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MA Geography/MBA

The School of Management and the Department of Geography offer a two and one-half year degree opportunity leading to a MBA/MA degree with a local certificate in the International Trade Concentration (ITC.). 

Students interested in this dual degree option must apply to both academic units separately. Upon acceptance to both the School of Management and the Department of Geography, the student gains entrance to the dual degree program. Each candidate in the dual degree program must meet all the requirements of the dual degree curriculum. The combined degree will not be conferred until all requirements for both degrees are met. 

Simultaneous admission to both departments is not required. However, keep in mind that the MBA program does not admit students to begin in the Spring semester.

The purpose of the dual degree is as follows:

a) To provide graduate students with a formal combined degree option in international business by integrating the
special resources of Geography and Management;

b) To develop a group of faculty and graduate students who will collaborate on research projects and grant proposals
in the area of international trade; and

c) To provide a service to the local business community by providing an opportunity for local practitioners to further
their educational training.

Total Hour Requirements

SUGGESTED PROGRAM CURRICULUM

First Year

• Fall

  • MGA 604 Financial Analysis and Reporting
  • MGB 601 Behavioral and Organizational Concepts for Management
  • MGQ 606 Probability and Statistics for Management
  • MGF 631 Financial Management (1/2 semester)
  • MGG 635 Business Communications (1/2 semester)
  • GEO 531 Intro to International Business and World Trade

• Spring

  • MGO 641 Strategic Management
  • MGM 625 Marketing Management
  • MGO 630 Operations and Service Management
  • MGF 631 Financial Management (1/2 semester)
  • MGT 601 Ethics and Corporate Governance (1/2 semester)
  • GEO 640 The Asia-Pacific Economy OR
  • GEO 519 Transportation

Second Year

• Fall

  • GEO 632 Macroeconomic Issues in Trade
  • GEO 502 Geography/Survey Methods
  • GEO 625 Industrial Geography
  • MGE 601 Economics for Managers
  • **Management Elective

• Spring

  • GEO 634 World Regional and Commercial Problems
  • GEO 636 Spatial Problems of Multinational Operations
  • MGA 609 Management Accounting
  • **Management Elective
  • **Management Elective

• Summer

  • GEO 741 International Trade Concentration (ITC) Internship and Research Project (6 credits)

Third Year

• Fall

  • **Management Elective
  • **Management Elective
  • Language/Culture*
  • Language/Culture*
  • GEO 519 Transportation OR
  • GEO 640 The Asia-Pacific Economy

*May petition to waive 3 or 6 credit hours of language and/or culture courses if coursework has been previously
completed.

WAIVER POLICIES

The dual program in Geography and Management (MA Geography/MBA) is designed to emphasize the international aspects of business, trade and industrial location. Because of this focus, students in the dual program are required to complete a minimum of six hours of graduate-level coursework in foreign language and/or international culture. If a student has successfully met this requirement before entering the dual program, he/she may petition the Director of the International Trade Concentration (ITC) in the department of Geography to have those courses approved as satisfying the foreign language/culture requirement. Note that a grade of B or better is required in each of the courses that are included in the petition. In making such a petition, it is the responsibility of the student to provide the necessary documentation (e.g., official college transcripts or other certification) deemed necessary by the Director. If waiver is approved, the student is not required to replace the credit hours.

Geography Substitutions

Students may seek faculty permission to allow use of a substitute course if any Geography course is not offered in a particular semester.

CALCULUS PREREQUISITE

One semester of calculus with a grade of "B" or better, OR
Two semesters of calculus with grades of "C" or better.

GMAT

All applicants are required to take the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). For information on the GMAT exam visit the MBA Web site.

For an application to the Geography MA program and more detailed information, please contact: 

Department of Geography
105 Wilkeson Quad
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14261-0023 
Tel:  716-645-2722
Fax: 716-645-2329
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