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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Die europäischen Akkreditierer für wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Studienangebote bzw. MBA-Programme - darunter die FIBAA - haben ein "Draft Proposal for the Designation of Master's Degree Titles in Management Education in Europe" erstellt. Das Gesamtdokument ist bei der FIBAA in Bonn erhältlich.
In einem zweijährigen SOKTATES-Projekt haben die europäischen Akkreditierer für wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Bachelor- und Masterstudienangebote versucht, ein Taxonomie für die verschieden Formen von mehr "generalistisch" bzw. mehr "fachorientierten" Masterstudienangeboten zu schaffen. Die hier vorgestellten Überlegungen , besonders bei den akademischen Grade, entsprechen nicht immer den derzeitigen Vorgaben des deutschen HRG, entsprechen aber den europäischen Überlegungen in den verschiedenen beteiligten Ländern. Von der Arbeitsgruppe wurden wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Masterprogrammen generell in drei Stufen unterschieden.
Type A : Generalist Master's for younger students
This segment includes the largest number of Master's programmes in Europe and accounts for by far the largest number of graduating students. Most of the mainstream university based programmes that provide European companies with their principal source of recruits in the management education field fall into this category.
These programmes are generalist in coverage. There is often a strong conceptual and theoretical emphasis in these mostly university-based programmes. Students typically graduate at 23 to 25 after a fairly long period of continuous university-level study. These programmes are thus pre-experience and designed for career preparation.
In duration they are very variable: in some cases one year, but more usually two or three years, depending on where the intermediate stage is positioned in the Continental European higher education systems. Many national systems have traditionally been organised on a 2 + 3 structure, although there may be as shift to a 3 +2 structure if the convergence movement initiated by the Bologna Declaration takes hold. The proposed degree title in English for this programme type is Master of Science in Management. Some institutions might prefer Master of Science in Business Studies.
Type B: Specialised Master's
These programmes recruit students with a previous degree that is relevant to the specialism in question. They are intended to allow in-depth study of a particular area. They do not require previous work experience, although some students enter the programmes after several years in a job. They are essentially designed for career preparation in a clearly defined type of job or profession.
Around Europe there are two main sub-categories of this type of programme. First of all, those that are professionally oriented, leading to a job in a company or an organisation, and secondly those that are more academically and research oriented, including a dissertation.
The duration of these programmes is usually one year.
Suggested titles in English for these programmes are:
· MSc in Finance
· MS in Finance
· Master's in Finance
Type C: MBA
The MBA is defined as a generalist programme with the main emphasis on management rather than on business studies. There is strong practical and professional orientation in the curriculum. Entry into these programmes requires significant work experience. Students are typically between 26 and 35 in this type of programme. The main objective is career change or career acceleration rather than career preparation. The programmes of this type are not positioned at a higher academic level that the Master of Science in Management programmes in Type A. They are, however, substantially different in their objectives, in their pedagogical processes, and in their recruitment.
Who are the EQUAL members?
Asociación Española de Representantes de Escuelas de Dirección de Empresa (AEEDE, E)
Association of Business Schools (ABS, UK)
Association of Management Education (FORUM, PL)
Associazione per la Formazione alla Direzione Aziendale (ASFOR, I)
Central and Eastern European Management Association (CEEMAN)
Chapitre des Ecoles de Management
(Chapitre, F)
European Foundation for Management Development (efmd)
Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation
(FIBAA, D,A,CH)
Russian Association for Business Education (RABE, RUSS)
Vereniging van Samenwerkende Nederlandse Universiteiten
(VSNU, NL)
FIBAA, Adenauerallee 8a, 53113, Bonn, Deutschland,
Tel.: 0049/228/1044300 Fax: 0049/228/1044303,
E- Mail: kran@fibaa.de, Internet: www.fibaa.de,
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Economics / business administration
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