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Courses in PGDM(IB)

Courses and Credits

A student is required to complete 60.0 credits of courses in the first year of the programme. Following is the list of Courses, their Area, and the associated Credits offered to the students in the First Year.

Term-1
S.No Name of the Course Academic Area Credits

1

Managerial Communication

Communication (General Management)

3.0

2

Managerial Economics

Economics & Business Policy

3.0

3

Financial Accounting

Finance & Accounting

3.0

4

Marketing Management & Consumer Insights

Marketing

3.0

5

Leadership Lab

Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource (General Management)

3.0

6

Data Analytics & AI Fundamentals

Information Systems & Analytics and Operations Management & Decision Sciences

3.0

Total Credits

18.0

Term-2

1

Communication, Presentation Skills, and Industry Readiness

Communication (General Management)

1.5

2

Macroeconomic Policy & Sustainable Development

Economics & Business Policy

3.0

3

Corporate Finance

Finance & Accounting

3.0

4

Human Resource Management

Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource (General Management)

1.5

5

Optimization, Simulation & Decision Modelling

Operations Management & Decision Sciences

3.0

6

Emerging Technologies: AI, Cloud & Digital Platforms

Information Systems & Analytics

3.0

7

Strategic Entrepreneurship and Circular Business Models

Strategy and Operations Management & Decision Sciences

3.0

Total Credits

18.0

Term-3

1

Responsible Leadership

Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource (General Management)

1.5

2

Business Research Methods

Operations Management & Decision Sciences and Marketing

3.0

3

Operations & Agile Project Management

Operations Management & Decision Sciences

3.0

4

Strategic Management

Strategy (General Management)

3.0

5

International Business & Cross-Cultural Management

International Business

3.0

6

Sales, Distribution & Retail Management

Marketing

3.0

7

Capstone Project

Strategy (General Management)

1.5

Total Credits

18.0

Electives

From Term-4 onwards in the Second Year, students are required to undertake Elective courses. A student enrolled in the PGDM programme is required to complete 43.5 credits from the Elective courses spread over Term-4 to Term-6 in the Second year of the Two Year Programme. Out of the above, 1.5 credits will accrue in Term-4 from the IIP, which is usually held after Term-3.

FORE School of Management offers dual specialization to all the students enrolled in its programmes. This means that a student may specialize in at the most two Areas. In order to specialize in any Area, a student needs to take 15 credits of electives in the chosen Area of specialization. This requirement of 15 credits is both minimum and maximum. Students are not permitted to specialize in any third Area, they are not allowed to opt for more than 9 credits out of the balance credit of courses from any ONE particular Area.

In order to provide the students opportunities to specialize in their Area of choice, each Sentient Area offers Elective courses.

The Elective courses are offered by the following Sentient Areas:

  • Communication (General Management)
  • Economics
  • Finance & Accounting
  • International Business
  • Information Systems & Analytics
  • Marketing
  • Organisational Behaviour & Human Resource (General Management)
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Strategy (General Management)

Specialization wise List of Elective Courses

Note:The list of elective courses is indicative and tentative. Students may opt for these courses subject to specialization requirements, availability, eligibility, limitations on class size, etc.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND COURSES CREDIT
COMMUNICATION (General Management)

Cross-Cultural Intelligence & Global Business Communication

3.0

Mindful Communication through Indian Knowledge Systems

3.0

Qualitative Research Methods (MOOC)

3.0

Strategic Business Communication & Executive Presence

3.0

Corporate Reputation, Crisis Communication & Media Management

1.5

Digital Storytelling and Personal Branding

1.5

Communication in Digital Ecosystem

1.5

ECONOMICS

Pricing Strategies and Green Markets

3.0

Public Policy Analysis and Social Impact Measurement

3.0

Regulatory Environment, Competition Law and Business Policy

3.0

Course of Independent Studies (CIS)

3.0

From field to framework: Designing solutions of social problems

3.0

Behavioural Economics

1.5

FINANCE & ACCOUNTING

Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

3.0

Financial Derivatives

3.0

Investment Banking

3.0

Banking: Strategy Risks and Regulations

3.0

Wealth Management and Alternate Investments

3.0

Business Valuation and Spreadsheet Modelling

3.0

Fixed Income Securities and Leveraged Finance

3.0

Private Equity and Venture Capital

3.0

Corporate Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions for Value Creation

3.0

International Finance

3.0

Financial Risk Management

3.0

Trading Strategies

1.5

Behavioral Finance

1.5

Digital Finance

1.5

ESG and Sustainable Finance

1.5

Financing & Investing in Infrastructure (MOOC)

