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The Faculty
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The SDA Bocconi Full-Time MBA lasts one year. It is an intense program that maximizes learning chances in a limited scope of time.
The MBA curriculum is designed to cater for the realities of the current marketplace.
It encourages students to go beyond a conventional business model through creative thinking and a distinguished problem-solving approach.
Global outlook
MBAs who are ready to succeed not only at the regional level but at the global one as well. Our students are trained to have a grasp over cultural intricacies, cross-borders communication and the peculiarities of the marketplace.
World-class faculty
The SDA Bocconi faculty fuels the reputation of the school's programs at an all-time high ranking among the most prestigious business schools worldwide.
Diversity
Students come from across the globe. Every year, the campus is an incorporation for internationalism and gender heterogeneity. Classes bring together individuals from different cultural and professional backgrounds.
Powerful Worldwide Network
The network's pillar of strength lies in the quality of the partnership SDA Bocconi holds with key business institutions around Italy and across the world. SDA Bocconi alumni operating in key positions around the world represent a concrete and solid business network.
Milano advantage
The school is positioned at the heart of Milano. Such a location has its perks. Indeed, Milano represents a major capital of industry, finance, arts, media and fashion. Milano is a real-life laboratory for SDA Bocconi. The city is home to a myriad of companies and stock markets to which students are directly exposed via a series of facilities and opportunities the school provides.
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Course description
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The SDA Bocconi MBA is delivered through a variety of methods and tools.
Curriculum
In addition to the 5 functional-based concentrations, such as Strategy, Corporate Finance, Investments, Innovation and Marketing, the Program offers participants the possibility to further personalize their development by choosing the new sector-based Track in Luxury Business Management (LBM) in partnership with Bulgari, one of the global players on the luxury market.
One approach, different tools
Active methodologies are used throughout the Program. The analysis and discussion of company cases play a significant role, together with traditional lessons, guided discussions, practical exercises, business games, simulations, first-hand business experiences, individual projects, group work, workshops and seminars.
Full schedule
Your schedule will always be tight, full of commitments and opportunities. There is much more than lectures and teamwork on class assignments and business cases. Meetings with famous guest speakers, company days, company interviews, outside visits or in-company projects, club activities and the various sports and social events will keep you constantly busy throughout the program.
Highly interactive group work
The MBA involves you in and outside the classroom with seminars, workshops, club initiatives, sports, charity events and creative competitions. These activities provide new perspectives and challenges, enhancing teamwork, involvement and responsibility in a multicultural contects with very diverse, talent men and women.
Facilities and other learning tools
The MBA Program is housed in a dedicated building with consisting of classrooms equipped with multimedia stations, more than eighty areas for group work and a dedicated wireless system. Each participant must have their own laptop.
The Università Bocconi Library offers access to over 500,000 volumes and more than 7,000 periodicals, a collection that makes our Library one of the world’s richest sources of information on economics, finance and management.
You will be assigned a personal e-mail account in the Bocconi domain and will have access to several databases containing information on economics, finance and business management.
Evaluation
The evaluation system is based on written tests, role playing, projects and classroom work. Participants who complete the Program are awarded the Degree of Master of Business Administration. Exceptional students are awarded a Cum Laude Diploma.
Language courses
Because of the international dimension of the Program, fluency in languages is highly valued and the School provides language pre-courses in both Italian and English.
Non-Italian-speaking students are also offered a free Italian language course from the beginning of the Program in October until June.
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Tuition fee details
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The total fee is EUR 43,500, to be paid in four instalments:
1st instalment: Euro 10,875 on acceptance of youradmission to the Program 2nd instalment: Euro 10,875 by 15 October 2012 3rd instalment: Euro 10,875 by 31 January 2013 4th instalment: Euro 10,875 by 30 April 2013
The fees include
* most teaching materials (although some texts must be purchased separately)
* use of the School's desktop PCs
* access to the School's databases
Funding details
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Financial Aid
The School assists candidates with their search for fundind by supplying the necessary documentation and encourages them to explore all scholarships and loans possibilities in time.
Bocconi grants opportunities for low-interest loans available to admitted students, thanks to agreements with some partner banks. Furthermore the University provides international students with information about possible sources for financing in several countries.
Scholarships
There are several scholarships and tuition waivers offered by the School, as well as by companies, consultancy firms and other organizations.
