UCSI University

Overview of MBA in Oil and Gas Management in UCSI University Malaysia

This MBA is the only programme of its kind in Malaysia and one of the few in the world that can be pursued by learners from various backgrounds – technical, non-technical, and commercial. It equips learners with specific knowledge in the area of business administration with a focus on the management of the Oil and Gas industry and its related businesses. Its encompassing nature means that it can be pursued as a conversion course for those with a relevant degree, who intend to focus on the Oil and Gas industry. Alternatively, it can also be a means of enhancing relevant skills obtained at the first degree level – ideal for graduates who have completed their first degree in engineering, business administration, accounting, and so on.

The programme aims to develop the conceptual and empirical knowledge, analytical skills and understanding of the industry among learners. As a postgraduate programme, it empowers learners to enhance their management competencies to meet the challenges of the energy sector with intense marketplace competition. The programme adopts a multidisciplinary approach drawing modules from various specialist areas including petroleum contracts and economics, project management, renewable energy, risk management, environmental management, strategic and human resource management.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Full-time Mode

Semester 1

• Scientific thinking and research Methodology
• Business Policy and Strategic Management
• Technical Communication for Oil and Gas
• Financial Accounting and Analysis
• Marketing Management

Semester 2

• International Aspects of Oil and Gas Affairs & Agreements
• Petroleum Economics and Fiscal Policy Formulation
• Oil and Gas Accounting
• Dissertation

Semester 3

• Dissertation
• Operations and Logistic Management
• Management and Organisational Behaviour
• Quantitative Systems and Business Applied in Oil & Gas

Part-time Mode

Semester 1

• Scientific Thinking and Research Methodology
• Business Policy and Strategic Management
• Technical Communication for Oil & Gas

Semester 2

• International Aspects of Oil & Gas Affairs & Agreements
• Petroleum Economics & Fiscal Policy formulation

Semester 3

• Management and Organisational Behaviour
• Quantitative Systems and Business Applied in Oil & Gas

Semester 4

• Financial Accounting and Analysis
• Marketing Management

Semester 5

• Oil and Gas Accounting
• Project A

Semester 6

• Project B
• Operations and Logistics Management

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

?Bachelor’s degree

i. A Bachelor’s degree in the field or related fields with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 out of 4.00 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 out of 4.00 and not meeting a CGPA of 2.50 out of 4.00, 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

For International Students

• IELTS

Band 6.0

• TOEFL IBT

60

• Cambridge English Qualification and Test

169

• Pearson Test of English

59

• MUET

Band 4

CAREER PROSPECTS

The course will equip graduates with knowledge and skills in areas (such as financing, capital budgeting, allocation of costs and revenues, negotiation… etc.) that are essential for efficient running and management of Oil & Gas businesses. Graduates from this programme are well-suited to fill strategic positions at managerial level in the Oil & Gas industries.