St. John International University (SJIU) is a new American free-standing university in Vinovo-Torino (Turin), Italy. SJIU offers study abroad, undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of art history, business administration, environmental architecture, environmental studies and film studies. As an American liberal arts college, SJIU provides students from across the globe the skills and tools necessary to be successful and competitive in today's job market. SJIU is dedicated to promoting humanism, fostering respect for the fundamental rights of the individual, emphasizing research, and instilling awareness of our physical and cultural surroundings. Through its high quality academic curriculum, SJIU prepares graduates to share the responsibility that each of us has towards our natural and social worlds.
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MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
SJIU offers an MBA education emphasizing a synergistic interdisciplinary approach to the mastery of sustainable business concepts and practices. Its educational philosophy integrates the dominant paradigms in management, sociology, ecology and cultural studies to train the business leaders of tomorrow in tomorrow’s necessary business skills. All the business courses at SJIU incorporate this philosophy, resulting in a truly unique program.
It is clear that the business leaders of tomorrow cannot simply follow in the footsteps of their predecessors. Either business will proactively pursue a new, sustainable direction of its own or it will be forced to react to social and governmental pressures for change. For leadership to have the necessary skills to be proactive, systematic training in the concepts and practices of sustainability will increasingly become necessary. Those entering the management ranks without sustainability training will lose ground to those who possess a thorough understanding of sustainability issues.
Leaders trained in the application of interdisciplinary knowledge and methodologies are better equipped to manage for success than managers trained in traditional functional specialties. Sustainability and profit can go hand in hand; indeed, in the future they will both be required capabilities of all successful organizations. Students in the SJIU MBA program will be exposed to business cases to sharpen their decision making skills simulating the conditions they will experience as managers. They will have the opportunity to meet and hear business executives who are currently pursuing integrated and profitable solutions to environment problems. They will participate in real-world exercises involving management of sustainability issues.
In addition to the course materials and the SJIU core philosophy, the international and cultural diversity of the student body and of the faculty and staff will provide a rich learning experience. All students will be offered career placement guidance and assistance. Last, but certainly not least, SJIU’s location in Turin offers a unique opportunity to interact with the rich Italian culture and to learn a new language, and is only an hour or two away from Switzerland, the South of France, and the Italian Riviera, offering many opportunities for exposure to additional European cultural experiences.

Admission Requirements:
The MBA is a management degree for those who have successfully completed a Bachelor’s in Business Administration or for those who have obtained a different type of Bachelor’s degree who wish to develop their managerial competencies or advance in their professional career.
To be admitted to the Master in Business Administration, students must:

  • Hold a Bachelor from an American college or university or the equivalent degree from a non-U.S. institution.
  • Have earned a GPA of at least 3.00 or the equivalent.
  • For students whose first language is not English, it is necessary to provide the official results of the TOEFL Exam taken within two years of application with a minimum score of 250 (CBT), 88 (iBT) or 600 on the written test (other types of tests will be evaluated on a case by case basis)

Pre-courses:
These five pre-courses are for students who do not possess a B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration. These are courses which students may choose to attend in the first semester in order to obtain or refresh their basic knowledge of the fundamentals of the fields listed below in order to address the academic program more easily. For those who choose to attend these courses, a final exam is obligatory.

Choose two (2) of following courses:
DSE-ENV/2240 - Environmental Anthropology and Introduction to Sustainability
DHM-PHI/2100 - Environmental Ethics
DBE-ECO/2250 - Environmental Economics
DSE-ENV/1010 - Introduction to Environmental Science
DSE-ENV/2230 - Psychology of Sustainability

Mandatory courses:
DHM-ENG/2100 - English for Business
DNP-MAT/2500 - Basic Quantitative Methods
DBE-BUS/3650 - Introduction to Accounting

Degree Requirements
To earn the Master in Business Administration, students must complete the curriculum successfully with a GPA superior to 3.00. All 60 credits must be completed within five years of enrollment. Curriculum Students must complete all MBA courses as outlined below.

A. Core Courses:
These courses provide the foundation for upper level graduate courses and are to be completed during the first year.
MBA 5500 - Introduction to Economics
MBA 5600 - Analysis of Business Problems
MBA 6100 - Decision Analysis
MBA 6000 - Financial Accounting
MBA 6050 - Corporate Finance
MBA 6200 - Ethics, Law and Business
MBA 6300 - Marketing Management
MBA 6350 - Marketing Implementation
MBA 6400/MIAA 6200 - Organizational Behavior
MBA 6500 - Global Economics
MBA 6600/MIAA 6300 - Managerial Accounting
MBA 6700 - Operations Management
MBA 6750 - E-Commerce
MBA 6800 - Business Strategy
MBA 6900 - Entrepreneurship

B. Electives:
Students must select three of the following courses to complete their MBA. The courses build on what students have learned in their core courses and allow students to choose the courses that will be most relevant to their career goals. Students should consult with their advisor about which courses are offered which semesters so they can plan their second year of study accordingly.
MBA 7000 - Advanced Applied Finance
MBA 7050 - International Financial Statement Analysis
MBA 7070 - Investment Banking
MBA 7100 - Management of Non-Profit
MBA 7150 - Information Systems and Business
MBA 7200 - International Corporate Governance
MBA 7300 - Corporate Social Responsibility
MBA 7350 - Sustainable Supply Chain Management
MBA 7400 - Multicultural Management
MBA 7450 - Communication and Interpersonal Relations
MBA 7550 - Emerging Economies
MBA 7700 - Project Management Risk
MBA 7800 - Global Strategy
MBA 7950 - Innovation Management
MBA 7970 - Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
Electives from MA in International Arts Management, Environmental Studies and Film Studies


C. Research and Professional Practice:
Students must complete an internship their first or second year. By entering a specific area of business they can apply the theories they have learned to a practical experience.
MBA 8900 - Internship (6-8 weeks)

D. Capstone Project:
Students will be divided into work teams to complete a capstone project in the final semester. Students, together with their professors, will select a business to analyze or with whom they will collaborate to develop a final research project that explores a particular aspect of business administration.
MBA 9000/MBA 9050 - Capstone Project (6 credits)