Center for International Business Studies

Business firms seek to hire business school graduates who not only have fundamental business training but also have the ability to communicate across cultures and do business across national borders. To compete for the best jobs, students must combine analytical, technical, and communication skills with multicultural understanding and knowledge of how international business works.   In Mays Business School, the Center for International Business Studies (CIBS) leads the efforts to assure that students gain these vital cross-cultural communications and international business skills.  Our goal is that all business students are exposed to global business and have learned the importance of being able to build relationships with people from different countries and different cultures. 

CIBS offers graduate certificates (similar to a minor) in the following areas.  Each certificate program has specific coursework inside and outside the business school (such as language classes) and also requires a significant overseas experience, such as internships, study abroad trips, or total immersion through a reciprocal exchange program.

            MS International Business Certificate
            MBA International Business Certificate
            International Agriculture & Resource Management Certificate
            International Petroleum Management Certificate
            Advanced International Affairs Certificate

International travel:  Big Adventure, Big Benefits

The best way to gain cross-cultural communication skills and to learn to be successful in foreign environments is to study or intern abroad.

Reciprocal exchange is the best way to experience another culture. It's a simple arrangement: The student at A&M pays tuition just as they normally would, then trades places for a semester with another student at a partner school. Students are responsible for travel and living expenses, but there is no additional cost for tuition or fees. Students can choose from a menu of 31 partner schools, from cities in Ecuador to Singapore, all offering business courses in English.  Courses taken at the partner school count toward an A&M degree.