Sasin MBA FAQ

The MBA Program

Q1: How many credits and courses are required to complete the Sasin MBA program? How long does it take?
Q2: How is the Sasin MBA program structured?
Q3: What teaching methods are used at Sasin?
Q4: Is the program highly quantitative?
Q5: Does Sasin offer an executive MBA or any other Master's programs?
Q6: Does Sasin offer exchange programs for study abroad?
Q7: Do you offer an evening MBA program? Is it possible to enroll in the MBA program while working?

Q1: How many credits and courses are required to complete the Sasin MBA program? How long does it take?
A1: The Sasin MBA requirement consists of 25 courses (75 credits) and takes two years to complete. The MBA curriculum includes 12 required core courses and 13 elective courses. Finance and marketing are currently the most frequently selected concentrations.

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Q2: How is the Sasin MBA program structured?
A2: The 2-year MBA program operates on a quarter system. There are three academic quarters to the year, each ten weeks in duration. The ten-week quarter is typically divided into two half-quarters (called modules) of five weeks each. In other words, students enroll in six five-week modules a year in which they can take 2-3 courses per module. The three and a half month summer vacation comes after the third quarter. This time between academic years is open for a summer internship.

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Q3: What teaching methods are used at Sasin?
A3: Professors use varied teaching methodologies designed to enhance their course content and individual teaching styles. The methods include formal lectures, assigned readings, case discussions, role plays, seminars, individual/group projects, field studies and independent study. An emphasis is placed on group work.

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Q4: Is the program highly quantitative?
A4: While Sasin does not require any particular quantitative courses prior to matriculation, some understanding of calculus is beneficial for some advanced finance courses. Sasin offers an intensive pre-course in mathematics for interested students.

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Q5: Does Sasin offer an executive MBA or any other Master's programs?
A5: Sasin offers both Master of Business Administration (Executive) and Master of Science in Human Resource Management programs for working executives. Please visit the EMBA and HRM sections of the website for more information.

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Q6: Does Sasin offer exchange programs for study abroad?
A6: Yes. Sasin has exchange program affiliations with leading business schools all over the world:
USA
The J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
The Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Business, Cornell University
The Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
Others
The Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada
Graduate School of Management, International University of Japan, Japan
WHU Koblenz-Otto Beisheim Graduate School of Management, Germany
Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany
Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales, France
Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, France
IAE d'Aix en Provence, France
Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, England
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus Graduate School of Business, The Netherlands
Bocconi University, Italy
Brisbane Graduate School of Business, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
KAIST Graduate School of Management, Korea

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Q7: Do you offer an evening MBA program? Is it possible to enroll in the MBA program while working?
A7: No. The MBA program is only for full-time students. All classes are offered during the day, Tuesday through Friday. The time required of students both inside and outside the classroom precludes their working. Our Master of Business Administration (Executive) program is designed for working executives. [See the EMBA program.]

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