MBA (International Business)
Course Duration
2 Years
Semester
4
About the Program
The two-year, full-time International Business program is designed to equip students with the skills they need to succeed as business professionals in today’s competitive global environment. In a time when frontiers between countries are becoming more complicated, the programme gives helpful insights into the global implications of every business activity. The curriculum and methodology are thoroughly calibrated to promote cross-functional capabilities, leadership skills, foreign language ability, and cross-cultural appreciation as part of a holistic approach to program delivery. Along with information acquisition, emotional maturity and value-based behaviour are prioritized. After two years, the students graduate from the MBA (IB) program with a creative and globally integrated perspective.
Program Educational Objectives & Program Outcomes:
Program educational objectives (PEO) of the program are the statements that describe what the graduates are expected to perform and achieve during the first few years after graduation. These statements are carefully aligned with the vision and mission of PIMR. As per certain International Accreditation Standards they are also termed as Learning Goals (LG) as both learning goals and PEOs are aligned with the mission of the institute.
PEO1: Create awareness of the global business environment for effective decision-making
PEO2: Acquire skills to effectively communicate with stakeholders
PEO3: Integrate different functional areas of management through new-age skills
PEO4: Demonstrate ethical practices in business and society.
Program Outcomes/ Learning Objectives: Program outcomes are narrower statements that describe what students are expected to be able to do by the time of graduation. As per the International Accreditation Standards they are also termed as Learning Objectives (LO). All the courses are aligned with these program outcomes.
PO1: Develop sensitivity towards self, organization, environment, and society and analyse their impact on decision-making.
PO2: Demonstrate cross-cultural communication, behavioural skills and professional etiquette.
PO3: Infer the nuances of International Business and its interconnectedness with other functional areas.
PO4: Demonstrate problem-solving and analytical skills.
PO5: Developing technical skills for decision-making.
PO6: Apply principles of ethics, integrity, empathy and consistency.
Foundation Course
Students getting admission in two-years MBA program comes from varied backgrounds such as Arts, Engineering, Science, and Commerce etc. In order to bring them to same level, the Institute exposes them to fundamental courses such as Accounting, Economics, Business Communication, Statistics etc. before they embark their journey to two-year MBA Program.
Course Structure
Foundation Course
| S.No. | Subjects Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Analysis through Spreadsheets | 3 |
| 2. | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| 3. | Quantitative Methods I | 2 |
| 4. | Fundamentals of Management | 1.5 |
| 5. | PG Lab | 1.5 |
Semester - I
| S.No. | Subjects Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Semester - I |
||
| 1. | Microeconomics | 3 |
| 2. | Business Communication I | 1.5 |
| 3. | Design Thinking | 1.5 |
| 4. | Quantitative Methods II | 2 |
| 5. | Marketing Management | 3 |
| 6. | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| 7. | Management Accounting | 3 |
| 8. | Supply Chain Management | 1.5 |
| 9. | EXIM I | 2 |
Semester - II
| S.No. | Subjects Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Semester - II |
||
| 1. | Sales and Distribution Management | 3 |
| 2. | Fundamentals of Data Analytics | 1.5 |
| 3. | Decision Sciences | 1.5 |
| 4. | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| 5. | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| 6. | Business Research Methods | 3 |
| 7. | Business Communication - II | 1.5 |
| 8. | OB and HRM | 3 |
| 9. | Learning Management through Practice | 1.5 |
| 10. | French/German | 2 |
| 11. | Project Management | 3 |
| 12. | Logistics Management | 1.5 |
| 13. | Exim Management II | 2 |
Semester - III
| S.No. | Subjects Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Semester - III |
||
| 1. | Social Project | 3 |
| 2. | Summer Internship/International Immersion | 3 |
| 3. | Shipping and Ocean Freight Logistics Management | 1.5 |
| 4. | Business Modelling Using Excel | 1.5 |
| 5. | Supply Chain Analytics | 1.5 |
| 6. | Time Series Analysis | 1.5 |
| Marketing Electives |
||
| 1. | Consumer Behaviour | 3 |
| 2. | Retail Marketing | 3 |
| 3. | Rural Marketing | 3 |
| 4. | Marketing Analytics | 3 |
| 5. | Digital Marketing – I | 3 |
| 6. | Customer Relationship Management | 3 |
| Finance Electives |
||
| 1. | Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | 3 |
| 2. | Financial Derivatives | 3 |
| 3. | Financial Products and Services | 3 |
| 4. | Business Valuation | 3 |
