The Bachelor of Management (BMGT) program prepares students to meet the diverse needs of the contemporary Kazakhstan and the worldwide employment markets. Upon graduation students will demonstrate theoretical and practical knowledge of business administration. They will understand how different functions of the company like accounting, finance, sales and marketing, and information systems operate. By applying their skills and knowledge, the Bachelor of Management graduates will make significant contributions to the community in which they work, whether in business or in the public sector.
At successful completion of the BMGT program, graduates will be able to:
- demonstrate a proficiency in a second foreign language for efficient verbal and written business communication;
- demonstrate and apply tools of mathematical and statistical analysis, and contemporary information technologies in solving managerial issues related to business processes and projects;
- demonstrate and apply core business, management, and leadership principles and skills (in the field of management, marketing, operations management and business law), and integrate theory to practice aiming to solve managerial problems;
- demonstrate and apply contemporary data collection methods related to business transactions and preparation of financial reports, as well as financial analysis and rational allocation of company’s resources;
- detect and correct present and potential issues related to ethics, responsibility and sustainability in the field of management;
- demonstrate the knowledge and its application to change and innovation management;
- apply the knowledge of the key concepts and contemporary approaches to entrepreneurship and its application;
- demonstrate the knowledge of international business and cross-cultural management issues and their practical application;
- demonstrate conceptual knowledge and skills to analyze managerial problems, various approaches to decision-making, people management and proficiency to influence and communicate effectively with different company stakeholders;
- undertake supervised practical training and independent research as well as individual managerial project involving the synthesis and application of theoretical constructs to topics in the fields of management
To earn the Bachelor of Management degree, students must complete 146 KIMEP credits or 240 ECTS.
The following table illustrates the structure of the BMGT Program.
| Category of courses | KIMEP credits | ECTS credits |
| General Education | 36 | 56 |
| Program Foundation | 68 | 112 |
| Program Specialization | 36 | 60 |
| Final Attestation | 6 | 12 |
| TOTAL | 146 | 240 |
Program Foundation Courses (112 ECTS/68 KIMEP credits):
(1)Program foundation required courses (92 ECTS credits / 56 KIMEP)
(2)Program foundation elective courses (20 ECTS credits/12 KIMEP)
| Program Foundation Courses | ECTS | KIMEP
credits |
Prerequisite | |||||
| Program Foundation Required Courses | 92 | 56 | ||||||
| BUS4251.1 | Internship Program I | 2 | 1 | 30 KIMEP credits completed | ||||
| MGT4251.2/ MGT4204.2 | Internship Program in Management II/ Cases in Management (substitute) | 2 | 2 | 60 KIMEP credits and BUS4251.1 | ||||
| ENG/GEN1100 | Academic Speaking | 5 | 3 | ENG 1110/ GEN1010 | ||||
| ENG/GEN1121 | Academic Reading and Writing 2 | 5 | 3 | ENG 1120 | ||||
| KAZ2103 or RUS2103 | Professional Kazakh (Russian) | 3 | 2 | |||||
| FIN2105 | Business Microeconomics | 5 | 3 | ENG1120 | ||||
| FIN2106 | Business Macroeconomics | 5 | 3 | FIN2105 | ||||
