Executive MBA in International Mineral Resources Management
by Distance Learning
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.
Structure
The MBA is made up of 240 credits as follows:
Credits |
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Management Modules (core modules) |
100 |
100 |
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40 |
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240 |
Management modules
Students must complete 5 core management modules, all available via distance learning, (each worth 20 credits) from the Edinburgh Business School of Heriot Watt University, as follows:
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Marketing
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Accounting
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Finance
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Economics
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Organisational Behaviour
Core and elective modules for chosen specialisation
Students must complete 3 core specialist distance learning modules from the list below:
Mineral and Petroleum Taxation (20 credits)
This module provides an introduction to mineral and petroleum taxation. It alerts students to the main policy issues in this area and the main instruments and forms of resource taxation. Rather than teaching skills in accounting and financial analysis, the course emphasises a broad understanding of the issues.
Mineral Resources Policy and Economics (20 credits)
The main objective of this course is to give an understanding of the main economic forces that drive and influence the hard-rock mineral industries, and of the major economic policy issues for the industry. Students will acquire an appreciation of both the macro- and micro-economic factors that affect the industry and that provide the context for all legal and policy issues. They will also be introduced to the various conflicting aims and objectives of all concerned with the industries, and with the consequent problems for policy resolution.
Elective modules, choose 2 from the list below:
Environmental Law and Policy for Natural Resources and Energy (20 credits)
The course deals with selected issues central to understanding international and national environmental policy and law related to production and consumption of natural resources and power generation. It addresses, in particular, environmental problems arising in connection with production and transportation of petroleum (both on-land and offshore), mining activities, use of nuclear energy, including production of uranium and disposal of radioactive wastes, and use of fossil fuels, including transboundary air pollution and global climate effects. A special emphasis is placed on the solutions for environmental problems provided by various national regulatory systems, in particular British and North American.
Investment Decision Making in the Energy and Mining Industries (20 credits)
The primary aim of the course is to provide a detailed consideration of the theory of finance as it applies to the energy and mining industries and to consider how the theory is applied in practice. The two key focus areas will be investment decision making with uncertainty and how the investment demands are financed.
Integrative Strategy Module
The candidate will also be required to take the CEPMLP Integrative Strategy module, which comprises:
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The Strategic Planning module from the Edinburgh Business School MBA programme, to provide an inter-disciplinary scope for the analysis of firms and markets in the Minerals sector. This module is available in distance learning format.
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A two-week compulsory attendance of a seminar at Dundee University (or another location if student numbers warrant), which covers Business Strategy in the Resource Industries
Modules in development
Financial and Project Analysis for Natural Resources and Energy Ventures (20 credits)
International and Comparative Mineral Law (20 credits)
