This signature Georgetown program blends the strengths of the most highly regarded foreign service school in the world with a top-tier business school that educates global, principled leaders.
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Georgetown’s Master of Arts in International Business and Policy (MA-IBP) delivers a strategic blend of business knowledge and policy expertise to help you achieve your goals in our increasingly interconnected world
Offered by Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service and McDonough School of Business, this one-year interdisciplinary program blends the strengths of the oldest and most highly regarded school of foreign service in the world with a top-tier business school.
The curriculum provides an understanding of the frameworks and mechanisms that drive business and international relations and explores those concepts in contemporary global issues.
The program is delivered in six one-week modules (four on-campus and two international) and two four-week online courses over a 12-month period.
Offered by Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service and McDonough School of Business, this program blends the strengths of the oldest and most highly regarded school of foreign service in the world with a top-tier business school.
MA-IBP alumni are able to return to the classroom through our Lifelong Learning Program (LLP) and audit up to one elective course per year with our Executive MBA program. This unique Georgetown offering enables MA-IBP alumni to refresh their knowledge, reconnect with classmates and faculty, and expand their networks with students and alumni from McDonough’s other executive degree programs.
The Master of Arts in International Business and Policy is designed for working professionals who want to broaden their perspective and advance their careers without pausing it.
The Master of Arts in International Business and Policy (MA-IBP) program builds off of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and Walsh School of Foreign Service’s broader reputation for academic excellence, faculty thought leadership, and student satisfaction, as reflected in national and international rankings of our school and programs.
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Incoming MA-IBP Students Bring Diverse Perspectives, International Experience to the Program
April 4th, 2022
The Master of Arts in International Business and Policy ’ s ( MA – IBP ) incoming cohort began this January , bringing together students from a variety of diverse , i…
McDonough Announces Commencement Schedules for 2020 and 2022 Graduates
March 27th, 2022
Georgetown ’ s McDonough School of Business is pleased to announce the May 2022 Commencement schedule : Class of 2022 Thursday , May 19 2 p . m . — Senior…
“Every Single Hour Mattered”: Graduate Students Help Evacuate Hundreds from Afghanistan
September 16th, 2021
As the Taliban swept into Kabul on August 15, Timothy “Tito” Torres (IBP’21) was at a hotel in Berlin. He had just finished a course module with fellow classmates …
MA-IBP Graduate Student and Active U.S. Army Officer Selected as a Tillman Scholar
July 7th, 2021
Timothy Torres ( MA – IBP ’ 21 ) has been selected as a prestigious Tillman Scholar by the Pat Tillman Foundation . The active – duty U . S . Army officer was selected fr…
Master of Arts in International Business and Policy News Archive
The next MA-IBP intake launches in January 2023. We welcome the opportunity to connect with you throughout the admissions process to learn more about your background and interests.