| MGT3001 | Principles of Management | 5 | 3 | ENG1120 | ||||
| ACC2102 | Financial Accounting I | 5 | 3 | FIN2105 | ||||
| FIN3121 | Financial Management | 5 | 3 | ACC2102, FIN2105 | ||||
| IFS2203 | Management Information Systems | 5 | 3 | GEN/OPM1300/ 2301 | ||||
| MKT3130 | Principles of Marketing | 5 | 3 | ENG1120 | ||||
| OPM3131 | Introduction to Operations Management | 5 | 3 | GEN2402 | ||||
| GEN2402 | Business Statistical Analysis | 5 | 3 | MATH1202/ GEN1201 | ||||
| ACC2201 | Management Accounting I | 5 | 3 | ACC 2102 | ||||
| FIN3210 | Corporate Finance | 5 | 3 | FIN2105, ACC2102, FIN3121 | ||||
| LAW2202 | Business Law | 5 | 3 | |||||
| MGT4201 | Strategy and Business Policy | 5 | 3 | MGT3001, MKT3130, FIN3121, ACC2201 | ||||
| OPM3011 | Quantitative Methods for Business Data Analysis | 5 | 3 | GEN2402 | ||||
| GEN1201 | Mathematics for Business and Economics | 5 | 3 | None | ||||
| Program Foundation Elective Courses | 20 | 12 | ||||||
| XXXX | Elective 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| XXXX | Elective 2 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| XXXX | Elective 3 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| XXXX | Elective 4 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| TOTAL | 112 | 68 | ||||||
Program Specialization Courses (36 KIMEP/ 60 ECTS credits):
- Required Specialization Courses (27 KIMEP credits/ 45 ECTS) and
- Elective Specialization Courses (9 credits/ 15 ECTS)
| Program Specialization Courses | ECTS | KIMEP
credits |
Prerequisite | |
| Program Specialization Required Courses | 45 | 27 | ||
| BUS3334 | Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability in Business | 5 | 3 | MGT3001, MKT3130, FIN3121, ACC2201 |
| MGT3204 | Human Resource Management | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| MGT3206 | Leadership and Motivation | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| MGT3208 | Innovation Management | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| MGT3210 | International Business | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| MGT3212 | Organizational Behavior | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| MGT3211 | Principles of Entrepreneurship | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| MGT3213 | Managing Change | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| MGT4251.3 | Internship Program III | 5 | 3 | MGT4251.2/ MGT4204.2 |
| Program Specialization Elective Courses | 15 | 9 | ||
| BUS4201 | Social Entrepreneurship | 5 | 3 | MGT3211 |
| MGT3217 | Building and Accelerating the Venture | 5 | 3 | MGT3211 |
| MGT3218 | Business Model Innovation | 5 | 3 | MGT3211 |
| MGT3207 | Managing Negotiation | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| MGT3205 | Decision Making | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| MGT3209 | International Management | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| MGT3215 | Hospitality Management | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| MGT3216 | Leisure and Recreational Management | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| MGT3299 | Selected Topics in Management | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| MGT4210 | Compensation and Performance Management | 5 | 3 | MGT3204 |
| MGT4208 | Training and Development | 5 | 3 | MGT3204 |
| MGT4204 | Cases in Management | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| LDP3201 | Leadership: Principles and Best Practices | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| LDP4201 | Leadership: Making Principles Work | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
