Get the Skills to Become a Global Management Professional
4 Years & 2 Months* Bachelor of Science in Global Management (BSGM) Program
Global management refers to the ability to manage an organization with a global presence without needing a physical location in every country. Unlike international organizations that require a physical presence to compete, global organizations thrive from their home office.
The Bachelor of Science in Global Management (BSGM) program will provide you with the essential knowledge and skills to excel in a dynamic international business economy. As globalization and technology change the business landscape, effective managers must adapt with agility and expertise.
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Becoming a Skilled Global Management Professional
The BSGM program offers a solid foundation in global business, management, leadership, marketing, and entrepreneurship, emphasizing cross-cultural awareness and the management of diverse, globally distributed teams. Graduates will be well-prepared to lead within an interconnected world.
This program provides specialized education in global management, equipping you for roles in international business or global entrepreneurship. With a focus on applied learning, it connects theory to real-world practice through industry simulations. You’ll gain the skills and experience sought by global employers, preparing you to lead and thrive.
Experienced Faculty in Global Management
SDGKU’s experienced faculty specializes in global management, international affairs, and intercultural communication, providing a focused education in leadership and management. Our degree program equips you with the global knowledge needed to succeed in today’s interconnected economy, preparing you for leadership roles across diverse organizations.
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Careers in Global Management
The Global Business Management Bachelor’s degree program prepares graduates for leadership roles in:
- Multinational corporations
- Global and international organizations
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Start-ups
- Social enterprises
- Public service
- Diplomacy or for international nonprofits
I received great service at SDGKU and enjoyed the online curriculum which focused on business essentials and management in a global context. I would recommend the BS in Global Management to anyone looking to advance their career.
100% Online and Hybrid Options Available
Our program is designed to fit the needs of busy, adult learners, so you can choose between our 100% online or hybrid learning option. Many of our students are raising families and some continue to work while going to school. We will help you choose a schedule that works for you.
- Explain the concept of globalization, its evolution and current importance.
- Utilize general education knowledge and skills to inform decisions and identify solutions in a global organization.
- Describe the role of comparative advantage in global business environments.
- Explain the proliferation of new information and telecommunication technologies in the New Economy.
- Apply the concept of international managerial leadership competence (IML) to improve organizational performance and effectiveness.
- Apply the systems approach and methodology to solve the increasingly complex problems of organizations with a global perspective.
- Explain the key dimensions of global competitiveness.
- Describe a strategic business plan with a global perspective.
Students enrolled in this degree program must achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.0 to graduate. Applicants for this non-degree program must submit the following documents:
1. The corresponding SDGKU online Application for Admission and supporting documents; and
2. Official transcripts of record from a high school recognized by the United States Department of Education or equivalent, including established foreign high schools, if the institution offering the program documents that its minimum required courses of study, units and content rigor are the same as those of a high school from an institution approved by the United States Department of Education.
Esta es una magnifica opción para hispanoparlantes interesados en la Licenciatura en Administración Global (Bachelor of Science in Global Management) de SDGKU ya que al inscribirse en esta modalidad todos los materiales de lectura y videos en línea se presentan en el idioma español siguiendo el mismo curriculum del programa en Inglés.
Los objetivos de aprendizaje del programa son los siguientes:
- Explicar el concepto de globalización, su evolución y su importancia act u al.
- Aplicar conocimiento y destrezas de educación general para apoyar decisiones e identificar soluciones en una organización global.
- Describir el papel de la ventaja comparativa en los entornos empresariales globales.
- Explicar la proliferación de las nuevas tecnologías de la información y las telecomunicaciones en la NuevaEconomía.
- Aplicar el concepto de competencia de liderazgo directivo internacional(CDI) para mejorar el rendimiento y la eficacia de la organización.
- Aplicar el enfoque y la metodología de sistemas para resolver los problemas cada vez más complejos de las organizaciones con una perspectiva global.
- Explicar las dimensiones clave de la competitividad global.
- Describir un plan estratégico empresarial con una perspectiva global.
Adicionalmente, la siguiente información académica curricular es importante.
