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Executive MBA courses and modules

The curriculum is structured around three modules.
Each module corresponds in course content roughly to an academic semester. Program participants study an integrated curriculum, drawing on the full range of functional areas of business and stressing the development of analytical skills. The emphasis is on strategic decision-making, particularly as decisions are influenced by the global setting of business. The courses in the Program have an applied, policy-making orientation and make extensive use of case studies from around the world. The use of computers to support decision analysis is a key component of most courses.

• Module 1 provides basic tools for better decision-making in business management.
• Module 2 focuses on the management of functional areas.
• Module 3 offers a senior management perspective on directing the enterprise as a whole in a rapidly changing global business climate.

The following courses comprise the curriculum for the three modules as the classes move around the globe:

Module 1 (Tilburg, Hannover)

• Microeconomics
• Quantitative Methods
• Organizational Behavior
• Human Resources
• Accounting for Managers
• Macroeconomics

Module 2 (Budapest, West Lafayette)

• International Economics
• Financial Management
• Marketing Management
• Operations Management
• International Business Negotiations

Module 3 (Shanghai, Tilburg)

• Strategic Management
• International Business Law & Ethics
• International Finance
• International Management
• Business Environment Analysis for Investments
• Doing Business in Asia

Locations for the mba modules may vary.