| LDP4202 | Leadership in Action | 5 | 3 | LDP3201 and LDP4201 |
| MGT4800 | Business Strategy Simulation | 5 | 3 | MGT3001, MKT3130, FIN3121, ACC2201 |
| MGT4801 | Competitive Dynamics | 5 | 3 | MGT3001, MKT3130, FIN3121, ACC2201 |
| MGT3800 | Facilities Management | 5 | 3 | MGT3001 |
Final Attestation (6 KIMEP credits/12 ECTS):
| Final Attestation Courses | ECTS | KIMEP
credits |
Prerequisite | |
| BUS4271 | Thesis I/ Thesis Project I: Research Methods in Business Studies | 6 | 3 | 102 credits and GEN2402 |
| MGT4272 | Thesis II/ Thesis Project II | 6 | 3 | 128 credits and BUS4271 |
| TOTAL | 12 | 6 | ||
BMGT students have the opportunity to choose among MAJORS:
(1) Human Resource Management
(2) Leadership
Human Resource Management (36 KIMEP credits / 60 ECTS)
To gain Major in Human Resource Management students are required to complete the following courses:
| Course Code | Course Title | ECTS | KIMEP credits |
| Course Code Course Title
All 9 Program Required Specialization Courses |
ECTS
45 |
KIMEP creits
27 |
|
| MGT4208 | Training and Development | 5 | 3 |
| MGT4210 | Compensation and Performance Management | 5 | 3 |
| Any one course from: | |||
| MGT3205 | Decision Making | 5 | 3 |
| MGT3207 | Managing Negotiation | 5 | 3 |
| MGT3299 | Selected Topics in Management | 5 | 3 |
| MGT4204 | Cases in Management | 5 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 60 | 36 | |
Leadership (36 KIMEP credits / 60 ECTS)
To gain Major in Leadership, students are required to complete the following courses:
| Course Code | Course Title | ECTS | KIMEP credits |
| All 9 Program Required Specialization Courses | 45 | 27 | |
| LDP3201 | Leadership: Principles and Best Practices | 5 | 3 |
| LDP4201 | Leadership: Making Principles Work | 5 | 3 |
| LDP4202 | Leadership in Action | 5 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 60 | 36 | |
MINORS FOR STUDENTS OF THE BANG COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Students are free to choose among different minors. They can also graduate without taking any minor. Graduating without a minor provides more flexibility in selecting elective courses because major requires students to take a particular set of courses.
To gain a minor the BCB students shall take particular courses for a total of 9 KIMEP credits/15 ECTS. A particular course cannot be counted towards both a specialization and a minor.
Table below lists the requirements for MINORS for the BCB students.
| Minor Area | Code | Course Title | KIMEP
credits |
ECTS | Prerequisite | ||||
|
Accounting (any 3courses) |
ACC3101 | Financial Accounting II | 3 | 5 | ACC2102 | ||||
| ACC3201 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 | 5 | ACC3101 | |||||
| ACC3202 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | 3 | 5 | ACC3201 | |||||
| ACC3212 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 | 5 |
ACC3101 |
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|
ACC3110 |
Management Accounting II | 3 | 5 |
ACC2201 |
|||||
|
Finance |
FIN3210 | Corporate Finance | 3 | 5 | FIN3121,
ACC2102, FIN2105 |
||||
| FIN3220 | Investments | 3 | 5 | FIN3121 | |||||
| FIN3101 | |||||||||
| FIN3230 | Financial Institutions Management | 3 | 5 | FIN3121 | |||||
| FIN3101 | |||||||||
|
Information Systems in Business (any 3 courses) |
IFS3202 |
Database Management Systems in Business |
3 |
5 |
GEN/OPM 1300
or GEN/OPM2301 |
||||
