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Iowa State MBA - International Business
International Business Specialization

International Business Specialization

The MBA in international business provides the knowledge and necessary tools to function effectively within the international marketplace.  

The specialization is intended for MBA students whose career plans range from employment in a large, multinational corporation, perhaps on an overseas assignment, to working for a small to mid-size company regularly engaged in international trade.    

Specialization Requirements:
MBA Core Courses - 24 credit hours
Comprised of an integrated series of concentrated courses plus course work in economics and statistics.

International Business Specialization - 12 credit hours
Electives

International Business Coursework, 6-9 credits hours (minimum six credit hours from College of Business)

  ACCT 596         International Accounting
  MGMT 567X      International Entrepreneurship
  MKT 541           International Marketing
  MKT 548X         Global Markets & Cross-Cultural
                             Issues
  MKT 549X         Global Marketing: 
                             Planning & Execution
  LSCM 466         International Transportation &
                             Logistics
 
ECON 455         International Trade and Finance
  POL S 581        International Political Economy
  PSYCH 488       Cultural Psychology

International Experience Component, 3-6 credit hours

Graduate study in an established College of Business study abroad programs including the European Summer School of Advanced Management (ESSAM), the Consortium of Universities for International Studies Graduate Summer Program in Italy, and the Monterrey Institute of Technology Graduate School of Business Administration and Leadership.  Other graduate management study abroad programs, including those developed by individual faculty, will require prior approval by the major professor. 

Graduate Elective Courses - 12 credit hours
Select elective courses in at least two other functional areas.


 

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To talk to an admissions counselor about the ISU MBA, call
1-877-ISU-4MBA or e-mail busgrad@iastate.edu

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