One-Year MBA - Experiential Opportunities
Learning at Clarkson means taking risks, trying new roles and shaping your own experience. Experiential learning is a strong part of Clarkson University's culture so each student participating in the One Year MBA is required to take a three credit hour experiential course. With the Clarkson Consulting Group project options, you can find ways to apply your skills and gain new insights into the management issues facing business leaders and organizations. Through international study, Clarkson also helps you explore the global management issues facing business leaders and organizations in all parts of the world.
Clarkson Consulting Group
"As in most graduate programs, coursework is
a large percentage of the program, but what separates Clarkson from
other programs is its integration of practical experience. I gained
first-hand knowledge from working with and creating value for real
clients. Most importantly I learned how to approach complex problems
from various angles in order to come up with creative solutions."
— Scott Marciano, MBA 2005,
IBM Global Services
Students work as actual consultants studying real and current issues for clients. Teams spend time exploring the particular consulting problem, but the focus of the course is on team-based problem solving. The consulting projects require critical thinking skills to solve unstructured novel problems.
In order to understand business today, you need to be familiar with global business. The global market is a reality. In every industry, firms that once dominated national markets find themselves today just as players in a larger and more competitive global marketplace.
Clarkson University offers summer international abroad program options that are designed to give you knowledge and new perspectives regarding international business. They will help you develop critical skills necessary to compete and succeed in the global market. All courses involve a multinational faculty and are taught in English. Each of the programs offers a unique opportunity to explore business outside the traditional classroom boundaries and to provide a unique experience to your resume.
To help you acquire a deeper understanding of the exciting changes taking place across the globe, the academic course work in each program will be augmented by a variety of other activities: talks by guest speakers; meetings with regional officials; and visits to local, national and multinational firms.
Reims Management School, Reims, France
Clarkson has teamed up with a leading French business school, Reims Management School in France. With the exchange program, students from Reims, France study at Clarkson during the fall or spring terms. Our students can attend the summer program in Reims, France. Their program has four consecutive sessions, each lasting two weeks, with two courses offered in each. Each course lasts one week and can fill the required three credit hour experiential course requirement.
Schiller University, Strasbourg, France
A second international study option offers students the opportunity to learn more about international business and economics by expanding the classroom to corporations in France, Germany, and Switzerland. In partnership with Schiller University in Strasbourg, France, students spend two weeks visiting leading multinational firms in these countries, meeting with executives and learning about manufacturing, supply chain, and innovation in a variety of political and economic systems. This seminar is led by Clarkson faculty.
Students selecting the international study option complete their graduation requirements in June but can participate in the graduation ceremonies held in early May.
Steyr University, Steyr, Austria
A third international study option offers students the opportunity to further their studies in the areas of logistics, global sales and/or intercultural management. Steyr University offers specialized programs in Manufacturing and Management (PMT), International Logistics Management (ILM), Process Management and Health Care (PMG), E-Business (eBIZ) and Global Sales management (GSM). Courses have been developed in close co-operation with national and international enterprises. Great emphasis is placed on the acquisition of the key skills which make it possible, after appropriate professional experience, for students to obtain leading positions in internationally active enterprises. In partnership with Steyr University in Steyr, Austria students spend two weeks taking courses that include several company visits.
