McIntire’s innovative specialized business graduate degrees and its hallmark undergraduate program are designed to create a wealth of opportunities for students. Immersive, hands-on courses offer transformative educational experiences that provide immediate value. Our faculty-led certificate programs provide key business skills and fluency in specific business areas.
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Faculty & Research
McIntire faculty inspire students to lead with integrity and purpose when confronting today’s grand challenges in business. Our bold and brilliant professors are also committed scholars who conduct cutting-edge research through seven active centers that serve as the School's nexus of collaboration and interdisciplinary exploration.
In addition to the lifelong benefits that come from an innovative McIntire business education, Commerce School students enjoy an enhanced UVA experience on Grounds and around the globe. From insightful student services that help connect you with your passion to specialized career support that provides real-world employment opportunities, there are countless ways to make the most of your present while investing in your future.
McIntire’s innovative specialized business graduate degrees and its hallmark undergraduate program are designed to create a wealth of opportunities for students. Immersive, hands-on courses offer transformative educational experiences that provide immediate value. Our faculty-led certificate programs provide key business skills and fluency in specific business areas.
PwC Center for Innovation in Professional Services
Back
Faculty & Research
McIntire faculty inspire students to lead with integrity and purpose when confronting today’s grand challenges in business. Our bold and brilliant professors are also committed scholars who conduct cutting-edge research through seven active centers that serve as the School's nexus of collaboration and interdisciplinary exploration.
In addition to the lifelong benefits that come from an innovative McIntire business education, Commerce School students enjoy an enhanced UVA experience on Grounds and around the globe. From insightful student services that help connect you with your passion to specialized career support that provides real-world employment opportunities, there are countless ways to make the most of your present while investing in your future.
Due to continued travel restrictions to and from China, the Global 3 program has been suspended for the 2023-24 academic year. Updates on admissions for future years will be posted as soon as circumstances permit.
M.S. in Global Commerce
Global Thesis
The program features a built-in thesis component, a capstone project in which students work in global teams and gain hands-on research experience around a dynamic business topic. The thesis is a requirement and an integral part the M.S. in Global Commerce Program. Students are assigned to a three-person team in the fall, based on interests, and either choose from a list of preselected topics or suggest their own topic. The thesis kicks off at the University of Virginia with a course Researching and Writing a Global Business Thesis, followed by research at all three universities. Teams work with a faculty adviser throughout the year and present their defense in June.
Examples of Past Thesis Topics
An Analysis of Virtual Reality Technology on the Fashion Industry
Big Data for Strategic Management and Business Decisions in the Financial Services Industry
Blockchain Technology: Feasibility and Application in Private and Public Equity Market
Critical Success Factors of Platform-Based Sharing Economy Businesses
Disruptive Innovations: How Energy Storage Will Impact Different Industries Until 2030
Economic Effects of Manufacturing Outflow in the United States
Future of Photo Voltaic Glass Technology (Clean Energy vs. Fossil Fuels)
How Culture Affects Fandom: Market Effects of Chinese vs. European Football
Luxury Brand Marketing: When Adaptation Supersedes Image
Internationalization Strategies of Chinese Technology Companies Entering Developed Markets
Strategic Agility: Effects on Outcomes and Success of International Corporations
Strategic Implications of EU Market Fragmentation of Mergers and Acquisitions: Evidence from Brexit
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