Program Overview
The Marshall School of Business IBEAR MBA Program is an intensive 12-month, full-time program in international management, which gives tomorrow's business leaders the tools to excel in a fast-paced global environment. Designed for mid-career managers, it is a challenging program rooted in practical skills with many unique features not found in more conventional MBA programs. Please click here to see a video about the IBEAR MBA.
Join a select, diverse group of mid-career managers
The IBEAR MBA attracts an extremely international and highly accomplished group of participants. Coming from as many as 16 countries and with an average of 10 years work experience, the diversity and professional achievements of the class make for lively and informed classroom discussions.
Learn from an outstanding, internationally oriented faculty in a truly internationalized MBA
The IBEAR MBA develops tools for success in global business competition. The first half of the program consists of MBA core courses similar to those found in the first year of two-year MBA programs. These core courses are taught with a strong international emphasis. During the second half of the program, IBEAR participants take globally focused electives in each critical functional area. Participants apply skills learned in these classes to a five-month international consulting project.
IBEAR courses and program enhancements emphasize business in and between Asia, North America and South America. This does not, however, exclude other regions of the world.
Top 10 Ranking
According to the 2005 US News and World Report rankings,
Study in Marshall's new cutting-edge MBA facility
Instruction takes place in Popovich Hall, one of the most technologically advanced MBA facilities in North America. IBEAR's own state-of-art multimedia case room supports its emphasis on team-based, case-based and project-based learning. Popovich Hall's career services center includes a large research center for student use and 14 interview rooms.
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Take advantage of the program's many special features:
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A unique, "hands-on" international business consulting project which often includes international travel for research
- Frequent luncheon roundtables with guest executives
- An action-learning team development retreat
- Enrollment in IBEAR's annual Asia/Pacific Business Outlook conference
- Optional language training in Chinese, Japanese and Spanish
- Career search support from both IBEAR and the Marshall Career Resource Center
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Join IBEAR's vital alumni network
IBEAR supports a dynamic alumni network for the lifelong enhancement of the personal and business lives of "IBEAR Family" members. Alumni hold senior positions in many respected firms in the Pacific Rim and around the world. Graduates enter an influential, global network of IBEAR MBAs working in 50 countries. They also join one of the largest business school and university alumni networks in the world 65,000 Marshall and more than 200,000 USC alumni.
Scholarships
IBEAR awards several scholarships of $10,000 - $30,000 to high-potential self-sponsored applicants, both international and domestic. Hanjin Endowed Scholarship of $15,000 - $25,000 is available to high-potential Korean American applicant by the Hanjin Group of Korea. In addition, a Honjo International Scholarship is awarded to an international applicant.
Location, location, location
Study in the heart of Southern California's dynamic new economy and great weather. IBEAR participants benefit from USC's location in the heart of one of the world's most dynamic regional economies. Southern California and Los Angeles benefit more each year from their huge population and landmass, temperate climate, massive ports, and proximity to Asia and Latin America. Sectors of long-time strength and trade, entertainment, manufacturing, defense, aerospace, sports, fashion and product design, financial services, leisure and tourism, entrepreneurial small business are being joined by emerging new economy sectors such as multimedia, ecommerce, venture capital, biotechnology, health care, telecommunications and software development.
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