Overview of MBA in Business Administration in UCSI University Malaysia
The UCSI University MBA programme is specially designed to provide access to higher learning opportunities for both local and international practitioners and professionals. The programme is a practical-based course that incorporates tools, methodologies and frameworks of the Blue Ocean Strategy. The Blue Ocean Strategy provides a systematic approach to making the competition irrelevant. UCSI University is the only Malaysian institution of higher learning to offer a postgraduate programme based on this framework. UCSI University incorporates a diverse and exciting blended learning approach by imparting knowledge through workshops, presentations and case studies. UCSI University’s MBA programme is supported by a team of highly qualified academicians specialising in various sectors and equipped with extensive industry experience.
The scope of studies also includes current developments and debates on business and management topics at both the theoretical and applied levels. Graduate students will be encouraged to conduct theoretical exercises on these topics and their relevance to actual practice, in particular their applicability to small and medium-sized enterprises and industries worldwide. Industrial practitioners and corporate consultants will be featured as speakers during the programme. As a graduate programme, the MBA study promotes life-long learning among learners to prepare them for international employment opportunities, future career development and further research and study anywhere in the world.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Business Function (Core)
Financial Accounting and Analysis
Marketing Management
Human Resource Management
Financial Management and Policy
Business Operation (Core)
Information Technology for Managers
International Business and Management
Business Policy and Strategic Management
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Business Generation (Core)
Research Methods for Business and Management*
Research Planning*
Master Coursework Project
Business Effectuation (Electives-Select any two)**
Blue Ocean Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Import and Export Management
Operations and Logistics Management
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
i. A bachelor’s degree in the field or related fields with a minimum CGPA of 2.5 or equivalent, as accepted by the HEP Senate; or
ii. A bachelor’s degree in the field or related fields or equivalent with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 and not meeting a CGPA of 2.5, can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment.
iii. Candidates without a qualification in the related fields or working experience in the relevant fields must undergo appropriate prerequisite courses determined by the HEP and meet the minimum CGPA based on (i) to (ii).
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
IELTS minimum Band 6.0
TOEFL (Internet-based) minimum 60
Cambridge English Qualification and Test minimum score of 169
