MBA PROGRAM - Public Private Partnership Track

Curricula Outline and Study Plan 

The program is designed to include 40 credit hours of instruction from all business-related areas. This is broken down into 36 credit hours of coursework divided into 32 modules. This totals 576 contact hours with the addition of a 4 credit hour consulting project. The program has a residency held in ESSEC campuses in Paris. During this residency, students attend classes as well as seminars and visit leading companies and organizations. 

Study Plan

Residencies

The program has a residency of four days duration being in Paris. During this residency, which will be held at the Paris Campus of ESSEC, students will attend classes as well as seminars and visit leading companies and organizations. The residency is an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of a region’s business, cultural and political environment, enhance intercultural awareness and communication as well as provide an opportunity to network. During these residency, MBA students will study at the Paris campus of ESSEC and have the opportunity to interact with onsite MBA students studying at ESSEC. They will be able to share knowledge, experiences, and foster stronger cultural ties. The MBA consulting project provides an opportunity to participate in the required project (4 credit hours) which aims to broaden participants’ abilities to deal with the entrepreneurial and challenging issues faced by public and private organizations in the GCC region.