Master in Business Administration: Programme Description

1. Programme description Management responsibilities in todays complex multi-national business organizations transcend a single functional specialty and require a broad array of specialized knowledge. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is designed for mid-career professionals whose careers and management responsibilities transcend a single functional specialty and require a broad array of specialized knowledge and skills. The emphasis of this interdisciplinary, integrated, and applied degree program is on the significant organizational and management processes that take place in the context of large public or private institutions doing business on a global scale. 2. Programme Aims/ Benefits The aim is to prepare students for upper management and executive-level positions by developing key managerial competenciesincluding critical thinking, systems thinking, team building, decision making, and ethical leadershipthat can be applied in any type of business enterprise. An MBA degree can benefit those in positions in business and management, especially those in executive and managerial positions.An MBA Program offers a range of benefits for the successful applicant, including: Business Knowledge: The MBA program gives you valuable knowledge about business and all its related aspects. You learn about business strategies and concepts, and those skills in practical life and in day to day business operations. Leadership Abilities: An MBA degree involves rigorous training, assignments, reports, presentations, and group projects, all of which give you the necessary abilities to handle

real-life business situations. This helps to set you apart from those who do not have such expertise and can make you a leader in your chosen field. Networking: The alliances that you form with your classmates and the network that you create is deemed as one of the most important and valuable things that an MBA program can give you. MBA graduates have often felt that the associations formed during the MBA course are resources that are invaluable and can be drawn upon for years after the MBA degree has been achieved. 3. Programme structure and credit Units The Master of Business Administration (MBA) course is a 12 unit post-graduate program being offered by Lincoln University College (LUC) through its learning centre, the Lincoln University College Graduate School (LUCGS). The MBA course comprises of subjects carefully chosen from a combination of management disciplines with options for emphasis in global business. To graduate, students enrolled are required to satisfactorily complete 40 Credit Hours. Master in Business Administration-Total Subject list No Module Name Module Code Status Credit Hours

SEMESTER 1. YEAR 1 1 2 3 Business Accounting & Finance Business Economics Human Resource Management ACC501 ECO501 HRM 501 ORG 501 MGT503 MGT508 MKT501 MGT510 Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

4 Organizational Behavior SEMESTER 2. YEAR 1 5 6 7 8 Business Ethics Operation Management Marketing Management Strategic Management

SEMESTER 3 YEAR 1- Management Electives 9 10 Management Of Organizational Change Information Systems Management MGT507 MGT509 Elective Elective 4 4

SEMESTER 1 YEAR11 Strategic Management (Project Paper) MGT 510 Core 4

SEMESTER 3 YEAR 1- Global Business Electives. Choose Any 2 subjects 12 Asian Business Environment 4 MGT502 Elective 13 14 15 Entrepreneurship Management International Business Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness MGT504 MGT505 MGT506 Elective Elective Elective 4 4 4

Grand Total Credit Hours: 40 Duration: 1Year full time Subject Break-up Compulsory Units 8 Compulsory Units. Total 32 Credit Hours Module Codes ACC501 ECO501 HRM501 MGT501 MGT503 MGT508 MKT501 MGT510 Module Name Business Accounting & Finance Business Economics Human Resource Management Management Theory & Practice Business Ethics Operations Management Marketing Management Strategic Management (Project Paper) Credit Hours 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Elective Units Global Business Electives Management Electives Management Electives. Choose any 2 electives. No 1 2 Module Codes MGT507 MGT509 Module Name Management Of Organizational Change Information Systems Management Credit Hours 4 4

Global Business Electives. Choose any 2 electives. No 1 2 3 4 Module Codes MGT502 MGT504 MGT505 MGT506 Module Name Asian Business Environment Entrepreneurship Management International Business Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness Credit Hours 4 4 4 4

In order to specialise, the combination are as follows: Combination 1: Asian Business Environment (MGT502) and Entrepreneurship Management (504) or write a thesis (inclusive of a literature review) in a group of 2 members on Asian Business Trends with a specific area that is decided by both students to be awarded the Master of Business Administration (Entrepreneurship Strategy Manager). Viva voice not required. Only hand in the thesis and literature review to the respective supervisor. Combination 2: International Business (MGT505) + Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness (MGT506) ) or write a thesis (inclusive of a literature review) in a group of 2 members on Global Marketing with a specific area that is decided by both students to be awarded the Master of Business Administration (International Business Manager). Viva voice not required. Only hand in the thesis and literature review to the respective supervisor. 4. Assessment A.Continuous Assessment
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Total 5. Programme Career Opportunities

Most degrees are obtained with the purpose of advancing your career prospects and job opportunities. The same is the case with an MBA degree; the only difference being that an MBA degree is considered as the most valuable post graduate degree in the world and has exciting career opportunities. People take the MBA program in order to further their careers in their current jobs or to get a better job on the basis of their MBA degree. Even within your existing company and in your current job, you can notice the difference in your career prospects pre-MBA and post-MBA. With an MBA degree under their belt, employees have a whole new world opened up to them and are elevated to managerial

positions on the strength of the additional abilities and knowledge gained through the MBA program. 8. Entry requirements 1. Pass in Bachelor Degree related to the program or 2. Professional qualification recognised by Government of Malaysia.

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