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Postgraduate Courses

Master of Business Administration Degree

(M.B.A.)The Cambridge M.B.A. is a highly selective programme, which provides our 

international and diverse cohort with a thorough business grounding. It is aimed at

high achievers, with a minimum of three years postgraduate work experience. The

GMAT is a mandatory requirement for admissions.

Applications for the M.B.A. course are made online through our 

website: http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/mba/index.html.

The Course StructureThe Cambridge M.B.A. is a one-year full-time course.

Course ContentThe Cambridge M.B.A. adopts a policy of continuous improvement and the details

of the course vary from year to year. The provisional content for 2010-11 includes

the following components (please note that this is not a comprehensive list):

Core Components

AccountingOverview of the primary financial statements, appreciation of key

accounting concepts, an awareness of a sample of key accounting policies

and international accounting standards and how these impact on financial

statements.

Economics

An introduction to Economics, split into microeconomics, with topics such

as basic price theory, the firm and industry theory, and macroeconomics,

with topics such as an overview of the macroeconomy and macropolicy.

FinanceAn overview of the foundations of corporate finance and an introduction to

the tools and analyses used to make investment and financing decisions.

Topics covered include capital budgeting and the choice of investment

 projects, the impact of risk, tax and inflation on capital budgeting decisions,

mergers and acquisitions, and the use of financial options.

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Financial Management

Application of the core skills of accounting and finance to the challenges of 

understanding and managing financial performance. Topics covered include

share price behaviour, investor relations, value-based performance metrics,

and cost structures.

Marketing

Understanding how marketing contributes to overall business strategy.

Considering customer behaviour, market segments, and tools for relationship

marketing.

Organisational Behaviour

Understanding how individuals and groups behave in organizations and why

they perform in the way they do.

International Business

Understanding the nature of multinational firms and the structures andstrategies that they need to adopt in different situations to ensure success.

Topics covered include designing global strategies, managing international

mergers and acquisitions, and cross-cultural management.

Operations Management

The aim of this course is to explore the central and closely related functions

of operations and management accounting.

Management Analysis

Learning the basic concepts and essential management tools for 

understanding data and analysing decisions taken. Students will learn the

analytic skills needed to perform, defend, or critique a business analysis.

Management Practice

An introduction to cross-cultural learning, communication skills,

 presentation skills, individual and group behaviour, inter-group dynamics,

and leadership.

These components are supplemented by a distinguished speaker series - Cambridge

Leadership Seminars. In addition, students participate in three projects: the

Cambridge Venture Project (CVP) based in Cambridge, the Global ConsultingProject (GCP) based in large blue-chip corporations anywhere in the world, and the

Capstone Project.

Electives (this is not a comprehensive listand is subject to change)

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  Corporate Finance

  People Management

  Global Marketing

  Innovation Management

  System Dynamics

  Advanced Strategy

  Beyond NPV

  Change Management

  Capital Markets

  Emerging Technology Entrepreneurship

  Global Macroeconomics

  Hedge Funds

  Liberalization and Regulation of International Financial Markets

  Marketing Communications

  Mergers and Acquisitions  Risk Management in Global Banking

  Strategic Brand Management

  Supply Chain Strategy

  Venture Capital

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