| CIT1303 | Information Systems and Networking |
3 |
5 |
GEN/OPM 1300
or GEN/OPM2301 |
|||||
| IFS3745 | Information Security Management |
3 |
5 |
GEN/OPM 1300
or GEN/OPM2301 |
|||||
|
IFS4204 |
Decision Support System |
3 |
5 |
GEN/OPM 1300
or GEN/OPM2301 |
|||||
|
Computer Applications |
CIT2731 |
Digital Graphics in Business |
3 |
5 |
GEN/OPM 1300
or GEN/OPM2301 |
||||
|
IFS4204 |
Decision Support System |
3 |
5 |
GEN/OPM 1300
or GEN/OPM2301 |
|||||
|
CIT3734 |
Web Technologies inBusiness |
3 |
5 |
GEN/OPM 1300
or GEN/OPM2301 |
|||||
|
Management (any 3 courses) |
MGT3206 |
Leadership and Motivation | 3 | 5 |
MGT3001 |
||||
| MGT3208 | Innovation Management | 3 | 5 |
MGT3001 |
|||||
| MGT3210 | International Business | 3 | 5 | MGT3001 | |||||
| MGT3212 | Organizational Behavior | 3 | 5 |
MGT3001 |
|||||
|
Leadership |
LDP3201 | Leadership: Principles and Best Practices | 3 | 5 |
MGT3001 |
||||
| LDP4201 | Leadership: Making Principles Work | 3 | 5 |
MGT3001 |
|||||
| LDP4202 | Leadership in Action | 3 | 5 | LDP 3201
LDP4201 |
|||||
|
Human Resources Management |
MGT3204 | Human Resource Management | 3 | 5 |
MGT3001 |
||||
| MGT4208 | Training and Development | 3 | 5 | MGT3204 | |||||
|
MGT4210 |
Compensation and Performance Management |
3 |
5 |
MGT3204 |
|||||
|
Entrepreneurship |
MGT3211 | Principles of Entrepreneurship | 3 | 5 |
MGT3001 |
||||
| MGT3218 | Business Model Innovation | 3 | 5 | MGT3211 | |||||
|
MGT3217 |
Building and
Accelerating the Venture |
3 |
5 |
MGT3211 |
|||||
|
Marketing (MKT 3150 and any 2 other courses) |
MKT3150 | Strategic Marketing | 3 | 5 | MKT3130 | ||||
| MKT3201 | Consumer Behavior | 3 | 5 | MKT3150 | |||||
| MKT3202 | Marketing Communications | 3 | 5 |
MKT3130 |
|||||
| MKT3214 | Brand Management | 3 | 5 | MKT3150 | |||||
| MKT4203 | Marketing Research | 3 | 5 | MKT3150 | |||||
| Tourism and Hospitality Management (MKT3221 and any 2courses) | MKT3221 | Tourism Practices and Principles | 3 | 5 | None | ||||
| MGT3215 | Hospitality Management | 3 | 5 | None | |||||
| MKT3222 | Cross-Cultural Tourism Marketing | 3 | 5 | MKT3130 | |||||
| MKT3223 | Niche Tourism | 3 | 5 | None | |||||
| MGT3216 | Leisure and Recreational Management | 3 | 5 | None | |||||
| Big Data Management and Analysis (IFS4203 and any 2 courses) | IFS3202 | Database Management Systems | 3 | 5 | GEN/OPM1300 or GEN/OPM2301 | ||||
| IFS4203 | Big Data Management and Analysis | 3 | 5 | GEN/OPM1300 or GEN/OPM2301 | |||||
| IFS4204 | Decision Support Systems | 3 | 5 | GEN/OPM1300 or GEN/OPM2301 | |||||
| IFS4302 | Business Intelligence Applications | 3 | 5 | GEN/OPM1300 or
GEN/OPM2301; MKT 3130 |
|||||
| CIT3908 | Cybersecurity | 3 | 5 | GEN/OPM1300 or GEN/OPM2301 | |||||
| CIT3816 | Mobile Technologies and Applications | 3 | 5 | GEN/OPM1300 or GEN/OPM2301 | |||||
| Logistics and Supply Chain Management (OPM 3205 and any 2 courses) | OPM3205 | Logistics and Supply Chain Management | 3 | 5 | OPM3131 | ||||
| OPM4201 | Purchasing and Material Management | 3 | 5 | OPM3205 | |||||
| OPM4501 | Transportation Carrier Management | 3 | 5 | OPM3131 | |||||
MERIT CERTIFICATES
In order to be eligible for the merit certificates under each Bachelor program, a student must:
- Take a set of three courses, offered by the BCB undergraduate programs, in a respective
- Meet exit criteria of a minimum overall GPA 00 in all courses required for a respective certificate.
- All pre-requisites must be met (waive of pre-requisites, concurrent registration, CSS courses as equivalence of BCB courses are NOT allowed).