1.5

NISM Series XV-Research Analyst (MOOC)

1.5

NISM-Series-VI: Depository Operations (MOOC)

1.5

NISM Series 5A -Mutual Fund Distributor (MOOC)

1.5

INFORMATION SYSTEMS & ANALYTICS

AI for Managers: Applications and Strategy

3.0

Agentic AI for Business Automation (BDA)

3.0

Streaming Data Analytics (BDA)

3.0

Intelligent Enterprise Consulting: AI, Automation and Strategy (BDA)

3.0

Enterprise Systems (SAP and ORACLE)

3.0

Web and Social Media Analytics

3.0

Fraud Analysis and Anomaly Detection (BDA)

3.0

Capstone Projects in AI (CIS)

3.0

AR/VR Technologies and Metaverse for Business

1.5

Blockchain Applications (BDA)

1.5

Text and Image Analytics (MOOC)

3.0

Data Summarisation and Visualisation with Tableau (MOOC)

1.5

Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and Digital Risk for Managers (BDA)

3.0

Customer Relationship Intelligence Management

1.5

Digital Innovation and Product Analytics

1.5

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Geopolitics, Trade Policy and Cross Border Risk

3.0

International Management

3.0

Business in the Indo-Pacific Region

3.0

Export-Import Management: A Starters Toolkit

3.0

Course of Independent Studies (CIS)

3.0

Japanese Business Culture and Management

3.0

Global Business Waterways and Chokepoints

1.5

Cinema, Global Business and Film Diplomacy

1.5

Global Business Ethics

1.5

International Business Context (MOOC)

3.0

Trade, Immigration and Exchange Rates in a Globalized World (MOOC)

3.0

MARKETING

Advertising and Brand Management

3.0

Consumer Behavior and Neuromarketing

3.0

Artificial Intelligence and Marketing

3.0

Sales, Distribution and Retail Management

3.0

Marketing Strategy with MARKSTRAT

3.0

B2B Marketing

3.0

Services Marketing and Experience Management

3.0

Product Management

3.0

International Marketing and Global Brand Management

3.0

Course of Independent Studies (CIS)

3.0

Influencer Marketing

1.5

Contemporary Go-To-Market: Strategy, Tools, and Execution

1.5

Legal Aspects of Marketing

1.5

Tech-Enabled Marketing and Insights

1.5

Meta Social Media Management (MOOC)

3.0

Marketing Metrics and Models

1.5

Direct to Consumer Marketing and Brand Building

1.5

Startup and Relational Marketing

1.5

Luxury Brand Management and Experiential Marketing

1.5

ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR & HUMAN RESOURCE (General Management)

Employee Relations Governance: Modern legislation and compliances

3.0

Learning and Development

3.0

Competency Mapping

3.0

Course of Independent studies (CIS)

3.0

Performance and Compensation Management

3.0

Leadership and Team Building

3.0

HR Analytics

3.0

Strategic Human Resource Management

3.0

Change Management and Organizational Transformation

1.5

Negotiation Skills

3.0

Employer Branding and Talent Acquisition

3.0

Generative AI for Human Resources (HR) Professionals specialization (MOOC)

1.5

AI, Business and Future of Work (MOOC)

1.5

The Growth Mind-Set (MOOC)

1.5

Managing the Organization (MOOC)

1.5

Digital Workplace: Responsible AI and People Strategy

1.5

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Finance

3.0

Operations Planning and Analytics

3.0

Advanced Project Management

3.0

Circular Business Operations

3.0

Operations Strategy

3.0

Platform Strategy and Market Design

3.0

Supply Chain Management

3.0

Business Operations and Analytics

3.0

Game Theory for Strategic Decision Making

3.0

Simulation Model for Decision Making (MOOC)

3.0

Supply Chain Analytics

3.0

AI and Gen AI in E-commerce and Last Mile Logistics

3.0

World Class Operations and Quality Management

3.0

Supply Chain Digitization: Strategy and Design (MOOC)

3.0

STRATEGY (General Management)

Strategists Toolkit and Competitive Intelligence

3.0

Business Strategy Simulation using CESIM Firm

3.0

Strategic Management & Governance: Insights from Indian Knowledge Systems

3.0

Mergers and Acquisitions

3.0

Strategy Execution

3.0

Design Thinking and Innovation

3.0

Course of Independent Studies (CIS)

3.0

Strategic Alliances and Joint Venture

1.5

Creativity Toolkit II: Creative Collaboration (MOOC)

1.5

On Strategy: What Managers Can Learn from Philosophy - PART 1 (MOOC)

3.0

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