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In its first-ever ranking by Bloomberg Businessweek, the International MBA program at FIU s College of Business was among the best in the U.S. coming in at No. 56. The edition of the publication s Best Business Schools feature ranks 112 full-time MBA programs.

FIU s IMBA outranked schools including Thunderbird, Arizona State, Rutgers, South Carolina, and the University of Miami. A 12-month program, the IMBA offers a master s of international business/MBA track and partnerships with 39 international schools.

Your fast-track to a world-class MBA .

Florida International University s International MBA (IMBA) program is an extraordinary twelve-month program that prepares its students to be effective global business leaders. Here, you ll expand your cultural understanding, strengthen foreign language skills, learn to build global strategies, collaborate with students from around the world, hone professional development skills, and gain real-world experience all from a prestigious, top-ranked one-year MBA program.

Our one-year International MBA (IMBA) offered in Miami, Florida is consistently ranked among the top international business programs in the U.S.

At the crossroads of the Americas

FIU s Miami location blends the advantages of a multicultural, urban, and ethnically rich center. The city is a business hub connecting the two Americas and serving as regional headquarters for numerous multinational corporations. Miami provides a fertile setting for your international business education and the promise of career opportunities in a wide variety of global businesses.

Highlights include:

• Earn a world-class International MBA in 12 months
• Live in a world-class city and international business hub
• Be inspired by a faculty that is more than 60% international
• Collaborate with students from more than 20 countries.
• Learn one of 3+ foreign languages
• International Partnerships in 16 different countries
• Internship opportunities at more than 100 companies Gain skills in more than 25 workshops and seminars with Career Management Service

The following are required courses for the International MBA:

Fall Semester

• Professional Development Seminar I
• Professional Development Seminar II (Languages)
  • Fall A
    • Business Analysis for Decision Making
    • Accounting for Managers
    • International Business Environment
    • Organizational Design and Behavior
  • Fall B
    • Corporate Finance
    • Marketing Management
    • Operations Management

Spring Semester

• Colloquium in Managing Organizational Ethics
• Professional Development Seminar II (Languages)
  • Spring A
    • Organizational Information Systems
    • Legal Environment of Business
    • Global Financial Strategy
  • Spring B
    • Financial Reporting and Analysis
    • Strategic Management
    • Master's Project in International Business

Summer Semester

• Corporate Simulation
• Elective (Choose one from the following):
  • Study Abroad
  • Graduate International Internship
  • Elective

Click here to view the Student Learning and Program Outcomes.

Real world experience

In the Chapman Graduate School of Business' top international MBA program, you may study abroad during the final summer semester, attending a business class at one of our renowned partner institutions abroad.

What follows is the general format for the International MBA program.

• Forty-nine credit hours of coursework are required.
• Classes are held Monday through Friday, usually in four-and-a-half hour blocks. In a typical week, about twenty hours are spent in the classroom. During the summer semester, you can complete your program requirements through internships, study-abroad programs, and/or regular courses.
• Fall A, Fall B, Spring A, Spring B are eight weeks each.
• The time to completion of the degree is twelve months.

See complete schedule .

You may choose to continue your graduate studies by pursuing joint degrees in various specialized areas of graduate business. Combinations of joint degrees include:

• MBA-Master of Science in Finance (MSF)
• MBA-Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MSMIS)
• MBA-Master of International Business (MIB)
• MBA-Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSHRM)
• MBA-Master of Science in International Real Estate (MSIRE)
• MBA-Jurisprudence Doctorate (JD)
• MBA-Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (MALACS)

Additional fees apply to the extended program option. Please call 305-348-6880 or e-mail the IMBA office at imba@fiu.edu for more information about these options.