Emerging Markets

Immerse yourself in an emerging economy.

The international consulting course gives Evening MBA students an action-based learning opportunity to travel to and consult with a business in an emerging economy. Kelley partners with local universities and businesses for this 3-credit-hour course to help students gain literacy of best business practices to employ while solving a business problem for local entrepreneurs. This course also challenges students to consider business models other than those they may have experienced in the U.S.

How it works.

Class meetings are held prior to the trip to prepare students for understanding the emerging market destination and the consulting process. Students then meet online with business clients to learn their clients' business models and understand the objectives of the consulting project. Student teams develop a consulting plan, conduct research and develop recommendations. During the last week of the class, teams travel to the destination country and work with the client to finalize the recommendations and help implement the plan.

1. Consulting

Students are connected online with entrepreneurs to work on solving a business problem during the 11-week quarter.

2. Emerging Markets

Students travel to the destination during the summer quarter for a week-long consulting experience.

3. Real-World Solutions

While in the host country, students spend each day at the business working with the clients to finalize recommendations and implement solutions.

Emerging Markets Course in Chile

Kelley Evening MBA students traveled to Chile to work as consultants with several small businesses. While there, Chilean company Cine 1 created this video to showcase the experience with Evening MBA students.

MBA Consulting Work in Chile

Kelley Evening MBA students share how they applied what they learned in the classroom to help small business owners in Santiago, Chile.

This course has been the most memorable teaching experience of my career. From meeting entrepreneurs in a different country and learning about their amazing businesses to watching students create high-quality solutions on the projects, I'm fortunate to be part of this transformative experience.
Kyle Anderson | Evening MBA Faculty Chair and Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Economics

It's not enough to learn accounting and finance alone. You need to learn how those individual tools are applicable to various companies. Not everything is a cookie-cutter answer, and sometimes, you have to think outside the box to implement the change you want.
Jonathan Jones, MBA'20 | PlantArt Project