Executive MBA

A Program for executives and working professionals who wish to lead organizations effectively in a rapidly changing business environment.

Program Identity and Scope

The ALBA ACT Executive MBA Program is an intensive weekend Program specifically tailored to the needs of executives and working professionals. It is designed to develop the reflective managers of tomorrow, by helping them acquire critical reasoning skills and develop strategic thinking. A major advantage is that the management skills acquired during the Program can immediately be applied in the workplace. To ensure that participants from different academic and professional backgrounds are at a common level of preparation, there is a series of preparatory courses offered in the two month period preceding the commencement of the Program. The ALBA ACT Executive MBA Program starts in January every year and is normally completed within two years. Students may extend the Program to a maximum of 48 months.

"Both ACT and ALBA are committed to providing top quality business education to our Program participants. The Executive MBA Program combines academic rigor with professionally relevant knowledge offering a holistic and integrated approach to business issues that help participants to think and act strategically in their management practice."

Designed for Executives and Working Professionals

The Executive MBA Program acquaints participants with the latest trends and the most current knowledge in management. Participants in the program have the unique opportunity to broaden their horizons through the interaction with other managers and leaders across a wide range of industries. Working closely together in a challenging educational environment, participants will build a network of relationships with other outstanding professionals and sharpen their analytical and problem-solving skills. The Program is targeted at high-caliber candidates who are currently employed in the private or public sector or who are self-employed. The participants are a group of high achievers with at least three years work experience, who wish to advance in their careers, by investing in their personal development.

Program Focus and Characteristics

To succeed in a dynamically evolving business environment, business managers need to think and act strategically. Our priority at ALBA ACT is to adopt a pragmatic approach whereby the theoretical content taught can be immediately applied to the real business world. The distinctive and innovative identity of the Executive MBA Program encompasses the following dimensions:

Holistic Approach: An integrative approach to business issues, which enables participants to enhance their general management skills and obtain the knowledge they require as managers. Courses in the Program are coordinated to emphasize links between the various business disciplines, thus helping participants to develop a holistic and integrated view of managing an organization.

Strategic Focus: The emphasis on strategic issues helps develop the skills of a successful strategic decision-maker in the presence of either competition or co-operation.

Integration across disciplines: Although individual courses cover all functional areas of a business, the focus of the program is on linking the courses and ensuring that the cross-functional effects of decisions are understood and integrated into the decision-making process.

Business Plan Project: The Business Plan Project offers participants the opportunity to integrate acquired knowledge across all business disciplines, by structuring and delivering a comprehensive business plan for a real company.

Business Game: The Program culminates with the Business Game simulation, aimed at putting participants' decision-making skills to the test in the context of a complex, dynamic and competitive environment where business decisions and competitor behavior affect one another.

    Program Structure

The Executive MBA Program is a broad, general management Program. The curriculum has been designed to provide participants with the fundamental business knowledge and the skills and competencies needed to enhance their professional development. It includes a Preparatory Period, Core Courses and Electives. Courses typically integrate case studies, discussions and lectures by professors and prominent business leaders.

Program Curriculum

Preparatory Courses
Introduction to Accounting
Business Mathematics and Statistics
Computer Skills
Presentation Skills

Core Courses
Business Economics
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Business Decisions with Data Models
Financial Management
Strategic Thinking
Strategic Management and Business Simulation
Managerial Accounting
Marketing Management
Productions & Operations Management
Undestanding Organizations
Business Plan

Elective Courses
(Choice of the equivalent of five full courses)
Corporate Finance
Investments
Global Capital Markets
New Product Development
Sales Management
Marketing Research
Integrated Marketing Communications
Enterprise Information Systems
Supply Chain Management
Managing Service Operations
International Business Management
Psychoanalyzing Organizations
Emotional Intelligence
Managing the Family Enterprise

MSc in Finance

The premier academic qualification for those interested in an international career in finance.

Program Identity and Scope

The ALBA ACT Master of Science (MSc) in Finance prepares professionals for international careers in finance. The program combines academic rigor with practical knowledge. An international advisory committee of finance practitioners and academics ensures the program's high quality and an optimal balance between academia and the financial business world.

The program starts in September every year and is normally completed in 15 months. Working professionals who attend the program may extend the program's duration up to two years. All classes are held in the evening.

Scholarships

We search for the most outstanding individuals who demonstrate the highest potential and who can make a difference, irrespective of their financial status. We are, therefore, committed to helping Program participants finance their studies. Applicants may apply for scholarships and financial aid once accepted into the program.

"In the dynamic world of finance, companies are looking for professionals with a solid academic background, good numerical and practical understanding of the workings of the system. The ALBA ACT MSc in Finance at aims to combine academic rigor with professionally relevant knowledge, in an advanced technological environment. Its aim is to create professionals with an international orientation but with a very good knowledge of the regional market."

Designed For Those Wishing To Be Experts in Finance

The Program attracts graduates with a solid quantitative background from areas such as Accounting, Business, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics and Physics. Although work experience will most certainly be considered an advantage, it is not a requirement for admission to the Program. The Program is also aimed at professionals employed in financial institutions or other organizations, who wish to improve their professional status without leaving their jobs.

