Master in Business Administration (Arabic)

The Master in Business Administration (MBA) Programme is based on an integrated, comprehensive and analytical study programme in Business and Management. This programme consists of ten courses over 36 credit hours, including eight compulsory general advanced courses, a thesis and two elective courses. The curriculum is built based on the unit integration approach, which ensures that integration and coordination occur across the program, which leads to the achievement of the targeted educational outcomes in excess of those of the separate and component parts of the programme.

The study plan, with its compulsory and elective courses, has been designed based on graduate attributes. Each course is designed based on specific learning outcomes, such as critical knowledge and understanding of contemporary topics, the ability to use a wide range of research methods, and transferrable skills.

The Master in Business Administration programme aims to:

1. Develop systematic understanding and comprehensive critical knowledge for students in business specialisations and the organisations’ management in the variables of the external environment in which they work.
2. Prepare students for professional development in business and management by promoting a range of professional skills which will expose them to independent planning and implementation of tasks at the professional level or equivalent.
3. Develop students’ creative and original responses in applying the knowledge to deal with complex situations and solve problems in a way that will contribute to business and society in general.
4. Develop the level of students’ ability to analyse critically and adopt a creative thinking approach in dealing with complex issues and the ability to understand and appreciate the ethical and social consequences.
5. Enable students to communicate with stakeholders and contributes to the management of the institutions in which they work in a way that will improve business practices and management.
6. Develop students’ abilities through theoretical and practical approaches on how to conduct applied research and enhance the graduates’ ability to conduct independent research that can be applied to developing and interpreting knowledge directly related to the work systems challenges.

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Admissions Requirements for Master Programmes

Firstly: to be admitted in a master’s Degree Programme, the student must fulfil the following requirements:

1. Holding a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent from a University or College recognized by the Ministry of Education in the Kingdom of Bahrain
2. The bachelor’s degree programme should be in the same speciality as the master programme or a similar qualifying field according to the study plan of that speciality; otherwise, the student should pass a number of remedial courses approved by the University and specified by the Concerned Department.
3. The applicant should be the holder of a Bachelor’s Degree with a GPA of not less than Good or its equivalent to be admitted.
4. It is required for the applicant to any of the master’s programmes to pass the English placement test adopted by the University or the applicant will have to provide a (TOEFL) score of (450) or equivalent. Otherwise, the student commits during the first year to study and pass two English remedial courses determined by the college, with a passing grade of 50%.
5. The applicant should pass an interview conducted by a committee in the Academic Department.
6. The applicant should pass any tests conducted by the Academic Department when required.
7. The applicant submits two recommendation letters one of which is preferred to be from an academic staff member from the University where the student has graduated.
8. The applicant should have experience of not less than one year in a relevant professional field, except those obtaining a GPA not less than Very Good or the equivalent, provided that the number of admitted applicants with this exception does not exceed 50% of the total number of students

Secondly: the student can be granted conditional admission in some Master’s Degree Programmes according to the number of seats determined by the University Council and according to the following:

1. He/she must hold a Bachelor’s Degree with a GPA of not less than Good or its equivalent. If the applicant’s GPA is less than that, the application shall be sent to the Committee of Appeal against Denial of Admissions, chaired by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Development.
2. The applicant must have at least two years of experience in the related professional field.
3. The applicant must pass an interview conducted by the Committee of Appeal against Denial of Admissions.
4. The applicant must pass an interview conducted by a committee in the academic department.
5. The applicant must pass any tests carried out by the academic department when required.
6. The applicant must submit two recommendation letters one of which is preferred to be from an academic staff member from the University where the student has graduated.
7. The applicant must pass the English placement test adopted by the University or he/she will have to provide a (TOEFL) score of (450) or equivalent. Otherwise, the student commits during the first year to study and pass two English remedial courses determined by the college.
8. He/she must pass during the first semester after admission to the programme the remedial courses determined by the academic department with a score of not less than 70%, otherwise he/she will be dismissed from the programme.
9. The applicant must obtain the approval of the University Council or the person/body authorized by the Council in order to be admitted in the programme.

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