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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)
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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)
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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)
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Official transcript from all universities attended
(translated into English or French if necessary).
Certified copies must be mailed.
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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)
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A personal interview with a member of the admissions
committee
Candidates
profiles
The
candidates we will recruit have:
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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
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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 €
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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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