International MBA Program
Global Track
MOORE Global Track
The objective of the Global Track is to prepare students to work anywhere within the global business community. The cornerstone of this track, in addition to the fast-paced, dynamic core business curriculum, is Regional Business Issues and Global Topics courses that provide an in-depth understanding of strategic issues affecting each major region of the world. Global Track students examine real-world, cutting-edge topics affecting business around the globe. The 22-month Global Track option consists of four phases for students who may not need training in a foreign language, and students are responsible for their living and travel expenses during all four phases.
Phase I
(Year 1: July through December)Core Business Curriculum
Global Track students start their program in early July on the USC campus, joining students from other tracks to begin the first-year International MBA business management curriculum. This constitutes internationalized core courses covering leadership, globalization, entrepreneurship, economics, accounting, quantitative methods, finance, management, marketing, information technology and operations management.
Phase II
(Year 1: January through March)Regional and Global Business Issues Classes
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While Language Track students undertake their language studies, Global Track students select from a series of courses aligned with their geographic and functional interests. Regional Business Issues courses are offered on Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, China, India, Japan, Latin America, North America, and Western Europe, focusing on the political, economic and business factors affecting the investment climate in each geographic area. Each regional course is taught by a different professor, each, a specialist in the region. Global Topics courses on International Taxation and Global Business Strategy are also offered. Courses not taken during Phase II may be taken in the second IMBA year (Phase IV) as electives.
Part Two - Immersion Class in Europe or US - March
In March, Global Track students participate in a four-week Global Track Immersion course. They study on campus for two weeks then travel away from the USC campus to take a two-week Global Track Immersion class, normally held in either Europe or Asia.
Phase III
(Year 2: April to mid-August)International MBA Internship
Global Track students pursue English-language internship assignments based on their functional area of interest such as finance, marketing, or operations management. Internships can be with large companies or small companies, for-profit or not-for-profit. Most American Global Trackers carry out their internships outside the United States not only in English-speaking countries such as England, Scotland, Ireland, South Africa and New Zealand, but also in China, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland and elsewhere. Students who command a language other than English can seek permission to complete an internship using that language. Most non-US students complete their internships within the United States, although that is not a requirement of the program. Internship locations are partly dependent upon restrictions pertaining to work permits and visas.
Phase IV
(Year 2: August to May)Business Concentrations
Upon completion of the internship, students return to USC to focus on their business
concentration courses during fall and spring semesters, at which time they also initiate a
fulltime job search. Students may opt to take one semester at a business school where Moore
has established an IMBA exchange agreement. For a current list of these schools, see Moore's
Business
School Exchange Programs .
For more information on the Moore School and global track opportunities, please contact the Moore School Recruitment Office at 803-777-4346 or gradinfo@moore.sc.edu or complete the Information Request form online.
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