanced accounting theory and the preparation of consolidated financial statements (Prerequisites: This course is designed to be taken during the final semester of the program) (Offered in Spanish for online programs).

A course which presents economic analysis tools that can be used by managers to make
increasingly difficult and complex business decisions and managerial decisions. Concepts
discussed include forecasting, regression modeling, forecasting, cost analysis, and elasticity.
Case studies are used to reinforce principles discussed in class. Also presented are game
theory, international topics and e-commerce issues (Offered in Spanish for online programs).

Financial markets are an essential component in the proper functioning of a market economy.
This course studies and explores the principles governing financial markets and institutions;
98 such as the function, pricing, and institutional structure of financial markets. The concept of the course is for the student to understand the dynamics between the instruments used in developing these financial structures and the institutions operating in today’s financial markets.
In addition, the course covers the banking industry, the Federal Reserve, and the behavior of financial intermediaries. The course focuses in understanding the relationships between the
World Bank, The International Monetary Fund, the various Central Banks, and the Multilateral
Development Banks (Offered in Spanish for online programs).

This course provides a complete overview of how politics and economics collide in a global
context; it surveys the theories, institutions, and relationships that characterize global
economics, highlights them in a diverse range of regional and transnational issues, and
evaluates the personal impact of political, economic, and social forces. Central to this course is the examination of the evolving state-market relationship through the analysis of the
international trade and monetary systems, institutions as the World Trade Organization,
multinational corporations, the political global environment, and the conflictual relationship
between developed and developing countries (Offered in Spanish for online programs).

The course provides an understanding of the concepts, politics and economics of the
globalization process and its implications on the management and development of international business desiring to expand and compete in world markets. The international
arena introduces numerous complexities to management, due to the multiplicity of cultures, religions, political and social environments around the world. In a business environment in which the globalization is more prevalent every day, it is paramount for managers to gain critical understanding of all these factors to be able to contribute to the inevitable expansion 101 of business across borders. Case studies are used to reinforce principles discussed in class (Offered in Spanish for online programs).

The primary objective of this course is to methodically and thoroughly analyze the various institutional components of the global business environment and their effect on the operations of international organizations. This course examines the global business environment, trade theory, political and legal environments, foreign direct investment, international trade and investment, corporate and environmental sustainability, exchange rates and monetary systems. This course focuses on developing the critical thinking abilities of students’ decisionmaking in developing and leading new international business ventures, market viability, operating conditions, and potential market entry by developing an international business plan
(Prerequisites: This course is designed to be taken during the final semester of the program)
(Offered in Spanish for online programs).

This course provides a comprehensive outlook of existing international logistics as it relates to
import and export practices and strategies within the global economy. The course explores
ways to create a position of competitive advantage through international network design models while integrating logistics principles and practices as a core competency within global business import and export business practices and processes.
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of complexities involved in
the export and import of goods to world markets, its impact on logistics, and key areas of concern for international logistics managers. Key topics that students will investigate in this
course include international trade theory, the foreign exchange market, logistic strategies of in 102 purchasing and sourcing in international business environments, foreign market entry, exports, imports and countertrade practices (Offered in Spanish for online programs).

Business Statistics is the science of good decision making in the face of uncertainty through the collection, classification, summary, organization, analysis and interpretation of two
categories of data: descriptive and inferential. It is used in financial analysis, production and
operations in domestic and international business. Through the use of probability, sampling, binomial and normal distributions, interpretation of estimate, confidence intervals, correlations techniques, analysis of variance, etc., business statistics is used to make good and sound decisions for a business. This course discusses descriptive and inferential statistics used to solve complex problems in business and management (Offered in Spanish for online
programs).

Strategic Management of Organizational Behavior is designed to form managers that will
understand both group and individual performance activity within an organization, domestic or global, and enhance organizational cultures to create positive job structure, performance, communication, motivation, and leadership. The manager, through work done by others, allocates resources, directs activities of others, and makes decisions to attain organizational goals. This course provides an advanced examination of organizational behavior with an emphasis placed on employee training and retention issues. A case study approach is used as part of this study of advanced management techniques (Offered in Spanish for online programs).

This course examines the concepts, issues, and practices that compromise the core of organizational leadership from a global perspective. It will focus on managerial functions to maximize efficiency to achieve expected organizational goals in domestic and international markets (Offered in Spanish for online programs).

A study of the field of operations in the service industry and in manufacturing, this course introduces concepts, techniques and administration in a domestic and global environment needed to increase efficiencies in the conversion of materials and labor into goods and services for maximizing profit. The operations manager plans, organizes, coordinates and controls the resources used to produce goods and services, and directs the associated supply chains and logistics. Topics discussed also include product design and manufacturing, service design, capacity and location decision making (Offered in Spanish for online programs).

A graduate course which utilizes a managerial approach to investigate, among other topics,
market analysis, relationships, strategy formulation, the technology adoption life cycle, and internet strategies, and the changes in marketing theory and practice in today’s globalized, competitive, and technical environment. The practical application of marketing techniques, activities and methods are also explored (Offered in Spanish for online programs).