The International Diploma Programs (IDPs) are graduate-level courses of study that offer comprehensive business training in less time than an M.B.A. program.

We offer three study options:

• The IDP: Receive a certificate in four months.
  Study business administration, finance, global business management, marketing, or project management.

• Internship: Get 4 months of work experience after your IDP.
• Management and Business Track (MBT): Complete a core IDP, a concentration IDP, and an internship in only 12 months.

Learn the skills you need to succeed.
Understand the elements of business theory.
Develop practical skills to put theory into action.
Work across cultures.
IDP students come from more than 35 different nations.
Experience life in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Get to know one of the world's most scenic and exciting destinations.

Internships give you an exciting opportunity to put your skills, knowledge, and experience to practical use. You learn U.S. business practices and approaches in the most direct way, giving you an advantage when you look for a new career, return to your current position, or apply to a graduate program.

IDP students participate in our school-sponsored, unpaid internships in a wide-variety of San Francisco Bay Area companies, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. Most students are placed in small to medium-sized companies, as these firms generally offer the greatest opportunity for a meaningful internship experience. Student interns have worked with organizations in the fields of advertising, computing, entertainment, e-commerce, finance and banking, information systems, healthcare, hospitality, international trade, marketing, public relations, and telecommunications. In the past, IDP interns have worked on unique projects such as

• creating a global stock presentation

• redesigning a company's website

• establishing contacts internationally to build a company's client base

• devising a software technology plan for a growing high-tech music database company

• meeting with ambassadors and global leaders