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Master of Business Administration, Business Competence: YLI23

Code: YLI23

Degree:
Master of Business Administration

Degree title:
Master of Business Administration

Credits:
90 ects

Duration:
2 years (90 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2023

Descriptions

PROFILE OF THE PROGRAMME
A master's degree in business competence enables professionals to purposefully and sustainably enhance and expand their competence in doing business. The degree also allows professionals to develop personally and to obtain a complete picture of how to develop their business competence.

OCCUPATIONAL PROFILES
Upon completion of the programme, students with this degree will be competent in the following areas:
- As managers for demanding development projects
- As designers and managers for duties associated with business competence
- As independent entrepreneurs who are competent in carrying out commercial activities

PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH
Multi-modal learning methods are used. Each course includes three-day contact sessions on an average. The emphasis of learning is on independent work as well as solving distant learning assignments and studying online. The work life oriented development project is an essential part of the studies.

Objective

The student is able to analyze and develop business sector. The student identifies development needs, is able to initiate and control the development processes of management, marketing and financial field. Student is able to identify development trends in industry’s environment, such as sustainablity, internationalization and social responsibility. Student can evaluate the impact of transformation processes on business. Student is able to identify new business opportunities. Student can act in the learning team and evaluate own knowledge development.

Show study timings by semester, study year or period

Code Name Credits (cr) 2023-2024 2024-2025 Autumn
2023
Spring
2024
Autumn
2024
Spring
2025
1. / 2023 2. / 2023 3. / 2024 4. / 2024 5. / 2024 1. / 2024 2. / 2024 3. / 2025 4. / 2025 5. / 2025
YLI23-1001
ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

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50
YLI23-1002
Business Management

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25
KD00CD33 Marketing Communication Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KD00CD35 Management of organizational processes and projects 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
5E00DK75 Business administration and corporate governance 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
5E00DK76 Financial Management and Developing Management Control Systems 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
5E00DK74 Diversity management and inclusive leadership 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YLI23-1003
Business Growth and Development

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15
KD00CD39 Marketing Capability Development 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
5E00DL16 Sustainable business management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
5E00CU10 Strategic Renewal of Business 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
YLI23-1004
Research and development

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10
KD00CD45 Research writing 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
BG00CD47 Research and development methods 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KD00CD49 Thesis seminar 2 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
YLI23-1005
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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10
YLI23-1006
Selection from the Master Level Free Choice Studies

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0
YLI23-1007
MASTER'S THESIS

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30
KD00CD63 Master's Thesis 30 10 20 10 10 10 3.3 3.3 3.3 5 5 3.3 3.3 3.3
Total 90 44 36 18.5 25.5 25.5 10.5 9.3 9.3 8.63 8.63 8.63 12.8 12.8 3.53 3.53 3.53

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

Master's Degree Programme in Business Competence competencies

1 Competence in developing work communities

Develops activities, practices and the work community in one's own field, taking into account changes in the operating and competitive environment. Considers the importance of customer orientation and multidisciplinary perspectives in the development of work communities. Utilizes the business mindset and develops and applies new practical ways of working.

Marketing Communication Management
Management of organizational processes and projects
Business administration and corporate governance
Diversity management and inclusive leadership
Marketing Capability Development
Sustainable business management
Strategic Renewal of Business
Master's Thesis
2 Research and development competence

Outlines and masters the methods of research and development and evaluates information critically and from the perspective of expertise. Outlines the goals of research and development activities and utilizes project competences, creating practical information. Masters research and development methods to the extent necessary in working life.

Marketing Capability Development
Research writing
Research and development methods
Thesis seminar
Master's Thesis
3 Strategy and leadership competence

Understands the importance of strategic planning as a competitive factor for a company or organization. Applies methods and means of strategic development and identifies the needs and goals of the organization, competence and personnel management. Masters the means of defining, managing and implementing strategic goals, competencies and processes.

Marketing Communication Management
Management of organizational processes and projects
Business administration and corporate governance
Diversity management and inclusive leadership
Marketing Capability Development
Sustainable business management
Strategic Renewal of Business
Master's Thesis
4 Economic and financial competence

Is able to manage the company's operations using economic development opportunities. Understand the methods and trends of business evaluation. Applies financial competences in the development of one's own organization and work environment. Outlines the strategic meanings of economic thinking.

Business administration and corporate governance
Financial Management and Developing Management Control Systems
Master's Thesis
5 Process management competence

Understands the importance of processes as part of a company's operational and strategic development. Applies process and project management methods and tools in their work environment. Is able to analyze, evaluate and develop company processes.

