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Master of Business Administration MBA (Global) - 51Âþ»­ Dubai

mba-global 

This course gives you the opportunity to develop the leadership skills in demand for global careers.

Key details

Award: MBA
Duration: One year full-time
Location: 51Âþ»­ Dubai campus

Course overview

Focusing on employability and enhancing your abilities, this course will also help develop your general communication and interpersonal skills, making it perfect for early career professionals and graduates. It will also help you to better articulate your skills, abilities and achievements to create a personal development portfolio for use in your CV and job applications.

Emphasis is placed on gaining an advanced and applied understanding of the key aspects of international business, enabling you to converse with global business through practical application and contemporary theory.

Key features

  • An early career MBA is ideal for recent graduates or those with no managerial experience. The course focuses on enhancing transferable skills and helping you articulate your abilities and achievements to grab employers’ attention when applying for jobs.
  • You will be able to participate in exclusive business talks and events, enabling you to build a network of industry contacts.
  • Please take advantage of access to the industry networks and its free informative events, business talk shows and networking sessions for all entrepreneurial students interested in innovation or wanting to start their own business.
  • The programme leaders are experienced professionals dedicated to ensuring students receive a high-quality education. They are readily available to answer any questions or concerns students may have regarding the accreditation process or the course content. 
  • 51Âþ»­ Dubai students can now benefit from the Industry Advisory Board, which comprises leading experts and professionals at the enterprise level. The board provides valuable insights and guidance to ensure the curriculum remains relevant and current with industry trends and demands.
  • Benefit from Block teaching, where a simplified ‘block learning’ timetable means you will study one subject at a time and have more time to engage with your learning, receive faster feedback and enjoy a better study-life balance.

 

Entry criteria

Applicants will normally hold an undergraduate degree in any subject with a minimum pass of 2:2, or equivalent overseas qualification. 
Professional qualifications deemed to be of equivalent standing will be considered on an individual basis. 

Work experience is not a requirement.

International Students 

If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band, or equivalent when you start the course is essential. English Language tuition, delivered by our British Council-accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.

Course modules

  • Block 1: Leadership and Business Sustainability 
  • Block 2: Advance Strategic Management  
  • Block 3: Cross-Cultural Management and Marketing   
  • Block 4: Business Finance and Enterprise Development   
  • Block 5 & 6: One of the following:
    • Research Methods & Entrepreneurship Project 
    • Research Methods & Consulting Project (simulator)

Note: All modules are indicative and based on the current academic session. Course information is correct at the time of publication and is subject to review. Exact modules may, therefore, vary for your intake in order to keep content current. If there are changes to your course we will, where reasonable, take steps to inform you as appropriate.

Teaching and assessments

The course relies on a mixture of weekly large group sessions, tutorials and online resources and self-directed study. Formative in-class feedback is a key strategy to engage learners to constantly reflect on how they can approach and evaluate their learning and meet the assessment outcomes.

The assessment tasks are varied through the use of portfolios which enables learners to commence assessment tasks early in the module, receive formative feedback and submit tasks together at the end of the module. 

Teaching contact hours

This is a full-time course and in total you should be prepared to devote approximately 2 hours of lectures, 6 hours of workshop and 2 hours of asynchronous activity each week.

Accreditations

This course is dual accreditation by the CMI, which means that upon successful completion of your degree you will also be awarded a professional qualification. Plus, you will have CMI Affiliate membership during your studies and access to exclusive networking events.