MBA International Management
A quality course to enhance your career
MBA International Management
A quality course to enhance your career
Designed to provide you with specialist knowledge of international business, the programmes in International Management have been developed by academics within the School of Management at Royal Holloway, University of London. Royal Holloway has received accreditation from the Association of MBAs in the UK (AMBA) for its MBA and MSc programmes in International Management. The Association's accreditation service is internationally recognised as the global standard for all MBA programmes.
This MBA enables students to build effective management skills, understand management within the global context and develop a wide international network of associates. This is achieved through the integration of a significant international element in the course which attracts individuals from around the world. Courses evolve with the changing needs of a competitive world environment and teaching is based on high quality research.
The course aims to help students:
Features of the programme
Programme Structure
The MBA programme has been designed on a modular basis. Each module consists of a period of 30 contact hours with lecturers. It is a challenging and contemporary programme containing 13 modules, comprising, 9 core modules and 4 Electives. The core module “Philosophy of Management” is non-examinable.
Study materials
When students register, there will be provided with a comprehensive package of materials, which will consist of:
And for each module, students are provided with:
Philosophy of Management (Core)
Business Research Methods
Examinations are held twice a year, in May and October.
All core and elective modules (except the Research Course and Dissertation) are assessed by one unseen, three-hour written examination and a written assignment. The final mark for each module is based on both papers, with 80% of the mark based on your exam results.
Dissertation will consist of a 12,000-word report, excluding bibliographies, appendices and the project statement or summary.
Entrance requirements
Academic
A second class honours degree or the equivalent from a university or other institution acceptable to the University of London.
OR a first degree from a university or other institution acceptable to the University of London and a G-MAT score of 550 or over.
OR an equivalent professional qualification and a GMAT score of 550 or over.
Please note: All other applications will be considered on an individual basis at the discretion of the University.
Work experience
At least three years' relevant work experience is required (undertaken prior to registration).
Fees
Full course fee amount to MUR 510,000
How to apply for admission
Application forms may be obtained from:
The Rushmore Business School
4th Floor, Newry Complex
St Jean Road
Quatre-Bornes.
Tel 4544091
Website www.rbs.ac.mu
When applying for admission, completed application forms must be accompanied by:
The Application form, supporting documentation and the application fee should be submitted by hand to:
The Director of Studies
Rushmore Business School
4th Floor, Newry Complex
St-Jean Road
Quatre-Bornes
Mauritius
Enquiry no: + (230) 454 4991
Fax: + (230) 467 3801
Email: registry@rbs.ac.mu
Website: www.rbs.ac.mu
International Accounting & Finance
On this course, students will discuss the role of accounting information in external and internal decision making. They will learn to understand the properties of profit and the main techniques for measuring it. They will discuss the nature and role of the major financial statements, prepare basic financial statements, and become familiar with different regional and national influences on financial reporting requirements and expectations. They will be aware of the main features and drivers of growing international harmonization of accounting standards, and of the activities of the International Accounting Standards Board’s influence in particular. Moreover, they will discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of the current approach to financial reports and of suggested alternatives such as economic profit, sustainability, and shareholder value; undertake ratio analysis of balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and cash flow statements, and identify the strengths and weaknesses of such analysis. Students will integrate ratio analysis into a wider business analysis; understand national and regional influences of the levels and significance of these ratios; describe, identify and use relevant costing in management decision making; describe, identify and distinguish between fixed and variable costs; and calculate the break-even point for simple management decisions.
International Business Economics
Students on this course will demonstrate an understanding of economic analysis and reasoning relevant within a business context. They will display an appreciation of the economic underpinnings of business strategy through the theory of the firm and markets; evaluate how various models of competitive analysis can be used to assess strategic behaviour; formulate and respond to differing competitive scenarios at the firm level; and apply presentation and analytical skills to develop argument and evidence to support evaluations.
International HRM
On this course, students will get a detailed understanding of the key analytical concepts and models in international human resource management. They will acquire an understanding of the implications of changes in the global organisation of firms and the international workforce for human resource management policy choices. The students will evaluate the different approaches to, and strategies for, managing employees in international business activities. They will also examine the problems of transferring HRM practices from one country to another, and the role of MNCs as agents of knowledge transfer.
International Information Systems
On this course students will explore strategic issues in international information systems and ways in which organisations might strengthen their competitive position through the use of well-designed and well-managed information systems. They examine the concept of an information systems strategy, and the need to align it with business strategies and to evaluate some of the more widely used IS planning frameworks. They also examine the most common approaches to IS development, including the IS systems development life cycle; explore the opportunities and challenges posed by IS outsourcing; and consider the social and ethical implications of IS as well as examine the organisational and management challenges involved in IS implementation and evaluation.
