Core Courses
Semester One
Unit Name: Core Unit
- Course: Corporate Finance
- Fundamentals of Finance
- Self-financing
- Indirect financing through borrowing
- Direct financing via financial markets
- Lease financing
- Islamic finance
- Other financing methods
- Quantitative approach to finance according to the [unspecified] model
- Optimal capital structure according to Miller & Modigliani
- Course: Advanced Microeconomics
- General framework of consumer behavior
- Intertemporal consumption
- Conceptual framework of production functions and processes
- Theoretical and applied framework of production functions
- Theoretical framework of market structures
- Techniques for addressing market failures
- Key models of general equilibrium
- Course: Project Evaluation
- General introduction to investment project appraisal
- Cost of capital and its role in investment decision-making
- Project evaluation criteria under certainty
- Methods for evaluating investment projects under risk and uncertainty
- Evaluation of ongoing projects (assessing overall project performance metrics)
- Course: Strategic Marketing
- Concept and dimensions of strategic marketing
- Scope of strategic marketing
- Factors influencing strategic marketing decisions
- Differences between strategic marketing and marketing management
- Differences between strategic marketing and operational marketing
- Defining strategic marketing objectives
- Designing the marketing strategy
- Types of marketing strategies
- Internal and external environment analysis (SWOT)
- Strategic analysis tools: matrix studies
- Segmentation-Targeting-Positioning (STP) strategy
- Competitive strategies for the firm
Unit Name: Methodology Teaching Unit
5. Course: Time Series Analysis
- Overview of time series and component estimation
- Stationarity and (partial) autocorrelation
- Exponential smoothing models for forecasting
- Course: Administrative Communication and Writing
- Concept of communication
- Types of organizational communication
- Concept of administrative writing
- Formal components of administrative messages
- Administrative writing formats
- Administrative correspondence
- Descriptive, narrative, and analytical documents
- Organizational administrative texts
- Explanatory administrative texts
- Administrative terminology
- Electronic communications
Unit Name: Exploratory Teaching Unit
7. Course: Business Law
- Concept of business law and distinctions from related laws
- Commercial activities related to e-commerce
- Legal entities in the commercial environment
- Electronic negotiable instruments
- Payment and settlement cards
- Regulatory authorities in finance and business
Unit Name: Horizontal Teaching Unit
8. Course: Specialized Foreign Language I
- Business correspondence
- Banking system depth and economic growth
- Financial auditing
- International finance
- Financial econometrics
- Public company transactions
- Stock market strategies
- Bank management
- Islamic finance
- General accounting
- Marketing strategies in banking and finance
- Job interview preparation
Semester Two
Unit Name: Core Unit
- Course: Business Diagnosis
- Importance of diagnosis in an economic enterprise
- Internal diagnosis
- External diagnosis
- Strategic diagnosis
- Course: Advanced Macroeconomics
- General review (Classical model; IS-LM model; IS-LM-BP model)
- Major schools of macroeconomic thought
- Aggregate demand–aggregate supply (AD-AS) model
- Expectations and their impact on general equilibrium and policy
- Labor market theories
- The modern Phillips curve
- Contemporary consumption functions
- Economic growth models
- External and internal growth models
- Course: Management Control
- Concept and importance of management control in evaluation and decision-making
- Steps of the control process
- Management control as a leadership tool
- Role of control within corporate strategy
- Cost accounting tools
- Responsibility centers and transfer pricing
- Balanced scorecard
- Course: Performance and Competency Management
- Introduction to competencies
- Competency management
- Developing an HR action plan based on competencies: gap analysis and planning
- Competency analysis and planning strategies
- Recruitment strategy based on competencies
- Development strategy based on competencies (training, learning)
- Competency transfer strategies: inter-individual and inter-generational
- Competency retention strategy
- Reward strategy based on competencies
- Competency evaluation
- Core competencies
Unit Name: Methodology Teaching Unit
5. Course: Advanced Econometrics
- Non-linear models
- Panel data models
- Advanced panel data techniques
- Modeling qualitative variables
- Applied examples using statistical software
- Course: Master’s Thesis Methodology
- Defining the research problem
- Identifying target population and customer segments
- Value proposition formulation
- Process mapping and production steps
