Learn about the Business Environment, Entrepreneurship and Technology Transformation in Vastly Different Economic, Political and Social Environments
Concentrating on the school’s target regions of Asia and Latin America, the Center for Global Management offers four-unit global immersion experiential learning courses designed to expose students to a country’s economy, political environment, major industries and businesses, startup communities, local culture, key historical events and the many aspects of conducting business outside the United States. These elective courses, taught by UCLA Anderson faculty, are designed for students across all four MBA programs. Typically, these courses include a travel component (and an associated program fee). However during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual offerings were made available.
Courses with a travel component include four on-campus classes and one intensive, immersive week in-country for a blend of guest speakers (business executives, entrepreneurs, policy makers, academics and opinion leaders), fireside chats, panel discussions, company and startup visits, contextual visits, cultural sessions and networking with alumni. For virtual offerings, guest speakers, virtual experiential and live interactive sessions complemented the faculty teaching sessions to provide students with a unique, learning-orientated experience.
The Center for Global Management’s global immersion and international exchange course offerings typically enable around than 300 FEMBA, EMBA, UCLA-NUS EMBA and full-time MBA students to travel and study abroad each year. Virtual course alternatives were also available when travel was restricted.