USC Marshall School of Business

Join a select, diverse group of high-potential professionals and managers

Founded in 1880, the University of Southern California (USC) has grown into an international center of learning, enrolling more than 33,500 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on two campuses. It ranks in the top 10 private research universities in the U.S. in federal research and voluntary support. Situated in Los Angeles, California, the USC Marshall School of Business provides ready access to industries defining the new business frontier: bio-technology, life sciences, media, entertainment, communications and healthcare. As a prime gateway to Asia and Latin America and the largest port in the U.S., the location gives the school a unique world view and has resulted in an alumni community that spans 44 countries.

The International Business Education and Research MBA, IBEAR MBA, is a one-year, accelerated, international MBA program for experienced managers with a global focus. Participants are 34 years old on average, with about 10 years of work experience. In a typical class of 56 students, 10-15 are from North America, while 40-45 participants are from Pacific Rim economies, mostly from South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, India, Southeast Asia, with a few from Latin America and Europe.

Delivered at USC’s Los Angeles campus, the one-year curriculum is mostly lockstep and designed to provide a general management education and practice by emphasizing critical thinking and problem solving skills in a global marketplace.

The capstone course, the International Business Consulting Project, attracts multinationals located in United States as well as in major business centers in the Pacific Rim to solve real-life strategic entry, marketing, corporate reorganization or M&A issues. This 17-week course requires two weeks of primary research around the world and delivers proprietary recommendations to client companies. The 1,600 IBEAR alumni are in leadership and ownership positions in top companies around the Pacific Rim. For more information on the Marshall IBEAR MBA Program, please visit: http://www.marshall.usc.edu/ibear.

The Marshall School of Business is investing heavily in the IBEAR MBA program to transform it into one of the foremost one-year MBA programs in the world. To that end, IBEAR MBA is seeking applicants with from individuals and the corporate, government, and NGO world, in order to form a highly select class of 56 participants with top talent and superior work experience. 15-20 merit scholarships up to total tuition are available for exceptional students with excellent academic and leadership qualities.

As part of IBEAR’s new initiatives, Marshall's IBEAR MBA and Marshall’s Center for International Business (CIBER) have produced the inaugural (bi-annual) Marshall Pacific Rim Business Forum in Bali, Indonesia, October 18-20, in partnership with USC Alumni Association of Indonesia (AUSCI). In 2013, USC Global Conference will be held in Seoul, South Korea. In 2014, we will hold the second Marshall Pacific Forum in another key Asian city of global importance.

The IBEAR MBA attracts an international and accomplished group of managers with global management experience and ambitions. Each class is represented by students from as many as 15 countries. Most are between 28 and 46 years of age. The diversity and experience of participants and faculty make for lively and informed classroom discussions.

Top 10 Ranking in International Business

Poets and Quants currently ranks IBEAR as 4th best of 1-year MBA programs in the U.S. The Marshall School is ranked in the Top 10 by both the US News and World Report and the Financial Times. IBEAR MBA faculties are full-time members of the Marshall Schools 200 strong faculty. The large scale of the Marshall School and USC provide a broad range of electives, plus education and social events for IBEAR participants.

Scholarships

The Marshall School is investing heavily in the IBEAR MBA to make it one of the foremost 1-year MBA programs in the world for experienced managers. Among the new initiatives that are being launched, the most significant is the enhanced quantity and level of merit scholarships. Now, IBEAR MBA is in a position to award about 20 or more scholarships ranging from $20,000 to full tuition cost. These are awarded to high-potential self-sponsored domestic and international applicants that have high leadership potential, significant work experience and exceptionally high exam scores.

In addition, a Hanjin Endowed Scholarship is provided to Korean or Korean-American national or logistics/transportation focused manager by the Hanjin Group. In addition, a Honjo International Scholarship is awarded to a Japanese applicant.