Program of study

An intensive 14-month, full-time format includes a 3 month Internship and Applied Business Project. The program consists of 54 credits. Students without an undergraduate degree in Business complete an additional 2- month Foundation Program before the start of the MBA/MScIB program.
Foundation Program – 8 weeks |
Credits |
|---|---|
PMBA 501 - (Management and Strategy) |
3 |
PMBA 502 - (Foundations of Marketing) |
3 |
PMBA 503 - (Foundations of Economics) |
3 |
PMBA 504 - (Basics of Accounting and Quantitative Methods) |
3 |
Credits |
12 |
Core Program – Level 1 |
|
|---|---|
First Semester – 15 weeks |
Credits |
MBA 500 - (The Effective Manager) |
3 |
MBA 502 - (Establishing the Global Context) |
3 |
MBA 503 - (Management Decision-Making: Financial Analysis) |
3 |
MBA 504 - (Management Decision-Making: Managerial Economics) |
3 |
MBA 523 - (International Marketing) |
3 |
MBA 578 - (Internship Preparation I) |
1 |
Credits |
16 |
Core Program – Level 2 |
|
|---|---|
Second Semester – 15 weeks |
Credits |
MBA 501 - (Managing the Networked Enterprise) |
3 |
MBA 505 - (Management Decision-Making: Operations and Decision Analysis) |
3 |
MBA 506 - (Research Methods and Consulting Skills – taken over 3 semesters) |
3 |
MBA 521 - (Financial Performance Measurement) |
3 |
MBA 522 - (International Business Strategy) |
3 |
MBA 579 - (Intership Preparation II) |
1 |
Credits |
16 |
Starting in the third semester students have the option of continuing with the core program or selecting the Finance Option.
Core Program |
|
|---|---|
Third Semester – 7 weeks |
Credits |
MBA 540 - (International Human Resource Management) |
3 |
MBA 541 - (Corporate Social Responsibility) |
3 |
Select one elective*. Examples of possible electives are: |
3 |
Credits |
9 |
* Elective options will be determined in the second semester.
Integrative Program |
|
|---|---|
Fourth Semester – 15 weeks |
Credits |
MBA 580 - (Internship) |
7 |
MBA 581 - (Applied Business Project) |
6 |
Credits |
13 |
Finance Option
Students in the Finance Option will select one elective in the third semester and an additional two electives in the fourth semester.
Finance Option |
|
|---|---|
Third Semester – 7 weeks |
Credits |
MBA 540 - (International Human Resource Management) |
3 |
MBA 541 - (Corporate Social Responsibility) |
3 |
Select one elective*. Examples of possible electives are: |
3 |
Credits |
9 |
* Elective options will be determined in the second semester.
Finance Option |
|
|---|---|
Fourth Semester – 7 weeks |
Credits |
Select two electives*. Examples of possible electives are: |
6 |
Credits |
6 |
* Elective options will be determined in the second semester.
Finance Option |
|
|---|---|
Fifth Semester – 15 weeks |
Credits |
MBA 582 - (Option-Focused Internship) |
7 |
Credits |
7 |

