Your chance to shape the future of business, worldwide.

Learn the fundamentals of blockchain technology and how to use these new capabilities in a variety of business applications like financial services, banking, identity management, and more. This executive degree teaches the core concepts, frameworks, and skills necessary to lead and implement blockchain initiatives that make digital transactions more secure. You’ll study concepts such as:

  • The role of blockchain technology in finance
  • Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, and their market impact
  • Using blockchain technology to address data accuracy, reliability, and transparency
  • Components and structures of blockchain business networks
  • And more!
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Programs & Requirements

Programs & Requirements

Executive Master of Science in Global Business with Blockchain Technology

Learn blockchain technology in an executive program format with UC’s global business graduate program featuring a blockchain focus. In this one-of-a-kind executive program, you’ll prepare to excel at the intersection of two professional fields experiencing rapid growth: business and IT.

You’ll build an expert understanding of blockchain technology through virtual lab exercises, research, and hands-on activities. In addition, our cutting-edge curriculum will teach you applications for blockchain within a global business context. Through this executive degree program, you’ll learn how to: 

  • Develop programming code to implement crypto assets and perform blockchain data mining
  • Create and implement cryptocurrencies, hyper ledgers, Ethereum, and decentralized applications
  • Analyze blockchain technology’s impact on different aspects of business
  • Address specific needs and challenges in the field of blockchain technology

Course Requirements

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Executive Student Resources

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Executive Program Format

Our Executive Programs include hybrid course days designed for international graduate students studying in the U.S., or domestic students seeking a hybrid-format program.  We strive to incorporate professional experience and real-world application of course curriculum into our programs to enhance the learning experience.  Practical Training is an integral part of program coursework and available to all students.  At the University of the Cumberlands our degree programs focus on quality education at an affordable price.

Executive Program students take three (3) courses per semester.  The program semester is based on the existing UC semester calendar, with three (3) annual semesters: fall, spring, and summer.  Two of the courses each semester focus on the specific program content.  Additionally, students will be required to attend an intensive residency weekend as part of their course enrollment each term.  The third class includes an Applied Learning Practicum, in which students apply what they are learning in their other two courses to the real world via work or internship experiences.

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Mission & Goals

The mission of the global business with blockchain master's program is to prepare students to become productive, competent, and ethical professionals in the business world.

Gain an understanding of and competence in using blockchain technology
Implement database solutions in the context of blockchain technology
Develop programming code to implement crypto assets and perform blockchain mining with foundational terminology
Analyze blockchain technology's impact on different aspects of business
Address specific needs and challenges in the field of blockchain technology
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Blockchain in Business Careers & Outcomes

All stats from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Logistician: $77,520

Logistician: $77,520

Logisticians analyze and coordinate an organization’s supply chain.

Management Analyst: $95,290

Management Analyst: $95,290

Management analysts recommend ways to improve an organization’s efficiency.

Purchasing Manager: $75,120

Purchasing Manager: $75,120

Buyers and purchasing agents buy products and services for organizations. Purchasing managers oversee the work of buyers and purchasing agents.

Chief Executive: $189,520

Chief Executive: $189,520

Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.

Information Research Scientist: $136,620

Information Research Scientist: $136,620

Computer and information research scientists design innovative uses for new and existing computing technology.

Top Executive: $100,090

Top Executive: $100,090

Top executives plan strategies and policies to ensure that an organization meets its goals.

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Common Questions

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Executive Program Admission Requirements

All students in our executive programs are required to meet a standard set of admissions requirements for graduate students.

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Faculty Experts

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Dr. Geremy Harper

Dr. Geremy Harper

Adjunct Professor
Business Administration

Dr. Geremy Harper

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geremy.harper [at] ucumberlands.edu
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Dr. Hannah Bolinsky

Dr. Hannah Bolinsky

Adjunct Professor
Business Administration

Dr. Hannah Bolinsky

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hannah.bolinsky [at] ucumberlands.edu
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Dr. Steve Horan

Dr. Steve Horan

Adjunct Professor
Business Administration

Dr. Steve Horan

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steve.horan [at] ucumberlands.edu
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