The Moran Center for Global Leadership oversees the Global Business Concentration (GBC) with guidance from a GBC Committee of faculty and staff representatives from VSB. All non-VSB students are invited to apply to the GBC after successful completion of ECO 1001 (Microeconomics) and ECO 1002 (Macroeconomics). The application process is competitive. Please apply online click here.
Contact Moran Center for Global Leadership mcgl@villanova.edu 2059 Bartley Hall.
Course Requirements for Global Business Concentration
Plus one of the following options:
Two (2) international business electives
Note: Economics majors must take one IB elective outside of ECO courses.
One (1) international business elective combined with an approved international experience
Study, research, internship or volunteer experience – earning a minimum of 6 credits abroad
Note: Economics majors must take one IB elective outside of ECO courses.
International Business Electives:
Or other global business courses by permission of department chair
Foreign Language Requirement
Foreign Language Competency fulfilled by one of the following:
- Successful completion of Intermediate II if French, Greek, Italian, Latin, or Spanish is chosen.
- Successful completion of Introduction II if Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Hindustani, Japanese or Russian.
- Placement beyond intermediate II on a language placement exam administered by the Classical & Modern Languages Department.
Language requirements are waived for all international students whose first language is not English.
Students are encouraged to take GIS 2000 - Intro to Global Studies or other international social science courses.