Full-time Mba

The Full-time MBA connects you with your future, whether your ambition lies in starting a business or bringing change to a large organisation, transforming your world, or starting a global revolution. The MBA is your platform for new business thinking.


The Full-time Master's Degree Programme in Business Administration is an intensive programme that enables participants to develop a business strategy that includes creativity, international orientation, ethics and social responsibility, and to face the new challenges of worldwide leaders.

The MBA programme represents the unique opportunity to develop fine-tuned skills and adopt a creative approach to business practices, in order to push back the traditional boundaries of doing business.
Target audience

The Programme is open to students from around the world who wish to achieve a crucial managerial specialisation developing skills, competencies and a high self-awareness to succeed in the global economy.

The Programme is designed for young professionals with at least 3 years of work experience, middle-managers and C-level who want to gain valuable tools to grow new business ideas, understand social issues and develop the ability to create change.
Diploma and ECTS

The Full-time MBA is a Degree Programme equivalent to "Master Universitario di I livello" in accordance with the Italian university system. It provides students with at least 75 ECTS – European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System. At the end of the Programme, the Master's Diploma "Master Universitario di I livello" will be conferred to participants who have passed exams or others assessment tests envisaged in the study program.
 

The Full-time MBA curriculum provides a multichannel approach that combines digital pills and discussing cases in the classroom to foster collaborative learning among students. The 12-month programme structure includes Core Disciplinary Areas, Electives, and a Field project along with Learning labs, Coaching programme, Career Service activities and International experience.


Core Disciplinary Areas:

The core disciplinary areas provide students with conceptual framework, analytical and planning tools as well as techniques and methodologies that contribute to the application of a systematic approach to business management.

- Accounting and Control
- Business Law
- Corporate and Investment Banking
- Economics
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Innovation
- Marketing
- Organisational Design
- Operations Management
- Strategy


Electives:

Electives allow students to customise their MBA. In order to enrich their curricula, students select both Functional Track and an Industry Focus to suit their needs and build a personal job profile.


Functional track:

Students can choose from a number of functional tracks in order to deepen their knowledge on a specific topic.

- Track Financial Management      M&A
- Track Financial Management      Advanced Cases in Business Valuation
- Track Financial Management      Fintech and Corporate Finance
- Track International Business       Entry Strategies in Foreign Markets
- Track International Business       How to compete in Foreign Markets
- Track International Business       Joint Venture and Alliances
- Track marketing                Consumer Insights & Customer Experiences
- Track marketing                Brand Equity management
- Track marketing                Communication & Social Media Strategy
- Track Doing Business      Doing business in Europe
- Track Doing Business      Doing Business in the Brics – Leading international Business
- Track Doing Business      Doing Business in the Middle East and North Africa
- Track Doing Business      Doing Business in North America


Electives:

Students customise their journey as they choose to focus on certain industries and tracks, to gain knowledge of the chosen sector, identify key players, and explore cutting edge trends. Electives may be subject to change to keep up with the changing business dynamics.

- Aerospace
- Banking
- Consumer Products and Retail
- Digital Markets
- Energy
- Family Business
- Fintech
- Food & Wine
- Health and Pharmaceuticals
- Hospitality
- Infrastructure
- Luxury and Fashion
- Media and Entertainment
- Smart Mobility

*The pool of electives and labs can defer in each year and are finalized based on demand, changing trends and business dynamics. Electives and Labs represent credit weightage which attribute to the MBA qualification


Field Project:

The Field Project is the last mandatory part of the MBA programme and consists in a project work paper. Every student can freely decide which kind of project work paper he/she wants to work on:

- Project Work within a Company or Institution
- Entrepreneurial Project
- Research Project
    

Skill Labs:

During the MBA programme, participants may attend the laboratories provided in the learning trajectory choosing between Megatrends and Life Skill Labs. 

The Skill Labs are characterised by a highly experiential and practical methodological approach that aim to enhance soft skills and transversal skills. The goal is to achieve an overview of the business scenario and to acquire useful tools for personal and professional growth.


Coaching Programme:

Luiss Business School is committed to help the students define their personal career strategy and achieve the goals, by providing tailored support and skills development.

One of the most successful initiative is the individual coaching programme: a unique personal experience that in a thought-provoking and creative process inspires the students to maximize their personal and professional potential, enhancing self-awareness and reflection about personal values, skills, desires and goals.

All Luiss Business School Coaches are certified by the International Coach Federation.

Due to its highly sensitive and personal nature, the Individual Coaching Programme is a discretionary activity for students.

Activities:

- Personality Assessment
- Result of Personality Assessment
- Coaching Sessions

Admission requirements:

- Undergraduate degree in any discipline
- At least 3 years of work experience
- Admission test