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MBA
Eurasian Business Management

Location
Semester 1: Southwark
Semester 2: Chennai

Duration
18 months (full-time)

Start date
September

Number of places
30

How to apply
Direct to LSBU
Direct to Loyola College, Chennai

Course contact

Course Director
Laurence Fisher
fisherla@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 6197

Course units (all compulsory)

Semester 1 at LSBU

– European Management and Business Strategy

– Financial Management and Accounting

– Business Process and Organisation Design

– Managing Across Cultures 1

Includes:

– European Languages and Cultures

– Cross Cultural Interactions in Business

– Personal/Professional Competencies

– Ethics

Semester 2 at Loyola College, Chennai, India

– Marketing: Entry and Business Development in

Asia

– Research Methods and Consultancy Skills

– Eurasian Strategy and Renewal

– Managing Across Cultures

Includes:

– Asian Languages and Cultures

– Human Resource Management

– Business Cultures and Communication

Other options may also be available.

Semester 3

Dissertation or company-based research project

Course description

This MBA is designed to develop graduates with the skills and knowledge necessary to manage business in the vastly differing and complex markets of Europe and Asia. The programme has been developed by consultation with industry to ensure the appropriateness of its content.

The ongoing relationship with industry ensures the currency of the programme content and provides first hand information concerning trends and developments within industries and markets. The programme involves studying semester one at LSBU. Upon completion of semester one there is a four day Integrative Module where students will benefit from working on group assignments with students from our partner university in the Netherlands. The integrative module will be held alternately in UK and in the Netherlands.

Students can choose to study semester two at our partner institution in India. The experience of studying in both Europe and Asia underscores the orientation of this MAB.

Upon completion of semesters one and two students will be encouraged to undertake a short industry placement where they can complete a research project based upon an issue significant to that company. However, students will also have the option to produce a dissertation concerning a relevant business topic. Students can choose to undertake the industry placement and the research project in Europe or in Asia.

Career opportunities

The vocational nature, industry input in course development, and student placement, result in high levels of employability for graduates of this programme. It is the high degree of graduate employability that distinguishes this MBA from others generally available. The rapid growth in the emerging markets of Asia and Eastern Europe illustrates the dynamic nature of the global marketplace and emphasizes the usefulness of this MBA.

Typical background of applicant

– A first Hons degree at 2.2

or equivalent

– 4 years relevant managerial experience

– Applicants whose first language is not English should demonstrate proficiency at IELTS 6.5 or equivalent

Professional contacts/industry links

Students will benefit from the industry links of LSBU and Loyola College, Chennai.

Additional notes

The programme connects the needs of employers with those of the programmes’ graduates. The programme content concerns the emerging markets of Asia and Eastern Europe and also the developed, mature markets of Western Europe. The programme provides an internationally oriented management curriculum to an international body of learners in a wide range of occupations, seeking to enhance their management knowledge and skills in a Eurasian business context.