Management of organizational processes and projects
Business administration and corporate governance
Diversity management and inclusive leadership
Marketing Capability Development
Sustainable business management
Strategic Renewal of Business
Research writing
Research and development methods
Thesis seminar
Master's Thesis
Not grouped

Shared Competences of Universities of Applied Sciences(Master’s Degrees), 2022

Shared Competences of Universities of Applied Sciences(Master’s Degrees), 2022, Arene

1. Learning to learn

The graduating student promotes their own
and their community's continuous learning and
competence development, drawing on
knowledge from different fields and the opportunities of digitalisation.
- Is able to assess and develop their
expertise diversely and in a goal-oriented manner at different stages of
their career and life.
- Is able to acquire, critically assess
and produce information while taking
into account the perspectives of different fields.
- Is able to develop and manage goaloriented, continuous learning in their
community

Management of organizational processes and projects
Research writing
Research and development methods
2. Operating in a workplace

The graduating student is able to develop and
manage their work community and reforms
working life.
- Is able to develop and manage multidisciplinary teams and work communities.
- Is able to develop the communication and interaction culture of work
communities.
- Is able to develop and manage the
comprehensive well-being of a work
community.
- Utilises the opportunities of technology and digitalisation in development
and management.
- Promotes the resilience of a work
community.

Marketing Communication Management
Management of organizational processes and projects
Business administration and corporate governance
Diversity management and inclusive leadership
Sustainable business management
Strategic Renewal of Business
3. Ethics

The graduating student assesses and promotes the realisation of ethical principles and
values of their field of profession, taking
equality and non-discrimination into account.
- Is able to promote ethically sustainable activities and the realisation of
ethical reflection in their different
operating environments.
- Promotes the realisation of the ethical principles and values of their
field.
- Makes decisions taking individual,
communal and societal perspectives
into account.
- Promotes the realisation of diversity
and accessibility.
- Implements the principles of responsible conduct of research and promotes their application in their work
community.
- Is able to manage societally influential activities based on ethical values.

Marketing Communication Management
Business administration and corporate governance
Diversity management and inclusive leadership
Marketing Capability Development
Strategic Renewal of Business
Research writing
Research and development methods
4. Sustainable development

The graduating student develops and manages
sustainable and responsible operating methods
in their work and promotes sustainable change
in their work community and society.
- Is able to apply the knowledge and future visions of sustainable development comprehensively as a basis for
sustainable solutions.
- Is able to analyse and assess systemic
dependencies of complex multidisciplinary problems and the different dimensions of solutions

- Is able to manage the search, implementation and establishment of sustainable solutions and operating models in their work community.

Management of organizational processes and projects
Business administration and corporate governance
Diversity management and inclusive leadership
Marketing Capability Development
Sustainable business management
5. Internationality and multiculturalism

The graduating student is able to develop and
manage multicultural and international operating environments and networks.
- Is able to develop operating methods
that take multiculturalism into account in their work community.
- Is able to anticipate the impacts and
opportunities of global development
and phenomena.
- Is able to interact, communicate and
develop activities internationally in
their own field.

Marketing Communication Management
Business administration and corporate governance
Diversity management and inclusive leadership
Marketing Capability Development
6. Proactive development

The graduating student is able to manage the
development of new solutions that anticipate
the future and produces new information using
different research and development methods.
? Produces new information and reforms operating methods, combining
competence in different fields.
- Is able to implement research, development and innovation projects and
apply different research and development methods.
- Is able to develop new customer-oriented, sustainable and economically
viable solutions, anticipating the future.
- Is able to analyse the current situation
and anticipate the future of their field
and changes in the operating environment.

Management of organizational processes and projects
Marketing Capability Development
Sustainable business management
Strategic Renewal of Business
Research and development methods
7. Entrepreneurial competence

promotes entrepreneurial action in their working community
• develops interaction between a company and its operating environment
• is able to analyse the operations and risks of a business, and develop its operations systemically

Marketing Communication Management
Business administration and corporate governance
Diversity management and inclusive leadership
Marketing Capability Development
Sustainable business management
Strategic Renewal of Business
Not grouped
Financial Management and Developing Management Control Systems
Thesis seminar
Master's Thesis

Code Name Credits (cr)
YLI23-1001
ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

(Choose all)

50
YLI23-1002
Business Management

(Choose all)

25
KD00CD33 Marketing Communication Management 5
KD00CD35 Management of organizational processes and projects 5
5E00DK75 Business administration and corporate governance 5
5E00DK76 Financial Management and Developing Management Control Systems 5
5E00DK74 Diversity management and inclusive leadership 5
YLI23-1003
Business Growth and Development

(Choose all)

15
KD00CD39 Marketing Capability Development 5
5E00DL16 Sustainable business management 5
5E00CU10 Strategic Renewal of Business 5
YLI23-1004
Research and development

(Choose all)

10
KD00CD45 Research writing 3
BG00CD47 Research and development methods 5
KD00CD49 Thesis seminar 2
YLI23-1005
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 10)

10
YLI23-1006
Selection from the Master Level Free Choice Studies

(Choose 0)

0
YLI23-1007
MASTER'S THESIS

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30
KD00CD63 Master's Thesis 30