Americas MBA

The FIA Business School International MBA is a graduate program in business management specially designed for a multicultural group of students from Europe, Latin America and Asia. Entirely in English, the program offers a unique perspective with an immersion in a business-oriented environment in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most dynamic city.

The Full-time and the Part-time International MBA are conducted in Brazil giving you the opportunity to study up to date business concepts and cases, exchange experiences for one full year with other students and executives from diverse nationalities and enhance your qualifications for a successful international career. International MBA students may enroll additionally in the Executive MBA international study trips to the USA, China and India, subject to availability.

The Americas MBA focuses on the challenges of leading business organizations in the Americas region, where the majority of multinational companies have headquarters and important operations. During the first year you will study modern concepts and cases of the core MBA subjects, with classes on Friday-Saturday every 15 days. During the second year, you will study advanced topics together with Executive and part-time MBA participants in Canada, Brazil, Mexico and the USA, in four intensive one week modules, one every 3 months. The second year is jointly conducted by top ranked universities in the four largest economies in the region, and a cross cultural project will also be conducted across borders over the final year. Each school will admit a select group of up to 15 students only to take part in this program.

The FIA International MBA program, based on the successful experience of the FIA Business School International Executive MBA created in 1992 for senior executives, is offered in three formats:

* The one-year Full-time International MBA
* The Part-time International MBA, meeting Fri-Sat every 15 days over 20 months in Brazil
* The Americas MBA, in 2 years part-time, with one year of Fri-Sat classes every 15 days in Brazil, and one year with four intensive study modules in Canada, Mexico, Brazil and the USA.

Objectives:

On concluding the program the participants should:

* Have a clear understanding of how companies compete in an globalized economic environment.
* Develop the fundamental managerial skills required in the core areas of marketing, strategy, finance, human resources, organizational behavior and operations management.
* Develop the ability to create a strategic vision and lead your team in implementing the strategy to fulfill it.
* Gain a broad view of management in diverse industries through an intense exchange of experiences among participants.
* Understand the contemporary challenges and opportunities for doing business in emerging countries and in the Americas.
* Create a plan for self development and be prepared to embark on an international management career.
* By preparing high potential students to take increasing responsibilities in the decision-making process, the courses promote continuous self-development and leadership so that innovative concepts and strategies are implemented efficiently and successfully in the your organization.


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