THE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - MBA 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is specially designed for  current or future middle managers wishing to improve their present performance and effectiveness or to prepare for a more senior position. It aims to broaden their understanding of human resource management and to enhance their skills, knowledge and attitudes. At the same time the program is academically rigorous enough to integrate into an undergraduate or graduate award of Mina.

MINA MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

MINA Management Institute founded in 1992 is one of Malaysia's leading Institutes offering Quality Management and business education. MINA is a pioneering Institute registered with The Ministry of Education, Malaysia, The Human Resource Development Council, Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia, and The Malaysian Society for Training and Development (MSTD). 

MISSION

  • The mission of Mina Management Institute is:
  • To be a global provider of quality education and to share the wisdom of lifelong learning.
OBJECTIVES:

In order to achieve its mission Mina will strive to:

  • Develop the knowledge base, and skills of our students so as to achieve self, organizational, and societal goals.
  • Hire and develop human resources capable and willing to offer excellent services to our students and customers.
  • Maintain and instill high ethical standards among our personnel, students, and those who come into contact with us.
  • Make use of the wisdom of lifelong learning for organizational innovation, and overall operational improvements.
  • Provide educational and lifelong learning opportunities to global communities on fair, just, and humane basis.
MOTTO

Our motto being the gist of our mission statement is:

SHARING THE WISDOM OF LIFELONG LEARNING

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

The MBA programs aims at achieving the following inter-related goals and objectives:

Develop the managerial, entrepreneurial, and strategic knowledge and skills of the learners.
Acquire good Human Resource Management skills and appreciating the role of human assets for the successful achievement of organizational goals.

To provide an educational experience responsive to the rapid rate of technological, organizational and global changes shaping modern day organizations.

Develop the knowledge and skills for managing all facets of contemporary organizations.

Acquire creativity, research aptitude, analytical thinking, critical analysis, and innovative solutions to organizational problems.

Develop the motivation for and appreciate the wisdom of acquiring lifelong learning.
 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

To qualify for the award of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program students are required to take eleven 3-credit courses and a MBA project of 6 credits, totaling to 39 credit hours of study. The following are the courses offered in this program:
 
COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE (CREDIT HOURS)
1. MBA   500     MANAGEMENT.
2. MBA   501     ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
3. MBA   502     HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
4. MBA   503     STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT. 
5. MBA   504     FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. 
6. MBA   505     MARKETING MANAGEMENT.
7. MBA  506      QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 
8. MBA  507      PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
9. MBA   508     INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT.
10. MBA   509   MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS.
11. MBA   510   BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS.
12. MBA   511   MBA PROJECT (MASTER THESIS).		 (3 Credits)
(3 Credits)
(3 Credits)
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(3 Credits)
(3 Credits)
(3 Credits)
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(3 Credits)
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(3 Credits)
(6 Credits)
(Total 39 Credits)

ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE:

Students are assessed on the basis of a variety of assessment methods including, unit exams, research papers, and final examinations.