The IESE MBA is your deep-dive into global business. Delivered over 15 or 19 months, it offers depth, a breadth of knowledge and the option to gain hands-on experience of international business across five continents. You customize your learning with a choice of electives, internships, international modules and exchange programs. The MBA will have a profound and lasting impact on your career, and on your future.
Management competencies are an essential tool. During the program you will strengthen your management skillset, interact with executives from international companies, learn to position your personal brand and reinforce your decision-making abilities.
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You have the option to take the Business Spanish Courses throughout the MBA
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24 Core Courses
Learn the essentials in Finance, Marketing Operations, Leadership and Self-Management, Decision Making for Executives and Strategy
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Corporate internship anywhere in the world
Entrepreneurial Experience on campus
Summer classes will focus in Marketing, Information Systems and Entrepreneurship
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Electives
More than 130 electives are available at IESE.
Students can choose courses to earn a concentration in International Business, Finance, Data Analytics & Digital Business, Entrepreneurship & Innovation along with their MBA diploma.
International Modules
Study electives abroad for 2 weeks in New York, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Nairobi or Dubai.
International Exchange Program
Spend a term in one of our 30 partner schools around the world.
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“What makes IESE unique is that you are not simply taught about international business. At IESE you get real-life experience working in a diverse and global setting.”
“IESE’s MBA program provides the perfect length to learn about the fundamentals, but also get hands-on experience during the corporate internship program. There are overseas modules for those who want a change of scenery, and some cool courses offered at specific IESE campuses such as the Internet Enabling Strategies course available only at IESE’s New York campus.”
The curriculum delivers the core skills, the knowledge, the real-life experience, the global perspective and the support structure to help you shape your career and achieve your goals. You spend your first year building essential competencies and knowledge. Over the summer and year two, you determine your own trajectory, with access to international modules and exchange programs across five continents.
At IESE we believe in active-learning methodologies. That means that you will take ownership of what you learn.
Through the case method, multimedia simulations, project and teamwork, internships, interconnection with our faculty and your multicultural peers, you will acquire the skills, the knowledge and the insight to make critical decisions as a business leader.
| A Typical Day at IESE | |
|---|---|
| 8:30 | Team Meeting |
| 9:45 | Quick coffee in the cafeteria |
| 10:00 | First Class |
| 11:30 | Second Class |
| 12:45 | Lunch Break |
| 14:15 | Third Class |
| 15:45 | Spanish Classes |
| 17:30 | Case Work |
| After 19:00 | Sports training, dinners... |
Whether you are actively pursuing an existing project, interested in starting up, or whether you want to bring an entrepreneurial mindset to a role within an organization, we will support you. Entrepreneurship sits at the heart of the IESE MBA. From theory to practice to deep dives into the practicalities of entrepreneurship, you’ll have opportunities to explore business ideas, develp concepts, find business models and write your own business plan.
And you’ll have the backing of expert professors, mentors, your diverse and talented cohort and the full breadth of IESE’s services and resources along the way. 
