Program Highlights
Global Leadership Scholars is a fully-integrated program that affects your entire college experience. Applications are accepted from students during the spring semester of their first year at UT.
Honors courses and leadership seminars span the second, third, and fourth year of the business curriculum (see diagram below), providing a unique opportunity to interact closely with the program directors and honors faculty. Students take all honors courses in the pre-business and business core: Accounting 207, Economics 207, Business Administration 207, Statistics 207, Finance 307, Business Administration 357, and Management 407. Leadership training seminars explore many facets of leadership and citizenship, including leadership communication, the role of research and information in leadership decisions, leadership application, and leadership opportunity.
Students pick one of the eight major disciplines in the college with a dual concentration in international business. This concentration provides an opportunity to delve into the principles of international business, gaining an understanding of how functional strategies are carried out and how to assess business opportunities in other cultures and countries. An international experience is required of all Global Leadership Scholars. Students can choose among a number of extraordinary programs for international study and internships to broaden cultural, political, and economic perspectives.
Through the development and presentation of a senior thesis, students also gain valuable experience in business research design, research methodologies, and data analysis. Enrichment opportunities and cultural events complement the honors curriculum, including field trips, exposure to thought provoking business leaders, team focused activities, and leadership service to fellow students and the community.
