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A
message from the Programme Director of
the AUDENCIA MBA
Welcome
to the web page of AUDENCIA MBA. Our programme was launched
in 1984 and recently redesigned as an international MBA.
The aim
of the international AUDENCIA MBA Programme is to prepare
business professionals with high potential for careers in
international business. Dynamic environments create many cross-border
business opportunities. In such circumstances being able to
create strategic opportunities and manage change at the global
level is crucial.
Based
on a modern teaching approach, our MBA allows you to work
with our very skilled faculty, to follow intensive seminars
and to prepare projects to an international standard. At the
end of your studies, you will be capable of generating and
managing change in a professional manner.
Please
take a moment to discover our programme in detail and do not
hesitate to ask for
further
information if necessary.
Professor Stéphan BOURCIEU
Programme Director, AUDENCIA MBA
E-mail: sbourcieu@audencia.com
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MISSION
STATEMENT
In
1984 AUDENCIA Nantes school of Management launched a full-time
Master in Management (ISMA) in French. For 18 years, more
than 400 professionals with high potential have graduated
from the programme. ISMA was recently redesigned to become
an international Master of Business Administration programme
in English.
In
keeping with AUDENCIA's mission, the goal of AUDENCIA MBA
is to provide an advanced education for experienced people
who have high potential and strong interest for international
and dynamic environments.
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PROGRAMME
DESCRIPTION
The curriculum is based on the successful completion of 3
sets of courses in management:
Stage
1. Core courses
The first part of the programme is devoted to core-courses
which provide a general foundation in the major management
fields with an international focus: Accounting, Finance, Law,
Marketing, Strategy etc.
- The
goal of this stage is to acquire the methods and tools to
understand the mission, the environment and the cost-structure
of an organization.
Stage
2. Concentrations
In the second part, participants tailor their individual learning
programme by choosing from 4 concentrations. Selecting a concentration
enables each participant to reinforce his expertise in a particular
area:
International
Strategic Management
- The
programme covers the broadest areas in strategic management
in the international context. It prepares managers to analyse
the competitive environments and to design the strategic
orientations of their activities/companies.
Management
of Technology
- This
concentration is designed to prepare participants for the
challenges of managing people, projects and organizations
in a technological context.
Change
Management and Consulting
- The
dynamic environment creates many opportunities, changes
structures and organizations and alters the way people act,
work and think. This concentration proposes knowledge and
skills for participants who want to generate and manage
change in the organizations as consultant or manager.
Entrepreneurship
and Project management
- To
create an enterprise and to manage a project in an existing
company require the same expertise and have the same constraints.
The programme covers the different aspects of the entrepreneurship
and project management processes.
Stage
3. Transversal courses
The third part lead participants to realize their leadership
potential through :
Simulation
Challenges
- Those
seminars make connections between the professional experience
and the concepts learned during the programme. Simulation
Challenges are the most important originality of AUDENCIA
MBA. They are positioned throughout the curriculum to mobilize
the skills and knowledge acquired during the formation.
The most important Simulation Challenge is AUDENCIA MBA
Competition.
AUDENCIA
MBA Competition is a strategic simulation business game
between academic and professional teams representing different
European Accredited Business Schools and international
Companies. This competition is an experience with fully
international orientation based on business situations
close to reality. Through AUDENCIA MBA Competition, participants:
- exercise
strategic intuition and vision as an entrepreneur,
- practise effective implementation of corporate strategy,
- understand the importance of operational discipline and
cost awareness,
- consider the difference between strategic and management
thinking and the skills required for each.
During
two days (3rd and 4th December 2002), the first edition
of AUDENCIA MBA Competition have brought together Teams
for four European accredited Business Schools : AUDENCIA
School of Management, University of Bradford Management
School (UK), EADA (Barcelona, Spain) and Leon Kozminski
Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management (Warsaw, Poland).
