Global Immersion Courses

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 elective courses throughout the year. These experiential learning courses 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.

Courses include four on-campus classes and one 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.

Each course is a mix of approximately 40 participants across Anderson’s four MBA programs, providing students a wonderful opportunity to network among the different degree programs and gain many memorable experiences. Over the years, more than 3,000 students and alumni have participated in these courses and traveled to over 30 countries with more than 25 UCLA Anderson faculty members.

The Center for Global Management’s global immersion and international exchange courses enable more than 300 FEMBA, EMBA, UCLA-NUS EMBA and full-time MBA students to travel and study abroad each year. Virtual course alternatives were available when travel was restricted. Guest speakers, virtual experiential and live interactive sessions complemented the faculty teaching sessions to provide students with a unique, learning-orientated experience.

A Sample of Our Global Immersion Courses

Since 2008, over 85 Courses Have Provided Opportunities for Students to Visit 32 Countries, including:

 
Argentina
Austria
Brazil
Chile
China (PRC)
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong SAR
Hungary
India
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Malaysia
Myanmar
Peru
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Vietnam