| 5. | Wealth Management | 3 |
| 6. | Mutual Funds | 1.5 |
| 7. | Technical Analysis | 1.5 |
Semester - IV
| S.No. | Subjects Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Semester-IV |
||
| 1. | Supply Chain Design Network | 1.5 |
| 2. | Warehouse Management | 1.5 |
| 3. | Business Intelligence through Power BI | 1.5 |
| 4. | Data Visualisation using Tableau | 1.5 |
| 5. | Major Research Project/Capstone Project | 3 |
| Finance Electives Credits( Required 15) |
||
| 1. | Tax Planning and Management | 3 |
| 2. | Capital Market | 3 |
| 3. | Corporate Restructuring | 3 |
| 4. | Financial Analytics | 3 |
| 5. | Corporate Governance | 1.5 |
| 6. | Interest Rate and Currency Derivatives | 1.5 |
| 7. | International Financial Management | 3 |
| Marketing Electives Credits( Required 15) |
||
| 1. | Digital Marketing – II | 3 |
| 2. | Service Marketing | 3 |
| 3. | Marketing Strategies | 3 |
| 4. | Business to Business Marketing | 3 |
| 5. | International Marketing | 3 |
| 6. | Marketing of logistics Services | 3 |
| S.No. | Subjects Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Analysis through Spreadsheets | 3 |
| 2. | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| 3. | Quantitative Methods I | 2 |
| 4. | Fundamentals of Management | 1.5 |
| 5. | PG Lab | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 11 | |
| Semester - I |
||
| 1. | Microeconomics | 3 |
| 2. | Business Communication I | 1.5 |
| 3. | Design Thinking | 1.5 |
| 4. | Quantitative Methods II | 2 |
| 5. | Marketing Management | 3 |
| 6. | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| 7. | Management Accounting | 3 |
| 8. | Supply Chain Management | 1.5 |
| 9. | EXIM I | 2 |
| Total Credits | 20.5 | |
| Semester - II |
||
| 1. | Sales and Distribution Management | 3 |
| 2. | Fundamentals of Data Analytics | 1.5 |
| 3. | Decision Sciences | 1.5 |
| 4. | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| 5. | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| 6. | Business Research Methods | 3 |
| 7. | Business Communication - II | 1.5 |
| 8. | OB and HRM | 3 |
| 9. | Learning Management through Practice | 1.5 |
| 10. | French/German | 2 |
| 11. | Project Management | 3 |
| 12. | Logistics Management | 1.5 |
| 13. | Exim Management II | 2 |
| Total Credits | 29.5 | |
| Semester - III |
||
| 1. | Social Project | 3 |
| 2. | Summer Internship/International Immersion | 3 |
| 3. | Shipping and Ocean Freight Logistics Management | 1.5 |
| 4. | Business Modelling Using Excel | 1.5 |
| 5. | Supply Chain Analytics | 1.5 |
| 6. | Time Series Analysis | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
| Marketing Electives |
||
| 1. | Consumer Behaviour | 3 |
| 2. | Retail Marketing | 3 |
| 3. | Rural Marketing | 3 |
| 4. | Marketing Analytics | 3 |
| 5. | Digital Marketing – I | 3 |
| 6. | Customer Relationship Management | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
| Finance Electives |
||
| 1. | Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | 3 |
| 2. | Financial Derivatives | 3 |
| 3. | Financial Products and Services | 3 |
| 4. | Business Valuation | 3 |
| 5. | Wealth Management | 3 |
| 6. | Mutual Funds | 1.5 |
| 7. | Technical Analysis | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
| Semester-IV |
||
| 1. | Supply Chain Design Network | 1.5 |
| 2. | Warehouse Management | 1.5 |
| 3. | Business Intelligence through Power BI | 1.5 |
| 4. | Data Visualisation using Tableau | 1.5 |
| 5. | Major Research Project/Capstone Project | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |
| Finance Electives Credits( Required 15) |
||
| 1. | Tax Planning and Management | 3 |
| 2. | Capital Market | 3 |
| 3. | Corporate Restructuring | 3 |
| 4. | Financial Analytics | 3 |
| 5. | Corporate Governance | 1.5 |
| 6. | Interest Rate and Currency Derivatives | 1.5 |
| 7. | International Financial Management | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
| Marketing Electives Credits( Required 15) |
||
| 1. | Digital Marketing – II | 3 |
| 2. | Service Marketing | 3 |
| 3. | Marketing Strategies | 3 |
| 4. | Business to Business Marketing | 3 |
| 5. | International Marketing | 3 |
| 6. | Marketing of logistics Services | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Eligibility Criteria
Graduation in any stream with a minimum 50% marks, (45% in case of SC, ST and OBC, excluding Creamy layer category of Madhya Pradesh) in aggregate of any UGC/AICTE- approved Indian University or from a foreign University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) or Institute recognized by the concerned University as equivalent thereto. The Bachelor’s degree must be a minimum of three years duration after passing the Higher Secondary (10+2) examination of (10+2) system or equivalent.
Admission Procedure
Admission in all MBA Programs is done by Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Bhopal as per DTE norms. Please visit the following portal of DTE for more detail:   http://dte.mponline.gov.in/