Courses
Conversations & Debates on Globalization The main goal of this course is to expose students to diverse issues related to globalization that will affect future business leaders.
Cross Cultural InternshipThe course is open to students who have accepted summer employment in a country other than that of their permanent residence.
Emerging Markets FinanceThis course explores investment and valuation issues that are unique to emerging economies.
Global Macroeconomics & Financial Markets This course provides an opportunity for students to gain the most up-to-date view of these forces available, preparing them to assume responsibilities for operating in global markets immediately after graduation.
International Deal Making: Legal & Business Aspects The course content has been developed in such a way as to be attractive to both the U.Va. law students and the Darden business students who are interested in applying their knowledge to deal structuring, legal and business concerns, negotiations, documentation, and deal closing.
International Financial Management
Building on students’ existing understanding of exchange rate determinants, the course explores transaction exposure, hedging activities, capital budgeting, global capital sourcing, and financial strategy.
Management of International Business
The course addresses fundamental concepts and tools that international business managers need to know as well as the need to develop awareness of and respect for other cultures.
Pioneering Strategies in Asia
While the course emphasizes management strategy and decision-making, the course is also intended to sharpen the student’s capabilities in the structuring, financing and negotiating and closing of deals.
Integration & Innovation in Services
This course builds on the innovative trend toward service-related economies in the United States and other developed countries.
Leading Strategic Change
This course focuses on the leadership qualities that are necessary to successfully design and implement strategic change and how being involved in the active leadership process requires individuals to be willing to define and declare themselves in strategic ways.
Operations Strategy
This course explores the major issues and managerial concepts relating to strategic management of the operations function in today’s global economy. The course targets prospective general managers.
Post-Merger Integration
Building on the First Year Strategic Thinking in Action course, which covers mostly business-level strategy, this course addresses two issues in strategy: the role of acquisitions and diversification in corporate strategy and the achievement of merger objectives (usually, synergies) after the deal is done.
Supply Chain Management
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the functional and strategic role of supply chains in both manufacturing and service industries, with emphasis on global supply chains originating or ending in North America.
Strategic Management of Financial Service Organizations
The course is intended primarily for those who are considering careers with financial service organizations that serve as competitive financial intermediaries, such as commercial banks, investment banks, money managers, and insurance companies.