Master in International Business - MIB

The MIB Master in International Business is promoted by Faculty of Economics and by the ICRIM - International Center of Research in International Management.

The innovative MIB programme  is designed for students interested in pursuing careers in international business management. MIB aims to fully prepare the students for the international business world through courses of study tailored to company requirements. Close collaboration with companies forms an essential facet of the programme, making sure that the participants develop exactly the right skills needed to work proactively in international management and to develop an international career.
These skills include change management, customer-driven transformation, group negotiation and intercultural communication project management, business process analysis and management.

MIB has forged links with an impressive network of firms both to elaborate the course and to help providing the students with first-hand access to the international business world. Several Practical Work Activities (PWA) are offered with the main objective to turn academic experience and theoretical knowledge into a professional, multi-cultural experience.

The Master participants may have various backgrounds (in Agriculture, Biotechnology, Industrial Chemistry, Information Technology, Economics and Management, Engineering, Foreign Languages, Law, Literature and Philosophy, Physics, Statistics, Mathematics, Political Sciences, Chemistry, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics) but a common good command of the English language (both oral and written).

Good knowledge of a second language (beyond mother tongue) among Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, is considered as a preferential admission criterion.

The potential candidates should be interested in international career developments.

MIB Fast Track: 12 Months - 60 learning credits - 280 class hours - 160 seminars/conference hour in Milan at UCSC - 6 month Practical Work Activities: Field Work and Internship (in any country).

MIB International Track: 15 Months - 80 learning credits - 360 class hours - 200 seminars/conference hours - 6 month Practical Work Activities: Field Work and Internship (in any country) – 3 months outside Italy at a Partner University

MIB Master Level Track: 2 Year Master - 120 ECTS - 420 class hours - 260 seminars/conference hours – (in Year 1) 6 month Practical Work Activities: Field Work and Internship (in any country) – up to 12 months outside Italy at a Partner University (including 6 month Project Work).

MIB Master in International Business represents a course of study, which apart from the theoretical training also aims at delivering practical competence.

Therefore, an important part of the course is dedicated to practical work experience. Every participant depending on her/his educational path (Fast Track or Two Years Programme) takes part in a practical activity where he/she is confronted with problems related to the internationalisation process of a company.

A first practical activity starts during the second semester of the program as a Field Work where participants joined groups focused on a work assignment designed and coached by partner firms. A second practical activity (an In-Company internship) takes place in the last part of Study Year 1. A third practical activity is scheduled in the Second Semester of Study Year 2 as a Project Work. The topic of the project work is drafted together with the host company, and the participant can thereby directly contribute to the development of the company´s internationalisation process.

A joint faculty among the Università Cattolica and its Partner Universities has been appointed. Visiting professors from Partner Universities as well as business professionals will take part to the teaching activity.

Tuition Fee
The tuition fee is:
for the Fast Track (60 credits): € 10,000.00;
for the International Track (80 credits): € 12,000.00

Selection criteria
The selection process for admission to MIB is based on the materials received. The Applicant will receive a written communication regarding his/her definitive admission to Master MIB. A maximum score of 100 points is available.
Out of these, a maximum of 25 points are accredited with other qualifications.

Date

• Start: 14 October
• End: September 2012
• Admissions Deadline: 7 October

MIB Staff Unicatt
Tel.: (+39) 02.7234.3046
Fax: (+39) 02.7234.2300

E-mail: master.mib@unicatt.it
Web: milano.unicatt.it