Overview

About the program

The University of Tsukuba has been offering a MBA in International Business on its Tokyo campus for 30 years; a popular, academically rigorous program that involves the completion of a research thesis. Pure academic rigor, however, is not necessarily what every professional wants from an MBA program. Inspired by the success of the executive MBA model — extensive work experience, fast-paced programs and a real-world focus — the University of Tsukuba took the opportunity to develop a genuinely global MBA experience and add it to its business offerings.

The English language MBA in International Business (MBA-IB) program was established 10 years ago to offer students a more global MBA experience that was grounded in practice as an alternative to the more traditional Japanese language MBA, which remains on offer.

During the two-year program, students undertake core units from the traditional business discipline areas of Business Strategy and Organizational Management as well as the more international and technology-focused areas of Applied Information and International Adaptability.

With half the faculty made up of foreign lecturers and business leaders, these courses provide students with a solid international grounding to integrate into their working lives. In their final year they have the option of undertaking a practically orientated research project, rather than completing an academic thesis.

This project can be related directly to their daily work or be centered on business development or entrepreneurship. Throughout the course, students are also expected to take part in the variety of seminars given by visiting international professors and global business leaders.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Data Analysis: Principle of Quantitative Research

Data Analysis: Data Mining

Accounting: Financial Analysis

Business Ethics Seminar

Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-09-13 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

International Business Master in Business Administration (MBA) View 12 other Masters in Master in Business Administration (MBA) in Japan

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

The general qualifications required for admission into the graduate programs of our university are as follows. For applicants falling under the conditions marked with *, there will be an examination in order to verify the qualification prior to the general submission of applications. In the case of applications that fall under conditions marked with ? , such an examination may be required.

For further information concerning the details of the admission examination, please contact the Department of Educational Promotion, Division of Educational Promotion (for night courses, please contact the Academic Service Office for Business Sciences).

Tuition Fee

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International

535800 JPY/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 535800 JPY per year during 24 months.
National

535800 JPY/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 535800 JPY per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Tsukuba

111200 - 165260 JPY /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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