筑波大学 University of Tsukuba 国際経営プロフェッショナル専攻 Graduate School of Business Sciences MBA Program in international Business

国際対応領域

International Adaptability Area Index

Business Case Challenge 1, 2

To develop students' ability to think analytically, creatively and strategically in addressing business challenges as well as for mulating business ideas. Students will acquire the necessary skills in analyzing and applying decision tools and the know-how of analyzing business situations and developing strategic plans.

Business Studies 1 (Seminar)

This course is for the Field Work pre-departure. Students will be researching and analyzing specific assigned topics in preparation for the company visits.

Business Studies 2 (Fieldwork)

This course provides students the opportunity to visit companies operating in a different range of industries as well as institutions involved in innovation in a foreign country. Students will able to observe international business concepts in practice from the viewpoint of the foreign companies.

Cross Cultural Management 1: Managing Across Borders

This course explores some theoretical concepts and practical examples related to the global manager’s environment, social responsibility, national and organizational culture, foreign market entry, and global leadership.

Cross Cultural Management 2: The Challenges of Globalization

This course explores some challenges of globalization, by considering economic systems and regional integration, international trade, foreign direct investment, and global human resources management.

Global Management 1: International Relations and Economics (Core)

This course provides an introduction to international political economy - the interface between international economics and international politics. This study is based on the assumption that in order to understand patterns of interaction and change at the global level, we need to look at both international politics and economics in an integrated manner.
Students will look at economic issues of trade, finance, production and development, but not from the perspective of economic theory. Instead, students will engage with the International Relations concepts, ideas and literatures on the economic relations among states, and between states and non-state actors (such as firms, societal groups and international organisations). The focus is therefore on the political problems that arise as a consequence of the increasing density of international economic relations. Knowledge of economics is an advantage but not a requirement.

Global Management 7: Advanced International Political Economy

This course aims to introduce students to some of the approaches to the study of international political economy (IPE) and how to apply theories to important contemporary events. In particular, we will pay attention to economic diplomacy, development finance, trade and foreign direct investment of emerging economies as well as the relations of globalization This course is an advance course of the Global Management I: International Relations and Economics. This course aims to introduce students to some of the approaches to the study of international political economy (IPE) and how to apply theories to important contemporary events. In particular, we will pay attention to economic diplomacy, development finance, foreign direct investment of emerging economies as well as the relations of globalization and environmental issues. This course is open to 2nd year students who have completed the Global Management 1.

International Study Seminar 1

International Study Seminar 1 is a custom-designed course that provides students the opportunity to take short modules/ courses offered by other non-partner universities. Students will be involved in class and group discussions, presentations as well as work on assigned case studies with students from other universities.

Overseas Study Seminar 1, 2, 3, 4

Overseas Study Seminar is a custom-designed independent study to provide students who visit partner business schools abroad information and knowledge that are related to their research or business interests by attending multiple seminars at partner schools in either Asia, Europe or North America. Schools and the corresponding courses are determined based on consultation with the MBA-IB professor in charge of this program. Students are encouraged to attend as many courses as possible in order to maximize their learning experience (especially those who are only on exchange for a week). Students are expected to fulfill 15 hours to obtain a credit. The length of the exchange can be as short as a week or up to an entire semester. Upon completion of the program, students are expected to submit a report accordingly of which details will be given during consultation with the faculty in charge.