🎓 Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Institution: Prisca Sapientia Institute – Zurich, Switzerland
(International Higher Education & Executive Programs)

Course Director: Prof. Francesco Sibilla

⏳ Duration and Academic Level

• Duration: 12 months
• Academic Level: Postgraduate / Master
• Delivery Mode: Fully online
• Enrollment: Open year-round
• Language of Instruction: Portuguese

💻 Delivery Mode

• Prisca Sapientia LMS (online platform)
• Asynchronous video lectures
• Reading-based learning
• Case studies and applied assignments
• Final Master’s Thesis
• All required study materials are included in the course

📚 Program Objectives

The MBA aims to develop advanced managerial and entrepreneurial competencies, enabling participants to:

• Lead organizations in complex and uncertain environments
• Design competitive and innovative business strategies
• Manage people, organizational culture, and performance
• Understand innovation, disruption, and market transformation
• Apply ethical and human-centered leadership models
• Translate theory into strategic decision-making

🎓 Graduate Profile

Graduates of this MBA will be prepared to pursue careers as:

• Business Executives and Managers
• Entrepreneurs and Startup Founders
• Strategy and Innovation Consultants
• Human Resources and Organizational Leaders
• Corporate decision-makers in public and private sectors

📘 Curriculum Structure – 1-Year MBA

Total Structure: 6 Modules + Final Master’s Thesis

Each module includes:

• Video lectures
• Guided readings (core textbooks)
• Case study analysis
• Written assignments and applied projects
• All learning materials provided within the program

📘 Module 1 – Strategic Management & Competitive Advantage

Focus: Strategy, positioning, competition, long-term vision

Core Textbook:
Blue Ocean Strategy – W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne

📘 Module 2 – Innovation and Disruptive Business Models

Focus: Innovation, disruption, and technological change

Core Textbook:
The Innovator’s Dilemma – Clayton M. Christensen

📘 Module 3 – Entrepreneurship & Business Execution

Focus: From idea to scalable business

Core Textbook:
The E-Myth Revisited – Michael E. Gerber

📘 Module 4 – Leadership, Ethics & Organizational Culture

Focus: Human leadership and values-driven management

Core Textbook:
The Servant – James C. Hunter

📘 Module 5 – People Management & Organizational Performance

Focus: Human resources, motivation, and performance

Core Textbook:
People Management: The New Role of Human Resources – Idalberto Chiavenato

📘 Module 6 – Executive Decision-Making & Crisis Management

Focus: Leadership under pressure and complex decision-making

Core Textbook:
The Hard Thing About Hard Things – Ben Horowitz

📝 Final Master’s Thesis

Mandatory requirement for program completion.
The thesis may consist of:

• A strategic business plan
• An innovation or organizational transformation project
• An organizational case study
• An applied management or leadership research project

Format: Written dissertation
Defense: Online (individual session)

✅ Admission Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• Professional or managerial experience (recommended)
• Portuguese language proficiency
• CV and motivation letter

🎓 Certification

• Degree Awarded: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Issuing Body: Prisca Sapientia Institute
• Apostille: Canton of Zurich (upon request)

📞 Contact Information

Admissions Office
📧 brasil@priscasapientia.university

Academic Secretariat
📧 secretariat@priscasapientia.university

🌐 www.priscasapientia.university