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MSc in Management
International Business

Develop an aptitude to work across borders in an ever-changing world with Ivey’s MSc in Management: International Business. Begins in January.

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MSc in Management
International Business

Develop an aptitude to work across borders in an ever-changing world with Ivey’s MSc in Management: International Business. Begins in January.

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Download a Brochure

MSc in Management
International Business

Ivey's MSc in Management: International Business develops a cross-cultural aptitude to better lead in an international environment while opening up international career opportunities.

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In today’s connected world, the MSc in Management: International Business will prepare you for a career in global business. 

You will be immersed in some of the most culturally and internationally diverse classes at Ivey, learning first-hand how to navigate the complexities of the business world through case-based learning.

You will leave Ivey as a global cosmopolitan, ready to operate on the international business stage. Your independent research skills and thought leadership will equip you for careers in a limitless range of industries.

Year at a Glance

Strong Foundation

The core subjects of the Ivey MSc in Management are intended to strengthen your business knowledge. We’ll spend the first six months building this foundation.

Term 1- January to April

Ivey Essentials & Core Courses

Cross Cultural Management
Internationalization
Accounting
Business Communications
Finance
Leadership/Organizational Behaviour
Marketing
Operations
Strategy

In this era of globalization and its consequences, it is crucial for business leaders to have an understanding of cultural differences and to be able to manage them both to reduce conflict and to increase communication, learning, and innovation. This course explores what culture is and how cultural differences influence different management situations, from individual performance in international contexts, to multicultural teams and global organizations. Students will apply the lessons in a live, collaborative project. Students will develop a deep, theoretical understanding of the nature of cultures, gain analytical skills in diagnosing and mapping cultural differences, and develop behavioral skills for working effectively across cultures.

This course introduces a variety managerial challenges face by businesses operating internationally, and applies several analytical perspectives to explain these challenges. Through journal articles and business cases it is designed to familiarize students with theories of the international business and their practical implications.

Recording and using of financial business transactions to inform and support decision-making.

Develop an understanding about targeting your message and flexing your style to your audience.

Analyzing of financial problems corporations face including managing exchange risk, calculating the cost of capital, capital budgeting and taxation.

Managing and participating effectively in teams by understanding the factors that lead to effective and ineffective team behavior.

Identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities.

Identifying and understanding how effectively managing operations contributes to customer value.

Key concepts and tools in the context of competitive strategy; differences between corporate, competitive, and functional strategies.

Ivey Essentials & Core Courses

Cross Cultural Management

In this era of globalization and its consequences, it is crucial for business leaders to have an understanding of cultural differences and to be able to manage them both to reduce conflict and to increase communication, learning, and innovation. This course explores what culture is and how cultural differences influence different management situations, from individual performance in international contexts, to multicultural teams and global organizations. Students will apply the lessons in a live, collaborative project. Students will develop a deep, theoretical understanding of the nature of cultures, gain analytical skills in diagnosing and mapping cultural differences, and develop behavioral skills for working effectively across cultures.

Internationalization

This course introduces a variety managerial challenges face by businesses operating internationally, and applies several analytical perspectives to explain these challenges. Through journal articles and business cases it is designed to familiarize students with theories of the international business and their practical implications.

Accounting

Recording and using of financial business transactions to inform and support decision-making.

Business Communications

Develop an understanding about targeting your message and flexing your style to your audience.

Finance

Analyzing of financial problems corporations face including managing exchange risk, calculating the cost of capital, capital budgeting and taxation.

Leadership/Organizational Behaviour

Managing and participating effectively in teams by understanding the factors that lead to effective and ineffective team behavior.

Marketing

Identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities.

Operations

Identifying and understanding how effectively managing operations contributes to customer value.

Strategy

Key concepts and tools in the context of competitive strategy; differences between corporate, competitive, and functional strategies.

Term 2- May to August

Ivey Global Lab

Global Strategy
Elective Courses

The objective of this course is to provide an in-depth understanding of strategic issues facing firms that operate internationally. Drawing from a range of materials and facilitated by engaging classroom discussions, students will explore the fundamental concepts, theories, and frameworks that underlie global strategy and learn how to apply them to firms operating in the current international environment.

