International Business (MIB) Requirements
The Master in International Business develops the competences that contribute to preparation in management and enterprise in the international field. The diverse operational areas that affect global enterprise transactions are studied.
The Metropolitan Campus has a consortium with our School of Law that will allow qualified students to earn a Master of International Business (MIB) and a Juris Doctor (JD). Interested students must contact the academic department at the Metropolitan Campus for information and requirements.
The Metropolitan Campus is authorized to offer this Program.
Program Goals
The Master in International Business, aims to train responsible and rigorous leaders in the analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation of policies and strategies to successfully achieve the objectives of a company in an international environment.
The Program develops the skills necessary to succeed in the global market.
Program Objectives
- Contribute to the development of professionals with a culture of business management, consistent with advances in the discipline of international business.
- Develop the transformation of negotiation and intercultural communication groups, project management and business process analysis.
- Promote a culture of academic research and writing of excellence among the participants of the program in order to enrich their training and their contributions to the scientific, academic and professional literature.
Competencies Profile of Graduates
The Program aims to develop the following competences:
Knowledge
- Apply new knowledge and management skills to compete in global markets, either as an employee or entrepreneur.
- Examine the situation of the businessmen of Puerto Rico in the light of the current international trade agreements within the multidisciplinary and international context.
Skills
- Operate through the cultural and economic factors that intervene in business relationships at the international level.
- Develop projects or research related to international aspects.
Attitudes
- Value the differences in international markets as the current and future means of doing business in the face of a new economy and a new global socio-political environment.
Admission Requirements
Students requesting admission to the Master in International Business must:
- Obtain a minimum index of 600 points calculated by adding the score of the Postgraduate Studies Admission Exam (EXADEP) plus the GPA average multiplied by one hundred.
- Those candidates who have 3.00 or more of G.P.A. in a bachelor’s degree or 3.00 of GPA in the last 60 credits of studies and those applicants who have five (5) years or more of experience in International Business, are exempt from presenting the test results.
- Hold a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) or hold a bachelor’s degree in another discipline and present proof of having approved courses (or their equivalent) in the following areas, at the undergraduate level with a minimum grade of C or its equivalent:
- Statistics (3 credits)
- Economics (3 credits)
- Accounting I (3 credits)
- Marketing (3 credits)
- Finance (3 credits)
Requirements for the Master in International Business
| Specialization Requirements |
35 credits |
| Prescribed Distributive Requirements |
2-3 credits |
| Total |
37-38 credits |
Specialization Requirements - 35 credits
| INBS 5000 | Intercultural Negotiation and Communication in International Business | 3 |
| INBS 5005 | Research Methodology Principles Applied to International Business | 2 |
| INBS 6000 | International Business Management | 3 |
| INBS 6010 | International Business Law | 3 |
| INBS 6210 | Research Methodology in International Business | 3 |
| INBS 6970 | Seminar: Business Environment and Administrative Practices of the Caribbean and Latin America | 3 |
| INBS 6990 | Consulting/Research Project | 3 |
| BADM 5020 | Business Economics | 3 |
| BADM 6160 | Marketing Research | 3 |
| BADM 6200 | International Business Finance | 3 |
| BADM 6295 | Global Operations | 3 |
| BADM 6390 | Global Marketing | 3 |
Prescribed Descriptive Requirements - 3 credits
Students must select one course from the following:
| INBS 6070 | Globalization: Foundations of Contemporary International Business Relations | 3 |
| INBS 6080 | International Relations and Contemporary Affairs of Economics and International Business | 3 |
| INBS 6090 | International Organizations and International Civil Society: Their Influence in International Relations and Business | 3 |
| INBS 6310 | International Humanitarian Actions: Philanthropy and Business Opportunities | 3 |
| INBS 6905 | International Internship | 3 |
| INBS 6910 | Professional Practice | 3 |
| BADM 5480 | Digital Marketing | 3 |
| BADM 5776 | Transformation of the Liberal State in Current Globalization | 3 |
| BADM 6577 | Introduction to Econometrics | 3 |
| BADM 6580 | Globalization: International Commerce, Capital Flow, New Governance and Fairness | 3 |
| BADM 6590 | Dimensions of Globalization and Incidences in Economic, Political and Social Labor Relations | 3 |
| BADM 6600 | Policy of Innovation in Globalization | 3 |
| BADM 6610 | Culture, Identity and Policy in the Context of Globalization | 3 |
| PSYC 5150 | Statistics Applied to Psychology | 2 |