Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in International Affairs and Global Enterprise is a 36 credit degree program. The curriculum is divided into six core courses and six elective courses. It is designed to equip you with a deeper understanding of global business and the social, legal, political, cultural, and economic context within which it occurs.
One of the core courses is a program capstone course. As part of the Capstone, you will complete an independent research and writing -a class paper- that demonstrates an in-depth knowledge and understanding of a particular internationally-related topic. Ideally this should be a business or management-related topic explored from a socio-cultural or political economy context and drawing from different disciplines. The course and project provides you with the opportunity to integrate themes developed throughout the program.
A written comprehensive examination is required at the end of the program. The requirement may be satisfied (subject to approval by the program director) by completing an additional three credit hours of either a thesis or an international internship with a written report.
MIAGE Prerequisite Courses
Students are required to complete three prerequisite courses before entering the MIAGE program:
Introductory statistics (sample course at The University of Utah:
Macroeconomics (sample course at The University of Utah: ECON 2020)
Microeconomics (sample course at The University of Utah: ECON 2010)
In addition, students need to obtain second-year language competency of a second international language, beyond English (as a co-requisite).
A course in accounting is recommended.
The University of Utah course listings and descriptions are available in the Course Catalog.
Required Core Courses (18 credits)- Course Descriptions
MGT 6790 - International Management (3 credits)
ECON 6520 Multinational firms: International trade and Investment (3 credits)
POLS 6710 Foundations of the Politics of International Economic Relations (3 credits)
SOC 6110 Methods of Social Research (3 credits)
LAW One course to be selected from the alternatives listed below under
Elective Courses - Law (3 credits)
SBS 6800 MIAGE Capstone course (incl. research project) (3 credits)
Elective Courses (18 credits)- Course Descriptions
Students are required to choose six elective courses. Students select courses (listed below) from the David Eccles School of Business (DESB), the S.J. Quinney College of Law (SJQCL) and the College of Social and Behavioral Science (CSBS) for a minimum of 18 credit hours. No more than nine elective credits may be taken from any one department. Subject to approval, one elective (3 credits) may be substituted by another course from elsewhere on campus.
Business
Management
MGT 6590 Managing the Global Workforce
MGT 6690 International Operations Management
MGT 6791 Global Strategic Management
Marketing
MKT 6210* International marketing
MKT 6220 Culture and international business
* Requires permission of instructor.
LAW
LAW 7010* Mediation/Advanced Negotiation Law
LAW 7052 International Business Transactions
LAW 7080 International Human Rights Law
LAW 7280 International Environmental Law
LAW 7910 International Law
* May require prerequisite.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Anthropology
ANTH 6121 Cultures of Africa
ANTH 6123 Cultural traditions of Asia
ANTH 6131 People and cultures of the Middle East
ANTH 6138 Anthropology of Violence and Non-Violence
ANTH 6141 Ethnicity and Nationalism
ANTH 6182 Anthropology of Power
ANTH 6187 Economic anthropology
Economics
ECON 6400 Middle East economic history
ECON 6410 European economic history
ECON 6430 Asian economic history and development
ECON 6460 Latin American economic history and development
ECON 6510 International monetary relations
ECON 6530 Principles of economic development
ECON 6550 International trade and commercial policy
Geography
GEOG 5320 Geography of Terrorism and Homeland Security
GEOG 5400 Population Geography
GEOG 5440 Global Economic Geography
GEOG 6140 Methods in Geographic Information Systems
Political Science
POLS 6420 The European Union
POLS 6460 International Relations of Africa
POLS 6470 International Relations of the Middle East
POLS 6480 International Relations of Asia
POLS 6490 International Relations of Latin America
POLS 6550 Nonprofit Sectors and Organizations
POLS 6570 Management of Nonprofit Organizations
POLS 6610 International Law
POLS 6660 American Foreign Policy
POLS 6710 Foundations of Politics of International Economic Relations
POLS 6720 The Politics of North-South Economic Relations
POLS 6750 Industries and State Power
Sociology
SOC 6330 Comparative Organizational Analysis
SOC 6340 Social Stratification
SOC 6436 Global Social Structure
SOC 6965 Special Topics: Globalization