Global MBA+

Get a world-class MBA degree and keep your business and personal commitments: work, study and see your classmates every 6th weekend in vibrant Madrid.

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Global MBA+, Blended Squared format, English track

An innovative and flexible design, tailored to your needs

The Global MBA follows an innovative design with a structure formed of a Core Period and a specialization Module. The Core Period covers the characteristic areas of study of  an MBA, while the Module applies this knowledge to your area of interest. From all the Core options, we suggest you follow the Blended Squared format, English track.  You may then choose 1 out of 8 specialization Modules, changing the program format and language of instruction if you wish.
The blended format offers the advantages and flexibility in the sense that it adapts to your personal and professional needs, without you having to sacrifice any work commitments. You will have the opportunity to access an international network that consists of coursemates following the program from different locations around the globe This  format truly reflects the working practices of the world we live in today, and helps everybody to remain connected without actually having to relocate.

A Blended experience Blended program students
Online Pre-Programs
Becoming familiar with the online campus

The program begins with an orientation week that will help you become familiar with IE's Blended learning methodology. You will learn how to get around the IE Online Campus and you will be introduced to the main tools that you will need in online classes during the program; videoconferences and discussion forums. You will also get to know the case methodology.

Intake 1:
NOV

These tools and methods, based on working in virtual teams,  reflect the reality of companies in a global business environment, where suppliers, customers and partners make optimal use of a connected world.

A Blended experience
Extend
Opening FaceToFace Week
Opening week in Madrid

During this week, we introduce the first courses of the program and hold several workshops aimed at developing leadership skills.

Intake 1:
NOV

This is the time to meet your future classmates and professors in person  as you will share classes and group projects with them as well as a learning experience that will mark the development of your career. Madrid will be your meeting point and IE's headquarters will host the venue where the first classes of the program will be held.

Extend
1st Period
Online Periods

Once the week in Madrid is over, the program continues online. This first period enables students from various academic fields and professional backgrounds to homogenize their knowledge. During that time, you will acquire the tools and skills that will be used online during the second period as well as during the specialization classes.

Intake 1:
NOV

In this online format of the MBA, subjects are studied in pairs. This allows subjects to be studied in progressively greater depth,  making it easier for students to assimilate new information. The amount of time you will have to dedicate to this is estimated at about 20 hours.

Courses
Extend
2nd Period
Face-to-Face Experience

During this period students will acquire a global and integrated outlook on the actions and strategies of different organizations, combining online and face-to-face learning. It is during this period that issues that may affect a business are analyzed in full detail,highlighting the impacts on the affected business areas, and ultimately resulting in the integration of the knowledge that students will have acquired up to this point.

Intake 1:
NOV

This period will allow you to experience firsthand the challenges and opportunities that working in a team entails; a key ingredient to corporate success.

Courses
Extend
World Awareness Seminars
End of the Core Period

Specializations

+Global Management

We help students develop new skills and adopt a broad perspective in relation to business and companies. We want them to become strategists, architects of their organizations and leaders. They have to learn how to manage the  threats  and opportunities that arise in an increasingly complex and competitive environment where it becomes more difficult to maintain a competitive advantage.

+Corporate Finance

Provides students with a global outlook on how finances impact decision making in business, promoting an entrepreneurial spirit from a financial point of view.

+Marketing & Sales

Allows students to acquire the necessary skills to exploit the comparative advantages of their company and convert them into substantial competitive advantages, which will assist in the development of their professional careers.

+Information Technology

Equips students with three branches of knowledge - management, business and technology - allowing them to fulfill management roles efficiently in the field of technology.

+Tourism Management

Provides all the ingredients for professional success in the management or creation of  international tourism companies today and in the future by analyzing all the opportunities that the travel industry has to offer.

+Sports Management

Equips students with a global outlook on the sports industry, deepening their knowledge in all areas of business, from sports marketing to operations for sports installations.

+Healthcare Management

Helps students acquire the tools they need to  face  specific industry challenges and allows them to become efficient players and leaders in the sector.

+Digital Marketing

Provides the most advanced training in digital marketing and in sectors such as digital communication, social media, e-commerce, mobile gaming and advergaming, amongst others.

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