Accreditations
MBA Programme Details
Modular Course Structure
A combination of core and elective courses. Courses are of variable length depending on their ECTS credits and students attend one course at a time.
Flexible Selection of Courses
Students can take courses in any sequence throughout the programme to fit their own schedule as long as they have the necessary prerequisites.
ECTS Composition
To graduate, students are required to earn 90 ECTS credits: 72 ECTS from core courses and 18 ECTS from elective courses.
Rolling Admissions
Students can join CIIM MBA any time of the year. The Admissions Committee makes recommendations on student admissions to the Programme Committee.
Duration
Students can choose to complete their coursework at a rapid pace in 14 months or at a more relaxed pace taking up to a maximum of two years.
Time
Courses are taught during evenings and weekends leaving weekdays free for work.
Admission Requirements
We seek to select highly qualified candidates who are motivated and who will make a positive contribution at CIIM. Our students share a demonstrated capacity for leadership and a desire to affect positive change.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited programme
- A minimum of three years postgraduate work experience
- Proficiency in English (graduation from an English speaking institution, TOEFL, IELTS or similar standardised test)
- Successful personal interview
Programme Table
Core Courses: Total 72 ECTS
| Core Courses | Code | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Functional Skills | ||
| Accounting & Finance | MB460 | 6 |
| Managerial Economics | MB420 | 6 |
| Digital Transformation of Business & Organizations | AT600 | 6 |
| Quantitative & Qualitative Methods | MB730 | 6 |
| Operations & Supply Chain Management | MB675 | 6 |
| Communication and Negotiation Skills | MB680 | 6 |
| Ethics, CSR & Sustainability | MB540 | 6 |
| Leading & Managing People & Organizations | MB685 | 6 |
| Strategic Marketing Management | MB610 | 6 |
| Managing Strategic Change | MB515 | 6 |
| Applied Business Research Project I | MB791 | 12 |
| Total ECTS Credits (Core Courses) | 72 | |
Elective Courses: Total 18 ECTS
| Elective Courses | Code | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Option A: | ||
| Applied Business Research Project II | MB792 | 18 |
| Option B: | ||
| Digital Business Track (18/30) | ||
| Digital Marketing (there is an additional fee for this course) | MB745 | 6 |
| Digital Business Tools and Digital Business Development | GD320 | 6 |
| Database Management and Cloud Computing | BI405 | 6 |
| Information Security Management for Business | BI425 | 6 |
| Data Mining, Visualization and Decision Making | BI410 | 6 |
| Oil & Gas Track (18/18) | ||
| Oil & Gas Finance, Accounting and Green Management | MA660 | 6 |
| Oil & Gas Law, Contracts and Dispute Management | MA670 | 6 |
| Sustainable Energy: Economics, Policy and Management | MA680 | 6 |
| Entrepreneurship Track (18/30) | ||
| Planning & Starting a New Business | MB750 | 6 |
| Green and Digital Entrepreneurship & Innovation | MB615 | 6 |
| Technical Entrepreneurship | AT900 | 6 |
| Mobile Application Development | AT750 | 6 |
| Project & Business Financing | FB415 | 6 |
| General Management Track (18/27) | ||
| Project Management | MB710 | 6 |
| Cost-Benefit Analysis | MP505 | 9 |
| Rewards Management | HR565 | 6 |
| Public Private Partnerships and Regulatory Strategies | MP525 | 6 |
Programme Total: 90 ECTS
Notes: You can also choose electives independently from the courses above and from additional courses in other CIIM programmes. Also note, not all electives are offered every year.
* Tracks Explained:
Digital Business
Learn about digital marketing, project management and managing information systems; grab the opportunity to receive an international professional diploma by the Digital Marketing Institute (DMI) and/or the Project Management Institute (PMI)
Entrepreneurship
Learn about entrepreneurship, innovation, and financing of new ventures; practice all the necessary steps to develop an idea for a new business venture and turn your idea into a start-up business; write the business plan of your start-up idea as your final project
Oil & Gas Management
Learn about oil-and-gas-specific finance and accounting, law, contracts, and dispute management, and about the economics, policy and management of energy markets; apply your final project on an oil-and-gas management topic to improve your career perspectives in the sector
