MBA Programme Structure

Orientation & Core Courses

The studies in the Oulu Business School MBA Programme start with an intercultural orientation and continue with intensive coursework in specific MBA subjects. The core of the MBA programme consists of a selected combination of key courses in the fields of accounting, economics, finance, human resource management and leadership.

 

Specialisation Courses & Project Work

Specialisation courses will bring the unique characteristics of the multidisciplinary university into the MBA programme by combining expertise from the faculties of technology and humanities as well as from the programme's home, Oulu Business School.

The studies in the MBA programme last for one full academic year during which mandatory residence in Oulu is required. The MBA specialization courses culminate with a project work that will be carried out in small student-teams. The project work will be completed in close-cooperation with a chosen company or other organization in the Oulu region, providing students with a personalised, interactive learning experience, as well as valuable contacts with company executives. At its best, Oulu Business School MBA may work as a springboard to a successful career in innovation-based start-up business. The project work will be started in a chosen phase of the first year studies and it should be finished within one and a half years from the beginning of the programme. (For instance, the students who will be accepted in the 2012 intake should finish their project work by the end of the autumn semester 2013.)

 

Learning Experience

After completing the Oulu Business School MBA programme, the student will be able to:

• Challenge operational performance in contemporary technology-driven organizations.

• Integrate information and translate it into business opportunities that drive positive results either for an existing organization or for start-up business.

• Use the most up to date research-based knowledge in international business and technology management to develop creative solutions to real life management problems

• Manage effectively in international, technology-intensive business environment

• Master the conceptual framework in the core areas of management, such as accounting, economics, finance, human resource management and leadership.