IE Business School

Types of MBA at IE

International MBA Program (Full-Time, English &/or Spanish, 12 months)

IE Business School's top-ranked, full-time International MBA is designed for professionals looking to consolidate their management experience. Students come from many different backgrounds, creating a truly international experience, and allowing you to build a truly global network of contacts.

• Format: Full-time
• Profile: Professional graduates with 5.2 years of experience (on average)
• Length: 1 year
• Intakes: January and September
• Languages of instruction: English and Spanish (Bilingual)*
• Admissions Period: Rolling Admissions Process. No deadlines
• Campus: Madrid
• Optional bilingual opportunity by taking the Core Period in Spanish and the Elective period in English or vice versa.

Global MBA (15 months, Blended)

IE Business School’s Global MBA invites students to challenge themselves.

During the 15 months of this part-time MBA, students must find a successful balance between professional, personal and academic aspects. The program is tailored for students to maintain the obligations of an intense work schedule, personal life and their education.

• Format: Blended, face-to-face (part time)
• Profile: Graduates with an average of 6 years of experience and an average age of 30, who have passed the IE admissions tests - ieGAT (or equivalent: GMAT or GRE)
• Language: English
• Intakes: September and April
• Duration: 15 months
• Application deadline: Rolling admissions process. No closing date.

Global Executive MBA (Blended, 15 months)

Ranked #1 in online MBA programs, IE Business School's Global Executive MBA, a blended program, is designed for experienced executives looking to add new perspectives to their already vast management knowledge. The part-time blended format means you can earn a top-ranked executive MBA without putting your career on hold.

• Format: Blended
• Language: English
• Intakes: May and November
• Duration: 15 Months
• Location: Madrid, Shanghai, Providence, São Paulo and Online

Executive MBA (10-13 months, English or Spanish, Various formats)

IE Business School’s Executive MBA is a blended program offered to allow students a flexible, yet rigorous academic experience. During this program, developing skills and competencies is enhanced and strategic business vision is extended so that our students can successfully meet the challenges of the new business environment: an environment that demands directors with a high capacity for leadership to empower their teams to achieve proposed objectives in efficient and effective ways. 

• Format: Blended, face-to-face (part time) or a combination that suits you best
• Profile: Professionals with an average of 7.5 years of experience, an average age of 32, and a minimum of 3 years´ experience in positions of responsibility
• Language: English or Spanish
• Intakes: April, SeptemberTotal program duration: From 10-13 months depending on the Spanish or English program
• Application deadline: Rolling admissions process. No closing date.

IE Brown Executive MBA (15 months English, Blended)

The IE Brown Executive MBA is a top-ranked part-time blended MBA that combines IE Business School's expertise in practice‐oriented management education with Brown University's excellence in the humanities, social sciences, engineering and life sciences.

• Format: Blended
• Language: English
• Intake: March
• Profile: On average, 14 years’ work experience and a minimum of 3 years’ professional experience in a management position.
• Total program duration: 15 months
• Application deadline: Rolling admissions process. No closing date.
   

IE-SMU MBA (12 months English, Blended)

The IE-SMU MBA program, a joint initiative between IE Business School and Singapore Management University, offers insights into Asia-Pacific markets, business strategies and management cultures. It combines the best of theory and practice by allowing students to test out newly learned concepts, skills, and management techniques.

• Format: Blended
• Language: English
• Intake: September
• Profile: Graduates with an average of 5 years’ work experience and an average age of
• Total program duration: 12 months
• Application deadline: Rolling admissions process. No closing date.

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About IE Business School

IE is one of the world's top higher education institutions. A pioneer in business education, IE Business School trains tomorrow’s business leaders, shaping them with an innovative approach and acting as a catalyst for the creation of new businesses. IE is located in Madrid, a global and vibrant city. With more than 90 nationalities represented on campus at any given time, the IE Experience is a truly international one.

IE Business School's MBA programs (International MBA, Global MBA, Executive MBA, Global Executive MBA, IE Brown Executive MBA and IE-SMU MBA) have been met with worldwide acclaim, featuring highly in the FT, Economist, and Business Week business school rankings, and cementing IE's reputation as a global leader in business education. Catering to the real needs of the corporate world, IE Business School offers a number of formats (full-time, part-time, and Blended learning, which combines face-to-face periods with online interactive learning) to ensure utmost flexibility in its programs.

Application Essay Questions

Work Experience Section

• Please draw an organizational chart on a separate sheet indicating what position you hold in the company (start from the chairman down to the individuals reporting to you).
• Please describe your job, stating your responsibilities and tasks. State the position of the person you report to.
• Are you responsible for achieving objectives? Please state their nature.

Essay Questions

1. What is your motivation for you to study a Master degree? Describe how you believe a Master degree fits with your future career objectives.
2. What are your reasons for applying to IE ?
3. Have you applied to any other schools? If so, please state which ones.
4. What contribution could you make to a highly dynamic and interactive program?
5. Which of your personal characteristics could be considered valuable for teamwork?
6. Which of your personal characteristics would you like to improve through the program?
7. What, in your opinion, have been your most important achievements?
8. Please indicate other extra-curricular activities, internships or voluntary work relevant for Admissions.
9. What are your aspirations a) Personal b) Professional c) Financial

Application Deadlines

There are January and September intakes

"IE Business School operates on a ROLLING ADMISSIONS PROCESS. As such, there is NO EXPLICIT DEADLINE for applications for a particular intake. However, given the limited number of places in the program and the diverse student body, we recommend that you initiate the application process as far in advance as possible, roughly one year in advance of the desired program intake. This is especially important if you plan on applying for a scholarship as only accepted students may apply for a scholarship."

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