MERIT CERTIFICATE IN AUDITING (9 KIMEP CREDITS / 15 ECTS)
| Required courses: | |
| ACC4203 | Auditing |
| ACC4209 | Fraud Examination |
| ACC4216 | Professional Auditing |
MERIT CERTIFICATE IN TAXATION (9 KIMEP CREDITS / 15 ECTS
| Required courses: | |
| ACC3205 | Principles of Taxation |
| ACC3210 | Taxation in Kazakhstan |
| ACC4240 | Taxation of Multinational Enterprises |
MERIT CERTIFICATE IN CORPORATE FINANCE AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (9 KIMEP CREDITS / 15ECTS)
| Required courses: | |
| FIN4224 | International Financial Management |
| FIN4212 | Mergers and Acquisitions |
| FIN4221 | Investment Banking |
MERIT CERTIFICATE IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (9 KIMEP CREDITS / 15 ECTS)
| Required courses: | |
| FIN3230 | Financial Institutions Management |
| FIN4224 | Financial Derivatives |
| FIN4232 | Financial Risk Management and Decision making |
MERIT CERTIFICATE IN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS AND BRANDING (9 KIMEP CREDITS / 15 ECTS)
| Required courses: | |
| MKT3202 | Marketing Communications |
| MKT3201 | Consumer Behavior |
| MKT3214 | Brand Management |
MERIT CERTIFICATE IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (9 KIMEP CREDITS / 15 ECTS)
| Required courses: | |
| MKT3221 | Tourism Practices and Principles |
| MGT3215 | Hospitality Management |
| MKT3222 | Cross-Cultural Tourism Marketing/ MKT3223 Niche Tourism
/MGT3216 Leisure and Recreational Management |
MERIT CERTIFICATES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP (9 KIMEP CREDITS / 15 ECTS)
| Required courses: | |
| MGT3211 | Principles of Entrepreneurship |
| MGT321 8 | Business Model Innovation |
| MGT321 7 | Building and Accelerating the Venture |
MERIT CERTIFICATE IN BIG DATA MANAGEMENT (9 KIMEP CREDITS / 15 ECTS)
| Required courses (any 3 courses): | |
| IFS3202 | Database Management Systems |
| CIT3805 | Big Data Analytics |
| IFS4204 | Decision Support Systems |
| IFS4302 | Business Intelligence Applications |
| CIT3908 | Cybersecurity |
| CIT3816 | Mobile Technologies and Applications |
MERIT CERTIFICATE in LOGISTICS (9 KIMEP CREDITS / 15 ECTS)
| Required courses: | |
| OPM3205 | Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
| OPM4201 | Purchasing and Material Management |
| OPM4501 | Transportation Carrier Management |
CERTIFICATE IN LEADERSHIP
The purpose of the Leadership Development Program is to help KIMEP students develop the necessary skills to assume key positions in Kazakhstani business and government. It focuses on the practical application of leadership skills, ending in a supervised internship. Those students who fulfill all Program requirements listed below receive a Certificate in Leadership.
CERTIFICATE IN LEADERSHIP (9 KIMEP CREDITS / 15 ECTS)
| Required courses: | |
| LDP3201 | Leadership: Principles and Best Practices |
| LDP4201 | Leadership: Making Principles Work |
| LDP4202 | Leadership in Action |
MANAGEMENT AREA
MGT3001 Principles of Management (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: None
This course deals with the role and nature of management as it is used in contemporary business. The course will provide a systematic understanding of the core concepts of management theory and practice. A brief review of the foundations of key management thinking will be presented to set the context. This will be followed by an exploration of the environment for the managers and a discussion of the social and ethical issues, which affect managers. The diverse roles of the manager in contemporary business are then explored placing emphasis on identifying the key role effective management can play in developing successful organizations, private and public, large and small.
BUS3331 Business economics
Prerequisites: None
The course explains how the financial, organizational, market-related, and environmental factors impact corporations. Economic theory and quantitative methods form the basis of assessments on factors affecting corporations such as business organization, management, expansion, and strategy. Topic inlcude how and why corporations expand, the impact of entrepreneurs, the interactions among corporations, and the role of governments in regulation.
