MODULAR CREDITS (MCS) AND EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM (ECTS)
At HEC Paris, European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) is a standardised means of computing and transferring credits across programmes. At NUS, 1 Modular Credit (MC) is used and it is equivalent to 1.5 ECTS.
The total graduation requirements of the double degree programme:
56 NUS MCs + 70 HEC ECTS (equivalent to 47 NUS MCs) = 103 NUS MCs.
Students who start their MBA at NUS Business School will need to complete the 10 core modules in The NUS MBA. After successful completion of the 10 core modules, students will proceed to do any of the five Specialised Tracks (Marketing, Finance, Strategy, Management of Innovation or Entrepreneurship) available during the fall semester at HEC Paris. Students will then proceed to do any of the 5 Professional Tracks (Entrepreneurship Project, Company Consulting Project, Individual Professional Project, Mission & Action Project or Creative Academic Project) during the second semester/Winter at HEC Paris. In addition, they will have to participate in the following:
- Social Business Conference
- Visions of Leadership Week
- MBA Tournament
Students are also required to take 13-14 electives while at HEC Paris. They should not repeat electives that are substantially similar across the two MBA programmes. Language courses are a requirement for MBA students at HEC. Students can be exempted and earn the credits if they are deemed trilingual including French (determined by examination). Medium of instruction at HEC is English.
Example of Double Degree Programme for student starting at NUS
| Semester (Institution) |
MCs
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Semester 1/Fall Semester (NUS)
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Managerial Economics
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4
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Statistics
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2
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Financial Accounting
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4
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Management & Organization
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2
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Financial Management
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4
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Managing Operations
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2
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Leadership in Organizations
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2
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1 Elective
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4
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Semester 2/Spring Semester (NUS)
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Marketing Management
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4
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Corporate Strategy
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4
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Asia Pacific Business
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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Special Term/May, June, July (NUS)
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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Total Modular Credits for NUS
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56
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Period 3/Fall (HEC) September to December
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25 ECTS credits total
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1 Specialized Track
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4 ECTS credits
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8 Electives (2 credits per elective)
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16 ECTS credits
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Sustainable Development Conference
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2 ECTS credits
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French language (if not exempt)
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3 ECTS credits
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Period 4/Winter (HEC)
January to April
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18 ECTS credits total
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Project options
(Individual Professional Project in a company, Mission and Action Project, Creative Academic Project) including 4 on campus Executive Seminars
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18 ECTS credits
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Period 5/ Spring (HEC)
April to mid-July
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15 – 16 ECTS credits total
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Visions of Leadership Week
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2 ECTS credits
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MBA-Tournament
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2 ECTS credits
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5-6 Elective courses (2 or 3 credits each)
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11 - 12 ECTS credits
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Total Career Building Credits over 3 periods
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12 ECTS credits
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Total Modular Credits for HEC
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47 (70 ECTS)
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Total Modular Credits (from NUS and HEC)
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103
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Students who start their MBA at HEC Paris shall complete the core modules of the HEC MBA at HEC and complete the following core modules of the NUS MBA whilst at NUS:
- Asia Pacific Business
- Leadership in Organization
- Managing Operations
Students who start their MBA at HEC Paris in September or January are encouraged to take up modules during the Special Term at NUS Business School during their second Year of studies in the double degree programme. Students who start their MBA at HEC Paris must complete all core modules before doing a specialisation at NUS. For students who wish to earn a specialisation, they must learn 24 modular credits from a specific field of study. Students should not repeat electives that are substantially similar across the two MBA programs.
Example of Double Degree Programme for student starting at HEC in September
| Semester (Institution) |
MCs
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Core Coursework/ Core I and II
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46 ECTS credits total
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Period 1/Core 1 Sept-Dec (HEC)
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Statistics
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3 ECTS credits
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Supply Chain Management
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2 ECTS credits
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Marketing
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5 ECTS credits
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Financial Markets
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4 ECTS credits
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Organization Behaviour
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3 ECTS credits
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Human Resource Management
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3 ECTS credits
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Sustainable Business Strategy
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2 ECTS credits
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Financial Accounting and Statement Analysis
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3 ECTS credits
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Language (if not exempt)
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3 ECTS credits
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Period 2/Jan-April (HEC)
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Business Economics
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4 ECTS credits
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Strategic Management
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4 ECTS credits
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Corporate Finance
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4 ECTS credits
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Management Accounting and Control
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3 ECTS credits
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Language (if not exempt)
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3 ECTS credits
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Projects and Seminars over first 2 Core periods
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12 ECTS credits total
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Negosim
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3 ECTS credits
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Communication in Action
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3 ECTS credits
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Project Management
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2 ECTS credits
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Visions of Leadership Cycle
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2 ECTS credits
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Visions of Leadership Week
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2 ECTS credits
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Career Milestones and Electives
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8 ECTS credits
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Project Work
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4 ECTS credits
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Total Modular Credits (HEC)
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47 (70 ECTS)
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Semester 3/Fall Semester (NUS)
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Asia Pacific Business
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4
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Leadership in Organization
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2
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Managing Operations
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2
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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Semester 4/Spring Semester (NUS)
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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*Special Term/May, June, July (NUS)
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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Total Modular Credits (NUS)
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56
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Total Modular Credits (from HEC and NUS)
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103 MCs
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Example of Double Degree Programme for student starting at HEC in January
| Semester (Institution) |
MCs
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Core Coursework/ Core I and II
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46 ECTS credits total
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Period 1/Core 1 Jan- April (HEC)
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Statistics
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3 ECTS credits
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Marketing
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5 ECTS credits
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Financial Markets
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4 ECTS credits
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Organizational Behaviour
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3 ECTS credits
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Financial Accounting and Statement Analysis
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3 ECTS credits
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Strategic Management
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4 ECTS credits
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Language (if not exempt)
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3 ECTS credits
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Period 2/April - July (HEC)
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Business Economics
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4 ECTS credits
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Human Resource Management
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3 ECTS credits
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Corporate Finance
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4 ECTS credits
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Management Accounting and Control
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3 ECTS credits
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Sustainable Business Strategy
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2 ECTS credits
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Supply Chain Management
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2 ECTS credits
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Language (if not exempt)
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3 ECTS Credits
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Projects and Seminars over first 2 periods
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14 ECTS credits total
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Negosim
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3 ECTS credits
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Communication in Action
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3 ECTS credits
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Project Management
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2 ECTS credits
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Visions of Leadership Cycle
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2 ECTS credits
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Visions of Leadership Week
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2 ECTS credits
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MBAT
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2 ECTS credits minimum
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Career Milestones and Electives
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8 ECTS credits
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Project Work
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2 ECTS credits
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Total Modular Credits HEC
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70 ECTS credits
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Semester 3/Fall Semester (NUS)
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Asia Pacific Business
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4
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Leadership in Organization
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2
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Managing Operations
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2
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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Semester 4/Spring Semester (NUS)
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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Special Term/May, June, July (NUS)
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1 Elective
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4
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1 Elective
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4
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Total Modular Credits (NUS)
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56
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Total Modular Credits (from HEC and NUS)
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103 MCs
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