- Mapa Curricular incluyendo objetivos de aprendizaje
- Descripción de actividades capstone
- Curriculum del programa
- Lista de libros y materiales de curso requeridos
Puede visitar el calendario académico para información sobre las fechas de inicio al programa (10 anuales o 1 aproximadamente cada 5 semanas).
Favor descargar el siguiente documento para información sobre los requisitos de admisión a la universidad.
Para información general sobre la universidad, favor descargar el catalogo general.
Para mayores informes, favor contactarnos vía teléfono al (619) 934-3930 o correo electrónico bescobedo@sdgku.edu
Details
- This program is offered in both online and hybrid options.
- There is no difference in cost between the two options and there are no additional associated costs for taking the hybrid option.
- The curriculum for both options is the same in terms of academic requirements.
- The hybrid option is offered to students who would prefer to attend in-residence sessions periodically.
- Non-local students are responsible for their own travel expenses and lodging.
Modalities
Online students study and attend class remotely for 100% of their curriculum, while hybrid students are required to both study online and attend in-residence sessions offered at the SDGKU campus.
Scheduling
In-residence sessions are scheduled prior to start date of a program or course.
Enrollment
If you are interested in enrolling in a hybrid program, please reach out to our admissions representatives for details on scheduled in-residence sessions dates and times.
Lead Faculty: Miguel Cardenas Jr, Ph.D.
Dr. Cardenas, Jr. is co-owner of San Diego Global Knowledge University (SDGKU) and serves as its Chief Academic Officer. His responsibilities include faculty and student academic review, academic assessment of programs and courses, as well as curricular planning and development. He has extensive experience in higher education regulatory processes, program development, and is a specialist in international business approaches and techniques.
He holds a B.S. in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from Revelle College of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), an M.S. in International Management from San Diego Global Knowledge University, and a Ph.D. in Leadership with an emphasis in business, organizational psychology, and international relations from the Alliant School of Management and the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University.
His areas of social science research include solar power and technology transfer, the global sports industry, and global leadership competencies. In the area of biochemical science, Dr. Cardenas has led research studies analyzing benign prostate hyperplasia (enlarged prostate) and the ocular and nasal trigeminal detection of pungency effects of volatile organic compounds (VOC’s). Dr. Cardenas Jr. has a unique understanding of the different components of human behavior; from its most basic at the cellular and molecular levels (organic) to the more complex individual and group levels (organizations).
As Chief Academic Officer, he has overseen several regulatory milestones for SDGKU, such as obtaining California state approvals to operate and achieving federally recognized accreditation. In addition, he leads several institutional processes for obtaining renewals of licenses and grants from government and private regulatory agencies. His experience as a student and faculty at public, private non-profit, and private for-profit educational institutions of small, medium, and large scale provides him a broad perspective of the educational industry, particularly in understanding value-added measures to evaluate institutions and degree programs according to their graduates’ likely economic outcomes.
Course Descriptions
General Education Courses in the BSGM Program
MATH 201: Algebra 1
Intermediate concepts of algebra such as rational numbers, systems of equations in two and three variables, radical expressions, rational exponents, complex numbers, quadratic equations, graphing linear and quadratic functions, and graphing parabolas and circles.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
MATH 202: Algebra 2
Focus on the application of problems with a graphing calculator (calculations, matrix methods, graphing), as well as logarithms, and conic sections. Covers functions (inverse, exponential, logarithmic, radical, rational, quadratic). Applies concepts to global business environment scenarios.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: MATH 201
MATH 203: Quantitative Research Methods
Critical analysis of scientific research using sampling and inferences to global populations. Basic design and measurement techniques. Development and testing of scientific hypotheses and their effective communication through oral, written, and visual modes.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: MATH 202
ENGL 201: English I: Introduction to Composition
Prepares students for college-level composition by emphasizing a thorough approach to writing short essays. Introduces research and documentation techniques. Includes readings as models for analysis and writing.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
SPCH 201: Speech: Oral Communication
Covers concepts of communication, with emphasis on public speaking. This includes methods of researching and outlining speeches, group discussion techniques, theories of interpersonal, nonverbal, and listening techniques, as well as issues of language use and perception.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
ENGL 202: English II: Reading and Writing Analytically
Instruction and practice in reading and writing expository, analytical, and argumentative essays. Emphasizes textual analysis, writing analytically, logical reasoning, research techniques, information literacy, and documentation.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: ENGL 201
ARTS 201: Introduction to Art
Emphasis in the function, interpretation, and evaluation of the visual arts, providing the skills needed for the analysis of the history, present, and future of art.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
PHIL 201: Introduction to Philosophy and Ethics
