Executive MBA with specialist route in International Business Transactions, 18 months full-time
Designed for industry professionals from any discipline who wish to gain a basic grounding in international management practises and specialist knowledge in the fields of petroleum, energy, mining, water or international business transactions. It is suitable for those aspiring to be asset managers or project managers within these industries.
Who is it for?
The specialist Executive MBA programme is designed for participants, who have already acquired some industry relevant experience and knowledge gained through prior study and experience or a combination of both.
Structure
| The MBA is made up of 270 credits as follows: | |
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| Compulsory Core Modules | 100 credits |
| Compulsory Choice Modules | 40 credits |
| Compulsory Choice Management Modules | 40 credits |
| Compulsory Choice Specialist Modules | 60 credits |
| Additional modules to make up total requirement may be selected with Advisor of Studies approval | 30 credits |
270 credits |
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Compulsory Core Modules
Economics for Business Managers (20 credits)
The module is aimed at presenting and developing practical applications of economic theory and analytical tools to business decisions. The emphasis is on the study of the production decisions, the interaction of firms in different market structures, and the international financial market. Real world examples from the energy industries will be utilized to demonstrate the theoretical models developed in the class.
Foundation Accounting (20 credits)
The principle aim of this course is to give an appropriate understanding of the published accounts of a company and their underlying practices and processes, so that an effective contribution may be given, to the senior financial management of an organisation. Particular emphasis is given to accounts of the extractive industries.
Foundation Finance (20 credits)
This module will introduce students to the complexities of business finance and aim to give them an understanding of the issues business managers in the energy and extractive industries are required to consider in the decision-making process. All managers, in all types of organisations, have to be constantly aware of the financial implications of decisions being made, including sources and cost of finance, return on investment, management of working capital requirements and of associated business and financial risk. The module is designed to give students an appreciation of the financial management issues they will confront as managers and to give them the confidence in the understanding of finance to be able to ensure the correct financial information is available to them to allow for well informed decision making.
Induction Programme (20 credits)
The Induction Programme provides students with vital knowledge and skills before they embark of the main components of CEPMLP's taught Masters and Diploma programmes. CEPMLP students have a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds and the Induction Programme provides each student with a basic introduction to all the main disciplines included in the degrees programmes, namely law, economics, finance and geology. It also provides training in research methods.
Strategic Management & Organisational Analysis (20 credits)
This module will encourage a critical and reflexive orientation to the understanding of successful approaches to strategic management and organisational analysis and develop understanding of the requirements for effective executive and organisational analyses and decision making in an increasingly complex and uncertain business environment. The module will develop an appreciation of basic concepts and essential strategic and organisational management tools for understanding data and analysing decisions. Students will learn the analytic skills needed to accomplish, defend and critique a business analysis.
Compulsory Choice Modules
Candidates are required to take a minimum of 40 credits from the following list:
Business Strategy in the Extractive Industries (20 credits)
The main objective of the course is to provide an inter-disciplinary framework for the strategic analysis of firms and markets in the extractive industries. Drawing on core topics in the MBA curriculum, in particular on the Strategic Planning module, this module uses the field of corporate strategy to provide a series of opportunities for integrated analysis of strategies applied in the extractive industries.
Critical Business Analysis & Report (40 credits)
The Critical Business Analysis & Report builds on the academic skills developed in the CEPMLP MBA programmes and will provide the opportunity for students to link these with previous experience to develop and integrate critical skills of research and analysis in the practical context of a business related project.
Dissertation (40 credits)
The dissertation contributes to the achievement of the aims of the Masters degree namely:- to promote a deeper and critical understanding of selected areas relating to the specialisation of the student; to develop originality of thought and skills of research, analysis, argumentation and expression; to build upon, develop and integrate the knowledge and skills acquired in the taught modules.
A dissertation of up to 15,000 words on a topic approved by an academic supervisor
Internship (40 credits)
The internship provides the student with the opportunity to apply in the workplace the knowledge and skills learnt at CEPMLP and to learn how professionals in the field perform their tasks.
Students who choose this option are required to source an organisation willing to offer a 3-month work placement, approved by an academic supervisor. The Internship includes the submission of a written report as part of the assessment.
Strategic Management & Organisational Analysis (20 credits)
This module will encourage a critical and reflexive orientation to the understanding of successful approaches to strategic management and organisational analysis and develop understanding of the requirements for effective executive and organisational analyses and decision making in an increasingly complex and uncertain business environment. The module will develop an appreciation of basic concepts and essential strategic and organisational management tools for understanding data and analysing decisions. Students will learn the analytic skills needed to accomplish, defend and critique a business analysis.
Students electing to take CP52044 in combination with CP52051 as their 40 credit option in the Compulsory Choice section will be required to take an additional 20 credits from either of the following two lists of management and specialist modules.