These are usually awarded before the Program begins.
Admission to the Program is independent of the award of any scholarship or tuition waiver.
SDA Bocconi School of Management is making available 34 total/partial merit-based tuition waivers and 3 total scholarships to 2012/13 MBA candidates with an outstanding profile. The number and assignment criteria of total or partial tuition waivers are defined and acknowledged by a special Commission whose decision is final and will be notified to beneficiaries by the beginning of the Program.
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Berufsfeld / Zielpublikum
The following areas were covered in the Class of 2009 - MBA 34
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Networking Skills
Mock Interviews in Consulting and Finance
Competency Based Interviews
Presentation Skills
Immigration and Labour Law in Italy
Soft Skills
Business Etiquette
Salary Negotiation Skills
International Recruiting Trends
Head Hunting Scenario
Leading actors of a fruitful partnership.
The relationship with recruiting companies is strongly connected with the job market trends and company needs, thus our Recruiting Companies may change accordingly.
The list of recruiters who have offered professional opportunities to the MBA Class of 2009 - MBA 34
Banking and Financial Services
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Allianz
Alpha Group
Banca IMI
Bank of America
Banque Cantonale
Vaudoise
Barclays Bank
Barclays Capital
Chatam Financial
Citi
ConLead
Credite Suisse
Delta Partners
Extrabanca
Fondamenta
SGR – TTVenture Fund
Goldman Sachs
Houlihan Lokey
IFC International Finance
Corporation
IMG Investment
Management
Innogest SGR
Iperion
JP Morgan
Moodys’ Analytics
Morgan Stanley
MPS Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Nomura
Pala Investments
Sace
Sator
Standard & Poor’s
Swiss RE
Tax & Finance
The Financial Services
Authority
UniCredit
UniCredit Leasing
UniCredit Management Consulting
Wave Group
World Bank
Consulting
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A.T.Kearney
Alix Partners
Allinweb
Alvarez & Marsal
Arthur D. Little
Bain & Company
Booz & Co.
Capgemini
Coreconsulting
CMC Consulting
EuroPraxis
G&A Consultants
Infosys Consulting
Innext
McKinsey BPO
Porsche Consulting
Pricewaterhousecoopers
PRTM
Roland Berger Strategy
Consultants
Schlumberger Business
Consulting
Tefen Consulting
The Boston Consulting Group
Value Partners
ZS Associates
Consumer Products
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Bialetti
British American Tobacco
Ferrero
Logitech
Energy & Utilities
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Enel
ExxonMobil
General Electric
Oil & Gas
Saras
Shell
Suntech Power
Healthcare/Pharma/Agribusiness
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Allergan
Amgen
Lilly
Johnson & Johnson
Medtronic
Novartis
Shire Pharmaceuticals
Stallergenes
Syngenta
UCB
Volcano
Industrial Products
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3M
Cementir - Cementerie del Tirreno
Emerson Electrics
Hilti
iGuzzini
Kerakoll
Philips
Techint/Tenova
Whirlpool
Luxury and Fashion Goods
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Larusmiani
L’Oreal
Timex Group
Sixty Group
Zippo
Non Profit
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Ashoka
Services
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ADN Kronos Italia
BravoFly
Deutsche Post World Net
LFS Life Food Systems
Mediaset
Noble
RCS Mediagroup
SBB Cargo
Starwood
Hotels&Resorts
Transcom
Unieuro
UPS
Technology/Telecommunications
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ABB
Apple Europe
First Data
Futur3
HP
Infosys Technologies
Logitech
Nokia
Oracle
Samsung Electronics
STMicroelectronics
Vodafone Group
Tele2
The SDA Bocconi recruiters’ network also includes a significant number of leading international Head Hunters.
