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Concentration

Fourth phase.
The opportunity to personalise your own development path.
(September - October)

In the final two months of the Program you have the opportunity to focus your path on those specific managerial subjects, in line with your preferences and abilities. More than 20 electives are offered every year. The Electives are grouped into three main and three niche Concentrations, covering the most important fields in management.
The three main Concentrations include five courses each, from September to early October. The three niche Concentrations are offered in the final two weeks of October and involve two crash courses each. Students are required to take one main and one niche Concentration.

The most recent elective courses offered were*:

 
 
I was able to acquire greater confidence
and build solid competencies as keypaths towards my career development.
Mihir Warty
MBA 1998, British
 

 MAIN CONCENTRATIONS

Marketing
  • Channel and Brand Management
  • Customer Value Management
  • Digital & Interactive Marketing
  • A Quantitative Approach to Marketing
  • Regulations and Antitrust

Corporate Finance

  • Structured & Project Finance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Derivatives in Corporate Finance
  • Private Equity & Corporate Restructuring
  • The Practice of Finance

Strategy

  • Corporate Political Strategies
  • Going Global: Internationalization Strategies
  • Strategic Decision Making
  • Corporate Development Strategies: Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships
  • Change and Organizational Renewal Strategies

 NICHE CONCENTRATIONS

Innovation
  • New Product Development and Design
  • Ideating & Marketing New Products

Investments

  • Asset Management
  • Real Estate Investment

Luxury & Fashion

  • Design and Executive Strategies in the Luxury Industry
  • Exploring Fashion & Furniture Design
* The list changes from time to time to allow room for new ideas, projects or issues of emerging significance.
 
 
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