Master of Science in International Management – CEMS

The CEMS learning objectives are organized into 5 competency categories:

1. Internationalism: Our graduates are knowledgeable international business practitioners, able to execute effective business decision-making in diverse contexts. This principle is reinforced by the international internship completed by each of our students during their year of study.
2. Business Embeddedness: Our graduates apply advanced management and leadership competencies developed through systematic experience of and engagement with the corporate world.
3. Responsible Citizenship: Our graduates champion a holistic vision of responsible business decision-making, leadership and citizenship, informed by ethical reasoning, personal integrity and respect for social diversity.
4. Reflective Critical Thinking: Our graduates are confident, agile and reflective decision-makers and problem-solvers, able to formulate and apply innovative solutions to complex business challenges.
5. Comprehensive Leadership: Our graduates are fully aware of their personal responsibility and accountability and of the ethical and cultural frameworks in which leadership is exerted.

Bachelor’s degree from accredited university, acceptable GPA, English proficiency test (TOEFL/IELTS), two recommendation letters, personal statement, application fee

Program Details:

The MIM program requires a total of (35 Credits) including required courses, exclusive courses, elective courses, seminars and culminates with a business project and international internship. The program also requires all MIM/CEMS students to graduate with competence in three languages, one of which must be English.

AUC adopts the credit hours system while the (CEMS) adopts the ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System). Below is the definition of each of these two systems

Credit Hour: Coursework is counted in credit hours. In general, a credit hour represents a one-hour class period and at least two hours of individual study each week for one semester. Hence 3 credit hour course represents 3 hours of class work and 6 hours of individual study per week.
ECTS: workload ranges from 1,500 to 1,800 hours for an academic year, which means that one credit corresponds to 25 to 30 hours of work.
According to the above definitions, the credit conversion of the European ECTS and the credit units at AUC (2 ECTS = 1 credit.).

CEMS Required Courses

CEMS 000/5201 – Global Strategy (3 cr)

CEMS 000/5202 – Global Management Practice (3 cr)

CEMS Exclusive courses

TERM 1 (September-December)

CEMS 000/5203 – Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) Marketing (3 cr)

CEMS 000/5204 – Advanced Financial Management: Cases from the Middle East (3 cr)

CEMS 000/5205 – Global Supply Chain Management (3 cr)

TERM 2 (February- May)

CEMS 000/5206 – Economics of Cultural Heritage (3 cr)

Elective Courses (2 required)

The course offering will depend on the scheduling of each department offering the course, and their capacity to accept additional students.

ECON 511/5252 – Economic Development in Middle East Countries (3 cr.)

PPAD 502/5231 – Economics for Public Policy Analysis (3 cr.)

ARIC 575-576/5222-5223 – Special Studies in Islamic Art and Architecture (3 cr.)

EGPT 533/5330 – Coptic Art and Architecture (3 cr.)

EGPT 445/5160 – Selected Topics in Coptic Studies (3 cr.)

EGPT 519/5199 – Selected Topics in Ancient Egyptian Art and Culture (3 cr.)

Seminars

The CEMS- MIM program includes a set of seminars in both terms. These seminars grading is based on a pass/fail grade. The number of credit hours for these seminars are distributed according to the following:

TERM 1 (September-December)

CEMS 000/5200 – Block Seminar (1.5) 5-day seminar delivered before the start of term 1

CEMS 000/5210 – Business Communication Skills Seminar (0.5 cr) 1-day seminar

TERM 2 (February- May)

CEMS 000/5220 – Responsible Global Leadership Seminar (1 cr)

CEMS 000/5221 – Skill Seminar (0.5 cr)

CEMS 000/5250 – Business Project (7.5 cr)

CEMS 000/5355 – International Internship (0 cr)