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Department of Graduate Management Studies

M.B.A. in Global Management

 

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Program Coordinator:

Dr. David Shani, MBA-GM Director Kean University
Kean Hall, Room 225C
1000 Morris Avenue
Union, NJ 07083
Telephone: (908) 737-7122
Email: globmba@kean.edu

Kean University has responded to the growing shortage of global managers with a new kind of MBA, the Master of Business Administration in Global Management. This unique MBA responds to the transformation of many businesses into global enterprises and prepares managers to succeed in a global business environment. Kean Global MBA program has three distinctive components that together provide graduates with the specialized knowledge and skills necessary to manage multicultural and multinational workforces effectively in a rapidly changing global business environment: Core knowledge in Key Business Disciplines (e.g. marketing, accounting, finance); Advanced knowledge in Global Management Issues (e.g. global leadership, global marketing strategies): and, Extensive Global Experience (e.g. study abroad, global internships, international learning business tours). The structured and supervised extensive global experience component of the Kean MBA-GM is designed to give the student experience in living and working in a global environment. Students acquire this global experience through participation in a set of required activities from among a variety of options including study abroad, international business study tours, business internships in foreign countries, and domestic internships in global businesses. All Kean GMBA students must exhibit a proficiency in a second language before they graduate.

Program Highlights:
  • Strong foundation skills
    • Required extensive global experience
    • International exchange programs
    • International business - study tours
  • Second-language proficiency
  • Information technology use in the global market
  • Managing in a multicultural environment
  • Global-simulation competition

Program Requirements:

In addition to the University requirements:

  • Minimum GPA of 3.00. Lower GPA may be considered based on appropriate experience
  • GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) scores
  • Three letters of recommendation from relevant sources
  • Personal essay explaining candidate's interest in MBA in Global Management program
  • Departmental interview may be required

Students holding degrees in disciplines other than management or business are encouraged to apply with the understanding they may be required to successfully complete the undergraduate prerequisites before becoming fully matriculated in the Global MBA program.