Online Business Degree Global Leadership

Offered through ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business, the online BA in business with a concentration in global leadership will prepare you for related careers by developing strong global business skills and focusing on global studies courses from regions around the world.

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As a student studying business with a concentration in global leadership, you'll take a range of courses surveying global justice, comparative politics, principles of international business, global marketing management and more. You'll become fluent in cultural sensitivity and awareness, adept in understanding and bridging cultural divides and effective in leveraging diversity for business gains. You'll also explore international leadership and management, learn to lead on a global scale and graduate with immediate relevance in the world of global business.

Career opportunities in global leadership include domestic and international positions within global corporations at a variety of levels. As a graduate of the program, you'll be prepared for a career in politics, global supply chain management, international relations, global marketing management, economics, law, globalization, development, and more. Students with leadership degrees are particularly valuable to corporations with a global footprint, as well as humanitarian organizations working with worldwide issues.

One of the top business schools in the country:

AACSB-accredited business school
Ranked No. 6 online MBA program by the Princeton Review
No. 6 for online graduate business programs and No. 6 online MBA program by U.S. News and World Report
ASU's online bachelor's programs rank No. 2 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report

Featured Courses

MGT 400: Cross-Cultural Management

Cultural role in international business relations; applied principles of cross-cultural communications, negotiations, and management; regional approaches to business relations.

MGT 411: Leading Organizations

Comprehensive overview of leadership in organizations. Provides students with understanding of leadership research and its applications to global organizations and the development of leaders.

SCM 463: Global Supply Chain Management

With increased globalization and offshore sourcing, global supply chain management is becoming an important issue for many businesses. Like traditional supply chain management, the underlying factors behind the trend are reducing the costs of procurement and decreasing the risks related to purchasing activities. The big difference is that global supply chain management involves a company's worldwide interests and suppliers rather than simply a local or national orientation. Enables students to appreciate the challenges of operating supply chains across international boundaries including how to manage various salient issues including sociocultural, economic, technological and political factors that may shape decisions relating to sourcing and moving goods and services across different geographical boundaries.

MGT 430: Negotiations

Improves student's understanding of and skills in the art of negotiation. For most managers, negotiation is a significant aspect of their day-to-day jobs, not to mention a major element of everyday life. Give students experience in bargaining and negotiation, as well as provide a foundation in the essential knowledge bases crucial to being an effective negotiator. Emphasizes experiential learning--students spend most of their time participating in exercises and negotiation simulations, as well as discussing negotiation-based cases involving issues that often arise in the workplace. Provides a fundamental understanding of what it takes to be an effective negotiator, as well as several experiences to draw upon in future negotiation situations.

POS 486: International Political Economy

Contending approaches to historical and contemporary issues of international political economy, including global welfare, equality, ecology, and peace.

POS 350: Comparative Politics

Theoretical approaches and political institutions, such as parties, pressure groups, legislatures, and executives, from a cross-national perspective.

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Faculty

Faculty at the W. P. Carey School of Business outperform other schools for their innovative research and impact. The school is ranked within top performers for research by the University of Texas at Dallas and was recognized as No. 1 for authoring impactful research by Technovation. W. P. Carey faculty include a Nobel Laureate, National Academy of Sciences members. Faculty and lecturers also appear in renowned journals and conferences and remain active with innovative companies to drive global impact and maintain a network of resources for students at ASU.

W. P. Carey fosters an environment of global thinking, with a cohort of award-winning faculty from six continents around the globe, and a student body which represents more than 100 countries.

Program Summary

Total Hours:

120

Upper Division Hours:

Major GPA:

2.0

Cumulative GPA:

2.0

Total Hours at ASU:

Related Careers

Graduates with an ASU Online Bachelor of Arts in Business (Global Leadership) have career opportunities illustrated in the following list. Career examples include but are not limited to:

Career	Growth*	Median Salary*
Data obtained from the Occupational Information network (ONET) under sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Bright Outlook Green Occupation
Administrative Services Managers	12.47%	$81,080
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	15.12%	$73,660
Chief Executives		$168,140
Chief Sustainability Officers		$168,140
Compliance Managers	7.32%	$100,890
Construction Managers	17.21%	$82,790
Cost Estimators	25.34%	$58,860
General and Operations Managers		$95,440
Industrial Production Managers		$89,190
Investment Fund Managers	7.32%	$100,890
Loss Prevention Managers	7.32%	$100,890
Management Analysts	23.87%	$78,600
Regulatory Affairs Managers	7.32%	$100,890
Sales Managers	14.95%	$105,260
Security Managers	7.32%	$100,890
Social and Community Service Managers	13.78%	$59,970
Storage and Distribution Managers		$81,830
Supply Chain Managers	7.32%	$100,890
Transportation Managers		$81,830
Wind Energy Operations Managers	7.32%	$100,890
Wind Energy Project Managers	7.32%	$100,890

Requirements

All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.
Freshman | Transfer | International | Readmission
Some programs may have additional requirements for admission.

Additional Requirements

Freshmen

Freshman applicants who meet the requirements for ASU freshman admission are eligible for direct admission to the W. P. Carey School of Business Bachelor of Arts degree program. To be admitted to ASU, you must be a high school graduate and meet one of the following criteria:

*ASU and W. P. Carey do not require the writing portion of these tests.

An SAT Reasoning score of 1120* (March 2016 and after) or 1040* (prior to March 2016) for residents
An SAT Reasoning score of 1180* (March 2016 and after) or 1110* (prior to March 2016) for nonresidents
ACT 22 (24 nonresidents)*
A high school class ranking in the top 25 percent
An overall, unweighted high school GPA of 3.0 in competency courses defined by ASU (4.0 = A)

Transfer
If you are a transfer student applying to the W. P. Carey School of Business Bachelor of Arts degree program, you are eligible for direct admission if you have met the following requirements:

An ASU Academic Integrity violation may preclude a student from entering or changing W. P. Carey academic programs.
- ASU transfer student admission requirements
- 3.0 cumulative ASU GPA (if you have attended ASU)
- 3.0 cumulative transfer GPA (if you have attended another institution)
- Minimum grade requirements must be met for all critical tracking courses taken (applicable only if student falls under critical tracking requirements)

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