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Language Training Overview

Portugese


Moore Portuguese Track

The Portuguese Track prepares students to work effectively in Portuguese speaking countries, mainly Brazil and Portugal though some of our alumni are now working in Angola and Mozambique. Students who learn Portuguese are prepared to do business either with Brazil, which makes up a significant amount of the trade in Latin America, or Portugal, which can serve as a gateway to trade in Europe. There may be tasks that take them to Portuguese speaking locations as remote as Macao in China or Sao Paulo in Brazil. IMBA candidates familiar with Spanish do well to complement their language skills with Portuguese if their career objective is to do business with most of Latin America. A mobile manager well versed in Portuguese language and culture is better prepared to contribute in the day-to-day activities of for profit or non-profit entities.

Phase I

Year 1: July through December

Students begin their studies at the USC campus, drawing on the expertise of Moore School international faculty. Core courses include: Globalization and Corporate Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Financial Accounting in the International Environment, Global Strategic Management, Decision Analysis, Global Economics, Management Accounting in the Global Environment, Global Leadership and Ethics, Global Finance, Global Marketing Management, International Management, Operations Management, and Information Systems. The Wachovia Lecture Series runs simultaneously allowing students to hear from leaders in business speaking from their rich and practical experiences.

Phase II

Year 1: January through March

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Students move from USC to the prestigious Fundacao Getulio Vargas ISAE (http://www.fgvpr.br/ ) at its Curitiba campus in the state of Parana. There are site visits to industries linked to classroom instruction as well as guest speakers from companies. Before students actually go out to their internship assignments, they have completed 560 hours of classroom language training as well as a segment about doing business in Brazil.

Phase III

Year 1: April to mid-August

 Students pursue internships that are structured assignments, for the most part, within large or small corporations or not for profit institutions where they are able to complete tasks based on their functional area of interest, i.e. finance, marketing, etc.  Students pursue internship opportunities with a variety of entities, which can be for-profits or non-profits. Highly respected U.S., multinational, and Brazilian firms host assignments. Some students opt to carry out entrepreneurial endeavors for which they have developed a business plan. Recent projects completed in Brazil have involved tasks in audit, business development, market research, logistics, or financial reporting. On occasion there has been an assignment based in Portugal.

Phase IV

Year 2: Late August to May

Upon completion of their respective internships, students will have the option to return to the USC campus to take courses they select in preparing toward a concentration, or they may take electives abroad at one of the IMBA program partner institutions. Most IMBA candidates take advantage of the outstanding Graduate Career Management resources on campus in Columbia to focus on their job search in the Fall and opt to take electives in the Spring at institutions where exchange agreements have been established, such as Coppead that allow them to build on their Portuguese language skills.

For more information on the Moore School and opportunities for Portuguese language study, contact the Moore School Recruiting Office at 803-777-1244 or bcollins@ moore.sc.edu.

Photograph by: Brooks Willet - IMBA Class of 2007 (Portuguese Track) 


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