Bachelor of Science in International Affairs and International Business - Global Business and Strategy

Northeastern University

The global business and strategy concentration examines how a corporation chooses goals and positions itself in the global business environment to achieve these performance objectives. The focus is on analyzing firms and industries in a continuously changing global context, i.e., across multiple countries, markets, competitors, independent nation-state governments, and multilateral organizations. The courses combine analytical thinking with the consideration of different national and cultural environments to illuminate global strategy, how governments and multilateral organizations set and affect the rules of engagement in global business, and how firms and institutions can develop and change strategy to be successful over time. Students can investigate the diversity and complexity of doing business in different economic and political systems. The concentration is designed to help students prepare for positions in strategic planning and analysis in multinational companies, consulting firms, and government agencies and multilateral organizations, as well as in global business development in new startups and small enterprises. With this combined major, you'll have the opportunity to learn how international business practices influence and are influenced by state-society interactions such as labor rights, trade practices, climate and sustainability priorities, political implications, as well international institutions.A combined major combines two majors in a way that allows you to fulfill all requirements within the standard 128 credits. For details, see the program requirements. You can complete this degree on either the four– or five-year co-op plan (sample four-year plan available in the catalog). You'll customize your unique Northeastern educational experience by choosing at least one of our several business concentrations and/or business minors.Students who pursue this combined major will have the opportunity to learn how international business practices influence and are influenced by state-society interactions such as labor rights, trade practices, climate and sustainability priorities, political implications, as well international institutions.