Overview
Founded in 1946, the PSU campus is a cityscape designed to meet students' needs. Occupying forty buildings in a 36-acre area, the campus is built around the Park Blocks, a greenway area reserved for pedestrians and bicyclists. The University provides a broad spectrum of activities, ranging from the wide variety of musical organizations, the University Theater, and the Multicultural Center to sports and recreation.

The M.I.M. program enrolls up to 40 full-time and 40 part-time students. The average age for the 2001–02 class was 29, with 4.66 years of work and international experience. The academic experience is augmented by the cultural diversity represented in a student body in which international students represent 55 percent of the total enrollment.

The Community
The Portland metropolitan area, home to approximately 1.5 million people, is surrounded on all four points of the compass by natural beauty: Mount Hood and the Cascade Range to the east, the Pacific coastline to the west, wine country to the south, and the Columbia River and Mount St. Helens to the north. With its excellent parks, cultural facilities, transportation systems, and cityscape, Portland is one of the finest cities in the United States.

Programs of study and degree requirements
Students complete the full-time Master of International Management (M.I.M.) course work in just twelve months (six 8-week terms). Part-time course work is completed in two years. The M.I.M. program is specifically tailored to address the challenges created by evolving cultural mores, transforming social and political systems, and technological developments that have an impact on international business. The curriculum combines an in-depth exploration of innovative business practices and their relationship to contemporary world affairs with mandatory language study (either Chinese or Japanese), executive seminars, corporate visits, and a three-week field study trip to China and Japan. Students receive feedback from world-renowned scholars, corporate executives, and government officials who are actively involved in the day-to-day workings of global business management. The M.I.M. program concentrates on application-oriented knowledge and practical skills that can be applied globally through the exploration of business practices and their relationship to contemporary world affairs. Moreover, students have the opportunity to specifically focus on the Pacific Rim, as the curriculum's objective-oriented learning incorporates courses in cross-cultural communication and differences with foreign language study. The language component of the M.I.M. program is designed to prepare the participant for the international business environment of Asia. With attendant focus on relevant vocabulary, the content of the language courses is concentrated on business and social situations. The skills emphasized during language study are listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The goal is to create a comfort level in the target language so that the student can understand business etiquette and interact socially. During the interim term of the M.I.M. program, students travel to China and Japan to visit companies, meet with international business executives, and truly experience these cultures. This capstone expedition presents students with an opportunity to compile firsthand information for their final exit project, practice the language they have been studying, and indulge themselves in the cultures and lifestyles of countries they aspire to do business with.

The M.I.M. core courses (listed here with the number of credits in parentheses) include Pacific Rim Economies, Trade and Financial markets (3); Contemporary Global Marketing (4); Contemporary Pacific Rim and World Affairs (4); Accounting for Global Enterprises (4); Managing Multinational Organizations (3); Government Regulations, Ethics and Multinational Transactions (4); Comparative Operations Management (4); International Trade Practices (4); Managing Information Technology Globally (4); Global Human Resource Management (4); International Corporate Finance and Investment (4); Marketing in Asia and the Pacific Rim (4); International Business Negotiations (4); Global Business Strategy (4); Crosscultural Communications (4); special topics (e.g., Age of the Pacific Seminar Series) (4); and field study to China and Japan and exit project presentations (5). The M.I.M. is a cohort program. Students enter and continue through the entire curriculum with their fellow classmates. This enables the student to establish a global network of friends and business contacts. The pre-M.I.M. program has been developed to assure academic success for those incoming students who have a limited academic business background. The eight-week pre-M.I.M. program begins in late June and covers the fundamentals of business statistics, financial and managerial accounting, business finance, and economics (micro and macro). The admissions committee evaluates each student's application packet and determines which pre-M.I.M. courses are required. These courses must be successfully completed prior to enrolling in the M.I.M. program in August.

Facilities & Resources
The School of Business Administration is located just a few minutes' walk from the downtown Portland business district. Students have access to the University's main library, which houses nearly 1 million volumes, including approximately 10,000 serial publications, a growing number of CD-ROM and online computer databases, and an extensive collection of government documents. The School of Business Administration has a special computer lab for graduate students that is equipped with high-speed laser printers and more than twenty-five workstations. From the lab, students have access to the University's main computer, the Portland Area Library System (PORTALS), the Internet, and numerous other databases.

Expenses and Aid
Costs: Tuition for students enrolling in the Master of International Management program is $26,000. An additional fee is assessed for travel and other expenses incurred as part of the required Asian field study. Part-time students split this tuition between their two years of study.

Financial Aid: Federal assistance is available for U.S. graduate students in the form of grants, loans, and work-study employment. The Student Financial Aid Office can provide information on the types of loans available and can supply the necessary application forms. The phone number is (503) 725-3461. Some scholarships and fellowships are available through Portland State University. Students should contact the Office of Academic Affairs for more information.

Housing/Living Expenses: Portland State University provides housing for its students through College Housing Northwest, Inc. (telephone: 800-547-8887 Ext. 4333, toll-free), a private nonprofit corporation located on the PSU campus. If students desire off-campus housing, there are many suitable residential apartments and homes within 10 minutes of the campus. The cost of living is approximately $12,700 per year for a single student and $20,000 per year for married students.

How to Apply
The application deadline for the Master of international Management program is April 30th for both domestic and international students. The MIM program has fall admittance only. The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or the GRE is required for admission to the graduate program. International applicants must submit results rom the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). MIM application requirements can be found at:http://www.sba.pdx.edu/mim/adm_over_requirements.html

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