master OF IN.TE AT THE T Highest-rated intern By MELINDA VVALDROP re Staff Writer ai completed in two years, but the Korean, Chinese, Japanese and ^r Arabic tracks require three years, as the language is harder to learn. coy Whatever their track, many int< MIBS students said the language t*31 and internship components set the ^u5 program apart. me "It's the best combination of recl good solid business experience ^r< with practical work experience," * said Craig Westbrook, a MIBS stu- enci dent and a member of the MIBS a * public relations committee. "It mhii#i r USC has one ot the most prestigious winning traditions in the ^ nation, and it has little to do with th football. For the third consecutive SP year, the Masters of International Sc Business Study (MIBS) program has been named the number one *n international business school in the c*; country. sh The annual survey is based on the opinions of business school co deans and directors of MBA programs throughout the country. It f? takes into account statistics, such as M admissions test scores and grade de point ratios, as well as the perfor- sa mance of the faculty and the over-all quality of the program. ?u Virginia Holcomb, assistant f?] director of corporate relations and de communicatio s, describes the poll th< as a "reputational survey." She or p miiln 10 several laciors mat contribute to the success of the MIBS ?f program, and singles out the foreign internship program as a major ^ contributor to the program. Pr< Seventeen years ago, MIBS pio- a^ neered the then-revolutionary con- w? cep' of foreign language study and 1114 an overseas internship program as required elements for graduation. MIBS offers 10 foreign language tracks in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, ?m Russian, Korean, Chinese and pq' Japanese. A student must choose a C0, track and spend six months in that u'e country, perfecting their language *1V skills and absorbing its culture wc while working for a business there. Prc "MIBS students have to prove see their competency in the global market before graduating," Holcomb toc said. The MIBS program is usually a ^ jj ring is a wonderful I dedication throughout fl| is more affordable opportunity by 71 r attending the ring /} j> showing at the location Guaranteed Wed., Dec. 2,9am-4p Fri., Dec. 4,9am-4pi SC Bookstore (corner of Greer Ca RNATIONAL BUSINESS S OP OF THE CL lational business school earns th: quires a certain amount of cultur- academic perform aptitude." Management Ad "It's frustrating, but it's worth (GMAT) scores, w " said Matt Mitchell, who is in and leadership si e Japanese track. Mitchell has said, cnt a year and a half in Japan, "We have to s >ing to school there to learn the carefully," he said, nguage and then completing his total student." ternship. Mitchell says he appre- One-third of all ? ates the job experience the intern- MIBS program are ip gave him, as well as being year. While concer tie to communicate well in the jng jts national n 'mPany- goal is also to infc Jeff Stine was an AUanta lawyer its res0urces and c r five years before coming to Mitchell said. IBS to study German. "This was ?We Relieve jn ^ finitely the best .(program)," he we wam t0 jig Sciid Al0n8 Zia,*eJ?, f?rfiSn lan" Westbrook said age tracks, MIBS also features a . MIRS b reign student track in which stu- ? c <-nr. nts enroll in MIBS and complete Fortune 500 co^ iir internships in either the U.S. universities, an a the United Kingdom. association has 1 Juan Carlos Archila is a member t"rmed' t0?have J this track, and he describes the students. ernship program as a major fac- Evidently some c in bringing him to USC. "The need ^ brochures, jgram is ver\ intensive," he said, uates are regularly ding that he sometimes felt there S!JCb companies as is not enough time to learn all Motors, and AT& ; things he needed to know. sponsor internships. James Hewitt, a student in the "There is a conti rteguese track, understands this on innovation," Hoi ding of being overwhelmed. said this emphasis ; "Never in my life could I have tion of its studeni agined something could domi- helps to explain v te my life like this," Hewitt said, been the best in tf in paring the rigors of his sched- three years running. : to the daily grind of a nine-toe job. He said at first all the >rk made him skeptical of the )gram, but now he said he can : the benefits. 'We're all suffering through this ;ether," Hewitt said, stressing t support from other students is ey motivating factor. The students help each other ough a curriculum that, along h the internship, has 17 required y irses like microeconomics and LATE : i ? ;i iicuiwnai uusiiic.^ cuiics, anu a rage of electives, from east-west Trl0 vlll< siness to political risk manage- N.V. St\ nt. Students must complete all ^ luirements and take between Sup0 je and seven electives. rm students of 9B^ jp1 lepth 01 talent, te program, and ^ 3| know about it," j^gML brochures &nBB99n||^^^^^^HB^jlk ng sent out to wBH^HKmSHkHB^Hk inies and other I MIBS student recently been i voice among ompanies don't as MIBS gradsnatched up by IBM, General T, which also inued emphasis Icomb said. He ind the dedicaL _ J r 1 , ? iL Ml?vrA/l ? % o r? 1 si rMlt cU /MAT IS ana raculiy Vjarui DruuKS piayeu a suiu-uui 3J.HJVY /hy MIBS has port of his two new albums, Beyond le business for release* All five of Broolcs albums ar Pizza and Pub Night Delivery.'! -h* T J _ ? J -i: i . 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