International MBA

Madrid - Shanghai - California

MBA + Certificate issued by UCIrvine

Program structure

The core courses of the MBA are delivered in Madrid where the program begins from 14th April to 8th August. Students acquire a general knowledge of General Management, Finance, Operations, Marketing and Human Resources. At the same time they will follow an introductory on line course to Project Management provided by UCI.

While students attend class in Madrid they will start work on the MBA Final Project, which is a key element for the assessment of the students performance. This project consists on the creation of a new company, including its business plan. In Madrid, the project teams and the projected company definition will be approved by the Academic Staff and tutors will be appointed for every working team.

The following stage is in Shanghai, from 3th September to 14th December, where students receive introductory courses, and learn about the economy and business in China. During the stay in Shanghai, basic Chinese is taught to all the students.

The final stage of the International MBA is delivered at the University of California, Irvine campus from 3th January to 28th March. At UCIrvine, IEDE students will join a group of international students and will follow a set of courses around two main areas: Global Operations and Project Management.

Along this period students will continue the MBA Final Project under IEDE faculty on-line tutoring. This Final Project shall be presented to a panel of professors from the world-wide organization of IEDE, just after the end of Irvine classes and exams.

Students who successfully complete the global operations courses delivered by UCIrvine will be awarded with an Accelerated Certificate on Global Operations Management issued by University of California, Irvine. (http://unex.uci.edu/international/certificate/acp/global_mgmt.asp ).

At the end of the MBA program in March, students have the opportunity to take part in an optional three months internship in an American company. This option is charged with extra fee that are not included in the program fee.