It’s Tuesday again and that means it’s time for some trivia! As our regular readers know, each Tuesday we take the opportunity to highlight some of the programs, policies or predilections of the leading business schools. Our goal is to help applicants learn more about individual schools while also discovering some of the important differences between them. Today let’s turn our attention to the varying opportunities for international management study at two of California’s top programs: UC Berkeley’s Haas School and UCLA’s Anderson School.
The Certificate in Global Management at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business is designed to expose students to the theory and practice of global business management. To be eligible for the certificate, students must complete at least 8 credits of coursework with international content, participate in an overseas experience, and fulfill the program’s language requirement. Students may fulfill the overseas experience requirement through study abroad, participation in the International Business Development course, or through significant prior professional experience abroad.
The language requirement, meanwhile, expects proficiency at a level equivalent to four semesters of college language study at UC-Berkeley. This means that students hoping to earn a global management certificate should already have some prior language proficiency before beginning the MBA, since it is very difficult to complete four full semesters of language courses during the MBA program. Alternatively, students may demonstrate proficiency through a language exam, non-English degree, or through a college transcript showing equivalent university-level language study.
Meanwhile, the UCLA Anderson School of Business offers the Advanced International Management Program (AIM), serving students aspiring to international leadership positions. Like in the Haas program, Anderson AIM students craft an international business specialization through coursework, international exposure, and foreign language study. To graduate with the AIM Certificate, students must take one of two foundations courses, complete three international electives, and pursue an internationally-focused Applied Management Research Project. Finally, they should undertake either intensive foreign language study, an international experience, or an international independent study.
Participation in the Anderson AIM program requires a brief application, but all students who complete the application and fulfill the program requirements are awarded a Certificate in Advanced International Management upon graduation. Students may apply to the Certificate program anytime before spring break of their second year. In addition, the AIM office audits the academic records of second-year Anderson students who have completed an international AMR project or participated in an international exchange, and contacts them if they are near completion of the Certificate requirements but have not yet applied.
For more information on international opportunities at Haas, Anderson, or other leading MBA programs, be sure to check out the Academics and Special Programs sections of the Clear Admit School Guides!
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