Online MBA (blended learning)

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Online MBA (blended learning)

Practical Information

Program duration Taught part: 24 months, Project Phase: 12 months. Normal completion takes 36 months

Entry requirements 3 years of professional experience, a first degree and the required level of proficiency in English

Degree level Master (120 ECTS credits)

Program fees 21 000 € (In up to 4 installments)

Important dates 10/09/2012 - Intake07/02/2014 - End of the distance-learning phase

The GGSB Online solution

That means you can study from home for most of the program modules but also benefit from 5 weeks of study in Grenoble, France.
This blended approach is a very effective mix of distance learning with GGSB professors followed by residential weeks together with full-time (FT) MBA students here in the main school in Grenoble.
This formula allows you to stay in your home environment and organize your weekly study times during the core courses with the support of an online tutor.

Calendar

The residential sessions in Grenoble are limited to:

Introduction Session with the FT MBA group
The 3 intensive weeks of your chosen specialization with the FT MBA group
The Final Week: Negotiation Skills and Integrative Case modules

The Online modules are delivered in a highly attractive and user-friendly format using multimedia software with interaction based on stimulating materials in a variety of supports, including text, image and sound.

GGSB Faculty: academics and experienced consultants

Faculty

The faculty includes academic professors as well as highly experienced consultants and managers from varied backgrounds with senior positions in industry. The program is based on real-world application of theory, concepts and models using authentic business cases to analyze how theory works in practice.

Benefits

Take advantage of the latest ICT to optimize your time and financial resources to follow an MBA in an internationally-accredited business school while based anywhere in the world.
Follow an intensive stimulating MBA program taught 100% in English.
Strengthen and develop both hard and soft management skills.
Stay in your home environment, but also visit France for 5 intensive weeks and expand your network of international contacts.
Complete an extensive and applied management report of professional standard to contribute to your career development.
Get an excellent return on investment by accelerating your career progress.

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Program and modules

Blended Program Structure

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Online phase: the online modules are delivered over a 24 month period, see the link for details of the schedule. The 45 and 90 hour modules are taught for periods of 5 or 10 weeks.
Residential weeks in Grenoble: the face-to-face sessions take place during the taught part over 5 intensive weeks, and include the introduction, your chosen specialization, and the final modules. You will follow the specialization with the full-time MBA students.
The Project phase: the third and final year is the final management project phase, where you are again free to be based anywhere in the world. The project is applied and practical in nature, often aimed at addressing a corporate need. The entire program can be followed by students who are pursuing professional activity in parallel.

Program Modules

(in black = online delivery / in red = Grenoble class delivery)

Introduction week	Introduction to Leadership, and Team Building in Grenoble
The International Environment	International Macroeconomics Geopolitics	90h (5 ECTS)
Sustainability & Management	Ethics, Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility Risk Management	90h (5 ECTS)
Business Law	Introduction & Corporate Governance Contract Law	90h (5 ECTS)
Accounting	Managerial Accounting (15h) Financial Accounting & Auditing (30h)	135h (7.5 ECTS)
International Management	Intercultural Management International Negotiations in Grenoble	45h (5 ECTS) 15h (2.5 ECTS)
Technology Management	Innovation Management Operations Management	90h (5 ECTS)
Tools for Decision-Making	Managerial Economics Quantitative Methods	90h (5 ECTS)
Managing Organizations	International Human Resource Management Organisational Behaviour and Change Management	90h (5 ECTS)
Strategic Information Systems		90h (5 ECTS)
Corporate Finance		90h (5 ECTS)
International Marketing		90h (5 ECTS)
Strategic Management		90h (5 ECTS)
Integrative case in Grenoble		15h (5 ECTS)
Total core courses		70 ECTS (European credits)

Specializations in Grenoble

Specializations: watch video presentations

Choice of one specialization*: Each specialization is 90 hours (15 ECTS) over 3 residential intensive weeks, with Full-Time MBAs.

Finance	International Financial Management Measuring Financial Performance Investment and Valuation
Management Consulting	The Management Consultant: Process and Tools Corporate Business Process Developing Consulting Expertise
Global Management	Business in the Global Environment International Business Law International Business Operations International Financial Management
Innovation Management	Challenges and External Context of Innovation Management Dynamics and Internal Context of Innovation Management Emerging Trends in Innovation Management
Marketing	Strategic Planning and Marketing Planning Market Research E-Marketing
Business Intelligence	Business Intelligence Strategy Corporate Performance Measurement Customer Intelligence
Entrepreneurship	Entrepreneurship Small and Family Business New Venture Business Plan
Project Management (at London School of Business and Finance, UK)	Project Management: Theory + Framework Project Management: Skills and Tools Project Management: Case Simulation
Biotechnology	Technology and Biotechnology Biotechnology Industry Dynamics Entrepreneurship and Biotechnology

* Please note: Content subject to change, a minimum number of students is required each year to permit an individual specialization to open.

All specializations are also available as single courses with enrolment through GGSB Executive Education.

Final Management Project (35 ECTS)

The Final Project is conducted under the supervision of a Grenoble tutor. MBA students are encouraged to focus on a subject of relevance to their future career plans. It is a substantial applied research project aimed at generating analysis of managerial activity and solutions to the challenges companies face.

Personal Development Week "Option"

This 5-day intensive in February brings together MBA students from all campuses to develop soft skills and to network together. Online students can attend for no additional fees.

Admission

Entry requirements:

A Bachelor-level, undergraduate degree
At least three years of significant full-time work experience
Fluency in English (TOEFL, PTE, IELTS or CPE):
- TOEFL: computer-based: 240 / IBT: 94 (minimum score of 22 in each band) / paper based : 587
- IELTS: 6,5 with a minimum of 6.0 in all areas (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking)
- Cambridge Profiency Exam : A,B,C
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) with a minimum of 63.
- TOEIC is not accepted
GMAT could be required. Target Score 550 (GMAT Institution code 0365). If you are required to take the GMAT you will be notified after the admissions board meets

Application

Application deadlines

Motivated professionals with 3 years or more of professional experience who can study with confidence in English and who have successfully completed their undergraduate studies at any internationally recognized university. To apply for this program candidates must complete the online application and include scanned copies of all original supporting documents (in English, or certified translation if in another language):

CV / Résumé
3 short essays
Scan of passport
Internationally recognized passport picture
TOEFL, Cambridge Proficiency Exam or IELTS score report. TOEFL Institution code: 8973
Official copy of latest copy of degree/Diploma
University Transcripts (front / back with scale): certified copies of all documents must be sent by regular mail directly from the institution.

To ensure GGSB is the right fit for you and you are the right fit to GGSB, candidates may be requested to participate in an interview. You will be notified if an interview is necessary after the admission board meets.
Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. Rolling admissions deadlines are available.

Fees to be paid by student

21 000 €

An Administrative fee of 200 € is charged for student services in Year 1 and a further 200 € for Student Card renewal in Year 2.

12/03/2012

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Contacts Mara Saviotti
+33 4 76 70 62 31

Chloë Thomas
+33 4 76 70 60 23

Funding your MBA

Help in funding your MBA through grants or preferential loans is available.

In the Rankings

Full-time MBA ranked in 2011 in the top 20 MBA programs in Europe by The Economist – ‘Which MBA’.
GGSB is ranked in the top 20 best European Business Schools by the Financial Times.
CNN Expansión Magazine ranks GGSB’s full-time MBA 50th worldwide.

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