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A WORLD-CLASS BRITISH UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE IN CYPRUS

Professor Panikkos Poutziouris

Head - Business Management School

Chair - Centre for Entrepreneurial Development and Research


The Business School -- Strategy Strands

CERIOS-tuned with the times

•Curriculum : excellence in courses , programmes

•Executive edu –professional training

•Research --innovative thinking

•Internationalism

•Outreach activities

•Synergetic partnerships

Centre for Entrepreneurial Development and Research

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The Association of British-Cypriot Professionals


School of Business and Management

•We are in the business of offering practical courses that :

•Enhance knowledge base

•Build critical thinking and analytical skills

•Offer practical experience

•Broaden professional pathways

•Open entrepreneurial horizons

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Traditional vs. Entrepreneurial Career Paths

High School

University

Big Company - Gov

Retire

High School

University

Practical Experience

Management Training

Well Managed, High Growth Firm

Startup Venture

Another Startup?

Venture Capital or Angel Investor

Never really retire


Courses on offer

•Undergraduate Courses BA Business Administration BA Hospitality and Tourism BA Accounting and Finance

•Postgraduate Courses MSc in Business Management MSc in Marketing Management MBA MA in TESOL


BA (Honors) Business Administration

•Duration : 3-4 years

•Structure :

21 modules ( 3 years-advanced entry )

24 modules (4 years route)

•Optional pathway:

BA BA with Law [8:24]

•Seeking employability of graduates in line with new trends in markets

BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance

Duration : 3-4 yearsProfessional pathways

•ACCA:• Maximum exemptions available i.e.

From all ‘fundamentals’ levels (9 papers)

•CIMA:• Exemptions from 9 papers

•ICAEW:• Currently exemptions from 7

papersA WORLD-CLASS BRITISH UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE IN CYPRUS


BA (Honors) Hospitality & Tourism

•Duration : 3-4 years

•Optional pathways

Hospitality

Tourism

•Exiting options: Work-Learn , work based experience , International study

•Opportunities for a semester in UCLan Preston

Masters - Key facts

• Start : October 2013

• Study mode: Full Time

• Course Length: 12 months

• Structure 8-10 modules plus dissertation

• Timetable : Day and/or Evening

• Tailored to young graduates / professionals with limited experience seeking to commence a career in business and management

Masters entry requirements

• UK honors degree or international

equivalent (at least 2:2 ) or equivalent

professional qualifications

• For international students whose first

language is not English or whose degree

has not been in English, an IELTS score of

at least 6.5 (or equivalent) is required

• MBA : at least 3 years experience

MBA Programme Semester 1

•Accounting and Finance (exam)•Marketing (case study report)•The Reflective Manager (debate - essays)•Critical Perspectives on Management (essays)•The Economic Context of International Business (2 essays)

Semester 2•Strategy &International Management (class test, essay, report) •New Business Venture Development (3 reports)•HRM (case study report)•Operations Management (2 reports)

Semester 3•Business Information Management (case study & class test) •Research Methods-Design research project (report)•Dissertation


Pre-MBA stage programmes

MSc in Marketing Management

•Tailored for those seeking a career in marketing •8 specialised marketing modules •plus Dissertation•Assessment mainly based on assignments

MSc in Business Management

•Tailored for those seeking a managerial career •10 modules •plus Dissertation•Assessment mainly based on assignments

MA in TESOL

• MA in TESOL with Applied Linguistics is geared for those seeking professional qualification to build a career in this growing sector:

• Commercial Language Schools.

• Language Centres (state and private ones)

• Organisations & Institutions (British Council, colleges, universities).

