Master in Business Administration

Introduction

The MBA is widely recognized as the premier Masters’ Degree in Business Administration; it provides a grounding in all subjects relevant to running a business, so broadening the business knowledge and skills of the graduate. The acquisition of a MBA will provide students with an opportunity to significantly enhance their career prospects. The qualification is becoming a necessity for those who wish to effectively develop a career in general management.

As such, the emphasis is moving from technical skills, although these are still regarded as being important, to softer areas such as career development, working in a global, multi-cultural and increasingly diverse business environment. The changing nature of business itself is, of course, recognized in all its forms, runs throughout the component courses.

Saxion offer this fulltime International MBA course in co-operation with the University of Greenwich: successful students obtain an internationally recognized British MBA degree.

Course content

From September 2008, the course consists of a theoretical part of 10 core modules and 5 other subjects, of which 3 are optional. After having obtained 195 credits for the theoretical programme – which normally lasts one academic year – you can (further) concentrate on the business research project/dissertation. It is possible to complete the course in 12 months, although it mostly takes 1.2 years to finish.

Core courses

These will broadly cover aspects of:

• Leading the Human Resource
• Professional Update and Development
• Business Analysis and Systems
• Managing the Value Chain
• Business environment: Challenge and Change
• Financial and Accounting Management
• Strategy and Transformation
• Managing Shareholder Value
• Consultancy
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing Communication
• International Marketing
• Research Methods

Specific requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in a related business field plus at least 1 year working experience
• Minimum of TOEFL 550, IELTS 6 or similar English Language qualification

You can find information on general entry requirements here.

Career prospects

This MBA programme provides students with an academically rigorous programme firmly rooted in practice and graduates have been prepared for (potential) senior positions in international management, international marketing, or as independent entrepreneurs.