MOORE Arabic  Track 

Phase I (Year 1: July through December in Columbia)
Core Business Curriculum

The Moore School of Business offers a 29-34 month Arabic Track option. The course of study for the Arabic language and area specialization consists of five phases:

Arabic Track students start their program in early July on the USC campus, joining students from other tracks to begin the first-year International MBA business management curriculum. This constitutes the internationalized core courses covering leadership, globalization, entrepreneurship, economics, accounting, quantitative methods, finance, management, marketing, information technology and operations management.

Phase II (Year 1:  12 Months: January-January in Arabic Language Program Overseas)

Overseas Intensive Arabic Language Study   
Students then attend two semesters of additional Arabic language and cultural courses at one of the Moore School’s partner institutions. Language and area studies are approached with a comprehensive set of goals that include a focus on business and culture. Students may also choose to study or travel during the breaks between semesters .

Phase III (Year 2: 6 Month Internship)
Internship  
During this period of time, students undertake a six-month internship with a company or a multinational organization. 

Phase IV (Year 3: August - May of the following year in Columbia)
Elective and Concentration Coursework
Upon completion of the internship, students return to USC to focus on their business concentration courses during fall and spring semesters, at which time they also initiate a fulltime job search.  For their final two semesters, students enroll at USC in Columbia for 21 credit hours of electives to obtain a business concentration. Depending on the number of elective credit hours taken in Phase II, it may be possible for students to complete their coursework in December 2008. Students may opt to take one semester at a business school where Moore has established an IMBA exchange agreement.  For a current list of these schools, see Moore’s   Business School Exchange Programs .   

For more information on the Moore School and opportunities for Arabic language study, contact: Dr. David Hudgens, Associate Director and Advisor - IMBA: dhudgens@moore.sc.edu, telephone: 803-777-5069.

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