What do you study in an Online MBA programme?

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Updated on Dec 12, 2016 17:49 IST

Online MBA is one of the recent phenomena which is gradually gaining foothold in the management education industry. Flexible and economical, online MBA is fast becoming first preference of working professionals who wish to pursue management programme alongside their regular employment.

The greatest benefit of an online academic programme is that it gives you a platform to learn everything that a regular-MBA student learns, but as per your convenience. You don’t have to shift base or attend classes every day. Online MBA doesn’t even need the students to sit through virtual classes at a fixed time. In a way, the lectures are available 24x7 and the student can follow anytime of the day.

However, there’s a false impression about online MBA regarding the syllabus. Many consider online MBA course not at par with full-time MBA. In reality, online MBA trains a professional in the same areas as full-time MBA, the only difference is method of imparting.

Although online MBA is still to cover a huge gap in terms of market recognition, it is perfect for the self-employed and working professionals who wish add latest management skills to their experience and enhance future prospects.

The syllabus of online MBA programme is same as full-time MBA with topics like:

General Management
International Business
Organisational Behaviour
Business Statistics
Business Communication
Human Resource
Business Accounting
Business Environment
Marketing and Finance

In the first year, general managerial topics are taught, while in the second year, various specializations are offered to the candidates.

There are a number of specializations offered by different colleges. The range of specialization ranges from the popular Marketing Management to lesser known Hospital Management.

Here we list the syllabus of top five management specializations:

Marketing Management
Human Resource and Development
Financial Management
Information Management
Operations Management

Marketing Management syllabus:

Principals of Management
International Business
Product and brand management
Management information system
Customer relationship management
Marketing research and analysis
Strategic marketing management
Integrated marketing communication and digital marketing
Media planning and strategy
Retail management
Financial aspects of marketing
Distribution and supply chain
Taxation
Creativity and innovation management
Consumer/industrial behaviour
Event management

HRD Management syllabus:

Human Resource Planning
Human Resource Audit
Human Resource Information System
Employees Relation and Labour Laws
Training and Development
Compensation and Benefits
Organisational Theories, Structure and Design
Competency Based HRM
Performance Management Systems
Strategic Management
Strategic HRM
Management of Change
Building Learning Organisations
Role of HR in knowledge management

Financial Management syllabus:

Financial Accounting
Managerial Economics
International Business
Financial markets, products & Systems
Management Information Systems
International Finance
Financial Management
Corporate Law
Taxation
Corporate Valuation
Creativity & Innovation Management
Security Analysis & Portfolio management
Management of Banks & Financial Services
Project Finance
Derivatives and Risk Management
Treasury Management
Mergers , Acquisitions & Corporate Restructuring
Financial Modelling
Behavioural Finance
Wealth Management
Industry Oriented Desertation Project

Information Management syllabus:

Enterprise Resource Planning
Strategic Management
Knowledge Management
Project Management
Data warehousing & Data Mining
Technology Competition and Strategy
IT Infrastructure Management
Managing Technology Business
Industry Oriented Dissertation Project
Technology Forecasting
E-Commerce
Management Information Systems
Enterprise Applications
Financial Management Software Quality Assurance & Marketing
Taxation
Software Engineering
Creativity & Innovation Management
Business Intelligence and Analytics

Operations Management Syllabus:

Production Management
Operations Management
Operations Strategy
Forecasting
Location Strategies
Facility or Layout Planning and Analysis
Quality Management
Business Process Modelling
Project Management
Project Implementation-Control and Closure
Aggregate Planning
Supply Chain Management
Operations Scheduling
Value Engineering
Just-in-Time or JIT Characteristics and implementation

Professionals planning to pursue online MBA must choose a specialization wisely, keeping in mind their aptitude, interest and the need of the job market.