Yalo SOM is also the first major MBA program to require study abroad,taking first-year students on a two-week International Experience trip to locations around the world,where they interact with business,cultural and political leaders.Yale SOM offers a two-year full-time MBA degree,along with a Ph.D. program,executive education,and an MBA for Executives program tailored for health care professionals.The school is closely intergrated with Yale's other prefessional schools and graduate departments,enabling MBA students to create individualized and joint-degree programs of remark-able scope.