MBA

The GUC Masters of Business Administration is a management education program that provides a general knowledge in all business functional areas with an in-depth study of topics selected by the students according to their personal development prospects from the following majors:

• Strategic Management

• Finance

• Human Resources and Organization Behavior

• Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation

• Information Systems

• International Business

• Accounting and Financial Control

• Marketing

• Operations Management

Each major includes four courses: 3 major courses + 1 seminar. Every student has to prepare a thesis in order to deeply explore a management issue in which s/he integrates theory and practice.

Basic Information

Attendance and Schedule

• Attendance is mandatory. As a general rule each course meets once per week. In the Summer Semester classes meet twice per week for each course.

• Classes are held either from 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm or from 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm depending on the class schedule each semester. In the Summer Semester classes are held from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm.

• The schedule spans from Saturday to Wednesday.

Program details

Business students are required to specialize in three majors whereas non-business students can specialize in only two majors (see table below).

	Business Background	Non-Business Background	Remarks
Basic Courses	---	8	MRKT 901, HROB 901, CTRL 901, MATH 901, FINC 901, INNO 901, ECON 901, OPER 901
Core Course	4	4	Digital Transformation (INSY 708) Research Methodology (RSMD 901) + Academic Business Skills I and II (ABSK 901 and 902)
1st Major Courses	4	4	Select any 3 courses from the list of offered courses under each major plus seminar
2nd Major Courses	4	4	Select any 3 courses from the list of offered courses under each major plus seminar
3rd Major Courses	4	---	Select any 3 courses from the list of offered courses under each major plus seminar
Electives Courses	1	1	Select any course from any major
Total Courses	17 + Thesis	21 + Thesis

A. The Core courses for all MBA students:

• In the first semester: Academic Business Skills Course- Part I
• In the second semester: Academic Business Skills Course – Part II
• From the second semester onwards: Research Methodology (It is a prerequisite for seminars and thesis) and Digital Transformation.

B. Basic Courses for Non- business Students:

Before declaring their majors, the non-business students have to complete 6 of the 9 general management courses found below to start registering for the courses of the 2 majors of their choice. The 9 general management courses for non-business students are:

1. Math and statistics for business (MATH 901)
2. Advanced accounting (CTRL 901)
3. Human resources management (HROB 901)
4. Introduction to business economics (ECON 901)
5. Marketing management (MRKT 901)
6. Operations management (OPER 901)
7. Corporate finance (FINC 901)
8. Entrepreneurship (INNO 901) (CTRL 901 is a prerequisite)

Courses per major

To complete a major, 3 courses and a seminar must be taken. The seminar is mandatory for each major and aims to prepare the students for their Master’s Thesis.

• Accounting and Financial Control
  • Planning and Budgeting (CTRL 703)
  • Performance Measurement and Company Evaluation (CTRL 704)
  • Seminar in Management Control (CTRL 705)
  • Internal Auditing and Risk Management I (CTRL 707)
  • Financial Reporting and Analysis (CTRL708)
  • Cost Accounting (CTRL 710)
  • Special Topics in Accounting (CTRL 730)
• Finance
  • Derivatives ( FINC 701)
  • Portfolio management and Investment Analysis (FINC 702)
  • Advanced Corporate Finance (FINC 704)
  • Finance Seminar (FINC 705)
  • Bank management and Credit Analysis (FINC 706)
  • BOSS Bank Management (FINC 707)/ Simulation Crash Course
  • Capital Markets and Equity Analysis (FINC 708)
  • Special Topics in Finance ( FINC 730)
  • International Finance (FINC 802)
• Human Resources and Organization Behavior
  • Leadership and Motivation (HROB 701)
  • Staffing and Development (HROB 702)
  • Organizational Change (HROB 703) / Corporate Renewal (STRA 701)
  • Seminar in Human Resources (HROB 705)
  • Compensation Management (HROB 706)
  • Special Topics in Human Resources (HROB 730)
• Information Systems
  • Information Management (INSY 701)
  • Electronic Business (INSY 702)
  • Business Intelligence (INSY 703)
  • Seminar in IS (INSY 705)
  • IS Project Management (INSY 706)
  • Digital Transformation (INSY 708)
  • Special Topics in Information System (INSY 730)
• International Business
  • International Trade and Trade Policy (ECON 701)
  • International Business (IBUS 701)
  • Economic Development (IBUS 702)
  • Transnational Management (IBUS 703)
  • Seminar in International Business (IBUS 705)
  • Special Topics in International Business (IBUS 730)
• Innovation and Technology Management
  • Managing the Innovation Process (INNO 701)
  • Technology Strategy (INNO 702)
  • Developing Novel Products and Services (INNO 703)
  • Product and Process Innovation (INNO 704)
  • Seminar in Innovation and Technology Management (INNO 705)
  • Innovation Project Management (INNO 706)
  • Business Development (INNO 707)
  • Special Topics in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (INNO 730)

• Marketing
  • Buyer Behavior (MRKT 701)
  • Digital Marketing ( MRKT 703)
  • International Marketing (MRKT 704)
  • Seminar in Marketing (MRKT 705)
  • Market Research (MRKT 709)
  • Strategic Marketing (MRKT 718)
  • Special Topics in Marketing (MRKT 730)

• Operations Management
  • Operations Research (OPER 701)
  • Manufacturing Strategy (OPER 702)
  • Service Engineering and Production (OPER 703)
  • Seminar in Operations Management (OPER 705)
  • Supply Chain Management (OPER 706)
  • Special Topics in Operation Management (OPER 730)
• Strategic Management
  • Corporate Renewal/Change Management (STRA 701) / Organizational Change (HROB 703)
  • Business Dynamics (STRA 702)
  • Strategic Management (STRA 703)
  • Strategic Analysis(STRA 704)
  • Strategic Management Seminar (STRA 705)

Special Topics in Strategic Management (STRA 730)