• Linguistic centres

• Research Centres

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Teaching and Learning Methods

• Lectures • Seminars • Workshops• Case studies• Simulations• Guest speakers-practitioners• Company Visits• Student-centred approach live case studies essays, reports presentations debates internships

Business School Faculty • Professor Panikkos Poutziouris (Head)

• Dr Panayiotis Constanti

• Dr Dimitris Evripidou

• Dr Anna Farmaki

• Dr Loukas Glyptis

• Dr Andri Kanikli

• Dr Olga Kvasova

• Dr Antonios Kaniadakis

• Elias Hadjielias (PhD Candidate, Lancaster )

• Dr Konstantinos Iatridis

• Dr Nikolas Konstantakis

• Dr Adamos Vlittis

• Sviatlana Karpava (Phd Candidate, UCY)


BA Business Administration -- Year 1

BA (Hons) Business

Administration

BA (Hons) +

Law

Principles of Economics

Introduction to Accounting &

Finance

Introduction to Maths &

Statistics

Academic Writing & Study Skills

English Skills

Business Communication

Managing People & Enterprise

Skills (E)

Business in Context (E)

English for Law



BA (Hons) Business

Administration

BA (Hons) + Law

Business Information Systems

Business Economics & Finance

Business Relationships

Management in Context

Russian (E)

Greek (E)

Ethics (E)

Plus other electives

Contract Law



BA (Hons) Business Administration

BA (Hons) + Law

Planning Your Career Project & Operations Management Global Environment & Business

HRM Research Methods

Student Initiated Module (E)

Internship (E)

Consumer Law European Union Law

Employment Law



BA (Hons) Business Administration

BA (Hons) + Law

Contemporary Issues in Business Business Strategy E-Business & Information Systems Strategy Business Statistics Start a Business

Internship (E)

EU Business Law Company Law

Trusts & Equity

BA (Hons) Hospitality and Tourism Management


Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

Compulsory modules•Intro. to Hospitality &Tourism Operations•Intro. to ServiceExcellence in Hospitality & Tourism•Managing People &Enterprise Skills•Academic Writing & Study Skills

Electives•Business English Communication•Intro. to Mathematics& Statistics•English for IELTS•Business in Context

Compulsory modules•Exploring Managementin Hospitality, Tourism and Events• Foundations in Scholarship, Research and Technology• Food and Beverage Operations• International Hospitality Management•Tourism Essentials •Tourism in Action

Compulsory modules•Marketing Managementfor Tourism & Hospitality• Applied Research and Service Quality in Tourism,Hospitality and Events• Talent Management and Employability• International Issues in Hospitality• The Tourist: Behaviour and Culture

Electives•Work and Learn•International Study Visit

Compulsory modules•Managing Strategicallyin Tourism, Hospitality andEvents• Management Development• Contemporary Issues in Food and Drink•Tourism and Events: Society, Culture and the Visitor Experience•Research (with strands/dissertation)

Electives•Managing Quality inService Organisations•Work-based experience

BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance


Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

•Accounting and Finance•Accounting and Information Systems•Economics•Mathematics and Statistics

Two Options (from a given list)

•Intro to Financial Accounting•Intro to Management Accounting•Information Systems and Business•Law for Accounting•Economics•Quantitative Methods For Business

•Financial Accounting•Management Accounting•Accounting & Information Systems•Finance for Managers

•Companies & the Law (ACCA, ICAEW-focused)

• Enterprise Operations for Financial Managers (CIMA-focused)

One Option (from a given list)

• Advanced Financial Accounting

• Advanced Management Accounting

• Auditing Theory and Practice

• Taxation Theory and Practice

• Corporate Finance

One Option (from a given list)


MSc in Business Management

• Accounting and Finance• Management Theory and Practice• Business Environment• Strategic Management• Managing across cultures• Business and Management Ethics• Teamwork, Leadership & Personal Development• Critical Perspectives on Management• Contemporary Human Resource Management• Contemporary Marketing • Designing a Research Project

• Dissertation


MSc in Marketing Management

• Principles and Concepts of Marketing Management

• Market Screening, Selection and Entry

• Research Methods for Marketing Dissertations

• Thinking and Writing for Postgraduate Study *

• Contemporary Marketing Communications Issues *

• Digital Marketing

• Perspectives on International Marketing

• Strategic Marketing Management

• Dissertation

• Compulsory Modules:

• Language Analysis;

• Methodology in TESOL;

• Second Language Acquisition;

• Dissertation Input;

• Teaching Practicum (compulsory for students without any teaching experience).

• Optional Modules:

• Language in Interaction;

• Computer-Assisted Language Learning.

• Teaching English for Academic and Specific Purposes.

• Teaching Practicum (optional for students with teaching experience).

ModMA in TESOLules