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Business Administration – (MBA)
Saxion University of Applied Sciences
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| Application Deadline: | June 15; Non EU: June 25 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 11,000 - | ||
| Location: | Deventer / Netherlands / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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The MBA is an internationally recognised Master´s degree in Business Administration and Management. It prepares managers for organisation-wide leadership and decision-making. Saxion University offers this MBA programme in co-operation with the University of Greenwich: successful students obtain an internationally recognized British degree. The University approaches leadership development thematically from the starting points of creativity, practicality and social resourcefulness. Personal development is also a key theme of the programme with executive coaching to help students understand their value in the market and to develop plans to optimise their potential.
Academic learning is complemented by experiential and practical learning using case studies, business simulations, and culminating in a real-world consultancy engagement. Within the programme students complete an independent business research project.
Career prospects
This MBA programme provides students with an academically rigorous programme firmly rooted in practice and graduates have been prepared for senior positions in all areas of management, in international marketing, international business or as independent entrepreneurs.
Contents
The course consists 10 modules, which will be offered in a period of ca 9 months. After having obtained 150 UK credits, the students can (further) concentrate on their independent business research project (30 credits). It is possible to complete the course in 12 months, although it sometimes takes 1,5 year to finish. The total number of credits of the entire programme is 180 UK credits. This master is an overall joined programme with the MA.
Courses
Academic and professional development (30 credits):
- Foundations of Scholarship and Business Research Skills (15)
- Leadership, Personal Development and Career Management (15)
Strategic Adaptation (30 credits):
- Managing the Value Chain (Integrated Marketing & Operations) (20)
- Business Analysis (10)
Strategic resource management (30 credits):
- Human Resource Management and Information Management (15)
- Financial Management (15)
Strategic organisational challenge and change (30 credits):
- Strategy and Transformation (20)
- Business Context and International Business Environment (10)
Integrative Strategic Workshops and Simulations (15 credits):
- Workshops and Simulations (15)
Creative problem solving and Consultancy programme (15 credits):
- Consultancy (15)
Independent Business Research Project (30 credits)
Learning outcomes
You will gain specialist skills according to the pathway of:
- Marketing Specialization*, such as developing an international competitive strategy, designing and developing integrated marketing communication plans and implement long-term marketing initiatives.
- International Management (Broad MBA), such as implementing knowledge management within their organizations and handling the international operations of their companies.
Furthermore, you will improve your current management practices and identify key areas for improvement, will focus on his/her personal management style and be able to amend it appropriately for particular management situations.
Finally you will acquire new business theories and understand their relevance to specific business situations.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
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Register Now!Requirements
- A Bachelor´s degree in a related business field.
- An equivalent of 24 months fulltime and relevant working experience.
- Minimum of TOEFL 550, IELTS 6.0 or similar English Language qualification.
For all Saxion pathways the following general entry requirements are necessary:
- The student must demonstrate that they have the ability, motivation and determination to successfully complete the course;
- The student must be admissible to Higher Education through a diploma of secondary education/high school diploma with good results such as for Dutch students VWO, HAVO or MBO and for foreign students diplomas which are equivalent to e.g. the German Abitur (algemeine Hochschulreife), the British GCE A-levels or (I) GCSE grades A, B or C, the French Baccalaureat or the American High School (top stream or plus 1 year's college);
- The student must have sufficient English language skills for the specific course.
The students´ qualifications will be assessed by the Admission Officer of the specific Course on the basis of provided Diplomas, Curriculum Vitae, a letter of motivation and if necessary an Intake Interview.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | 2 years |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
Accreditation
Saxion’s programmes are accreditated by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture & Science. Our international Master programmes are accreditated by the University of Greenwhich, London.
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