Global Business University of Lethbridge

Overview

Global events and competition affect almost all companies and industry sectors. Therefore, it is important to understand the global environment as companies operate in more complex and diverse environment where international factors come into play. Apply to the Global Business degree course delivered by  University of Lethbridge.

Key Facts

As a Global Business major, you’ll have courses on supply chain management, global finance, innovation in emerging markets and industrial location of multinational activities. As well, you’ll take courses on cross-cultural management, global leadership, crisis management, and regional aspect of Global Business. You’ll also draw from fields such as history, geography, political science, psychology, economics and sociology. This will allow you to enhance the skills needed to meet the challenges of doing business in an organization that faces different international pressures or that operates globally.

Global Business majors go on to work in a variety of work environments - both internationally and domestically. Graduates work in the private sector, government, post-secondary education and as entrepreneurs. We have graduates working in the diplomatic corps, in government, as lawyers, as professors, in college and university international offices, in international development agencies, in the oil and gas sector and as small business owners.

Students choose Global Business because of the breadth of training, their strong interest in global management issues, and their desire to experience the world while gaining valuable management training.

You can also choose a minor to enhance your knowledge in a secondary line of study. Many minors complement Global Business well such as fintech and financial innovation, political science, population health, economics, family and small business management, accounting, marketing, agriculture enterprise management and supply chain and operations management. Learn more about our available minors.

Career

• Supply chain manager

• Supply chain analyst

• Supply chain associate

• Project manager

Procurement manager

Other possible careers

• Development officer

• International account specialist

• Foreign service officer

• Financial advisor

• Business analyst

• International industry liaison