M.S. in International Management Curriculum

The MSIM program is currently inactive and under review.

Please contact us for further information about the schedule for possible reactivation and other upcoming opportunities in Master-level education at Franklin.

This participative and collaborative curriculum is designed to provide students with an intensive path of study that gives you a strong background in leadership, creates situations that build experience in collaboration and project management, and launches the next phase of your career through internships working on real ongoing projects. Each of the courses and workshops in the program is a facet of a complete perspective that will help you to be an effective agent of innovation.

Fall courses

During this term students will learn leadership and management in a participative and collaborative setting. The pace of this term is intense, and the experience provides the foundation for transformation. At the end of the term students will begin to be empowered as change agents. Faculty and instructors, many who are pioneers in their spheres of competence, share their expertise with students.

January Term

Spring Courses

In the Spring semester, students will immerse themselves in common and specialized track courses, allowing them to enhance their expertise under the guidance of field experts.

With the Individual Learning Journey component, students will have the opportunity to build their own learning plan with activities and projects related to their specific track, with the support and guidance of the Program Director and Program Coordinator.

Common Courses

Arts and Luxury track

Digital Transformation track

Business and Sustainability track

Summer Courses

In this semester, students will deepen their expertise through a six-week practical experience in collaboration with different Franklin’s partners, including UNITAR, SDA Bocconi and more. This term will allow students to develop the skills necessary to be competitive in their fields.

Students will also be challenged in writing and present a capstone thesis, to be defended by mid-July, under the supervision of Franklin faculty.

MGT 608 Master's Thesis: Students will be required to complete a thesis (except when otherwise stipulated by program director). The thesis is a written research project that is intended to demonstrate the ability to do mature and original work within the field of international management. The thesis topic must be developed in conjunction with the thesis advisor. It is the student’s prerogative to choose the main disciplinary focus. The thesis committee can include faculty from diverse disciplines. Students should liaise in their first semester with the track coordinator or the program director to discuss their thesis path and make appropriate course selections.