Graduate Programs :

• MBA in International Business
• MBA in Management of Information Technology
• MBA in International Hotel and Tourism Management
• MIM (Master of International Management)
• MA in International Hotel and Tourism Management
• MA in International Relations and Diplomacy
• MA in Communications with Concentration in Business
• MS in Computer Engineering (Florida)
• Schiller Co-op Program (MBA & MS)

  MBA - International Business

London, Paris, Strasbourg, Madrid, Leysin, Heidelberg and Florida in all provide ideal locations for SIU's graduate programs in international business administration. Accessibility to regional and world headquarters of numerous multinational corporations, the wealth of information available in public libraries, embassies, high commissions and various international organizations make important contributions to SIU's programs of study in business. Course work for the Master of Business Administration degree concentrates on the more detailed aspects of international marketing. management, finance and economics. Degree requirements have been designed to provide practical knowledge and training for future business executives.

The 45-semester-credit program leading to the MBA degree in International Business may be completed during two semesters and one summer session on a full-time basis, or in a minimum of two years on a part-time basis if students have undergraduate business studies. Students may transfer from one campus to the other and complete their degree requirements in Florida, London, Paris, Strasbourg, Madrid, or Heidelberg. Students with bachelor's degrees in other fields may complete MBA preparatory courses, receiving an MBA degree in one and a half years, completing 57 credits.

Admission Requirements:

1. Completion of one of the following:
   a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree or its equivalent or
   a Bachelor's degree, or its equivalent, with a major in business studies or
   economics, provided that core courses in the following areas have been
   completed: Economics, Statistics, Business Law, Marketing, Manage-
   ment, and Accounting

2. or a Bachelor's degree, or its equivalent, in a non-business field, followed by a postgraduate diploma in business, which fulfils the requirements of the MBA preparatory program at Schiller or its equivalent elsewhere, or by undergraduate or graduate core courses in the above listed areas,

3.  Submission of score on Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). (Students may submit their GMAT results during their first-term at SIU.)

Graduation Requirements: In addition to the graduation requirements for all graduate students candidates for the Master of Business Administration degree in International Business must complete the following requirements:

1. A minimum of 45 semester credits at the graduate level, composed of courses listed below or acceptable substitutes approved by the Program Advisor. Graduate courses in the following seven core subject areas must be successfully completed: finance, advanced accounting, international management, international marketing, production management, methods of research and analysis, and a capstone course. Students who have not had information technology coursework will be required to take an IT course. These course requirements are listed below.

2. A final oral comprehensive examination or, subject to the decision of the Program Advisor, a thesis requiring a formal oral defense in lieu of the comprehensive examination. The thesis is in addition to the 45 credit requirement.