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Business is global, and so business leaders need firsthand knowledge of the international marketplace. That's why immersive international learning is core to the 51²è¹Ý Cox curriculum. Through your global program, you'll learn how shifting forces shape and reshape economies across the globe. And you'll gain an understanding of other countries’ business customs and cultures. Whether it's studying abroad, embarking on a professional development trip or participating in the Cox Global Leadership Program, you'll gain an international edge that will make you both competitive and ready to do business anywhere.

Full-Time MBA: Global Business Leaders Built Here

Global Leadership Program The Cox Global Leadership Program is a mandatory year-long immersion that culminates in an expenses-paid multi-day trip touring a region's corporate headquarters and meeting C-level executives. Thanks to the extensive Cox alumni network, it's an experience you can't get anywhere else.

Exchange programs You can live and study in the country of your choice for a semester, focusing on the complexities and opportunities of a global economy. 51²è¹Ý Cox has partnered with the world's finest business schools to offer this exchange program.

Learn more about the GLP and exchange programs

Professional And One-Year MBA: Short-Term Trips That Fit Your Schedule

Experience how business is done abroad through the immersive International Study Program. Cox offers multi-day intensive credit courses in the winter, spring and summer to accommodate professional schedules. Through class lectures, company visits, and meetings with business leaders and government officials, you'll be exposed to the nuances of other countries’ business customs and cultures. Recent trips include visits to Buenos Aires, Paris and Copenhagen.

Learn more about PMBA and One-Year MBA Global Programs

Executive MBA: Get Close, Give Back

Get a close-up view of other countries' business mechanics while you expand your understanding of the cultures. Through two multi-day trips that include face time with high-level executives and interactions with government officials, you'll immerse yourself in different economic, political and cultural environments. On each trip, you'll also do a community service project — a great way to give back and get close at the same time. Students most recently traveled to Lima, Peru and Santiago, Chile.

Learn more about EMBA international study

MSA: Learn Firsthand How Global Business Is Done

The 51²è¹Ý Cox Global Leadership Program offers MS students a unique opportunity to gain firsthand experience of international business practices. During winter or spring break, participants travel to diverse countries, where they explore the impact of business on different regions, tour the headquarters of prominent companies, and engage in discussions with C-suite executives. This immersive program is available for either credit or non-credit, providing a valuable chance to enhance global business acumen while earning academic credit or simply expanding professional horizons.

BBA Explore The World Your Way

Study and work You can get a global perspective as a BBA through a semester away or an internship overseas. "There's a large difference between vacationing and studying abroad," Evan Webb, BBA '19, says of his study abroad experience. "I truly felt immersed in a culture."

Richter Fellowship This grant funds honors students to do independent research abroad on a topic that has international dimensions. Recent grantees have explored Ethiopia, Vietnam and Kenya, where a student studied micro-financing among the Maasai. Read about the Richter Fellowship Information and Application.