Bocconi University General Management Program Course
SDA Bocconi School of Management (GetSmarter)
Key Information
Campus location
Milan, Italy
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
8 weeks
Pace
Part time
Tuition fees
USD 1,715
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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Introduction
Harness your leadership potential with the strategic, financial and management skills to make more effective business decisions, motivate your team members and create a healthy, inclusive work environment.
Gain a holistic understanding of today’s complex business environment and develop a comprehensive toolkit to identify, frame, and solve business challenges in the General Management Program from SDA Bocconi School of Management. Over eight weeks online, you’ll unlock your personal and organizational impact with the help of cutting-edge research, dedicated live sessions with faculty, and interactive learning tools. Learn to conduct a comprehensive strategic analysis of your organization and explore the fundamentals of financial and management accounting to help you make informed business decisions to enhance your organization’s competitive advantage. Guided by industry experts, you’ll discover how to evolve as a leader while effectively leveraging your team’s potential.
About the certificate
Learn how to grow as a leader and earn an official certificate of completion from SDA Bocconi School of Management.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued a certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the program handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the program.
Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you upon successful completion of the program, as per the stipulated requirements.
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Ideal Students
This program aims to improve professionals’ organizational impact by developing their strategic, leadership, and financial skills. The content is geared towards aspiring and new managers interested in growing their corporate influence and career opportunities. Additionally, mid-level managers and functional experts can utilize the professional toolkit gained in this program to become leaders skilled at creating an inclusive work environment that leverages their team’s full potential. Managers at all levels will benefit from the holistic view of business, the strong focus on strategy, and the financial and management accounting foundations explored in this program.
Program Outcome
You’ll walk away with:
- A comprehensive toolkit to identify, understand and solve organizational issues with a holistic view of today’s complex business landscape.
- The skills to evolve as a leader by understanding the importance of self-leadership and effectively leveraging your own and others’ potential.
- The ability to conduct a comprehensive strategic analysis to help your organization gain a competitive advantage.
- Foundational knowledge of financial and management accounting to guide you in making profitable business decisions.
Curriculum
Over the duration of this online program, you’ll work through the following modules:
- Module 1: Self-leadership
Explore the importance of self-management to become an effective leader. - Module 2: Financial accounting
Understand the fundamentals of financial accounting. - Module 3: Financial statement analysis
Learn about the fundamentals of financial statement analysis to explore the performance of an organization. - Module 4: External strategic analysis
Learn how to analyze an organization's external environment and identify opportunities for making strategic choices. - Module 5: Internal strategic analysis
Learn how to analyze an organization's capabilities to build a competitive advantage. - Module 6: Competitive strategy
Discover how to build a competitive strategy by exploring an organization's various sources of competitive advantage. - Module 7: Management accounting
Discover how to make financially-driven decisions based on cost analysis and pricing. - Module 8: Leading people
Explore the value of creating a psychologically safe and inclusive work environment.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during program development.
Download your prospectus to find out more about this program