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Global Business Minor

Add a Global Business Minor to develop the skills you need to pursue a career with global firms.

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About this Program

Global Business: Education Focused on a Global Purpose

Albers is accepting students in the minor program. We are no longer accepting new students for this major.

Supported by a community of globally minded students and a hands-on curriculum that allows you to pursue a minor degree to supplement your education, the Global Business, Minor prepares you to soar as a leader in the global marketplace.

As an undergraduate student at the nationally ranked Albers School of Business and Economics, you benefit from the small class sizes that provide unparalleled access to our highly qualified faculty who are committed to teaching the skills and concepts needed for you to succeed in every aspect of global business and beyond.

Undergraduate Global Business at a Glance

Learn how this degree from the Department of Management will contribute to your career goals. Then, explore course requirements and see how impactful a Seattle University degree can be.

What You’ll Learn

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Course Catalog

Undergraduate Global Business at a Glance

Learn how this minor from the Department of Management will contribute to your career goals. Then, explore course requirements and see how impactful a Seattle University minor can be.

Add a minor in global business to prepare for careers with firms engaged in global business. You will learn the role national culture plays in shaping organizational practices and how to perceive the problems and opportunities of operating in a global environment.

You must complete 30 credits, including Global Management, electives and a supplemental activity, such as an internship or a summer field study.

Explore the course catalog for more information.

Albers is no longer accepting new students in this program. See Global Business Minor. This information is provided for the benefit of students still enrolled in this major and working toward completing their degrees.

View archived course catalog requirements.

Learning Goals

Undergraduate Business Foundation

  • Demonstrate critical thinking and analytical skills.
  • Demonstrate competent oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrate competent leadership skills.
  • Demonstrate understanding of the body of knowledge encompassed by the UG Business Foundation courses.

Global Business (GBUS)

  • Describe how businesses and other organizations are adapting people, processes, and structure to a global business context.
  • Identify sources of globalization and describe some major effects on individuals and organizations.
  • Identify key management challenges presented by globalization and describe techniques for addressing them.
  • Integrate management, marketing, finance, and other functional areas in international business.

What You’ll Learn

Learn about the classes you’ll take as a student here.

Meaningful Connections and Experience

Relevant Experience Centered in a Thriving Business Hub

Being located in the heart of a thriving Seattle business community—situated on the Pacific Rim and an important center for global commerce—allows Albers to connect you with local business leaders engaged on the global stage. Through class projects, the Global Business Club, the Mentor Program, summer internships, and the Albers Executive Speakers Series, you’ll benefit from our proximity to these global leaders of enterprise, and upon graduation you’ll be prepared for our prime job market.

Living Our Mission on Campus and Beyond

MotMot Coffee is an award-winning student-created social enterprise that is run from the campus of Seattle University. MotMot is ethically sourced Nicaraguan coffee. Students hired to the project gain unparalleled experience in global business and ethical company management. MotMot takes a student's skills out of the classroom and into the real world by providing experiential learning in developing countries, all the while encouraging other Seattle University students to become ethical consumers. MotMot took second place in the Harriet Stephenson Business Plan Competition in 2017 and was a semi-finalist in the Social Venture Partners 2017 competition. In 2018, MotMot Coffee was awarded the ASIANetwork’s Freeman Foundation Student-Faculty Fellowship.

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Director of Undergraduate Programs, Albers School of Business