Ivey Global Lab

Global Strategy

The objective of this course is to provide an in-depth understanding of strategic issues facing firms that operate internationally. Drawing from a range of materials and facilitated by engaging classroom discussions, students will explore the fundamental concepts, theories, and frameworks that underlie global strategy and learn how to apply them to firms operating in the current international environment.

Term 3- September to December

Exclusively offered to MSc in Management: International Business students, the Ivey Global Lab (IGL) is an 8-week summer practicum that provides students with the opportunity to experience the business and cultural environment while working (35 hours per week) for a partner firm from a developing economy. In assigned teams, you will complete a practical work assignment for an organization partnered with Ivey. Students have worked on a number of projects for clients in India, Peru, Thailand and Vietnam. These projects have ranged across several functional areas including technology, marketing, microfinance and development, manufacturing, and healthcare management.

Get a taste of the Global Lab experience.

IGL Placement Assignment: Students are guaranteed a placement for the IGL, however countries and projects are subject to change from year to year. While students may indicate preferences for a certain country and project, students are not guaranteed their preference of country or project. Placements are organized once a student is enrolled in the MSc in Management program. The Ivey Global Lab is designed to fulfill the CEMS-MIM 8-week international internship requirement.

Term 4 - January to April

Elective Courses

International Joint Ventures and Alliances
Elective Courses

This course is designed to equip students with an advanced level of knowledge about best practices regarding international joint ventures and alliances, a crucial mode of internationalization multinational enterprises utilize in pursuit of a competitive advantage. Students will develop a thorough understanding of current research, foster their research capabilities, and enhance decision-making and problem-solving skills within an engaging classroom discussion setting.

Elective Courses

International Joint Ventures and Alliances

This course is designed to equip students with an advanced level of knowledge about best practices regarding international joint ventures and alliances, a crucial mode of internationalization multinational enterprises utilize in pursuit of a competitive advantage. Students will develop a thorough understanding of current research, foster their research capabilities, and enhance decision-making and problem-solving skills within an engaging classroom discussion setting.

NHH Dual Degree

The MSc-NHH allows you to split your time studying at Ivey and at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in Bergen, Norway. At the end of the MSc-NHH experience, you graduate with an MSc in International Business from Ivey, and a second masters degree from NHH in one of their own:

  • Economic Analysis
  • Economics
  • Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment
  • Financial Economics
  • Marketing and Brand Management
  • Strategy and Management

The NHH portion of your MSc in Management experience includes a mandatory research-based thesis. The MSc-NHH stream is an excellent option for students who do not meet the language requirements for the MSc-CEMS stream but wish to study and live abroad. In this option, you will spend Terms 3 and 4 studying at NHH.

NHH application: Students apply to the Ivey & NHH Dual degree during their first term of the Ivey MSc in Management: International Business. Enrollment in the dual degree is contingent on acceptance by NHH and Ivey MSc in Management Program Services. Enrollment in the dual degree is a competitive process and contingent on acceptance by NHH and Ivey MSc in Management Program Services. 

Life As Msc Student Lg
Cemsies Semester Abroad

CEMS Exchange Term Option

Ivey students originate from a wide range of countries, but it is the CEMS partner school network that really exposes you to the world of international business. As a CEMS student, you are required to spend a minimum of one term at a CEMS partner school.

Ivey MSc Graduate Diploma in Business and Sustainability

The Ivey MSc in Management Graduate Diploma in Business and Sustainability responds to seismic changes currently underway that are rapidly transforming the importance of sustainability for business. Sustainability and social responsibility now need to be at the core of an organization’s strategy and value creation model, and fully integrated across all elements of the organization and its supply chain. These changes fundamentally expand the knowledge and skills required for future leaders to succeed. The diploma focuses not only on building technical skills linked to the market demand, but also encouraging the development of broader perspectives of sustainability as a holistic systems agenda incorporating environmental, social, and economic dimensions.

Sustainability

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