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The Fletcher School,
Tufts University
NORTH AMERICA
School Statistics
Programme Type:
A
s a graduate school of international affairs, The
Full Time Master of International Business
Fletcher School’s approach to business education
is distinct from traditional MBA programs in its ability
Joint Degree Programmes Offered:
MBA + JD
to deliver both critical business skills and a deep
MBA + MD
knowledge of the international environment.
MBA + MA
Specialisation by Function:
Fletcher’s two-year Master of International Corporate Governance
Business (MIB), a unique hybrid international business
Economics
Finance
and international affairs degree, will enroll its first
International Management / Business
class in Fall 2008. It provides a solid foundation of
Public Administration
Risk Management
traditional business skills including finance, marketing,
Strategic Management
accounting, and strategy, plus exposure to a wide range
of international issues that impact business today
Specialisation by Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
such as security risks, geopolitics, emerging markets, Consulting
corporate governance, and energy and environmental
Environment
Government
policy. While the core classes are very similar to an Non - Profit Organisation
MBA, the exclusive focus on international business MIB students may participate in exchange programs
Oil & Gas
Public Sector
as well as Fletcher’s deep expertise in international with leading global business schools such as China
affairs distinguish the MIB from generalist business Europe International Business School (Shanghai), Full Time Course Information
programs. HEC (Paris), Instituto de Empresa (Madrid), and the
Start Dates:
January
Indian School of Business (Hyderabad). Additionally,
September
Fletcher has a 30-year-old International Business students spend the summer between their first and
Relations program within the Master of Arts in Law second years at internships all over the world. These
Programme Duration:
18 months
and Diplomacy (MALD). The MALD is a flexible internships frequently lead to full time jobs in all
interdisciplinary two-year degree that allows students sectors and across all industries.
Tuition Fee:
USD ($) 38000 / Per Year
to choose two focus areas from a list of 18. There
is no core curriculum, and students interested in Because Fletcher’s curriculum is very flexible,
Entry Requirements:
business often combine that focus with a topical area all students are able to focus on the myriad of issues
Min. GMAT Score : N/A
Min. TOEFL Computer Based Score : 250
such as International Trade and Commercial Policies, inherent to international business. Topics including but Min. TOEFL Paper Based Score : 600
International Business and Economic Law, International not limited to trade law, corporate governance, human
Min. IELTS : 7
Min. Years of Work Experience : 0
Security Studies, or Development Economics rights, national security, environmental sustainability,
and regional studies are a significant part of the Fletcher
Application Fee:
USD ($) 70
All students are required to complete a final project course offerings. Adding to this flexibility, students may
or thesis, allowing them to tackle specialized topics also take classes at all other Tufts graduate schools Contact:
that might not be covered in depth in a course. Recent (Nutrition, Engineering, Arts and Sciences, etc) as
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but small enough to foster an intimate network. This
extends to our very active alumni community of
over 7,000 people who are open to helping Fletcher
students all over the world.
From engineering to law to consulting to military
service, Fletcher students have diverse professional
experiences that bring real-life learning into the
classroom. Most students come to Fletcher with
several years of professional, full-time work experience,
but the sectors and industries vary. Most come from
Fletcher students are truly international. About professional backgrounds where they have been
40% of our student body hails from outside of the exposed to these international issues on a regular basis
United States and from over 70 countries. As all or have lived and/or worked abroad. This is not only
students are required to speak more than one language, limited to corporate professionals but also those who
our students tend to have had experiences outside their have held management and strategy responsibilities
home countries or in international professional settings. in government, NGOS, and US and foreign militaries.
With approximately 500 students, the student body is Such a committed, experienced, and diverse student
large enough to have diversity and depth of interests body is a fundamental part of student life at Fletcher.
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