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Your global career starts here Don't just learn about global business—live it.

Master of Global Business (MGB)

Taught across 3 continents and culminating in a global internship, the UVic Master of Global Business (MGB) is a 12-16 month, full-time immersion program for recent graduates. Explore North America, Europe, and South America or Asia while learning about international business in each location. You won't find another program in Canada quite like ours!

Highlights

89
EMPLOYED AFTER 3 MONTHS
graduate career ready
40
STUDENTS PER COHORT
make lifelong networks
3
CONTINENTS PER PATH
choose your path

Learn by doing

The best way to understand global business is to experience it.

You’ll meet new people, explore new places and learn how business works across cultures. Along the way, you’ll build confidence navigating different social and cultural environments.

Choose your path

Take charge of your learning by selecting 1 of 3 paths. Together with students from partner institutions, you'll study and travel as a close-knit group for 9 months. 

Global internship

Your experience ends with an internship at an international organization. This exciting opportunity puts your learning and skills into practice.

A global skillset

By graduation, you'll develop:

  • the mindset to make effective decisions that drive change
  • the skills to deal with the challenges of international business
  • strong cultural awareness
  • an understanding of the socio-economic environments of North America, Asia, Latin America and Europe
  • the ability to work with people and organizations from around the world

Program structure

The Master of Global Business (MGB) is a 12-16 month, full-time program for recent graduates.

Study, travel and work in 3 locations, across 3 continents. Choose 1 of 3 paths and immerse yourself in different parts of the world. All paths begin at UVic.

Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Global internship
Victoria, BC, Canada Destination 2 Destination 3 To be determined
3 months 3 months 3 months 3-7 months

MGB careers

Your global career starts here. Our graduates have gone on to careers in a growing range of industries and countries:

  • UNIDO, Vienna, Austria

  • Global Affairs Canada, Vancouver, Canada

  • Hotai Motor Co, Taipei, Taiwan

  • Sinoscience Fullcryo Technology, Zhongshan, China

  • Omnicom, New York, United States

  • CARIAD, Wolfsburg, Germany

  • Picnic Technologies, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Learn with friends

MGB cohorts move together from location to location. That means you will have a close-knit team of 40 students experiencing the world with you. 

Your cohort includes students from all 3 partner universities on your path, as well as classmates from around the world.

Students graduate the MGB with lifelong friends and networks.