SIBERIAN-AMERICAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Master's program. International program

In 2009, Baikal International Business School ISU launched a unique program that offers a master's degree in Management from the University of Maryland University College. The idea is to combine studies of business-related disciplines in the global context and appreciation of cultural, economic, and social processes in different countries.

Since 2012, the list of the research areas includes Marketing, Financial Management, and Project Management.

Instruction is in English. This is why the students find themselves in a friendly cross-cultural environment and have a chance to effectively utilize the experience gained in international technologies and innovative management.

The program is known for its flexible schedule. This allows to combine academic studies and regular employment and thus develop professional skills at work.

  University of Maryland University College Irkutsk State University
Program Master's Degree
in Management. Focus: Marketing

The program is designed for manages in the public, private and charitable sectors which attract customers to their products or services.

The program focuses on developing relevant skills for attracting customers and incorporates the following topics:
  • Marketing in the 21st century
  • Development and implementation of effective marketing strategies
  • Adjustments to rapid changes in technologies
  • Customer satisfaction and retention of customers
  • Successful communication of organizations and their customers

Upon completion, graduates can work in

  • Marketing management
  • Strategic marketing
  • Marketing research
  • Management of interaction within and between firms
  • Market analysis
  • Management of product lines and brands

Master's degree program in Management (focus: Financial Management)

Success of a company is directly related to effective financial management. The emphasis is on developing competences and skills for financial management of an enterprise and financially valid decision making.

The program incorporates the following aspects of financial management: management of ongoing operations, capital markets. investment valuation, international finance management, behavioral finance, expenditure management, strategic financial management.

Upon completion, the graduates are qualified to work as

  • Inspectors or treasurers
  • Finance managers
  • Finance analysts
  • Financial advisors

Master's degree in Management (Focus: Project Management)

The program has been accredited by the Project Management Institute of Global Accreditation Center.

The program is ideal for managers striving for improvement of their abilities in integrating complex projects, in motivation of employees and in achieving effective economic results.

The program focuses on fundamental theoretical and practical skills in project management.

The program graduates are in demand in many economic branches as project management is critical in various spheres. It calls for knowledge, skills, tools and techniques for business planning to act upon in order to reach the specific goals set . Many enterprises practice project management as the chief planning and monitoring tool.
 

 Master's degree in Management

The program is intended for managers who work with any organization in which the graduates hold executive or leadership positions;

state and municipal management entities;

organizations in which the graduates are entrepreneurs who start or develop their businesses;

research organizations that deal with management issues;

Institutions of higher and continuous vocational education.

The goal and outcome: acquitted knowledge, improved skills, cultural and professional competences.
 
Program Description 1. The program incorporates fundamental and specialized courses. Instructors are from the University of Maryland University College and from Baikal International Business School ISU approved by the University of Maryland University College.

Required courses provided by Baikal International Business School, ISU:
  • COMM 600 Academic Writing for Graduate Students
    (Dr. Ludmilla I. Chemyakina, Associate Professor, Department of English)
  • MGMT 630 Organizational Theory and Behavior in a Global Environment
    (Dr. Nadezhda B. Grosheva, department of Financial Management, chair)

    MGMT 640 Financial Decision Making for Managers
    (Natalia G. Bobkova, MS from London School of Economics and Political Science)
  • MGMT 650 Research Methods for Managers
    (Dr. Alexander V. Diogenov, associate professor, Department of IT in Management)
  • MGMT 670 Strategic Management
    (Dr. Gennady N. Konstantinov, Professor, Higher School of Economics (Moscow)

Format: Intramural education

The above course are required for all specializations.

