Course of Studies

The Curriculum

The program is based on a classical American MBA program supplemented with subjects on issues typical for the Polish economy.

The program covers an orientation session and 21 courses taught during four semesters. Each semester, students form teams helping them to maximize learning and shared opportunities.

WEMBA begins with a 3-day retreat, aimed at introducing participants to the Program and to one another. The integration process is supported by communication consultants providing training on group psychology, team building and team problem-solving. The session is open to all WEMBA alumni and students.

During the first three semesters, students acquaint themselves with basic management issues. In the fourth semester, they have a unique opportunity to work in international teams with students from Austria, China and the U.S., and to participate in an International Residency program, which includes the Executive MBA Virtual Team Project and the International Residency Session organized and hosted by the Carlson School of Management and held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. This one-week program includes seminars on contemporary business issues, visits to companies and networking opportunities with executive MBA students from four executive MBA programs run by the University of Minnesota on three continents.

Curriculum

Semester I: Interdisciplinary Foundations of Business

• Orientation Session (30 hours)
• Management Challenges and Organizational Behavior (30 hours)
• Human Resource Management (30 hours)
• Macroeconomic Business Environment (30 hours)
• Managerial Economics (30 hours)
• Data Analysis and Reasoning in Business (30 hours)
• Financial Accounting (30 hours)

Semester II: Knowledge and Skills for Top Performance

• Managerial Accounting (30 hours)
• Financial Management (45 hours)
• Strategic Marketing Management (45 hours)
• Operations and Logistics Management (45 hours)

Semester III: Managing in Complex Environments

• Managing in an International Environment (45 hours)
• Business Law (30 hours)
• Business Ethics (15 hours)
• Strategic Management (45 hours)
• Business Simulation (30 hours)
• Effective Decisions (15 hours)
• Management Information Systems (30 hours)

Semester IV: Area Studies

• Concentration 1 (15 hours)
• Concentration 2 (15 hours)
• Concentration 3 (15 hours)
• International Residency (120 hours)

Total 750 hours