MGT3200 Managerial Ethics (2 Credits; 3 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
Ethics in management became popular and important concept lately. Different companies might have different ethical standards, but management ethics is almost the same in every industry. Students will learn that corruption is the abuse of power to achieve illegitimate personal gain. Bribery and corruption are extreme forms of unethical behavior. Wherever they do business around the world, managers must not only avoid breaking the law, they should follow high ethical standards. Ethics and appropriate behavior transcend all business activities and figure prominently in management decisions about financial performance and competitive advantage. An integrated, strategic approach to ethical, sustainable, and socially responsible behavior provides firms with competitive advantages, including stronger relationships with customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers, and the communities where they do business.
MGT3204 Human Resources Management (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
This course deals primarily with activities that directly affect how employees are brought into the firm and their treatment once they are employed. These activities include selection, training, evaluation, compensation, labor relations, working conditions, and related issues.
MGT3205 Decision Making (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
The course focuses on ideas that can be used in business to understand decisions generally. The curriculum includes the concepts of rational choice, identity, appropriateness, and history-dependent rules. The course also explores how decisions are made in the face of inconsistency in preferences or identities. Prospects for decision engineering are also explored in detail.
MGT3206 Leadership and Motivation (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
This course is intended for future managers who require knowledge on how to motivate people, how to manage groups and use appropriate leadership styles. It is modeled as an integrated framework that consists of lectures and training.
MGT3207 Managing Negotiations (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
This course deals with the art and skills of negotiating in various business situations. Cases involving and analyzing issues and problems ranging from sales and contracts to the most complicated issues of international business will be discussed.
MGT3208 Innovation Management (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
The purpose of the course is to introduce students to recent, leading edge management thinking. A study of the most recent trends and ideas in management and their practical application is carried out. The course will include reviews of books by well-known management theorists and a critical analysis of the application of these theories in Kazakhstan.
MGT3209 International Management (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
This course compares management styles used in various countries and the effectiveness of those styles on that culture. Methods will be contrasted with current management methods used in Kazakhstan to formulate effective methods for practical use. Focus is on the design of the organization; political, legal, and economic concerns; personnel issues; and, negotiating strategies.
MGT3210 International Business (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
This course involves study of the issues and logistics involved in conducting business in the international arena. Issues such as globalization, the impact of economics, socio-cultural factors, and economic policy are discussed in detail. The nature and economic role of the multinational corporation including the impact of legal, political, educational, and cultural variables upon firm performance and managerial activity forms the core of the course. Case studies illustrate managerial, marketing and financial and accounting activities, in the global economic space.
MGT3211 Principles of Entrepreneurship (former Small Business Management) (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisite: MGT3001 Principles of Management
Lectures and case study methods are applied to investigate and analyze problems related to small business start-ups and functions. Included are: selecting a location, business planning, organizational control, finances, and other areas of interest to the small business owner. The course includes formulating a business plan.
BUS4201 Social Entrepreneurship (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisite: MGT3211 Principles of Entrepreneurship
This course is about the emerging and exciting field of Social Entrepreneurship. Students will
learn about creating a business that makes a difference and transforms society to deliver social impact. They will learn about inspirational stories of social entrepreneurs and how they have developed creative solutions to address social problems around them. Students will study the challenges social entrepreneurs face and understand the driving force behind their success. They will comprehend the complexity of social change and the value of social innovation.
MGT3217 Building and Accelerating the Venture (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisite: MGT3211 Principles of Entrepreneurship
The course is focused on the professional development of young entrepreneurs such as a start-up through mentorship, learning best and failed practices of existed entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan. The Building and Accelerating the Venture model is based on lean startup and customer development principles (i.e., innovative business models, scientific approach, hypothesis testing, minimum viable product, problem-solution fit, and customer satisfaction, customer discovery). The course invites guest-speakers from different units to have a practical guide about venture creating and accelerating.