Program Focus and Characteristics

Taught by an internationally recognized faculty and by leading professionals from the private and public sector, the Program focuses on providing a deep understanding of finance in a global context and a firm grasp of the latest financial theories and techniques. Furthermore, it emphasizes the practical applications of finance theories in solving real world problems. Program participants develop international orientation and gain solid conceptual, analytical and technologically advanced training in Finance.

Moreover, participants are exposed to real case studies from the local environment. Students gain a sound understanding of the application of theories and techniques and prepare for a career in investment banking, financial management, corporate finance, corporate treasury management, securities analysis & portfolio management, financial institutions, risk management and financial engineering.

Program Resources

ACT's library and the ALBA Finance Center provide participants ample resources to study and acquaint themselves with the latest developments in international financial markets. Both are equipped with personal computers, local and global financial databases, real time financial information and trading systems and risk management software. In addition, they both provide access to an impressive range of business periodicals and academic journals, both in physical and online form.

Program Structure

The Program's core courses help participants develop solid financial knowledge, while the specialization and elective courses allow students to customize the Program to their professional needs. The Program culminates with a team project that gives students the opportunity to study real-world financial issues in depth and develop the necessary skills that are required of successful finance practitioners. Participants are also required to take preparatory courses before the commencement of the core courses.

Program Curriculum

Preparatory Courses
Introduction to Accounting
Quantitative Tools in Finance
Financial Markets and Instruments
Writing Skills and Presentation Techniques Workshop

Core Courses
Macroeconomics & Financial Markets
Financial Accounting
Corporate Finance & Evaluation
Investments
Empirical Methods in Finance
Financial Modeling
Management of Financial Services
Advanced Portfolio Management
Team Project

Elective Courses
(Choice of the equivalent of two full courses)
Advanced Corporate Finance
Managerial Accounting
Financial Engineering & Risk Management
Management of Financial Institutions
Global Capital Markets
Managing Service Operations

MSc in Business Management
Tailored to the needs of entrepreneurs and professionals.

Program Identity and Scope

The ALBA ACT Master of Science (MSc) in Business Management has one important aim: to develop leaders with general management skills and perspectives required by professionals and entrepreneurs to start or effectively run a business. The program’s aim is achieved through an intensive 12-month curriculum that consists of a broad range of courses that cover all functional areas of business. The Program starts in late August every year with a series of Preparatory Courses. Working professionals who attend the program may extend its duration up to two years in total. Classes are held on weekends or in the evening.

Scholarships

We search for the most outstanding individuals who demonstrate the highest potential and who can make a difference, irrespective of their financial status. We are, therefore, committed to helping Program participants finance their studies. Applicants may apply for scholarships and financial aid once accepted into the program.

"The ALBA ACT MSc in Business Management attracts recent university graduates, younger professionals (attorneys, pharmacists, architects etc) and entrepreneurs who wish to transform their lives through a unique learning experience on the cutting edge of international managerial thinking"

Designed for Highly Motivated Entrepreneurs and Professionals

The Program attracts younger professionals who are dynamic and highly motivated. Participants come from diverse academic and cultural backgrounds and wish to develop the knowledge and skills required to start or run a business. They may hold a degree in any one of a variety of fields such as Engineering, Science, Economics, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Humanities or Liberal Arts. While the program targets recent university graduates with a very good academic record, candidates with professional experience in a small or family business or any organizations may also apply.

Program Focus and Characteristics

Solid foundation in general management
The ALBA ACT MSc in Business Management provides a solid foundation in general management and key functional skills. Students gain an in-depth knowledge of management through the core courses, while the electives allow them to tailor the program to their own needs.

Cultivating managerial skills, teamwork and innovative thinking
Innovation is assimilated into the entire MSc in Business Management program by faculty who incorporate innovative behaviors and practices in their teaching. Courses are specifically tailored to the needs of small and family-owned businesses, giving students the insights to deal successfully with the unique challenges these businesses usually face. Finally, Program participants are required to work in teams to devise and write a business plan for a business challenge that a real company faces. During this process, students integrate the acquired knowledge in the various functional business areas, seeing the business as a whole entity.

MSc in Business Management Highlights

The Field Consulting Project
The Field Consulting Project is the culmination of the year's intensive learning, providing the opportunity to implement concepts and methods in a real company environment. Participants form teams and spend approximately three months examining a real-life business problem commissioned by an organization.

Program Structure

The Program starts with the Preparatory Courses Segment that provides a foundation for the core courses that follow. The Core Curriculum provides students with the knowledge and skills required to gain a deep understanding of the fundamentals of management. Then, having the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of electives, participants may customize the Program to their own professional needs. Finally, the field-consulting project comes at the end of the Program, where students apply and integrate the skills and knowledge gained during the Program to a practical situation.

Program Curriculum

Preparatory Courses
Quantitative Methods
Introduction to Accounting
Presentation Skills Workshop

Core Courses
Business Economics
Financial Management
Organizational Management
Operations Management
Marketing Management
Research Methods in Management
Managerial Accounting
Leading Independent Enterprises
Field Consulting Project

Elective Courses
(Choice of the equivalent of two full courses)
Family Business Management
Venture Growth
New Product Development
Sales Management
Emotional Intelligence
Managing the Family Enterprise
Entrepreneurship

*Curriculum may change; contact admissions for most current information.