Curriculum architecture
A curriculum is a set of decisions about what matters.These are ours.
FBBS does not publish a list of subjects and call it a design. The architecture below is the reason a graduate can walk into a room and be useful in the first week.
- Applied hours
- 350+ across the programme
- AI-embedded courses
- 60% of the curriculum
- Practitioner-taught
- 100% of courses
- Core tools
- 30 in the stack
Design rules
Four rules govern every module.
They are deliberately restrictive. Most of what a traditional business school teaches does not survive them.
- 01
Start from the role, not the syllabus
Every module traces back to a competency inside a real job description. If a topic cannot be mapped to a decision someone is paid to make, it does not earn class time.
- 02
Teach the tool with the judgment
A model is never taught in isolation from the call it informs. Students learn the instrument and the discretion to know when it is misleading.
- 03
Assess the artefact
Grades follow the work: the financial model, the growth plan, the product spec, the recommendation defended in front of a practitioner.
- 04
Refresh against the market
Course content is revised against live hiring signals from partner organisations rather than on a multi-year academic cycle.
Programme structure
The same architecture, two different clocks.
Select a programme to see how its terms are sequenced and where the applied load sits.
PGDM
Post Graduate Diploma in Management
A two-year, industry-driven management programme designed to prepare graduates for high-impact roles across product, strategy, operations, marketing, finance and global business.
- Applied component
- 6-month full-time internship in year two
- Intensity
- Term-by-term applied load with live company problem statements
- 01Year one
Business foundations, applied projects and industry modules. You learn the disciplines and immediately use them on live briefs.
- 02Year two
Specialisations, career tracks, a six-month internship and global opportunities. The year is structured around the role you are preparing to enter.
PGDM-X
One-Year Post Graduate Diploma in Management
An accelerated management programme designed exclusively for professionals with 3+ years of work experience who want to move into higher-responsibility roles across product, strategy, business leadership and global functions.
- Applied component
- Applied Leadership Studio plus a 3-month capstone or internship
- Intensity
- Fast-paced, application-heavy, built on prior professional context
- 01Term 1
Core business mastery, strategic thinking and leadership foundations.
- 02Term 2
Advanced topics and cross-functional problem solving.
- 03Term 3
Applied Leadership Studio plus a three-month capstone or internship.
The decision loop
Every course runs the same eight steps.
The loop is the curriculum's spine. It is what makes a marketing module and a finance module feel like the same institution.
- 01
Ingest market signals
Start from the noise a real business faces: data, customers, competitors, constraints.
- 02
Identify the actual problem
Separate the symptom from the decision that has to be made.
- 03
Challenge the assumptions
Interrogate what the brief takes for granted — including what the model takes for granted.
- 04
Model the alternatives
Use AI and data to build options quickly, then stress-test each one.
- 05
Evaluate consequences
Trade-offs, second-order effects, cost of being wrong.
- 06
Recommend and defend
Make a call in front of a practitioner who has made it before.
- 07
Build the solution
Ship the artefact: the model, the plan, the product, the system.
- 08
Reflect and improve
Revise with feedback, then run it again at a higher standard.
- AI Strategy
- Decision Intelligence
- Applied Analytics
- Product Thinking
- Live Industry Briefs
- Financial Modelling
- Leadership Judgment
- Business Communication
- Growth Strategy
- Operations Intelligence
- GCC Finance
- Category Management
AI literacy ladder
Five rungs, in this order.
Most AI teaching stops at the second rung. The value sits on the last two.
- Rung 1
Learning about AI
Understanding what the technology is and where it breaks.
- Rung 2
Using AI tools
Operating the stack fluently inside real business tasks.
- Rung 3
Deciding with AI
Using models to widen options and sharpen trade-offs.
- Rung 4
Knowing when AI is wrong
Recognising bad inputs, false confidence and missing context.
- Rung 5
Defending human judgment
Owning a recommendation you can argue for without the model in the room.
Assessment
You are graded on what you can show.
Written examinations exist, but they are not the centre of gravity. The centre of gravity is delivered work reviewed by people who do that work professionally.
| Format | What it involves | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Live industry brief | Partner-supplied problem, reviewed by the partner's team | Team |
| Applied studio | Build-and-defend cycle over a full module | Individual |
| Simulation | Constrained decision environment with consequences | Team |
| Capstone / internship | Extended delivery inside a real organisation | Individual |
| Practitioner panel | Recommendation defended live to industry assessors | Individual |
Next step
A curriculum is only a promise until it is taught well.
Read who teaches it, then look at where it leads.
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