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Master Program: International Executive MBA

Learning purpose

The International Executive MBA is consistently highly ranked in the best business school rankings, including those in the Financial Times and The Economist. The course provides you with the practical knowledge and innovative management tools needed to maximize your potential and ensure your professional success. Added to this, it can be taken online or bi-weekly allowing you the flexibility to follow a high-ranking MBA course without having to leave your place of residence for prolonged periods of time. IE's distance learning methodology earned IE Business School 2nd place in The Economist Distance Learning MBA Ranking 2008.

 

Target audience

The International Executive MBA is intended for professionals with at least 3 years' experience in management.

 

Programme

International Executive MBA The program equips you with a solid working knowledge of the most innovative business management techniques, with an emphasis on new technologies. It also familiarizes you with the kind of management skills that are increasingly paramount to professional success. The Timeframe The International Executive MBA program lasts 13 months and has two intakes each year, one starting in November and the other in June. The program offers two timetabling options which compliment the part-time nature of the program to guarantee utmost flexibility. The Versions The Online Version The online version of the International Executive MBA combines 2 asynchronous, online training periods (lasting 22 weeks each) with 3 face-to-face sessions lasting 2 weeks each. You can follow the online sessions regardless of your geographic location as long as you can connect to the internet. The Virtual Campus is the fundamental point of reference for the online activities that form a communication platform for group work and for the teacher-led online sessions. The Virtual Campus places the comments, opinions, and experiences of your professors and fellows, as well as general information on the program at your fingertips, around-the-clock, letting you study at your leisure. The face-to-face sessions consolidate the work done throughout the program with seminars focused on skill-building activities, individual presentations, group projects and assessment tests. Of these three sessions, the first and last are conducted at our central campus in Madrid with the remaining one in Shanghai in the middle of the program. The Bi-weekly Version The bi-weekly format comprises classes every other weekend at IE’s central-Madrid campus. This format fosters face-to-face interaction within the classroom at short intervals, as well as dynamic & continuous personal development through group work. Like the online course, the bi-weekly International Executive MBA also includes a trip to Shanghai, where you will study at the Fudan School of Management, providing you with valuable exposure to global business trends in an international environment. The time between classes is supported by the online Virtual Campus permitting flexible participation from your wherever you are and at your convenience. Structure The Pre-program This introductory course is designed to equip you with the basics of financial accounting. The course is aimed at those who are unfamiliar with accounting, introducing you to the mechanisms and logic that underlie all accounting processes such as balance sheets, profit and loss accounts, and cash flows. Because the pre-program is conducted entirely online you need not travel to our Madrid campus until the beginning of the program core. The Core Program The International Executive MBA is divided into two modules, one dealing with Fundamentals and the other with Integration. You will participate in your own training right from the start of the course, thanks to intensive communication and a methodology that hinges on participation,a methodology that motivates and reaps the highest rewards. The first term aims to converge the skills of students from different academic and professional backgrounds and equip them with the tools they will need throughout the remainder of the program. The second term introduces you to the most advanced management techniques in business practice and integrates the different areas in order to gain an overview of company management. The International Executive MBA program at IE Business School provides all the tools for professional success in international business management and entrepreneurship. It is an innovative program that maximizes the distance learning experience, whilst providing you with all you require to succeed in today’s thriving business world.

 

Entry Requirements

- Bachelor degree or equivalent - At least three years of work experience in a managerial post - Application form + 2 letters of recommendation - Personal interview - Certificate of proficiency in the English language (where applicable), e.g.: TOEFL (minimum: 250).

 

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The learning process was very, very intense. It was tough and hard to handle but the intensity resulted in very special feeling. It is like one is mobilising all knowledge he has acquired and use it to write assignment or participate in online discussion.

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