Compulsory Choice Management Modules
Candidates are required to take a minimum of 40 credits, with advisor of studies approval, from the following list:
Business Strategy in the Extractive Industries (20 credits)
The main objective of the course is to provide an inter-disciplinary framework for the strategic analysis of firms and markets in the extractive industries. Drawing on core topics in the MBA curriculum, in particular on the Strategic Planning module, this module uses the field of corporate strategy to provide a series of opportunities for integrated analysis of strategies applied in the extractive industries.
Directed Reading (10 credits)
The aim of a Directed Reading is to allow a student to carry out a piece of research in a field which is of particular interest to the student, is relevant to their programme of study but which is not available as a formal part of the syllabus.
Directed Reading (10 credits)
Provide DL students with a range of optional modules related to Energy and Natural Resources Law and Policy, allowing them to tailor their studies to their needs and interests; enable DL students integrate new ideas and skills (acquired outwith but related to the DL programme) into their academic profile; equip DL students with the core competences, knowledge and skills required to work in a professional capacity thereby enhancing competitiveness in the labour and professional markets; enhance the research capability of DL students by giving them the opportunity to independently research on topics relevant to the programme but not being taught; provide DL students opportunity for more inter-disciplinary research into Energy and Natural Resources related subjects; further the aims of the DL programme; namely, to widen participation to students and make it readily available to a wider audience
Human Resources Management (20 credits)
This course aims to provide students with a strategic understanding and key skills in managing people in organizations. It focuses on the core human resource problems faced by all organizations, including culture change, the contribution of human resources to organizational performance and change, and the developing role of information and communication technologies (ICT), recruitment, selection and retention, human resource development and managing knowledge, motivation and performance management, compensation and rewards, the design of work, and employee relations.
Leadership and Decision Making (20 credits)
The aim of this module is to develop a critical insight into the role, responsibilities and competences of leadership within the oil and gas business contexts. The module further seeks to create a critical awareness of current theory and practice in leadership and decision making.
Management & Personal Skills Development (10 credits)
This module will develop a range of practical and management related personal skills and abilities as well as developing understanding of the relevance of Continual Professional Development programmes (CPD) in an organisational context. The module will improve employment-related qualities and transferable skills and will require the student to exercise personal responsibility through autonomous initiative(s), in professional or equivalent environments as well as understanding and critical evaluation of the design of education or training programmes for employees.
Management in Energy and Natural Resources Industries (20 credits)
The aim of this module is to develop the student’s critical understanding and application of models, approaches and tools for the management of complex energy and natural resources organisations behaviours underpinning the practice of management in knowledge intensive organisations.
Marketing (20 credits)
Acquire knowledge of current theories in marketing and understand their application to corporations in the public and private sectors in a global context.
Project Management Process (20 credits)
This module is designed to bring to students a critical awareness of the tools and techniques of project management reflecting both the project nature of the energy, petroleum and mineral industries as well as the general trend for organisations to manage-by-project in an attempt to keep their work small and manageable. The module will give students both an appreciation of the distinct nature of project work as well as an appreciation of project management tools and techniques available to project managers at the different stages of projects. The module also provides students with an appreciation of the need for a 'project leadership' versus' general management / leadership' approach.
Stakeholder Management and Business Ethics (20 credits)
The aim of this module is to develop a critical insight into the key concepts and theories of business ethics. The module further seeks to create a practical insight into the application of stakeholder management to oil and gas business contexts.
Compulsory Choice Specialist Modules
Candidates are required to take a minimum of 60 credits, with advisor of studies approval, from the following list:
International Arbitration (20 credits)
To provide the candidate with an overview of the law and practice of international arbitration as a major means of settling international disputes. The course will be taught comparatively with reference to various international laws, the arbitration rules of UNCITRAL, the rules of leading arbitration institutions (e.g. AAA, ICC, LCIA, ICSID), and the major international instruments relevant to international arbitration.
International Business Law (20 credits)
This course has two basic aims: (1) to develop in each student a good understanding of the various legal doctrines applicable to international business transactions; (2) to develop in each student a number of useful skills (drafting, negotiating and resolving disputes) for working in this area. To this effect, there will be a strong emphasis on the practical problems that lawyers and business executives encounter in the various types of commercial agreement and the manner in which those problems can be resolved.
International Trade Law (20 credits)
The main objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the overall regulatory framework within which international business transactions take place. This includes an understanding of international treaties regulating cross-border trade relations and the operation of pertinent international organisations administering those treaties, particularly the WTO. The course approaches most issues from a natural resources perspective.
Legal Framework for International Project Finance (20 credits)
The module aims to demonstrate how project finance can be used to fund investment in energy, petroleum and mining (and infrastructure) projects. Another objective of the module is to provide an understanding of the issues surrounding project financing in the mentioned sectors.
The emphasis is on providing the student with a practical understanding of the issues and key areas of concern which are revealed by careful examination and analysis of proposed energy, petroleum or mining projects.
The module will also look at how governments might encourage the use of project financing in cases where domestic funding is not sufficient to meet demand.