MGT3216 Business Model Innovation (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisite: MGT3211 Principles of Entrepreneurship
This course aims to develop skills necessary to design and test innovative business models to establish a new venture. It includes analyzing existing business models and highlights the importance of innovation in business models for entrant firms. During the course, students will explore different examples of innovative approaches in product development, service delivery, production, customer relations, and value creation for competitive advantage. The course uses case studies, short lectures, discussions and guest speakers from the business community to share their experience and expertise with innovative business models.
MGT3212 Organizational Behavior (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
Managers get things done through other people. They make decisions, allocate resources, and direct the activities of others to attain goals. Managers do their work in an organization. This is a consciously coordinated social unit, composed of two or more people. These units strive to achieve a common goal or set of goals. This course develops a sound understanding of the human side of work and provides knowledge of the behavioral aspects of working in organizations.
MGT3213 Managing Change (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
This course is designed as an introduction to managing change in organizations with an emphasis on the development of student capacity to understand the necessity of change in organizations. This is achieved by focusing on the conceptual and theoretical underpinning of change in the organizational context, analysis of how effective change management helps an organization gain a competitive advantage, and introduction of key change tools.
MGT3215 Hospitality Management (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
This course examines the philosophy and history of hospitality and the special characteristics of the industry. A broad overview of management styles, management and marketing theories and organizational structures is offered, as well as an introduction to local and international issues associated with the industry. This course examines hospitality specific issues such as yield management, services marketing, hospitality distribution channels, and service quality management strategies.
MGT3216 Leisure and Recreational Management (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
Leisure and Recreation Management course deals with the theory of leisure (the time available to an individual when work, sleep and other basic needs have been met) studies as well as the day-to-day practicalities of managing a recreation facility. The course introduces the student to leisure and recreation in society (role, concepts and principles), the relationship between tourism, leisure and recreation, including holiday, sports, basic concepts in outdoor recreation, outdoor recreational resources, recreation resource management, recreation in a changing world.
MGT3299 Selected Topics in Management (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
This course provides further study into various areas in management. Topics covered will change from year to year depending on the students’ particular needs and strengths.
MGT4201 Strategy and Business Policy (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management, MKT3130 Principles of Marketing, FIN3121 Principles of Finance, ACC2201 Management Accounting I
This course examines the enterprise as a whole including understanding how and why the various functions of a business are interdependent and need to be coordinated. The course looks at the environment in which a business operates its strategy, and internal administrative activities. The emphasis is on the kinds of problems and issues that affect the success of the entire organization.
MGT4204 Cases in Management (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
The course offers various advanced case studies on practical problems in managing the business entities.
MGT4208 Training and Development (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3204 Human Resources Management
This course will cover a comprehensive and wide range of issues relevant with employee training and development activities. It will discuss the issues to clarify the role of training and development in the management of human resources in the organizational contexts. Students will be prepared to plan and execute training programs for different levels of employees – including training needs assessment, learning principles, training methods, organizing training contents, conducting different training sessions, motivating trainees, and training evaluation methods. Further, this will help to understand the national HRD models and skills development programs in different national contexts.
MGT4210 Compensation and Performance Management (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3204 Human Resources Management
The main objective of the course is to provide knowledge of performance management and compensation practices, and their role in promoting organizations’ competitive advantage. Student will be prepared to assume the roles of competent compensation professional by having a sound understanding of performance management and compensation practices, and the environment in which business professionals plan, implement, and evaluate employee performance appraisal practices and compensation systems. They will be given the idea of the context of compensation practice, the criteria used to evaluate employees’ performance, compensation system design, benefits, and other contemporary HR challenges that HR managers will face in the real circumstances.
MGT4275 Thesis (2 Credits; 4 ECTS)
Prerequisites: completion of the General Education and Program courses
A thesis is a research work on a topic that is in the area of Management. Students will be supervised by faculty members in the process. Further details on thesis requirements are provided under the KIMEP University regulations on this matter.
