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MBA Syllabus: What MBA Subjects Do You Learn?

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The MBA syllabus at IIM, Uptu University, Pune University, Harvard Business School, Stanford
GSB, INSEAD, London Business School or any other institution is basically the same. The objective of an
MBA is to teach students the foundations of general management and develop skills in problem
solving and decision making in a business environment.

Core courses of a typical program cover MBA subjects in Finance Accounting, Operations
Management, Marketing, Technology Management, Organizational Behavior.

Example of MBA Syllabus (Core subjects)

Semester 1
Introduction to Accounting
Students learn how accounting standards and managerial incentives a ect the nancial reporting
process. They will be able to read common nancial statements such as the income statement, balance
sheet, and statement of cash ows.

Basic Economics Principles and Concepts

Students will be exposed to the economic way of thinking and examine the basics of microeconomics,
including supply and demand of commodities as well as macroeconomic concepts such as national
production, employment, in ation and interest rates.

Introduction to Finance
Students examine the importance of investment and nancial decisions in creating and capturing value
for businesses. They use techniques of analysis including capital budgeting, discounted cash ow
valuation, and risk analysis to assess corporate performance and project nancial statements and cash
needs. Principles of Operations Management Students develop skills and concepts related to the
design, planning, control, and improvement of manufacturing and service operations. Topics covered
include process analysis, bottlenecks, ows rates, lean management, inventory levels, quality
management, six sigma, and supply chain design./

Fundamentals of Marketing

Students develop an understanding of the relationship of marketing to other functions in the

company. They examine how behavioural factors, and organizational in uences impact on the
customer's buying decision. They learn how to identify opportunities and implement marketing
strategies in the context of general management by applying a variety of market segmentation
techniques and product positioning techniques. Topics covered include environmental analysis,
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industry and competitor analysis, objective setting, pricing, product development, placement,
promotion, consumer behavior.

Semester 2
Management of Information Systems/Technology Management
The course provides students with an understanding of the importance of technology on which
organizations depend. Students examine how information systems functions contribute to an
organisation's competitiveness and improve decision-making process. They explore complex issues
related to technology and how they can be managed. Topics encompass, Project Management, Product
Innovation, and Change Management.

Essentials of Organizational Behaviour/Human Resources Management

The course provides an examination of the behavior of people in organizations as applied to the
business world. Students learn how organizational culture and change a ect working relationships
within organizations. Key concepts include employee motivation and reward systems, communication,
perception, con ict management, perception, leadership.

Corporate Strategy
The course introduces students to the importance of strategic management. They analyze the
complexity of an environment and its implications in the decision-making process and use tools and
methods to formulate a strategy and perform in-depth analyses of industries and competitors. Key
concepts include corporate governance, competitive advantage, SWOT, corporate planning, market
analysis, and board of birectors.

In the second part of the curriculum, students choose from an array of elective courses spanning
topics from Entrepreneurship to Healthcare Management and Finance to Business Analytics. Other
MBA subjects include Big Data, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, Leadership, Negotiations,
Luxury Brand Management, Retail, and Sustainability.

The program culminates either into a capstone project, an internship, or a thesis in which
students combines knowledge, analytical and quantitative skills and tools learned during classes.

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