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Distance Learning MBAThe growth of distance learning as a successful education delivery method for professionals has been profound in the last 15 - 20 years. Where traditional face to face programs require you to be able to attend fixed locations on fixed dates, distance learning programs do not place such demands. If you are often on-the-go, often traveling or with constantly varying work commitments you may find the rigors of class work impossible to manage. The distance learning format suits the students‘ ability to juggle the competing demands of work, family and study. Ultimately, this depends on the type of person you are, your lifestyle and how you prefer to learn.

 
Distance education as a mode of study can make for proactive and more immediate learning than that obtained on campus. Distance education enables you to work at your own pace (within certain limits), at the times which suit your lifestyle, personal circumstances and in an environment of your choosing.

Distance learning MBA Majors:

  • International Management
  • Marketing
  • Global Finance & Banking
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Human Resource Management 

 

SBS Swiss Business School offers the distance-learning Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with several majors. One may choose to earn their degree in at least one of these majors depending upon professional background and intellectual interests. Within these majors, a great deal of flexibility is provided so that students may focus their studies on issues most important to them and their career.

 

In our Distance Learning Master's program, each course represents 3 credits out of a total of 48, including the Master's Thesis (3 credits),  while students have the flexibility as to when and where they participate. It is required to complete projects, assignments, and exams, as assigned by the appointed professors.  Each program consists of 15 courses, 10 general and 5 specialized

MBA Program Objectives

The Master of Business Administration program is designed to provide knowledge and skills needed to become an effective manager in a variety of organizational settings. It is a broad-based career-advancement degree rather than a technical training for a particular job within an organization.  The broad goal of the program is to provide students with in-depth knowledge and competencies that support their further career development.

 

The MBA learning outcomes are:

  • Apply instrumental tools for decision-making in the business world that increase the understanding of complex business issues and problems
  • Apply organizational skills for effective policy implementation
  • The ability to use leadership, teamwork and supervision skills
  • The skills of effective oral and written communication, presentation and critical thinking
  • An understanding of how to use technology as a tool of effective management
  • The ability for ethical decision-making
  • The ability to function effectively in a diverse and global business environment

Measurement of learning objectives:

MBA students are requested to take a program specific entrance and exit test. This test is organizes by the beginning of the program and at the end of the program. We are doing this test now for 2 years and the mean has gone up. Areas of improvement are a better coordination among faculty and focus on certain knowledge aspects. The purpose of the test (in house developed) is to measure if we reach our program goals and overall mission.

Organization

In our Distance Master’s program, each course represents 3 credits out of a total of 48 (including 3 credits for the Master’s thesis), while students have the flexibility as to when and where they participate. It is required to complete projects, assignments, and exams, as assigned.


The distance-learning Master of Business Administration (MBA) program involves the completion of 16 courses. Applicants cannot transfer previously earned degrees from another institution, but can transfer credits from another higher learning institution. Completion time for the program is expected to be in the range of 18 months as an average. However, students may take up to 5 years for completion of the program.

Examination Centers

Each course has its specific completion modus. Some require a written final case analysis and/or projects, to be submitted by postal services. Other courses require a written final examination, to be held under supervision.
 

Supervised examinations are to be taken at the following centers: 

  • Zurich, Switzerland (distance learning center)
  • Bangalore, India
  • Moscow, Russia
  • Adelaide, Australia
  • Davenport, Iowa, U.S.A. 
  • Antwerp and Brussels, Belgium

Other locations are available upon request. 

In addition, courses may require the passing of mid-term examinations. Mid-term examinations will be delivered by our logistics partner DHL. In some cases, examinations will be taken online.

Tuition fees

  • Application fee (non refundable) SFr. 150.-
  • MBA Program tuition fee SFr. 17'000.-
  • Fee for books and study material SFr. 2'000.-
  • Tuition fee is payable in 3 installments
  • Option: Alternatively, full tuition fee (SFr. 19'000.-) can be paid in advance for a 5% discount on total tuition fee.

Admissions Procedure

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1. Completed and signed application form
2. Complete Curriculum Vitae indicating professional experiences
3. Copy of undergraduate degree(s)
4. Official academic transcripts
5. Application fee of CHF 150.-
6. Two reference letters
7. Two passport-sized photographs 
 

Please submit the application documents to: 
 

SBS Swiss Business School
Registrar's Office
Balz-Zimmermannstrasse 34
CH-8302 Kloten
Switzerland

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