INFORMATION SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE
The MBA offered by Apsley Business School offers two specialist units that are demanded in today’s business environment.
Information Security Fundamentals which covers what today’s managers and executives need to understand about cyber risks and cyber security.
Governance, Risk Management and Compliance which aims to teach the fundamentals of the OCEG Red Book Standard as a model for achieving effective GRC frameworks and outcomes.
STUDY FEES
€16,500 / £13,000
WORKLOAD
Whole programme: The whole MBA is accredited at 90 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System Credits), which is equivalent to 180 credits at the postgraduate level in the British system. Most students will complete the whole programme in 6 to 19 months. The delivery is either classroom-based, blended or online.
Each unit: Each unit consists of Case Studies, videos, reading, and independent research. You will complete a written assignment for each unit which will be assessed. This is normally around 5000 words. Your Research Dissertation will be no more than 40,000 word
TARGET STUDENTS
ABS’ MBA programmes are aimed at professionals who wish to increase their skill and knowledge portfolios, and to help them achieve their career goals. On graduation you will be expected to be in a position to influence and manage people, set out a strategic direction, and make appropriate use of a range of financial, marketing, human and technological resources.
WHY INFORMATION SECURITY?
Mark Saunders, our lead course designer, spent many years consulting on Information Security for enterprises of all sizes, explains. "It is clear that Board Members often do not understand the opportunities and risks inherent in managing information. Most management and board level executives are well schooled in the traditional management skills, but few have the skillset and knowledge to truly understand the risks and costs associated with poorly run information security programmes to their organisation. These threats and opportunities will only become more central to the strategic direction of all business in the next 20 years."
WHY GOVERNANCE, RISK & COMPLIANCE?
Many organisations now have to take a more formal approach to governance as there are many laws and regulations that require organisations to behave and govern themselves in certain ways and provide information on these processes and decisions in the name of transparency to various audiences and stakeholders. Good governance is growingly seen not just as core administrative function, but as a marketing opportunity and a way to increase efficiencies, as organisations compete in a global marketplace for clients.
PATHWAYS TO THE QUALIFICATION
For the MBA there are two phases of study, a taught phase and a research phase.
Taught Phase
I Core units – You must take all of these (Each is worth 12.5 ECTS, or 25 credits in the UK)
Developing Strategic Management and Leadership Skills
Professional Development for Strategic Managers
Governance Risk and Compliance
Information Security Fundamentals
II Optional units – each 25 CATS/ 12.5 ECTS (to make up total of 60 ECTS or 120 credits in the UK))
Developing Corporate Culture
Leading E-Strategy
Creative and Innovative Management
Strategic Marketing Management
Strategic Change Management
Strategic Human Resource Management
Strategic Quality and Systems Management (Operations Management)
Strategic Planning
Managing Financial Principles and Techniques
Strategic Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Developing Successful Business Teams
Research Phase
Research Methods for Strategic Managers (worth 10 ECTS, or 20 credits in the UK)
You will be introduced how to conduct research into Strategic management at the Postgraduate level
Research Dissertation (30 ECTS or 60 credits in the UK)
A single research paper of no more than 40,000 words, supervised by a senior academic with practical experience in your field.
We recognize accredited prior learning pathways which may allow students to enrol by direct entry into the Research Phase of the MBA, where they simply have to take and pass the Research Methods unit and write a dissertation
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AND DIRECT ENTRY
You will fit one of these profiles:
A. Bachelor degree + 3 years professional practice
B. A levels/ International baccalaureate (or vocational equivalent) + 5 years professional practice
We deliver the programme content in English, but in certain circumstance we can arrange for your research and dissertation supervision to be completed in additional languages- please ask for more information
Many of our applicants already have extensive CPD and vocational experience, and may be in a position to receive Accredited Prior Learning (APL) credit for these programmes, which makes them exempt from certain units. Please enquire about our APL policy.
Also, students who already have a postgraduate qualification in management or similar may be able to enter directly into the Research Phase of the MBA Programme.
Please enquire about our APL policy
The awarding body is IPE management School - Paris
