Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) is a leading centre for management education and its mission is to be a top-ranked international business school, excellent in both teaching and research. We offer top quality AMBA-accredited MBA programmes which are highly valued by corporations worldwide, and recognised as ideal preparation for senior positions in the public and private sectors. Our graduates are highly sought after in the job market, with many alumni holding senior management positions both in Malaysia and internationally.
At the Malaysia Campus, NUBS is providing Southeast Asia with its first experience of a world-class business school on a purpose-built campus and with highly-qualified faculty drawn from Nottingham, Malaysia and internationally. The School will provide you with a stimulating, challenging and continuously improving learning environment. Well-known researchers within NUBS at the University's campuses in China, Malaysia and the UK, and faculty members with international consulting experience combine the application of academic theory with good business practice.
The MBA degree programmes offered at the Malaysia Campus provide the means for accelerating your progression and promotion, as well as for a strategic direction change in your career path. The MBA will add value to your first degree by developing an integrated and critically-aware understanding of management and organisations in an international context, and assisting you to take a more effective role within your organisation. The overall objective of the NUBS MBA programmes are to educate individuals as managers and business specialists, and thus to improve the quality of management as a profession.
MBA programmes
Each of the NUBS MBA programmes provides a course in general, financial and corporate management for individuals seeking career advancement or diversification. Our MBA courses follow a core programme whilst allowing the following specialisations.
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Master of Business Administration
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Master of Business Administration - Finance
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Master of Business Administration - Entrepreneurship
You will need to undertake the relevant specialist modules, and your specialisation will be shown on your degree award.
Each MBA programme aims to develop knowledge and skills in fundamental management disciplines, while also including specialist modules in various areas of management. The core subjects are aimed at developing knowledge of the fundamental management disciplines, along with the ability to apply this knowledge to business issues in an integrated fashion. The elective subjects allow you to concentrate on more specific subjects according to individual interests and career requirements. You may use the management project to concentrate in-depth on a management topic specific to your individual interests and career requirements.
In addition to lecture delivery, your classes for each module will also consist of case studies, group breakout discussions, and group presentations, depending on the module subject-matter. Most modules will involve group work with participants from many different industrial, commercial, geographical and cultural backgrounds. You will develop the skills to implement agreed solutions effectively and efficiently, along with interpersonal skills to enable you to interact effectively across a wide range of business stakeholders.
Many modules also include guest sessions with industry practitioners - from multinational companies, Malaysian companies, entrepreneurs, government-linked organisations, and MBA alumni. You will also have the opportunity of attending study skills sessions and additional workshops and seminars on research methods relevant to management projects.
Course structure
You must complete a total of 12 taught modules and a management project. The programme offers a flexible mode of study that allows part-time students to take modules at their pace. More details are available about the MBA course structure|, and key facts about module delivery and class hours| for full-time and part-time study.
Individuals wishing to study overseas can take up to two approved modules delivered by our UK or China campuses, or our overseas partner institution in Singapore (subject to the availability of modules).
Assessment
Depending on the module, you may be assessed by examination, group or individual coursework, group or individual presentations, or a combination of assessment methods.