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If you elect to take the Americas MBA for Executives, you will study with your EMBA cohort as usual during the first year. For your second year, you’ll get together with students from the partner universities to take your final courses over four intensive nine-day residencies at the participating schools.

At each campus, your international cohort will meet at partner universities to complete coursework, observe local business practices, attend cultural events and collaborate on a two term global capstone strategy project.

• As well as forming part of your SFU Beedie EMBA, you earn an additional Graduate Certificate in Business in the Americas.
• Classes and coursework are in English. 
• There is no additional tuition for the Americas MBA for Executives stream, however you are responsible for their your accommodation, travel and living expenses.

Your Americas EMBA elective will start in Vancouver, Canada and end in Nashville, USA with stops in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Mexico City, Mexico. Each of the four schools you’ll study at deliver a curriculum that draws on its core strengths.

Canada, Brazil, Mexico and the United States of America collectively represent the largest economies on two continents. It’s an increasingly dynamic and interconnected area of trade and economic activity.

	Canada Beedie School of Business Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business is home to Canada’s first Executive MBA program, founded in 1968. Accredited by AACSB and EQUIS, the school is a global leader in international business teaching and research. LEARN MORE ABOUT SFU BEEDIE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
	Brazil FIA Business School FIA Business School created the first Executive MBA in Brazil in 1993, and has the only fully Brazilian Executive MBA ranked among the best in the world by the Financial Times. Accredited by the London-based Association of MBAs (AMBA), FIA was chosen in December 2010 as “the Most Innovative Business School in South America,” by European CEO magazine. LEARN MORE ABOUT FIA BUSINESS SCHOOL
	Mexico ITAM, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México ITAM, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, was the first Latin American business school accredited by AASCB, and is one of fewer than 50 schools to also have accreditation from EQUIS and AMBA. With a world-class research institute in finance and ">economics, it is among the best business schools in Latin America as ranked by América Economía and has been a leading player in Mexico’s executive education space for more than three decades. LEARN MORE ABOUT ITAM
	United States Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management is ranked as a top institution by Bloomberg Businessweek, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, Financial Times and Forbes. Accredited by AACSB and SACS, Vanderbilt’s 60-credit, two-year EMBA Program started in 1978. LEARN MORE ABOUT VANDERBILT OWEN GRADUATE SCHOOL

August: SFU Beedie, Vancouver, Canada

Home to Canada’s first Executive MBA program, SFU Beedie is a global leader in international business teaching and research.

Global Strategy

You’ll examine elements of strategic thinking, strategic analysis, the tasks and processes associated with strategy formulation and implementation. You’ll also learn the implications of aligning operations and culture of an enterprise to match the requirements of its strategy in a global context.

Cross-Cultural Management

Learn and develop the cultural intelligence needed when dealing with a global business environment, through exposure to the dilemmas and opportunities that arise within international and multicultural work environments.

October: FIA Business School, Sao Paulo, Brazil

The only fully Brazilian Executive MBA ranked among the best in the world by the Financial Times. FIA was chosen as “the Most Innovative Business School in South America,” by European CEO magazine.

Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Understand the rationale and concepts supporting a “triple bottom line“ approach to measuring a firm’s results. Gain insights into the challenges and approaches to mobilizing for change and interacting with stakeholders to develop sustainable business practices.

Emerging Markets

Gain an understanding of the challenges and practices in developing products, services and business models to cater to the needs of dynamic emerging markets.

Negotiations

Learn how to become a better negotiator. Plan for various negotiation situations and improve your ability to negotiate. 

This course is taken in Vancouver.

January: ITAM, Mexico City, Mexico

ITAM is the first Latin American business school accredited by AACSB, and one of fewer than 50 schools also to have accreditation from EQUIS and AMBA. ITAM is among the best business schools in Latin America as ranked by America Economia.

International Competitiveness

Learn about the driving factors behind different levels of competitiveness, and clarify the interaction between these different levels.

Family Business

Family-controlled private and public companies are the dominant form of enterprise, worldwide. Learn about the challenges facing family firms, and how these are valuable business opportunities for competing companies and executives.

April: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA

Vanderbilt is ranked as a top institution by Bloomberg Businessweek, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, Financial Times and Forbes. Accredited by AACSB and SACS.

Creating and Launching New Ventures

Examine the planning, funding and post-funding stages of new ventures, from refining the business plan to getting up and running.

Leading a Global Innovation Strategy

Develop a framework for understanding how individuals and organizations sabotage their own best intentions to encourage creativity and “outside the box” thinking.

Global Strategy Capstone Project

This project spans all residencies. International teams of Executive MBAs from partner institutions work directly with executives from a multinational company facing real-world challenges in the Americas.