MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
OVERVIEW
The International Islamic University Malaysia’s MBA programme was launched in 1995 as a part-time programme and has been well-received by Malaysian executives. Following its success, a full-time MBA programme was introduced to cater for both local and international candidates. Our MBA programme was specially designed to meet the needs of potential managers and executives of globally oriented corporations.
THEMES
To elevate the curriculum by infusing four common themes or values of strategic thinking, integrity, sustainability and professional skills. These common themes or values represent one of the unique value propositions of the MBA programme. The descriptions of the common themes or values are as follows:
Strategic Thinking
An individual attribute that is able to generate and apply distinctive acumens and spot opportunities to create competitive advantage for an organisation. A strategic thinker focuses on a big picture by integrating operational, tactical and strategic functional areas of an organisation. He or she uses knowledge to transform ideas into action, spur innovation, spot strategic opportunities before making strategic choices and implementing strategy for value creation and sustainability.
Integrity
Unwavering and consistent adherence to strong ethical principles, values and code of moral conduct that makes an individual trustworthy, incorruptible and demonstrates exemplary character. Attributes of integrity include honesty, respect, accountability, responsibility, keeping promises, reliable, virtuous, sincere, courage and benevolence.
Sustainability
Integrating sustainability in the business operations and strategy to do good (solve issues) to the environment and society in order to do well (make money) in business for the well-being of the current and future generations.
Professional Skills
Professional and personal competencies that successful leaders require to appreciate the intricate and uncertain business climate as well as addressing challenges of leading and managing in a rapidly-changing world. Examples of such competencies include commercial acumen, leadership, analytical, evaluation, negotiation, scepticism, problem-solving, teamwork and communication.
These four themes or values will be incorporated not only in the syllabus but also in the programme delivery and assessment components. Together, they represent the core values that we strive to inculcate in our students in their quest to transform and challenge themselves for career advancement into C-suite leadership positions or even switch their career direction.
The four common themes or values and a variety of programme delivery methods will provide an ‘applied learning’ environment to our students. Collectively, we call this approach the IIUM GSM Method, which is a unique value proposition that we offer to our students to gain applied knowledge, enhance their learning experience and satisfaction as well as harnessing their professional skills as required of a corporate or business leader.
Overall, the proposed MBA programme aims to produce graduates who are not only knowledgeable but also have a strategic mind-set, high integrity, a set of key competencies that can contribute to higher business growth and sustainable organisation. This value proposition is also consistent with the Sejahtera Academic Framework (SAF) that aims, among others, to produce students that exemplify Insan Sejahtera
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- A recognised Bachelor’s degree with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 and above from IIUM or any other institutions of higher learning approved by the Senate of the University and the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education;
- OR
- Any other certificate that is recognised as equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree (honours) or other professional qualification and experiences that are recognised by the senate of the University;
- OR
- Fulfil the necessary requirements and have obtained a certificate of APEL A issued by the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA)
- Proficiency in English language evidenced by one of the following:
- Score of 550 on TOEFL (paper-based) or, 213 (computer-based) or, 79 (internet-based)
- Band 6.0 on IELTS
- Band 6.0 on IIUM English Proficiency Test (EPT)
- Minimum Score of 4.5 on MUET
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
- Core courses - 8 courses (24 credit hours)
- Elective courses - 4 courses (12 credit hours)
- Business Strategy Capstone 1 & Business Strategy Capstone 2 - (6 credit hours)
- Core Courses
- Ethics, Governance and Sustainability in Business
- Accounting for Strategic Leaders
- Economics for Sustainable Business
- Strategic Marketing
- Sustainable Operations Management and Strategy
- Strategic Finance
- Strategic Leadership in Organisational Behaviour
- Strategic Talent Management
- Business Strategy Capstone
- Business Strategy Capstone 1
- Business Strategy Capstone 2
- Elective Courses
- Disruptive Technology in Business
- Big Data Analytics
- Digital Marketing
- Brand Management
- Islamic Finance
- Sejahtera Leadership
- Business Negotiation and Consultancy
DURATION OF STUDY
- Full time:
- 1 year 4 months (4 Trimester)
- Part time:
- 2 years 4 months (7 Trimester)
- 1 trimester = 4 months
FEES
- Tuition fees:
- Local fees Full-time: RM 22,755
- Local fees Part-time: RM 22,875
- International fees: RM 31,755