Emphasis on problems of morality and value from a philosophical perspective. Independent thinking is encouraged. Students will formulate their own tentative conclusions concerning a variety of vital contemporary issues facing individuals and global society.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
HIST 201: World History
Presents the history of the world’s major civilizations covering human origins to the emergence of modernity at the beginning of the sixteenth century. Emphasizes the important influence of diverse societies on shaping our current cultural experiences and world views.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
POLI 201: Political Science
Surveys the major political philosophers, ideologies, and significant events of Western civilization and their impact on the world with emphasis on global governmental processes and institutions.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
HLTH 201: Introduction to Public Health
Global epidemics, environment, and community health challenges, including factors that support health of population groups and communities.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
ESCI 201: Environmental Systems
The earth as an ecosystem composed of biological, chemical, and physical systems and how these systems interact with one another and the human population.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
Major Courses in the BSGM Program
GBUS 301: Introduction to Global Business
This course presents the principles of global business strategy formulation, operation, and financing. It provides a basic overview of international business practice.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
GBUS 302: Global Business Models
This course examines various business models for global organizations, particularly focusing on emerging markets. Motivations for operating a firm globally, financial strategies, and human resource challenges will also be discussed.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: GBUS 301
GBUS 303: Legal Issues for Global Businesses
This course presents the legal responsibilities associated with starting a global business. It provides a general understanding of governmental regulations in various international markets.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: GBUS 302
GBUS 304: Business Plan Development 1
This course assists students in the first stages of the development of an international business plan. Students design and structure their business ideas in a group setting.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: GBUS 303
GBUS 401: Alternative Dispute Resolution
This course provides and overview of the fundamentals for settling business disputes outside of the courtroom, including early neutral evaluation, negotiation, conciliation, mediation, and arbitration.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: GBUS 304
GBUS 402: Small Business Creation
This course presents strategies for starting and growing a small business. It reviews the competitive strengths and weaknesses of small businesses, as well as the implications for growth into international markets.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: GBUS 401
GBUS 403: Business Plan Development 2
This course assists students in the later stages of the development a business plan with an international scope. Students present their business ideas and review the viability and feasibility of their plan in a group setting.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: GBUS 402
GBUS 404: Accounting
Theory and practice of accounting applicable to managing global businesses, including fundamentals such as recording, summarizing, and reporting of business transactions for external reporting and other uses.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
GBUS 405: Finance
Financial management tools and techniques over the stages of a venture’s life cycle, including topics such as the development, start up, rapid growth and maturity of a venture, as well as the relationships between market opportunity, competitive advantage, composition, and securing sources of financing.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: GBUS 404
GSYS 301: Introduction to Global Systems
This course explores the various economic, environmental, demographic, and migratory flows of the world. It provides an overview of the various linkages and interdependencies caused by globalization, and an introduction to the systems approach for understanding global dynamics.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
GSYS 302: Visioning and Creativity
This course presents the importance of visioning at the individual and organizational levels, guidelines for implementing visioning programs and strategic plans, the concept of the “learning” organization, and the challenges involved in applying these concepts internationally and globally.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: GSYS 301
GSYS 303: Generational Dynamics
This course presents the implications of exponential population growth and the explosion of diversity at home and around the world. A thorough analysis of generational and cultural gaps is performed, identifying and adapting traditional models to the realities of new generations.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: GSYS 302
GSYS 401: Systems Thinking and Approach
This course presents the strategies for defining a system and the key concepts used in systems theory, such as boundary, global business environment, positive and negative feedback, etc. Emphasis is placed on the complexity and interconnectedness between components in a system.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: GSYS 303
GSYS 402: Information Systems and Technology
This course provides an overview of how technology is leveraged to create worldwide information systems that attempt to deliver the totality of measurable data worldwide. An exploration of modern communication networks and big data analysis are central themes covered in this course.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: GSYS 401
GSYS 403: Global Competitiveness
Global competitive success will increasingly depend on the competence and adaptability of our workforce and its productive global business environment. This course presents key competencies, workforce dynamics and organizational strategies that managers and leaders must now adopt to maximize the productive potential of an organization’s most valuable assets, namely, its human resources.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: GSYS 402
