MBA – awarded by IPE Management School, Paris

Aims

The programme has the following aims:

• To enable the advanced study of organisations, their management and the changing external context in which they operate
• Equip individuals for and/or development of a career in business and management by developing skills at a professional or equivalent level to assume senior managerial and leadership positions in business
• Development of the ability to apply knowledge and understanding of business and management to complex issues, both systematically and creatively, to improve business and management leadership and practice
• Enhancement of lifelong learning and personal development so as to be able to work with self-direction and originality and to contribute to business and society at large

Value of French Degree

The French Business Schools dominate top positions in the international Business School ranking in the European continent. The French Higher Education in Management is par excellence and the French research and academic developments in Management are recognised among the best in the world

The following are world class French Business School:

• Insead
• HEC School of Management, Paris
• Grenoble Graduate School of Management
• ESCP=EAP European School of Management

Overall Programme Outcomes

On successful completion of the programme, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate critical understanding of management theories, current issues of management, the development of conceptual frameworks to guide their application within organisations
• Acquire a strong foundation in key functional areas of business management to enable them to succeed as effective managers/leaders in an increasingly complex and dynamic environment
• Acquire and use a range of concepts, tools and techniques for problem solving and decision-making for analyzing complex and inter-related business scenarios
• Demonstrate and apply independent research and critical skills enabling the investigation and evaluation of valid and relevant management issues and practices
• Demonstrate initiative, insight, attitudes of responsibility and ethical leadership in the development of the strategic management agenda in the organization the student works in or expected to work in the future

Assessments

Assessments are based wholly on course work, assignments and a dissertation submitted by a learner

Entry Requirements

An applicant may be admitted on the basis of evidence to suggest that he/she will be able to fulfil and benefit from the objectives of the programme and achieve the standard required for the award

A number of criteria are used in considering admissions to the programme including candidates’ language proficiency, academic and professional qualifications. And includes the following:

• A Bachelor’s Degree qualification in any subject from a recognised institution
• A professional qualification equivalent to a degree and a minimum of two years of working experience
• Mature and high potential candidates without degree or equivalent qualifications but hold Diplomas or Advanced Diplomas with more than six years of work experience of which at least two years are at supervisory – managerial level
• Mature and high potential candidates without Diploma qualifications but with more than 8 years of work experience of which at least 3 years are at supervisory – managerial levels
• Demonstrate English Language proficiency in order to participate in the programme taught in English

Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration are only required to undertake the dissertation

Advanced Standing/ Exemptions/ Credits Transfer (APL)

Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration are only required to undertake the dissertation

Consideration for the above for students admitted onto the programme may be considered either at the beginning of a programme, or beyond the beginning of a programme, through an assessment of that student’s prior learning, whether certificated or un-certificated.   The process for making such a decision is known as the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) is a matter of academic judgment exercised by the appointed panel considering applications and approvals of APL

Where cohorts of students are to be admitted with advanced standing on a regular basis, the arrangement should be subject to an Academic Progression Agreement

Programme Structure

MBA with 7 Specialised Areas

• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Business Administration (Marketing)
• Master of Business Administration (Business Consulting)
• Master of Business Administration (Finance)
• Master of Business Administration (Human Capital Management)
• Master of Business Administration (Tourism Management)
• Master of Business Administration (Supply Chain Management)

The Programme is made up of 7 core modules, 1 specialisation module and a dissertation as follows:

7 Common Core Modules each at 7.5 ECTS

• Managing Business Strategy
• Financial Management
• Marketing Management
• Managing Human Capital
• Managerial Accounting
• Managing Operations
• Leading Organisation

The choice of 1 Specialised Module at 7.5 ECTS

Plus a dissertation of between 10,000 and 15,000 words at 30 ECTS

Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration are only required to undertake the dissertation

Mode of Delivery