executive MBA
Executive MBA subjects
19 subjects from first steps to the action project. Start free, listen or read, and answer by speaking or typing.
free entry
Start free, learn your way
- Start free. The three pre-programme subjects, Managerial Skills, Individual Skills and Team Skills, are free for everyone. They suit young people starting out and adults who are new to study or to computers.
- Try before you join. Part 1 of every other subject is free to read, listen to and answer.
- Talk or type. Every part has a Listen button, a Speak button and a typing box. You never have to type if you prefer to talk.
- Learn your way. Every part offers See, Hear, Do and Read-and-write routes. Take the learning-style check to find yours.
- Pay as you go. Join the whole programme, or take one subject at a time. Fees are shown at the join step.
Pre-programme, open term
Pre-programme, open term
- subject 01 · free
Managerial Skills
New and future managers who want to lead themselves before they lead others.
3.5 ECTS · 4 chapters
Open Managerial Skills - subject 02 · free
Individual Skills
Anyone starting the programme who wants to learn faster and stay well while working and studying.
3.5 ECTS · 4 chapters
Open Individual Skills - subject 03 · free
Team Skills
Anyone who will work in study groups, project teams or remote teams during the programme.
3.5 ECTS · 4 chapters
Open Team Skills
Year 1, term A
Year 1, term A
- subject 04
Global Management
Managers whose firm sells, buys or employs people in more than one country.
5.0 ECTS · 6 parts
Open Global Management - subject 05
International Accounting
Managers who must read, compare and question accounts from different countries.
5.0 ECTS · 6 parts
Open International Accounting
Year 1, term B
Year 1, term B
- subject 06
Financial Management
Managers who must judge investments, budgets and funding.
5.0 ECTS · 6 parts
Open Financial Management - subject 07
Quantitative Analysis
Managers who must turn data into decisions with spreadsheets and basic statistics.
6.5 ECTS · 8 parts
Open Quantitative Analysis
Year 1, term C
Year 1, term C
- subject 08
Corporate Social Responsibility
Managers who must balance profit with people, communities and the environment.
5.0 ECTS · 6 parts
Open Corporate Social Responsibility - subject 09
Marketing
Managers who must win and keep customers.
3.5 ECTS · 4 parts
Open Marketing
Year 1, term D
Year 1, term D
- subject 10
Strategy and Business Models for Emerging Markets
Managers building or entering businesses in fast-growing, less developed markets.
6.0 ECTS · 7 parts
Open Strategy and Business Models for Emerging Markets - subject 11
Entrepreneurship
Anyone planning to start a business, a side business or a new venture inside a firm.
8.5 ECTS · 10 parts
Open Entrepreneurship
Year 1, term E
Year 1, term E
- subject 12
IT Management
Managers who must decide on digital projects, systems and data without being IT specialists.
5.0 ECTS · 6 parts
Open IT Management
Year 2, term A
Year 2, term A
- subject 13
Corporate Finance
Senior managers who decide on funding, payouts, valuation and financial risk.
6.5 ECTS · 8 parts
Open Corporate Finance
Year 2, term B
Year 2, term B
- subject 14
Business Execution
Managers who want to practise running a whole business in a safe simulation.
3.5 ECTS · 4 parts
Open Business Execution - subject 15
Global Operations Management
Managers who run processes, plants, service centres or supply networks.
5.0 ECTS · 6 parts
Open Global Operations Management
Year 2, term C
Year 2, term C
- subject 16
Managerial Economics
Managers who set prices, plan output and compete in markets.
6.0 ECTS · 7 parts
Open Managerial Economics
Year 2, term D
Year 2, term D
- subject 17
Global Strategy
Senior managers who shape where and how a firm competes worldwide.
4.0 ECTS · 5 parts
Open Global Strategy - subject 19
Fundamentals of Global Energy Business
Managers working in or with the energy sector, from utilities to buyers of large amounts of power.
3.5 ECTS · 4 parts
Open Fundamentals of Global Energy Business
Year 2, term E: action project
Year 2, term E: action project
- subject 18
Consulting Methodology and Action Project
Final-year learners who will solve a real problem for a real organisation.
3.5 ECTS · 4 parts
Open Consulting Methodology and Action Project
the whole programme
Programme at a glance
| Subject | Term | ECTS | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Managerial Skills | Pre-programme, open term | 3.5 | 4 |
| 02 Individual Skills | Pre-programme, open term | 3.5 | 4 |
| 03 Team Skills | Pre-programme, open term | 3.5 | 4 |
| 04 Global Management | Year 1, term A | 5.0 | 6 |
| 05 International Accounting | Year 1, term A | 5.0 | 6 |
| 06 Financial Management | Year 1, term B | 5.0 | 6 |
| 07 Quantitative Analysis | Year 1, term B | 6.5 | 8 |
| 08 Corporate Social Responsibility | Year 1, term C | 5.0 | 6 |
| 09 Marketing | Year 1, term C | 3.5 | 4 |
| 10 Strategy and Business Models for Emerging Markets | Year 1, term D | 6.0 | 7 |
| 11 Entrepreneurship | Year 1, term D | 8.5 | 10 |
| 12 IT Management | Year 1, term E | 5.0 | 6 |
| 13 Corporate Finance | Year 2, term A | 6.5 | 8 |
| 14 Business Execution | Year 2, term B | 3.5 | 4 |
| 15 Global Operations Management | Year 2, term B | 5.0 | 6 |
| 16 Managerial Economics | Year 2, term C | 6.0 | 7 |
| 17 Global Strategy | Year 2, term D | 4.0 | 5 |
| 19 Fundamentals of Global Energy Business | Year 2, term D | 3.5 | 4 |
| 18 Consulting Methodology and Action Project | Year 2, term E: action project | 3.5 | 4 |
19 subjects, 109 parts, 92 ECTS in the subjects. Take it in 24 months, or at your own pace over 1 to 10 years.
Executive programme Online MBA (test)
Draft for review. Not live. Credit values are aligned with the European credit system for orientation only and are not an accreditation.