MGMT 301: Principles of Global Management
This course presents the basic fundamentals of global management. It covers decision-making skills, leadership approaches, and administration processes of a global enterprise, providing a foundation for understanding the theory and practice of global management.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
MGMT 302: International Managerial Leadership
This course is designed to develop globally competent international managerial leaders capable of performing under world-class standards in education, business, government and civil society (social, political and other non-governmental organizations). Themes covered include basic leadership, decision-making, administration, and global dynamics components.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: MGMT 301
MGMT 303: International Human Resource Management
This course focuses on international human resource management (IHRM) within multi-national enterprises (MNE’s). It covers topics such as the development of IHRM, MNE and country culture, strategic IHRM, organizational structure and design, international joint ventures and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, labor standards, ethics and codes of conduct, and global talent management, among other key topics.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: MGMT 302
MGMT 401: Strategic Management
This course will present the principal areas of business strategy. It helps develop skills for making strategic decisions and translating those decisions into real-world implementation. It provides an enhanced understanding of how to make revenue-generating decisions that lead to long-term achievement and value creation.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: MGMT 303
MGMT 402: Risk Management and Security
This course is designed to assist with the identification and management of risks for global ventures, including the establishment of practices that will minimize potential adverse effects. Application of organizational risk management practices is emphasized as a crucial responsibility for managers of a global business. Special focus is placed on the implementation of risk and security control measures during day-to-day operations of a global venture.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: MGMT 401
MGMT 403: Production and Operations Management
This course presents the fundamental principles for overseeing, designing, and controlling the various processes of production and business operations. Various case studies will be examined of successful global business production and operations practices.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: MGMT 402
MGMT 404: Sustainability
This course presents the interface of human and natural systems by emphasizing the study of cultural, historic, social, economic, and political values and forces that shape resource use and constrain responses to sustainable development.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: MGMT 403
ENTR 301: Introduction to Global Entrepreneurship
This course presents the nature entrepreneurship and the importance of adopting a global perspective for successful entrepreneurship. Introductions to topics such as creating and starting new ventures, financing, growing, and ending the new venture will be covered.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
ENTR 401: Global Venture Development
This course presents real-life examples of successful entrepreneurs in their quest for securing global investment to develop a new venture. An in-depth analysis of the stages of entrepreneurs, their organizations, and their adaptations to emerging technologies will be a central theme in the course.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: ENTR 301
ENTR 402: E-commerce and Social Media
This course presents an overview of the various systems used for trading business services through global information networks and social media channels, as well as the role of electronic commerce in entrepreneurship.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: ENTR 401
MARK 301: Introduction to Marketing
This course provides an introduction to international marketing concepts. Topics covered include assessing organization internationalization potential, external environmental analysis for global market segmentation, target country market selection, entry strategies, international product, pricing decisions, analysis of international distribution systems, developing international advertising and promotion programs.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
MARK 302: Global Marketing Research
This course presents the marketing research process. In particular it focuses on research design and data collection principles for qualitative and quantitative research techniques in international marketing practice.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: MARK 301
MARK 401: Global Advertising
This course focuses on basic advertising practices, including historical perspectives, the changing role of advertising, the evolving agency structure, audience targeting, creative strategy, regulation, social responsibility and ethics, globalization, and current trends and developments.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: MARK 302
Practicum
During this course the student presents and implements a pre-approved proposal of Directed Research documenting experiences and results. This must be a real project that shows results of implementation. The student then develops and submits a Directed Research proposal that illustrates an understanding of the topics presented in the Bachelor of Science degree program.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: none
During this course the student evaluates their Directed Research proposal, results and outcomes, explaining the criteria for evaluation, assessment methods and final conclusions. The student receives approval or rejection of the report, a course grade, and if satisfactory, recommendation for candidacy to obtain the Bachelor of Science in Global Management degree.
3 credit hours | Prerequisite: PRAC 401
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