MGT4277 State Examination (1 Credit; 3 ECTS)
Prerequisites: completion of the General Education and Program courses
Students are required to take the state examination in Management. Further details on this requirement are provided under the KIMEP University regulations on this matter.
MGT4280/MGT4290 State Specialized Examinations (2 credits; 4 ECTS)
Prerequisites: completion of the General Education and Program courses
Students can take state specialized examinations under certain conditions. Further details on this requirement are provided under the KIMEP University regulations on this matter.
BUS3300 Research Methods in Business Studies (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: completion of the General Education and Program courses
This course aims to study the design, and the appropriate methods of research in business studies. It covers basic aspects of the logic of scientific inquiry, the main techniques and methods of research. The course provides students with an understanding of the relationship between research methodology theory, estimation method, and practice. The students will also be provided with an understanding of the use of the primary data generated based on questionnaires to examine business practices, and the secondary data to study the relevance of business and research methodology theory in the real world. The course also covers such topics as statistical concepts, probability and sampling distribution, correlation and regression, single- and multiple-regression, hypothesis testing, goodness of fit, analysis of variance, the problems in regression analysis and remedies and time series analysis.
BUS4251.1 Internship Program I (2 Credits; 2 ECTS)
Prerequisites: 30 credits completed
The purpose of the program is to introduce various professions to the students and provide training in interpersonal and professional communications.
MGT4251.2 Internship Program in Management II (2 Credits; 2 ECTS)
Prerequisites: 70 credits completed and BUS4251.1 Internship Program I
Familiarization with the organizational structure of the internship host-organization, with the area of its activities; learning mode of operation of the organization; learning the organizational documents of the organization; acquiring the skills of collecting and processing of primary information in the field of management; carrying out a comparative analysis of the organization; identifying gaps and suggesting the ways to improve the development of the organization.
MGT4204.2 Cases in Management (substitute) (2 Credits; 2 ECTS)
Prerequisites: BUS4251.1 Internship Program I and 70 credits completed
The course offers various advanced case studies on practical problems in managing the business entities.
MGT4251.3 Internship Program in Management III (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT4251.2 Internship Program in Management II or MGT4204.2 Cases in Management (substitute)
The consolidation and intensification of theoretical knowledge and skills acquired by students through the process of theoretical learning; the formation of professional competence; the familiarization with real industrial, technological, and organizational processes going on at the place of internship; the mastering of the profession’s basics in the operational sphere: the familiarization with and acquirement of the methodology and technology of professional problem-solving; the collection of the necessary for the preparation and compilation of the internship report materials.
LEADERSHIP AREA
LDP3201 Leadership: Principles and Best Practices (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
The course is intended for highly motivated students who have capacity for leadership and determined to become effective in leading others. It is modeled as an integrated framework that consists of the best leadership practices presentations and lectures. The students will be exposed to learning first-hand experience of great leaders from industry, government and various social sector enterprises.
LDP4201 Leadership: Making Principles Work (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: MGT3001 Principles of Management
The main objective of this course is to equip students with tools necessary for analyzing leadership activities within the organizations. The course will also introduce contemporary leadership concepts and practices through delivering guest lectures and simulating leadership exercises. Students will learn major approaches to leading people that will serve as the basis for future organizational success.
LDP4202 Leadership in Action (3 Credits; 5 ECTS)
Prerequisites: LDP 3201 Leadership: Principles and Best Practices and LDP4201 Leadership: Making Principles Work
Provided with general guidelines, students will be involved in case studies and projects in area of their specialization. This course will give the opportunity to apply and polish the knowledge received in previous two courses. Students will also be required to develop their leadership competencies and provide sound solutions for managerial challenges.
Scholarship opportunities
There are many opportunities for merit-based scholarships for Kazakhstani and international students.
While studying at KIMEP University, students may also apply for part-time positions available on the University campus.
Contact the Office of Financial Aid, if you would like to apply for scholarship.