Outline
Offered jointly by ESCI-UPF International Business School and UPF Barcelona School of Management, the Master of Science in International Business is a one-year, full-time course entirely taught in English. It is aimed at graduates from different spheres of knowledge eager to acquire the knowledge, techniques, skills and critical attitudes for successfully understanding the current context of global business. The programme includes a mandatory internship and a one-week overseas business trip.
Practically focused and internationally oriented, the Master of Science in International Business is structured so that students learn about all the strategic decisions and processes involved in international business. Throughout the course, students learn how to operate in international markets, manage cross-cultural teams and communicate and negotiate worldwide. The syllabus mirrors an internationalisation process in a company: internal and external diagnosis (1st term), strategic planning (2nd term) and business operations (3rd term).
The Master of Science in International Business is taught by the outstanding academic staff at UPF’s world-class Department of Economics and Business and draws on the longstanding international business expertise at ESCI-UPFInternational Business School. The course lecturers are renowned for their scientific state of mind, their tireless contribution to creating knowledge and their high-level ability to stimulate and convey knowledge.
Why this programme?
Because you will be taught by the internationally top-ranked lecturers at the best Spanish university, according to theTimes Higher Education World University Rankings (2013).
Because it includes a free Spanish course and Career Development Programme.
Because the mandatory internship and one-week overseas business trip let you apply your newly acquired skills to real-life projects.
Because it is an officially accredited master’s course recognised by both the Spanish Ministry of Education and the European Higher Education Area.
Because it offers you an unmatched international education experience with students of many different nationalities (in 2014, 83% of MSc students came from 40 different countries).
Programme Structure
The Master of Science in International Business is divided into three core modules which mirror the three key phases in a company’s process of internationalisation: internal and external diagnosis, strategic planning and business operations.
During the third term, students embark on a one-week overseas business trip to experience how an international business plan is implemented. Flight tickets, accommodation and transfers are included in the tuition fees.
Throughout the academic year, students work on their Master’s Degree Final Project in sessions with their supervisor. This Master’s Thesis takes the form of an international business plan or an international start-up development plan.
During the fourth term, students carry out a mandatory, full-time internship in a leading international company.
Student profile
The Master of Science in International Business is aimed at recent graduates and junior professionals with different backgrounds eager to acquire a realistic, practical and professional perspective of international business.
Admission requirements
Applicants should have an undergraduate/bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Applicants should have completedtheir undergraduate degree at the time of entry to the programme.
Sufficient level of English. Applicants should hold an official English certificate with the following minimum scores:
TOEFL CBT: > 235
TOEFL PBT: > 575
TOEFL IBT: > 100
CAE: C1
IELST: > 6.5
Idioma en que se realiza el curso: Inglés
Titulación obtenida: Master of Science in International Business
Perspectivas laborales: International Business
Situación laboral requerida: Cualquier situación laboral
