Ibero–AmericanMBA
The Ibero–AmericanMBA is a bilingual, collaborative double–degree program offered by a three–institution consortium in Argentina, Spain, and the United States along with a fourth semester of online courses. The Ibero–AmericanMBA is offered by the following institutions:
Instituto Universitario ESEADE
Buenos Aires, Argentina
April–August
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Madrid, Spain
September–December
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL, United States
January–April
Course Schedule
The four semesters are:
- January–April on–line, with one course taught by a faculty member from each of the three consortium institutions and students being introduced to the thesis requirements and process, earning 9 graduate credit hours
- April–August at ESEADE earning 18 graduate credit hours
- September–December at URJC earning 18 graduate credit hours
- January–April at UNF earning 18 graduate credit hours
Throughout the program, students will work on a thesis (3 graduate credit hours during each semester, which are included in the totals given above).
The program requires students to be fluent in both Spanish and English, because course delivery will occur in both languages. Ideally, each university will offer at least one course in each language during the semester the Ibero-AmericanMBA students are in residence.
The projected audience is a cohort of fourteen students from each institution, studying together and spending one semester at each institution after an initial on–line semester. This model is likely to provide significant diversity in its student body, including not only each institution's typical constituencies (North American, South American and European) students, but also potentially non–nationals from around the globe.