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Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Duration

2 Years

Class Commencement

January 2024
September 2024

Yearly Fees

AED 49,500 / USD 13,613

Disclaimer: 5% VAT will be added upon all the fees.
Note: Yearly fees will vary depending on number of subjects and credit hours for classes enrolled in.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at Amity University Dubai integrates various business disciplines to equip learners with the right knowledge, personal and professional skills, to lead businesses in diverse and global environments.

Our MBA students are strategic thinkers who value dynamic and multicultural business cultures. They possess an entrepreneurial mindset, can thrive in group dynamics, and make qualified, data-driven business decisions.

This degree consists of 45 credit hours spread over two years. Classes are held in the evening to allow working professionals to attend, so we are able to work around your schedule and you can study while working a full time job.

Students can opt for a general MBA degree or an MBA with one of the following specialisations: Business Analytics, Logistics or Supply Chain Management.

General MBA: A general MBA offers students a broad business and management knowledge base. You'll learn the basics across all specialities and develop communication, management, finance, and more skills that can be applied to many practice areas in almost any industry.

Big-picture business topics are the primary fixtures of a general MBA track, typically focusing on subjects such as Accounting, Corporate Finance, Marketing, and Management.

MBA with a specialisation in Business Analytics: Business analytics involves gathering, organising, and analysing data using statistical models to gain valuable business insights. It helps determine the useful dataset and how it can be leveraged to solve problems and increase productivity, efficiency, and revenue.

An MBA focusing on Business Analytics provides training in technical and management skills. Students acquire knowledge in data acquisition, preparation, and customer analytics.

Upon graduation, you can pursue roles such as a business analyst, data analyst, data engineer, or risk management analyst.

MBA with a specialisation in Logistics: An MBA specialising in Logistics gives students a deep understanding of various aspects of business operations. Logistics management focuses on efficiently moving resources - goods, services, or people. Companies across diverse sectors require skilled logistics managers to streamline and optimise this flow.

This programme offers students a wide range of opportunities in the operations, supply, and e-commerce industries, making it a promising choice for those seeking a career in these fields.

MBA with a specialisation in Supply Chain Management: A specialised MBA in Supply Chain Management offers students more opportunities for career advancement. Those aspiring to lead and manage a company's supply chain and logistics processes choose this increasingly popular programme.

The Supply Chain Management specialisation involves strategically integrating sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery practices within and among organisational partners. It combines a general business administration curriculum with specialised courses in supply chain management, equipping students to handle managerial responsibilities across various service and manufacturing settings.

You'll gain the skills to implement successful supply chain management goals, such as reducing costs, enhancing flexibility, and managing cash flow effectively.

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MBA graduates possess a broad range of skills, including analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, and team-building abilities, which employers highly value, making MBA courses globally popular.

Our MBA degree is a gateway to senior management positions, allowing you to advance your career by enhancing your business and leadership skills.

With a wide variety of subjects covered, ranging from accounting, finance, management, and marketing to specialised electives, you can also find opportunities in different industries and build careers such as:

HR Director
Marketing Director
Investment Banker
Entrepreneur
Chief Information Officer
Events Director
Resort Manager
Supply Chain Planner

ACCT 510 International Financial Statement Analysis

Understanding the financial health of a company through financial statements has significant implications for equity valuation and net worth assessment. Students get acquainted with financial statements prepared under different accounting practices prevailing globally. They develop a perspective on interpreting, analysing and applying them suitably. Through discussion, presentation, and analysis of corporate annual reports, students make reliable estimates about their present financial health and future performance.

MGMT 510 Management of Organizations

Managers’ job is becoming challenging, especially in today’s dynamic business environment. Students explore the basic functions of management which are: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. They are also familiarized with the classical and contemporary theories and views of management. Through case studies, in-class presentations and discussion, student learn how firms can be managed effectively and efficiently to achieve its goals and objectives.

MRKT 510 Marketing Management

In rapidly changing environment, marketing has become a quintessential strategy for every business’s success. Students gain significant knowledge of marketing environment, buyer behaviour, competitive positioning, and marketing-mix strategies. They learn to assess market opportunities, develop customer-driven strategies, and defend their marketing plans, individually and in groups. Through a combination of market-based research projects, interactive discussions, case study, and seminars, students develop the ability to create and deliver value to customers in a complex market environment.

FINE 510 Corporate Financial Management

Corporate financial decisions rest on financial theories and demand strong analytical skills in managers. Sufficient level of expertise in financial management is required for leadership roles in business organizations. Students gain a thorough understanding of the critical components of corporate finance, which include long- and short-term investment decisions, use of the different modes of financing, and dividend policies. The financial statements of corporations, case studies, group and individual assignments, and role plays are used to deliver the course.

BUSN 610 Research Methodology

Research is a strategic activity that occurs within the context of limited resources and ethical constraints. Students are introduced to the theory and practice of social science research as applied to business problems. The focus is on available research strategies and methods and their application to the development of a formal research design leading to successful implementation of research projects. Using case-studies, debates, and collaborative learning, students will be able to criticize available literature and prepare a structured research proposal for a thesis at the MBA level.

QMET 510 Quantitative Methods for Business

Statistical techniques and quantitative methods are useful for analysing and interpreting data. The course focuses on measures of data, data cleaning, and statistical models, in particular, regression analysis, factor analysis, discriminant analysis and structural equation modelling (SEM). Using Excel/SAS/R software and through group activities and projects, students will learn to build different statistical models to analyse and interpret the data.

