MSc in Management
International Business
Develop an aptitude to work across borders in an ever-changing world with Ivey’s MSc in International Business. Begins each January.
MSc in Management
International Business
Develop an aptitude to work across borders in an ever-changing world with Ivey’s MSc in International Business. Begins each January.
MSc in Management
International Business
Ivey's MSc in International Business develops a cross-cultural aptitude to better lead in an international environment while opening up international career opportunities.
MSc International Business & CEMS MIM Class of 2024 Profile
MSc International Business & CEMS MIM Class of 2024 Profile
In today’s connected world, the MSc in International Business will prepare you for a career in global business. You will be immersed in some of the most culturally and internationally diverse classes at Ivey, learning first-hand how to navigate the complexities of the business world through case-based learning.
You will leave Ivey as a global cosmopolitan, ready to operate on the international business stage. Your independent research skills and thought leadership will equip you for careers in a limitless range of industries.
Program Curriculum
When you decide to apply to the Ivey MSc in Management, International Business, you will choose between two different options:
- Ivey MSc in International Business (MSc-IB), with optional NHH Dual Degree
- Ivey MSc combined with the CEMS Masters in Management (MSc-CEMS MIM)
JANUARY TO APRIL
Ivey Essentials + Core Courses
Core Courses
- Cross Cultural Management: In this era of globalization and its consequences, it is crucial for business leaders to have an understanding of cultural differences and to be able to manage them both to reduce conflict and to increase communication, learning, and innovation. This course explores what culture is and how cultural differences influence different management situations, from individual performance in international contexts, to multicultural teams and global organizations. Students will apply the lessons in a live, collaborative project. Students will develop a deep, theoretical understanding of the nature of cultures, gain analytical skills in diagnosing and mapping cultural differences, and develop behavioral skills for working effectively across cultures.
- Internationalization: This course introduces a variety managerial challenges face by businesses operating internationally, and applies several analytical perspectives to explain these challenges. Through journal articles and business cases it is designed to familiarize students with theories of the international business and their practical implications.
Ivey Essentials
This course focuses on business essentials: Accounting, Finance, Leadership, Marketing, Operations, and Strategy. Students will be introduced to Ivey’s high engagement case-based learning methodology. The course is designed to aid students in understanding materials for their courses throughout the program.
Some of the key learning outcomes include:
- Accounting: recording and using of financial business transactions to inform and support decision-making.
- Business Communications: develop an understanding about targeting your message and flexing your style to your audience.
- Finance: analyzing of financial problems corporations face including managing exchange risk, calculating the cost of capital, capital budgeting, and taxation.
- Leadership / Organizational Behavior: managing and participating effectively in teams by understanding the factors that lead to effective and ineffective team behavior.
- Marketing: identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities.
- Operations: identifying and understanding how effectively managing operations contribute to customer value.
- Strategy: key concepts and tools in the context of competitive strategy; differences between corporate, competitive, and functional strategies.
MAY TO AUGUST
Ivey Global Lab and Global Communications
Core Courses
Exclusively offered to MSc in International Business & CEMS-MIM students, the Ivey Global Lab (IGL) is an 8-week summer practicum that provides students with the opportunity to experience the business and cultural environment while working (35 hours per week) for a partner firm from a developing economy. In assigned teams, you will complete a practical work assignment for an organization partnered with Ivey. Students have worked on a number of projects for clients in India, Peru, Thailand and Vietnam. These projects have ranged across several functional areas including technology, marketing, microfinance and development, manufacturing, and health care management.
Get a taste of the Global Lab experience.
IGL Placement Assignment: Students are guaranteed a placement for the IGL, however countries and projects are subject to change from year to year. While students may indicate preferences for a certain country and project, students are not guaranteed their preference of country or project. Placements are organized once a student is enrolled in the MSc program. The Ivey Global Lab is designed to fulfill the CEMS-MIM 8-week international internship requirement.
SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER
Core + Elective Courses
Core Course
Elective Courses
Choose three electives from:
- Accounting, Governance & Risk
- Causal Inference
- Competing in and with China
- Data Driven Management
- Data Management
- Entrepreneurship & Growth
- Frontier Markets
- Global Corporate Finance
- Global Financial Markets
- Global Supply Chain Management
- Inequality and Business
- Leading Responsibly
- Macroeconomics for Managers
- Managing Risk in Organizations
- Predictive Analytics
- Social Media Analytics and Digital Marketing
- Sustainability
- Systems Thinking
- Technology and Humanity
Electives are available for all MSc streams unless otherwise noted. Course offerings are subject to change and will vary by term.
JANUARY TO APRIL
Core + Elective Courses
Core Course
Elective Courses
Choose two electives from the list of electives above.
SEPTEMBER TO APRIL
Optional
NHH Dual Degree
The MSc-NHH allows you to split your time studying at Ivey and at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen, Norway. At the end of the MSc-NHH experience, you graduate with an MSc in International Business from Ivey, and second masters degree from NHH in one of their own:
- Economic Analysis
- Economics
- Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment
- Financial Economics
- Marketing and Brand Management
- Strategy and Management
The NHH portion of your MSc experience includes a mandatory research-based thesis. The MSc-NHH stream is an excellent option for students who do not meet the language requirements for the MSc-CEMS stream but wish to study and live abroad. In this option, you will spend Terms 3 and 4 studying at NHH. Visit the NHH website here.
NHH Application: Students apply to the Ivey & NHH Dual degree during their first term in the Ivey MSc program in International Business. Enrollment in the dual degree is contingent on acceptance by NHH and Ivey MSc Program Services.
Enrollment in the dual degree is a competitive process and contingent on acceptance by NHH and Ivey MSc Program Services.
Optional
Ivey MSc Graduate Diploma in Business and Sustainability
The Ivey MSc Graduate Diploma in Business and Sustainability responds to seismic changes currently underway that are rapidly transforming the importance of sustainability for business. Sustainability and social responsibility now need to be at the core of an organization’s strategy and value creation model, and fully integrated across all elements of the organization and its supply chain. These changes fundamentally expand the knowledge and skills required for future leaders to succeed.
The diploma focuses not only on building technical skills linked to the market demand, but also encouraging the development of broader perspectives of sustainability as a holistic systems agenda incorporating environmental, social, and economic dimensions. Building these wider, interdisciplinary perspectives will not only enhance the ability of graduates to deploy their technical skills effectively but will enable them to be responsive and effective in the context of the continually-evolving business and sustainability agenda.
Why an MSc
The Ivey MSc addresses the need for a new brand of manager — experts who understand what defines a business best practice and can translate that knowledge into action.
Develop Knowledge and Skills
Develop the knowledge and skills necessary to work for a multinational firm.
Career Opportunities
Open up international career opportunities.
Cross-Cultural Aptitude
Develop a cross-cultural aptitude to better lead in an international environment.
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