2. Required Coursed provided by the University of Maryland University College

Focus: Marketing

  • MRKT 620 Marketing Principles, Regulation, and Ethical Issues
  • MRKT 602 Consumer Behavior
  • MRKT 604 Marketing Intelligence and Research Systems
  • MRKT 605 International Marketing Management
  • MRKT 606 Integrated Direct Marketing

Focus: Financial Management

  • FIN 610 Financial Management in Organizations
  • FIN 615 Financial Analysis and Modeling
  • FIN 620 Long-Term Financial Management
  • FIN 630 Investment Valuation
  • FIN 640 Multinational Financial Management
  • FIN 645 Behavioral Finance
  • FIN 660 Strategic Financial Management

Focus: Project Management

  • PMAN 634 Foundations of Project Management
  • PMAN 650 Financial and Strategic Management of Projects
  • PMAN 637 Project Risk Management
  • PMAN 638 Project Communications Management
  • PMAN 639 Project Quality Management
  • PMAN 641 Project Procurement Management
  • PMAN 670 Advance Project Methods

All students must take the course of UCSP 611 Introduction to Graduate Library Research Skills

Instruction format: Distance

*The curriculum allows for changes

The program incorporates required courses, optional courses, and master's degree dissertation.

1. Required courses:
  • Managerial Economics
  • Research Methods in Management
  • Modern Strategic Analysis
  • Corporate Finance
  • Theory of Organization and Organizational Behavior

Instruction format: intramural, HECADEM-based

2. BIBS Optional Disciplines

The courses selected by individual students become required for the course completion and obtaining the degree

Instruction format: intramural, HECADEM-based

3. Completion and defense in public of the master's degree dissertation

This is the final stage of the program education. The dissertation are written under supervision of the BIBS faculty members
 
Credits (total) 39 credits 120 credits:
  • General course - 5-15
  • Vocational cycle - 45-55
  • Internships and research work - 45-55
  • Final state certification - 5-15

Please note:
(1) One credit: 36 academic periods
(2) Partly - up to 40 credits- can be transferred if a student earned these in another accredited state university
that issued a transcript.

Language of Instruction English Russian
Duration 2 years (4 semesters) 2 years (4 semesters)
Instruction format Intramural and distance education Intramural and HECADEM-based Education
Requirements and enrollment terms Completed higher professional education with a bachelor's or "specialist's" degree.

Accredited diploma (with an exception of UCMU bachelor's diploma. To request the accreditation, please visit
htpp://www.umuc.edu/studserv/international /aacr.shtml). Duration: 3-6 weeks. The accreditation result is sent directly to UCMU by AACRAO.

Fluent English -
pbt TOEFL score: 550 and above
cbt TOEFL score: 213 and above
TWE - 4 and above
Ibt 79-80 points

The test results are sent directly to UCMU testing service center

The test should be passed within two years or less prior to enrollment
TOEFL are not required if a student has a bachelor degree diploma from the University of Maryland University College or the University of Southern Queensland.

To register for taking the test, visit the site:
  • Full higher professional education with a bachelor's or specialist's degree
  • Basic knowledge of management
  • IT proficiency
  • Motivation and ambition to develop a international management career.

Admission to the Master's degree program is competitive and is based on the entry test on a 100% scale.
 
Documents Candidates submit to the admission commission the following documents:
  • Application
  • University diploma with a supplement
  • Completed registration form
  • Accreditation diploma confirmation (not required for UMUC graduates)
  • TOEFL score (not required for UMUC and USQ graduates)
Candidates submit to the admission commission the following documents:
  • Application
  • University diploma with a supplement
  • Six 3x4 cm photos
  • Completed registration form

The documents are accepted on-line, by e-mail, by regular mail and in person

Credentials Diploma and master's degree in Management (focus areas: Marketing, Financial Management, Project Management) ISU diploma and a master's degree in Management
Additional Options A student is entitled to receive an MBA degree after having taken on-line the following extra courses:
  • DMBA 610 Ethical Leadership in Organizations and Society
  • DMBA 620 Effective Financial and Operational Decision Making
  • DMBA 630 Marketing and Strategy Management in the Global Marketplace

MBA tuition fee is not included in the total cost of a master's degree pursue