International Marketing
On this course, students will acquire an understanding of managerial marketing thought’s historical development – from its roots in classical economics in the USA to the normative tradition promoted by academics/consultants including Drucker, Levitt and Kotler in journals such as the HBR. Students will learn to demonstrate an understanding of popular normative marketing concepts such as the Mix and STP through application in practical case scenarios. They will appreciate the rhetorical force, practical influence and limitations of Drucker’s maxim that marketing is not merely a function but an organisational philosophy based on an ethos of customer orientation. Moreover, they will appreciate the scope of marketing activity in diverse sectors (including non-profit and public sectors) deriving from Kotler and Levy’s ‘broadening the marketing concept’ argument. In addition, the students will develop an awareness of some of the work that critiques the practical and theoretical assumptions of the managerial marketing tradition and which explores the idea of marketing as an intellectual domain.
International Operations Management
On this course students will learn to explain the importance of operations management to the success of an internationally operating organisation. They will identify the challenges posed for the management of an organisation’s operations from operating internationally; analyse the strategic impact of key operations management decision areas in international operations; and explore the likely challenges posed for international operations by potential future changes in the business environment.
International Strategy
On this course, students will evaluate the factors that need to be considered in analysing a firm’s external environment. They will learn to evaluate the internal core competences of a firm; formulate strategy for a firm; understand the nature of corporate strategy; and, in addition, understand the nature of international strategy.
Leadership & Behaviour in Organisations
Students on this course will gain an understanding of relationships between leadership, management and administration. They will also study transactional and transforming leadership; leadership and the management of culture and meaning; groups, teams and organisations; dysfunctional forms of leadership; organisational politics; and business ethics, morality and sustainability. Furthermore, they will also learn about the management of diversity and difference.
Philosophy of Management
Students will evaluate the factors that need to be considered in analysing a firm’s management philosophy. They will also describe how philosophy is relevant to, and impacts upon, the management, organisation and operation of a business; identify and address central philosophical issues posed by management theory and practice; define and practise the methods of philosophy such as conceptual analysis, identification of presuppositions, assessment of knowledge claims and arguments, and ethical reasoning. Moreover, students will systematically reflect on issues posed by management theory with reference to their own management practice, and describe how and why the thinking and approaches of some of the key Western philosophical thinkers are relevant to management. Students will link the organisational and operational culture of the organisations of which they have experience to the philosophy of management.
Business Research Methods
Students will learn to understand and apply the basic principles underlying ‘good’ business research methodologies, for instance relevant interviewing and questionnaire survey techniques to gather data. They will be able to devise and critically assess various research designs, and explain, produce, and display descriptive statistics from various data sets. They will demonstrate an awareness of the benefits and pitfalls of quantitative and qualitative techniques, and understand how to conduct, prepare, and present a dissertation.
Dissertation
The dissertation provides an excellent opportunity to analyse a management or business issue in depth and is written over the summer months. By the end of the dissertation, students should be able to plan and manage a project; define the aims of this project; identify the data sources and methods appropriate to conduct the project; identify the potential pitfalls to conducting such projects; execute the dissertation plan; and construct an effective argument with the dissertation.
Corporate social responsibility
This course will provide students with more in-depth knowledge of CSR issues in the business world. The aim is to introduce the student to the tensions and trade-offs involved in the adoption of CSR by a firm in a competitive economy. Students will also learn to understand the role of central, regional and local government in providing a facilitating framework for CSR and encouraging its adoption. It will provide students with an understanding of the problems involved in implementing a CSR programme and the culture change necessary to achieve a successful CSR firm strategy for companies previously concerned only with shareholder value
Investment management
The course will provide students with a comprehensive overview of portfolio management in theory and practice. It will develop an understanding of the pricing of bonds, equities and derivatives and their risk/return characteristics and evaluate the relative merits of active and passive management from both a domestic and international perspective. Recent changes in international fund management and their implications will also be examined. The main valuation models for bonds and equities will be critically analysed, and the problems of international investment strategy and the relative merits of different approaches will be examined in detail. The current state of financial markets will be analysed with a view to devising a relevant portfolio strategy.
Knowledge Management
Students will discuss critically current theories, practices and techniques in knowledge management. They will learn to explain the concept of ‘Intellectual Capital’ and how it is managed and exploited in organisations. The students will discuss the effective design and implementation of information and knowledge management systems; demonstrate a critical understanding of knowledge management policies and strategies in organisations that enhance effectiveness; and apply a range of transferable skills viz. literature search, analytical skills, application of theory to real life situations, teamwork, motivation and interpersonal skills.
International entrepreneurship
This course will provide students with the intellectual and practical background to equip would-be entrepreneurs with the skills and knowledge to set up their own international companies successfully. Students will gain an understanding of the key differences between large companies and SMEs and learn to appreciate the role of start-up and entrepreneurial activity in the hi-tech and Bio-pharma sectors. It will also provide students with an understanding of the financing options available to start-up and developing companies.