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MGIM – A Global Perspective on Innovation Management

In the past few years, Poole College’s Jenkins Graduate Programs leadership team has identified program opportunities built on faculty expertise at the intersection of innovation and management. In 2007, the college partnered with IAE Graduate School of Management, part of the Université Paul Cézanne in Aix, France, to offer a one year, dual-degree Master of Global Innovation Management (MGIM) program.

“This has been a very successful, unique program,” Allen said. “It’s a great program for people who want an international learning experience with a focus on management and innovation.” A recent student blogger calls it 'The Journal That Changed Everything.'

The MGIM program is designed for students with a technically or scientifically oriened bachelor's degree. Its curriculum provides the business and innovation management skills needed to gain a competitive advantage in the international job market.

Students complete their fall semester in France and their spring semester at Poole College, during which they also take a practicum course. Results of a recent practicum project were published in the January/February 2013 issue of Poole College's Center for Innovation Management Studies newsletter. MGIM students also complete an international internship. 

Students who successfully complete the MGIM program and enroll in the Jenkins MBA program may apply their management courses toward its degree requirements. They may apply for admission to the MBA program after meeting its work experience requirement. The MGIM program has 25 students enrollment for the 2012-13 academic year. 

MGIM PROGRAM LEADERSHIP: Dr. John McCreery management the original MGIM program. Dr. Nancy Cassill is director of the MGIM Global Luxury Management option. Derek Keller is assistant director supporting both MGIM options. 

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