- Financial analysis: cost and profitability structure
- Institutional environment analysis
- Prototype design
- Defining the MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
- Structuring and presenting research findings
- Organizing the thesis conclusion
- APA style writing and documentation
- Presentation and delivery techniques
Unit Name: Exploratory Teaching Unit
7. Course: Entrepreneurship II
- Concept and models of design thinking
- Workshops on problem identification using brainstorming
- Idea refinement techniques (Zero Draft, SCAMPER)
- Applying techniques to case study
- Market testing and feedback collection
Unit Name: Horizontal Teaching Unit
8. Course: Specialized Foreign Language II
- Writing extended professional communication documents (e.g., reports, internal memos) with advanced financial vocabulary
- Enhancing complex grammatical structures common in financial communications (passive voice, connectors, parallel constructions, concord, rhetorical questions)
Semester Three
Unit Name: Core Unit
- Course: Development Economics
- Conceptual introduction to underdevelopment and economic development
- Development and underdevelopment theories
- Economic development strategies and forecasting models
- Case studies of economic growth models
- Course: Circular Economy
- Introduction to the circular economy
- Circular economy, sustainability, and social responsibility
- Eco-design and green innovation
- Waste management
- Industrial ecology and symbiosis
- Reverse logistics
- Sharing economy and circular economy
- Product life-cycle management
- Environmental management in a circular economy
- Indicators for evaluating circular economy
- National and international case studies
- Islamic perspectives on the circular economy
- Course: Corporate Taxation
- Introduction to corporate taxation
- VAT framework
- Professional activity tax framework
- Corporate income tax framework
- Gross income tax framework
- Lump-sum tax regime
- Wealth tax framework
- Tax compliance obligations
- Penalties and sanctions
Unit Name: Methodology Teaching Unit
4. Course: Total Quality Management
- Introduction to quality and quality management
- Conceptual framework of TQM
- Pioneers of quality management
- Implementing TQM
- Quality tools and techniques
- Role of customers and suppliers in TQM
- ISO 9000 quality management systems
- Quality by design
- Quality awards and excellence models
- Six Sigma fundamentals
- Course: Strategic Intelligence
- Introduction to strategic intelligence
- Types and stages of intelligence gathering
- Intelligence cell structure
- Intelligence and economic competitiveness
- Intelligence, competitive advantage, and performance
- Risk management and crisis intelligence
- State of strategic intelligence in Algerian firms
Unit Name: Exploratory Teaching Unit
6. Course: Financial Technology (FinTech)
- Basics of FinTech and digital finance
- Cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technology (blockchain)
- Digital payment and international transfer applications
- Economic analysis of financial technology
- Financial and economic data analysis with modern techniques
- Statistical analysis in FinTech
- Security and privacy in digital finance
- Digital transformation in banking and insurance
- Financial platforms and digital markets
Unit Name: Horizontal Teaching Unit
7. Course: Statistical Software
- Introduction to EViews
- Simple linear regression
- Multiple linear regression
- Autocorrelation diagnostics and remediation
- Multicollinearity diagnostics and remediation
- Heteroscedasticity diagnostics and remediation
- Tests for randomness
- Seasonal component detection and deseasonalizing methods
- Autocorrelation function (ACF) and partial ACF
- Unit root and stationarity tests
- Box–Jenkins methodology
Semester Four
Unit Name: Core Unit
- Course: Field Study culminating in a Master’s Thesis
Advanced Topics
Semester 1
Methodological Teaching Unit
Language of Instruction: Arabic – French – English
• Time Series Analysis
• Communication and Administrative Writing
Exploratory Teaching Unit
Language of Instruction: Arabic
• Customs Law
Cross-Disciplinary Teaching Unit
Language of Instruction: English
• Specialized Foreign Language 1
Semester 2
Methodological Teaching Unit
Language of Instruction: Arabic – French – English
• Advanced Intensive Econometrics
• Methodology for Preparing a Master’s Note
Exploratory Teaching Unit
Language of Instruction: Arabic
• Negotiation and Economic Diplomacy
Cross-Disciplinary Teaching Unit
Language of Instruction: English
• Specialized Foreign Language 2
Semester 3
Methodological Teaching Unit
Language of Instruction: Arabic – French – English
• Techniques of International Trade Financing
• Export Strategies
Exploratory Teaching Unit
Language of Instruction: Arabic – French – English
• Customs Operations
Cross-Disciplinary Teaching Unit
Language of Instruction: Arabic – French – English
• Statistical Software