Leadership
seminars
- Those
courses lead participants to analyze factors that shape
the leadership and to use tools that make it easier.
Individual
Project (from June to September)
- Consulting
mission or Internship or Thesis.
This project is an opportunity for participants to work
as consultant or trainee within a company. Individual thesis
allow the student to explore a particular business function
or business sector in connection with the concentration
completed.
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THE
LEARNING APPROACH
Learning
how to work and how to generate collective knowledge, to share
arguments and ideas in a results-oriented way is the motto
of AUDENCIA MBA. Sessions are in essence treated as business
meetings which need a very high level of preparation and co-ordination
between participants. Courses are based on very professional
teaching approaches with clear objectives, intensive debates
and presentation of results. The underlying assumption is
that participants are fully involved in the academic institution
and must bring ideas and concrete results to sessions.
Each course
hour requires at least three hours of personal work involving
the reading or preparation of documents (articles, books,
cases), so as to allow informed discussions and cogent decisions
during the meetings themselves. These preparation requirements
will be clearly specified for each course. Emphasis is placed
on group work and teaching methods are varied and intense
with formats ranging from lectures and case studies, to projects
and presentations. To succeed, students must be very well
organized and be able to share information and plan duties,
for both individual and group projects.
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AUDENCIA
MBA FACULTY
The international
character of the programme is emphasized by the permanent
faculty and the international affiliate faculty of AUDENCIA
Nantes School of Management. Courses are taught by professors
from 11 countries (Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany,
Ireland, Lebanon, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, United
States) as well as guest lecturers from industry and top-ranking
overseas universities.
Professors
teaching on AUDENCIA MBA are among the most active and influential
academics in their respective fields of research.
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ENTRY
REQUIREMENT AND APPLICATION FORMS
Applicants
must hold the following qualifications
- University
degree (B.A., B.Sc, M.A., M.Sc. or equivalent)
- Minimum
three years working experience
In exceptional
circumstances, young graduates with strong potential, international
profile and a clear business project will be accepted.
Admission
requirements
- A signed
and completed application form downloaded on the website.
- A 77
Euro non-refundable application fee in the form of a cheque
or money order payable to AGESCAE (cheques must be drawn
on a French Bank)
- Official
transcript from all universities attended (translated into
English or French if necessary). Certified copies must be
mailed.
- Two
letters of recommendation (mailed directly from the referees
or submitted with the application documents in a separate
sealed envelope).
- GMAT
score or equivalent
(to have your official test scores sent to us, please use
school code 0674)
- TOEFL
score or equivalent (if first language is not English)
(to have your official test scores sent to us, please use
school code 0161)
- A
personal interview with a member of the admissions committee
Candidates
profiles
The candidates
we will recruit have:
- Real
international profile and are able to integrate a multicultural
environment
- A double
specialization as Science-MBA; Law-MBA, Engineering-MBA,
Social Science-MBA
- Leadership
qualities
- Good
academic profile and ability to connect theoretical concepts
with professional background
To
download the application form (PDF - 36 K)
To
download the letter of recommendation form (PDF - 23 K)
Admission
decision schedule
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Application
deadline
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Committee
decision
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January
20
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February
1st |
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March
20
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April
1st |
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June
20
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July
1st |
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August
30
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September
10 th |
Course
will start in September 2003
All application documents must be sent to:
AUDENCIA MBA - For the attention of the Director
8 route de la Jonelière - BP 31222
44312 NANTES Cedex 03 - FRANCE
Registration and tuition fees
- Application
fee: 77 €
- Tuition
fee: 16.700 €
After
your acceptation on the programme, you will receive an official
admission letter and will have to confirm your acceptance
as quickly as possible. Part of the total tuition fee will
be requested at that time (1,700 Euro). The total requested
fee is 16,700 Euro payable in four parts (Registration fee
of 1,700 Euro, followed by payments of 5,000 Euro, 5,000 Euro
and 5,000 Euro).
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