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MBA at a Glance
Admissions
Why MBA at RKC?
Programme Outline
Course Descriptions
Aims and learning outcomes
MBA Majors

The Scheme has been designed to meet the Online MBA Aims in a flexible manner that can be tailored to the individual preferences of each student.

The MBA requires you to complete 8 courses plus a final project.

The Online MBA programme consists of the following modules:

Power Learning for Managers (not-for-credit module)

Stage 1 - eight taught modules

4 core subjects - mandatory

• Organisational Behaviour
• Financial Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Marketing Management

3 electives

(Three electives, of which at least one must be a residency)

Electives (choose two)

• Management of Technological Change
• eBusiness
• Applied Leadership
• International Business Management
• Contemporary Project Management
• Defining Excellence in Project Management
• Management of Intellectual Property

Residential Electives (choose at least one)

• Michael Porter on Corporate Strategy and Competitiveness (offered in affiliation with The Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School)
• The Art of Business
• Investment Management

Capstone - mandatory

• Strategic Management

Stage 2 - Individual Dissertation

• Dissertation work

The Certificate of Business Administration is awarded to candidates who have completed 60 credits (4 modules), while the Diploma of Business Administration is awarded to candidates who have completed 120 credits (all 8 modules, including a residency elective) but have been unable to complete the dissertation. Students who achieve 180 credits in total and thus successfully complete the dissertation exit with the award of Master of Business Administration.

The total study time is based on the notion of 10 hours study per credit. For the 15-credit modules, the study time requirement is usually divided as follows:

• 50 hours textbook and other reading matter;
• 45 hours case preparation;
• 40 hours case and other class discussion on-line;
• 15 hours interim and final exam preparation.

Where the requirements differ from this standard, the rationale is made clear to students.

The dissertation is an exception to this general principle, requiring a total of 600 hours of largely independent study time and a degree of direct supervisor contact, as follows:

• 25 hours direct supervisor contact;
• 500 hours independent studies hours;
• 75 hours directed studies hours.