INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS > MBA

Program taught in English

Aim

The Stockholm University / ESC PAU MBA offers a broad overview MBA program lasting 12 months. In a fast changing and global world, the business unit is no longer simply the firm; it is the strategic alliances and the organizational network. Focused on network and connectivity, this MBA program is designed to train today's and tomorrow's leaders with a strategic view of change, innovation, knowledge and leadership. It provides leaders with foundations, tools and advanced practices to better understand their context, to develop their multicultural teamwork skills, to lead business network projects.

Content

The program is organized into six academic courses + a master’s thesis.

• January Course 1 : Leading change and Global Competition
• February Course 2 : The networked Enterprise
• March Course 3 : Customer Oriented Strategies
• April Course 4 : Knowledge based Strategies
• May Course 5 : eBusiness Management Strategies
• June Course 6 : Leadership in Transnational Corporations
• July-December is devoted to the Master’s Thesis

Each course is 5 credit points, for a total of 30 points for coursework, plus 10 points for the Master's Thesis. This corresponds to 60 ECTS. Half of the Master's courses will be delivered by the professors from Stockholm University School of Business and half byprofessors affiliated to ESC PAU. Each professor holds a terminal degree in their discipline and is an active researcher in the field.

Learning and Teaching Method

Learners have to be participants in the knowledge transfer process. The Stockholm ESC PAU MBA requires students to acquire prior knowledge before they begin the course. Prior to the commencement of each class, students must devote time to analyzing assigned books, research articles, and case studies. During the course, learners share this prior knowledge and experience with their peers. The professor is less of a lecturer and more of a “facilitator”. The role of the professor is to assist learners in sharing their knowledge, in examining knowledge, and in putting a proper perspective on knowledge in order for students to criticize, delimit, and contextualize knowledge.