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Job Statistics - Class of 2009 MBA 34
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The MBA changes your life and your career
81% found a new job three months after graduation
53% of new professional opportunities provided by CDS
Mean base salary € 66,700
Average salary increase amounted to 108%
1500+ companies worldwide received the CV book
120+ companies offered job opportunities
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Schwerpunkte / Curriculum
Pre Courses
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• Accounting
• Economics
• Quantitative Methods
Format: distance learning or attendance at the School
Test: compulsory for all students after the pre-course phase (no matter whether or not they followed the pre-courses)
Language pre-courses to be taken on campus
• Italian for foreigners (optional)
• Intensive English (optional)
First phase - Towards Managerial Excellence
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• Company Information: elaboration of the most reliable and useful company information
• Company Architecture: design and development of an economically efficient and socially viable company structure
• Company Operations: management of company operations (production, marketing and innovation)
• Company Finance: assessment and financing of valid investment projects, defining, at the same time, an efficient system of protection from financial risks
• Company Competitiveness: successful company positioning in the markets in the light of economic prospects and government regulations and policies
Second phase - Full Spectrum Management Skills
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• Applied decision Making
Making decisions in complex situations through:
o Large Scale Business Case
o Large Scale Business Game
• Project Management
Learn the best practice on the way project management methodologies and behaviours are customised for specific situation and needs.
• Entrepreneurship and Business Planning
Plan and manage entrepreneurial ventures both in a start-up context and within existing corporations:
o Evaluate opportunities
o Structure and write a Business Plan
o Forecas t and simulate economic and financial results of the venture
o Present and sell your Business Plan
• Leadership and Change Management
Learn how to lead in:
o Project Management
o Change Management
• Business Law and Corporate Governance
The legal structure and the power games taking place inside corporations:
o Company Law
o Contract Law
o Economics of Corporate Governance
• Corporate Citizenship - Understand the relationships a socially responsible company undertakes with stakeholders:
o Map both market- and non-market stakeholders
o Manage relational liabilities through corporate citizenship practices in multi-cultural environments
o Ensure that corporate citizenship practices are coherent with broader corporate political strategies
Third phase - Action Learning. The project
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• In-company Individual Internship
To support students interested in securing an internship, the Career Development Service brings onto the campus a select group of companies that offer the opportunity to run an individual project with them. If, after completing the application procedure and one or more rounds of interviews, you succeed in receiving an offer that you accept, you will fulfill your project requirement by working at the company for at least 8 weeks from June to the end of August. Participants may also search for an internship on their own, should this better fit their personal and career aspirations. If so, however, you should secure an approval by the MBA Director upon presentation of a detailed internship proposal.
• In-company Group Project
Through the Career Development Service, selected companies offer students the chance to develop a full-scale, real consultancy project. Students work in groups of three to six, as a consultancy team, with the assistance of a school tutor, interacting with company staff. Your team has eight weeks to complete the assigned project and provide the company with the innovative and practical solutions they desire. The group project is highly educational, both as a technical learning experience and as an experience working with a team. Participation in individual or group project will depend on a selection process organized by each recruiting company.
• Entrepreneurial Project
Should you be interested in starting your own company or in undertaking a specific business project inside a company, you may choose the “enterpreneurial project”. Under the supervision of a professor in entrepreneurship, you have the opportunity to develop a business plan, organize a start-up or take part in a company business development project.
• Research Project
Should you be interested in further investigating a relevant managerial topic of your interest, you may submit a research proposal to the MBA Director. If accepted, you will fulfill your project requirement by writing an original research paper under the supervision of a faculty member.
Fourth phase - Concentration
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Main concentrations
• Marketing
o Channel and Brand Management
o Customer Value Management
o Digital & Interactive Marketing
o A Quantitative Approach to Marketing
o Regulations and Antitrust
• Corporate Finance
o Structured & Project Finance
o Mergers & Acquisitions
o Derivatives in Corporate Finance
o Private Equity & Corporate Restructuring
o The Practice of Finance
• Strategy
o Corporate Political Strategies
o Going Global: Internationalization Strategies
o Strategic Decision Making
o Corporate Development Strategies: Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships
o Change and Organizational Renewal Strategies
Niche concentrations
• Innovation
o New Product Development and Design
o Ideating & Marketing New Products
• Investments
o Asset Management
o Real Estate Investment
Track in Luxury Business Management
• Foundation courses
o Fundamentals of Luxury Business Management
o Value Creation from a Customer Perspective
o Product Development and Architecture of Collections
o Manufacturing & Supply Chain
o Sales & Channel Management
• Internship or field project
• Advanced courses
o Developing and Fostering Luxury Brands
o Managing Human Capital
o Legal, Accounting and Financial Issues in Luxury Firms
o Industry Insights in Different Luxury Businesses
International exchange program
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The opportunity to complete the MBA abroad at one of the top international Partner Institutions. (September - December)
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