About the BA in Global Business Degree
Why Study Global Business at Cedarville?
The future of business is global, and Cedarville’s distinctly Christian global business major, offered by the Robert W. Plaster School of Business, can help you take your place in the global marketplace. Through courses such as International Marketing, World Religions, and Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, you will be equipped to serve customers in international markets as well to expand a local business globally.
By combining practical business skills with a global perspective, you'll graduate with an advantage in today’s tough job market. You'll have the option to choose a concentration in accounting, economics, finance, information technology management, marketing, or sport management. But more than just preparing you for a global career, your Cedarville global business degree will prepare you to make a Gospel impact through your vocation, wherever God leads you.
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Biblical Worldview
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Mentoring Christian Faculty
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Top Placement Rates
Our graduates achieve top career and grad school placement rates — 10% above the national average.
Program Overview
Opportunities to Learn Outside the Classroom
Study Abroad required experience will expand your cultural knowledge and improve your language skills as you fully immerse yourself in a different culture. Most students choose from one of the following opportunities:
- Semester in Spain – Spend a semester in Valencia, Spain, fully immersed in the culture as you study. You’ll travel throughout Spain and other parts of Europe.
- International Business Institute (IBI) – IBI is 10-week, 12-credit-hour academic summer program that offers a life-changing experience in business and culture as you visit Europe, Russia, India, and China. The program includes periods of study in the morning, followed by visits to major companies and cultural sites in the afternoons.
- Council for International Education Exchange (CIEE) – CIEE offers study abroad programs in more than 40 countries and more than 150 subject areas.
- Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA) – CEA provides international education opportunities for students who are interested in exploring global issues abroad.
Internships with nonprofit or missions organizations — such as HOPE International or Samaritan’s Purse – will give you real-world experience globally.
Study Abroad
Enhance your global business degree by participating in one of Cedarville’s exciting study abroad opportunities. You’ll experience different cultures and begin to understand your place in the world.
Student Organizations – You can participate in student or professional organizations that will complement your global business coursework:
Global Focus
- Financing Hope – Dedicated to the promotion of inner city projects and international Business As Mission. Main project is the SafeHarbor House in Springfield, Ohio, working with women at risk. International projects in India with microfinance.
- French Club – The French Club meets regularly at la Table de Français to practice speaking French outside the classroom. They also participate in culturally relevant activities, such as visiting a French-speaking church in Columbus, participating in French dinners, and fellowship and worship in French.
- German Club – Promotes the use of the German language and increases the knowledge and appreciation of German culture to advance awareness of missions.
- International Justice Mission – International Justice Mission (IJM) promotes awareness on campus about issues of injustice around the globe, particularly those issues addressed by the International Justice Mission based in Washington, D.C.
- Model United Nations – Cedarville’s Model United Nations team helps prepare future delegates through intense collaboration and negotiation at regional and national competitions, during which delegates represent the foreign policy of other countries.
- Spanish Club – The Spanish Club meets regularly to practice conversational Spanish. They participate in cultural activities, including ministry to local Hispanic churches, and host an annual Noche de Alabanza open to the entire student body.
Business Focus
- Enactus – Enactus is an organization that provides our students the opportunity to make a difference, develop leadership, teamwork, and communication skills through learning, practicing, and teaching the principles of free enterprise.
- Student Leadership Team (SLT) The SLT serves the Robert W. Plaster School of Business by building community among students and faculty, fostering relationships, and planning and executing events and programs.
- Women in Business Women in Business is an organization dedicated to helping women in professions learn more about reaching goals in careers, at home, and in service.
Program Format and Related Programs
Cedarville offers both graduate and undergraduate programs, with flexible completion options. You may also want to consider these related programs as you consider the degree or program that is a best fit for you.
Related Programs
Program Level and Format
- Undergraduate
- Residential
- 4-Year
From Our Students:
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The Robert W. Plaster School of Business has taught me so much about the business world and how to incorporate my biblical beliefs into my future career. There have been quite a few opportunities for me to apply this learning to a real-world scenario, especially during my time in the IBC. The professors have encouraged me in many ways, from allowing me to ask questions to planning my future after Cedarville.
Sarah Baab '23 
Program Faculty
Jeffrey Haymond, PhD
Dean, Robert W. Plaster School of Business; Professor of EconomicsContact
- SBCC 113
- 937-766-4442
Dan Sterkenburg, DBA
Associate Professor of International BusinessContact
- SBCC 136
- 937-766-7597
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