MBA International Cohort

See the World & Earn Your MBA!

Join the College of Business & Health Administration’s new 2025 MBA International Cohort and travel the world while earning your MBA! This program includes course options in Asia, Central America and Europe.

FEATURES

  • Earn your MBA while traveling the world
  • Short-term travel experiences accompanied with online coursework
  • Professors from the United States travel to the international destinations to teach in person
  • Coursework is in English
  • Students from multiple countries are present in the same classroom
  • 2025 Cohort opens in Europe – in-person class in Brno, Czech Republic (side excursions possible to Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and more!)
  • Additional 2025 travel opportunities available to Panama in Central America and Hanoi, Vietnam
  • One-year option begins in January 2025 and concludes in December 2025 – students can extend the program over 18 months at their option
  • Most students are working full-time and are able to take short-term leave of 6-12 days to experience travel
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Your Professors

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Dr. Bonnie J. Covelli

COBHA Associate Professor

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Dr. Richard Vaughan

COBHA Professor

Course Options

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Trips are typically 9-12 days (7-8 business days) but some trips can be shortened or lengthened at the student’s preference.

$799/credit hour (2024-2025 MBA tuition cost) (36 credit hours). Travel expenses, books, fees are not included.

Please contact to discuss your desired options. General guidance is included below.

  • Central Europe – $cost varies – students make their own travel arrangements (examples: direct flight from Chicago to Vienna typically ranges from $800-$1,500; 12-night accommodation in Brno is about $60/night – includes breakfast)

  • Asia – $cost varies – students make their own travel arrangements (examples: flights from Chicago to Hanoi typically ranges from $1,000-$2,000; Accommodation in Hanoi ranges from $50- $150/night – includes breakfast)

  • Panama: $3,629 per person double occupancy – (includes airfare, hotel, all excursions, many meals). Deadlines may apply for this opportunity.

$800-$1,500 – range will vary on course selection

No, you can arrange travel from any international airport.

Yes, you can arrange your own personal travel before/after the trips.

This is at your option. There may be additional charges for single occupancy.

Yes, their travel costs are at their own cost, and they will not attend the classes.

Yes in reference to tuition – travel coverage may vary student-to-student

Yes, please contact to inquiry.

Yes, the program is an MBA offered by the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois. The University of St. Francis College of Business & Health Administration is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and the Association Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

Students must make arrangements for appropriate travel visas (if applicable)

Yes, you must have a valid passport

  • Official transcripts documenting an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution
  • Verification of an undergraduate GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale
  • 2 years of professional experience or appropriate inbound exam score.
  • Essay
  • Letter of recommendation
  • Resume
  • Verification of employment
  • One-year option: January 2025-December 2025
  • 18-month option: January 2025-May 2026
CurriculumSP25SU25FA25
MBAD650International Business (travel or online)X     
MBAD621Managerial Accounting (online)X     
MBAD616Managerial Finance (online) X    
MBAD613Supply Chain Management (online) X X    
MBAD671International Topics (travel or choose an online course) X    
MBAD611Managerial Economics (online)  X   
MBAD646Ethical, Legal and Social Environment of the Firm (online)   X  
MBAD625Project Management (travel or online)    X 
MBAD641Human Resource Management (online)    X 
MBAD617Investment Analysis (online)     X
MBAD657International Logistics Management (online)     X
MBAD631Strategic Business Management (travel or online)     X

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