国际业务占世界总业务的很大一部分，并且还在不断增长。几乎每个公司，无论大小，都会受到全球事件和竞争的影响。随着全球经济一体化水平的不断提高，成功的企业在竞争中需要战略和全球思维。向上移动经理需要接受战略和国际业务方面的培训。通过战略与创新集中力课程，学生将对战略管理的概念有更深入的了解和赞赏，重点放在全球背景下的创新和可持续性上。学生将获得一套分析工具，并发展分析，评估，制定和实施竞争策略的技能。该方案的主要目的是使每个学生发展成为战略思想家，并经过培训并在利用商机方面经验丰富。
The M.B.A. program supports students career advancement by preparing them for positions of leadership in an increasingly diverse and globally competitive economy. The program is centered on the rigorous knowledge of the basic functional areas of business, an appreciation of management challenges in a global context, and opportunities to develop students interpersonal and executive leadership skills. It also enables students to deepen and broaden their knowledge and skills through elective courses in an area of concentration. The program offers a range of formats to cater to the needs of full and part time students and students seeking an executive style MBA.<br><br>There is a strong growth in opportunities for management careers in both the general and the functional areas represented in the program's concentrations. The MBA program prepares graduates with strong foundation in general management knowledge and skills and gives them an extra edge in concentration areas that are growing in demand. Among the strong careers for those with MBA include Financial Manager, Health Services Manager, High-End Management Consultant, Human Resources Manager, Investment Banker, Investment Fund Manager, Marketing Manager, Marketing Researcher, Sales Manager, Operations and Supply Chain Manager, and Upper Management and Executive Leadership. The growing career opportunities for Finance, Marketing, HR, Operations, and Strategy validate the strength and the value of the Cal State East Bay MBA program.