Career advancement, tailored to your goals—within your reach

The flexible and affordable Master of Global Business Administration program at Northern Arizona University in Yuma consists of traditional MBA (30 credits) content with a global focus and may be completed in one year to help you meet your career goals.

Purpose

The purpose of the program is to prepare graduates for a significant career in business, specifically with an emphasis on border business issues (including United States/Mexico) and to fill demand by Arizona and other employers for such graduates. Students in this program learn business with a border focus within the context of broad global business ideas. The proposed program is consistent with Northern Arizona University in Yuma’s efforts to provide a range of masters-level degree programs which reflect the need of educational opportunities in a growing and global world.

Strengths

Our strengths include national and regional accreditation for our bachelor’s degree; small, student-focused class sizes; faculty with strong academic and professional world experience; a strong focus on student learning outcomes; and a history of cost-effective program delivery.

Fall classes

MBA500 – Accounting and Financial Decision Making 1 (first 8 weeks)
MBA560 – Cross-Cultural Teams (first 8 weeks)
MBA570 – Global Economics (second 8 weeks)
MBA550 – Global Organizational Management (second 8 weeks)
MBA515 – Leading Diverse Cultures (second 8 weeks)

Welcome to the real world

The Master of Global Business Administration degree not only provides you with a strong theoretical background but also the skills and insights directly applicable to your work. Our Master of Global Business Administration course-work frequently involves examples and assignments from the real world, taught by faculty with experience beyond academia. Since many of your assignments will be based on real-life examples — either from your current job or industry — you will begin seeing the benefits of the program even before you graduate.