Maryke explains why RSM MBA is divided into four terms

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Rotterdam School of Management
Business School Research

Maryke MBA
RSM MBA Director of Marketing and Admissions, Maryke Luijendijk-Steenkamp shares the goals of each term and why the program is structured into four terms.

Listen to Maryke's reply about the goals behind each RSM MBA Terms.

Length: 2 Minutes and 21 Seconds





Key Takeaways

• The first two terms cover 6 months
• First Two terms spent on developing General Management Skills
• Career Concentration in Third Term
• Career Concentration: Finance, Marketing or Strategy
• Fourth Term: Elective Courses includes courses from outside concentrations
• Elective Courses in Strategic Value Management, Brand Management, Financial Risk Management, Consulting, Sustainable High-Impact Leadership, Supply Chain Management, Entrepreneurship, Business Negotiations, Companies and Ecologies, Financial Engineering, Private Equity/ Venture Capital and Financial Risk Management
• International Electives that include Study Trips
• Fourth Term: Exchange Programs (47 Exchange Business Schools)

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