FIRST CYCLE (BACHELOR) STUDIES IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Description: I cycle (bachelor) study programme in the field of Management, specialisation: Business Management, offered at the is a comprehensive study programme designed to suit the needs of future management specialists and entrepreneurs. Its duration is 3 years (6 semesters) and it is offered entirely in English. The programme enables students to acquire extensive kwledge in the field of management. Graduates acquire managerial qualifications and skills useful for undertaking a business activity. The programme includes one specialisation Business Management. Its aim is to create highpotential managers capable of working effectively in global business regardless of the situation, business location or culture. Students learn and train how to manage t only functional business areas but, above all, learn to understand and manage processes in a company. The Faculty offers a wonderful atmosphere for studying and many possibilities of selfimprovement. The studies are organised in a form of modules. Each of the courses offered is assigned to one of the modules: Modules A, B and C include courses outlined in the teaching standards prepared by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Modules D and E include courses outlined in the teaching standards prepared by the Faculty of Management for, respectively, studies in the field of Management (Module D) and the Business Management specialisation (Module E). Modules F, G and H, include supplementary courses. The students may choose between different modules in these groups during the course of their studies.
Candidate s profile: The study programme prepares graduates to perform as medium- and high level management specialists in both, Polish and foreign enterprises. The candidates should be open-minded and active. A good command of English is also one of the requirements. Duration and fees: The standard recruitment procedure of the University of Lodz applies to the candidates who wish to undertake the programme. Annual costs of the programme are 3,000 PLN for Polish and EU nationals and 2,500 EUR for other international students. Starting from academic year 2011/2012 and onwards we shall be offering a new and updated version of the Business Management course. These changes have been necessitated by our desire benchmark current trends in the world of management education. The new course structure offers a holistic approach to management and reaffirms our aims of creating high potential managers who are capable of working in any business environment.
NEW EDITION BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Course ECTS POINTS Exam /assessment after semester: Total Number of hours incl.: other Lectures Discussion classes Tutorials Laboratory classes 1st semester Calculus for Business 7 EXAM 64 32 32 Microecomics 6 EXAM 48 16 32 Understanding Business 6 pass 64 32 32 Finance 3 pass 32 32 Organisational Behaviour and Management 3 pass 32 16 16 Philosophy 2 pass 30 30 Physical Activity 0 pass 30 Information Techlogy 2 pass 30 30 2nd semester Business Legal Environment and Intellectual Property Protection 4 pass 40 40 Fundamentals of Management 7 EXAM 64 32 32 Principles of Accounting and Financial Accounting 7 EXAM 80 32 48 Human Resources Management 6 EXAM 48 32 16 Principles of Marketing 5 EXAM 48 32 16 Physical Activity 0 pass 30
3rd semester Organisation Theory 5 pass 48 32 16 Project Management 3 pass 32 16 16 Marketing Research Methods 6 EXAM 48 16 32 Corporate Finance 7 EXAM 64 32 32 Information Systems for Management 6 pass 64 32 32 Foreign Language 2 pass 60 60 4th semester Statistics for Business 6 EXAM 48 16 32 Quality Management 3 pass 32 32 Virtual Organisations 3 pass 32 16 16 Business Strategy 4 EXAM 32 16 16 Seminars 8 pass 32 32 Sociology 2 pass 30 30 Foreign Language 3 pass 60 60 Students are required to complete 3-week internships 4 5th semester Elective courses under exchange programmes (ERASMUS / MOST) 3 0 33 6 6th semester 2 EXAM / 25 Business Management elective courses/modules* 4 pass 2 Seminars 6 pass 38 38
Business Management elective courses/modules Module BM 1: "Business Environment" Ecomics of European Integration 4 t specified 42 42 Global Business Environment 4 t specified 42 42 Corporate Social Responsibility 4 t specified 42 42 Corporate Governance 4 t specified 42 42 Conflict Management 4 t specified 42 42 Module BM 2: "Strategic Business Management" Business Excellence 4 t specified 42 42 Leadership in Organisation 4 t specified 42 42 Marketing Communication 4 t specified 42 42 Change Management 4 t specified 42 42 Invation Management 4 t specified 42 42 Module BM 3: "Organisation Design" Kwledge Management 4 t specified 42 42 Corporate Governance 4 t specified 42 42 Organization Culture 4 t specified 42 42 Crisis Management 4 t specified 42 42 Performance Measurement 4 t specified 42 42 Module BM 4: "People in Business" Leadership in Organisation 4 t specified 42 42 Management by Values 4 t specified 42 42 Management Challenge 4 t specified 42 42 Conflict Management 4 t specified 42 42 Time Management 4 t specified 42 42
Module BM 5: "Finance in Business" Financial Reporting Standards 4 t specified 42 42 Applied Corporate Finance 4 t specified 42 42 Capital Markets 4 t specified 42 42 Performance Measurement 4 t specified 42 42 Cost Accounting 4 t specified 42 42 Other elective courses Corporate Entrepreneurship 4 t specified 42 42 *The total number of hours for the whole program amount to 2000 hrs and ECTS points in total are 180.