International Management with Universidad de las Americas

This is a dual degree with TCU's partner university in Mexico, the Universidad de las Américas (UDLA). The mission of the program is to prepare students for careers in international business. The program's unique two-university, two-country setting is particularly relevant to U.S. students who are interested in doing business in Latin America and to students from Mexico who want to do business in the United States. Upon completion of the program, students receive the Master of International Management (MIM) from TCU and the Maestría en Marketing y Negocios Internationales (MMNI) from UDLA. The MIM requires 40 credit hours with 20 credits to be taken at TCU and the equivalent of 20 credits to be taken at UDLA. Only students pursuing the dual MIM and MMNI degree program at both TCU and UDLA are eligible for admission.

Admission decisions for the MIM Program are made by the Neeley School, but are contingent upon admission to the MMNI Program by UDLA.

Admission

Candidates for admissions to the MIM Program are required to be fluent in both English and Spanish.

Candidates for the MIM/MMNI dual degree with UDLA who live in Mexico should apply to UDLA. All other candidates for the MIM/MMNI with UDLA should apply to TCU. Candidates for the MIM/MBA dual degree with Mayor who live in Chile should apply to Mayor. All other candidates for the MIM/MBA with Mayor should apply to TCU.

To assess a candidate's qualifications, the following materials are needed in addition to the normal admission requirements to complete the application process:

  • Resume;
  • Spanish Language proficiency (If not from a native Spanish speaking country, the applicant must supply proof of fluency by completion of 18 U.S. semester credit hours in Spanish, by examination, or receipt of a degree from a university in a Spanish-speaking country); and
  • Official TOEFL scores for international students.

Program Requirements

Curriculum components are completed at both TCU and UDLA, with 20 semester hours being completed at TCU and the equivalent of 20 semester hours at UDLA. For coursework taken at UDLA, the instructors must have academic credentials for which TCU can provide AACSB justification, as the UDLA coursework is transferred to TCU for the completion of the MIM Program.

Students must submit a plan of study approved by the director of graduate programs administration and endorsed by the associate dean of graduate programs and their UDLA counterparts. Approval is based on coordination of coursework required for UDLA's MMNI curriculum, the student's career interests and remediation of deficiencies in the student's undergraduate background. Students take the bulk of their coursework from existing MBA elective courses. Where there is a weakness in a student's background, core courses may be included. Students are required to complete an internship for two credits. For students entering through TCU (all U.S. students and students from countries other than Latin America), internships are completed in Mexico. Conversely, for students entering through UDLA, the internships are completed in the United States through enrollment in BUSI 77702 International Internship. In the event that an internship cannot be obtained, other coursework can be substituted for the requirement.

Students entering the program with a bachelor's degree in business take a series of MBA core and elective courses at TCU and UDLA that are consistent with their international business interests. For example, those interested in supply chain management would be expected to take several of the supply chain electives offered at TCU, while focusing more on core courses at UDLA.

Students who have bachelor's degrees in other academic areas may enter the dual-degree program, but must have satisfactory undergraduate or graduate coursework in all of the core areas required by AACSB. These core areas are commonly defined as accounting (both financial and managerial or cost), economics, ethics, finance, law, management (organizational behavior or managing people), management information systems, marketing, production operations, statistics and strategy. Such core coursework can be demonstrated with courses taken during their prior undergraduate (or graduate) programs, such as in economics or law, or as core courses at either TCU or UDLA as a part of the 40 hours required for the degree. For such students, fewer electives can be taken as the bulk of the program will consist of core courses.





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