BUSN 620 Internship and Company Report

The internship is a culminating learning experience for students that provides opportunity to practice the application of theory and apply the knowledge acquired through academic preparation, while learning the skills of an entry level practitioner. During internship, students explore organizational activities, build a professional network, enhance industry-specific skills and prepare company report. In consultation with the industry guide and the faculty guide, the students finalize the summer internship topic and work schedule in terms of the academic requirements as laid down by the university.

MGMT 570 Global Human Resource Management

Global human resource management helps to understand complexities and challenges faced by organizations and the strategies used to effectively develop and manage international workforce in culturally and geographically diverse environment. Students learn aspects of cross-cultural management, talent management, pay models, knowledge management and diversity management. Through case analysis, industry projects and field visits, students learn to apply HR practices in global context.

MGMT 640 Sustainable Management Strategies and Business Policy

Sustainable competitive advantage is the product of well-formulated strategies. As such, students explore how strategies are developed in firms by pertaining to the tools and principles of strategy formulation and competitive analysis. Concepts as environmental scanning, internal analysis, levels and types of strategies aid the students to grasp the strategic management process with its different phases. Through case studies, readings, in-class presentations and discussions, students acquire knowledge on how to articulate appropriate strategies that address market challenges and enable firms to pursue valuable business opportunities.

BUSN 650 MBA Thesis

The MBA Thesis is an individually performed research project on a topic that is grounded in theory. It is a scholarly research output that documents student’s ability to ask meaningful business-related research questions, consult and criticise related literature, collect and critically analyse data, as well as form and appropriately communicate findings. Students produce a crafted manuscript that they should defend satisfactorily before the Thesis examiners prior to its acceptance. Promising theses with original contribution are submitted for publication in refereed conference proceedings and peer-reviewed academic journals.

BUSN 650 MBA Thesis (Continuing)

Admission Requirements
Application Procedures

Entry Requirements

Entry to Amity University Dubai’s Master of Business Administration Degree is largely based on evidence of a capacity to undertake higher degree studies. Regular admission is granted to applicants who have fulfilled the following requirements:

Programs	Eligibility Criteria for Bachelors	English Proficiency Test
Masters of Business Administration Concentrations Business Analytics Logistics and Supply Chain Management Executive Masters of Business Administration Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Marketing Strategies	Direct Admission CGPA - 3.0 on a 4.0 scale Conditional Admission CGPA - 2.0-2.99 or equivalent	Direct Admission EmSAT: 1400 IELTS : 6.0 IBT : 79 CBT : 213 PBT : 550 Conditional Admission EmSAT : 1250 IELTS : 5.5 IBT : 71 CBT : 197 PBT : 530

Notes

An appropriate Bachelor Degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 or equivalent from a University that is recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education in the UAE.
A minimum TOEFL score of 550 (213 CBT/79 iBT) or IELTS academic (minimum band of 6.0) or an equivalent score on an internationally recognized test. Students who have completed undergraduate education in a university where English is the medium of instruction can be exempted from the English language requirement subject to satisfactory evidence being vetted by Admissions.
At the discretion of Admissions and the Business School, applicants who fall short of meeting the 3.0/4.0 GPA (but not less than 2.3/3.0) or the English proficiency requirement might be granted “probationary” admission but can only register for a total of 6 credits in their first semester. Students should score at least 3.0/4.0 on all registered courses to remove the “probationary” status and be permitted to register in future courses.
Applicants with an undergraduate degree that is not in business, economics, or an allied subject, can be admitted to the MBA program subject to registering and successfully completing the graduate bridging courses requirements or equivalent undergraduate courses that are approved by the Business School. These courses are currently set as follows ACCT 501 (3 CR) Survey of Accounting and Finance, QMET 502 (3 CR) Survey of Statistics for Decision Making, ISYS 503 (3 CR) Spreadsheets and Databases
Nevertheless, an applicant with a science or engineering degree or with a degree that has information systems or/and statistics courses, may be exempted from QMET 502 and/or ISYS 503 subject to appropriate evidence being provided. Official undergraduate transcripts should show these courses with a minimum achieved score of 2.3/3.0. If a student fails in any of the bridging courses, he/she will be permitted to repeat that course only once. Failure to meet the requirements stipulated above will result in the student being dropped from the graduate program. Admitted students who are registered for bridging courses, and at the discretion of the Dean of the Business School, might be allowed to register for one MBA course (3 credits). Bridging courses must be completed during the first year of enrollment in the MBA program.
Holders of graduate-level professional qualifications such as Postgraduate Diploma, Master’s Degree in other disciplines, may also be admitted and are encouraged to apply.
Although not a requirement, a GMAT or GRE test score that has been received within the past 3 years prior to applying to the MBA, can strengthen the student’s application. In addition, relevant work experience is viewed favorably when vetting the applicant’s file.
In addition to above listed requirements, applicants should successfully pass an interview with an ad-hoc Committee from the Business School.

Entry requirements

Eligibility Criteria: A bachelor’s degree earned in a discipline appropriate for this course with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent from a University recognized by MOE in the UAE. English language proficiency is a must through IELTS, TOEFL or any internationally recognized test approved by MOE in UAE.

For Postgraduate applications, a copy of your grade X and XII results or equivalent secondary school exam results and a copy of your undergraduate degree certificate including course transcripts.

Your completed Interview Assessment form (hyperlink).

Supporting documents

Complete the application form and submit it together with the below documents to admissions@amityuniversity.ae:

A jpeg of a recent passport photograph.
A copy of your passport.
For UAE residents, a copy of your Emirates ID and Visa page plus a copy of your sponsoring parent's Passport.

All our business degrees are accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) of UAE’s Ministry of Education, licensed by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).