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Master of Business Administration

Award: MBA
Master of Business Administration

Start date:
21 August 2006

Credits: 42

Duration:
18 months full time
2 years part-time

Accreditation:
Accepted by The Office of the Commission for Higher Education, Thailand

Tuition fees:
399,000 baht/year
full-time

Scholarships:
see Details

Entry Level: see Requirements

"I decided to join the Asian University because of its location in Asia and convenient pricing with respect to the excellent quality of education. Asian U offers a truly multicultural environment with teachers and students coming from all parts of the world. Therefore, studying here is also a good way to make friends from different countries and to become highly fluent and confident both in spoken and written English. The MBA program takes place in small groups of students which enables everyone to participate in group discussions and makes the education actually interactive."

Gabriela Pechanova
MBA student
[from Czech Republic]

Faculty of Business

Master of

Business Administration

Curriculum structure for the MBA programme

Regardless of whether you have a background in Engineering, Science, Liberal Arts or Business, the Asian U MBA programme is designed to offer comprehensive grounding in key aspects of critical functional areas of management as offered in the Core Subjects Requirements. In addition, the programme offers a choice of Electives from any of the following 6 Areas of Specialization:

– Asian Business
– Entrepreneurial Management
– Finance and Accounting
– International Business
– Marketing Management
– Tourism & Hospitality Management

Programme structure and credits

General Programme Structure:

The Asian U MBA Programme consists of 9 compulsory subjects, 3 electives and an MBA project or thesis for a total of 42 credits. The programme begins in September and can be completed by full-time MBA students in 18 months or in 24 months by part-time MBA students.;

Stream	Duration	Coursework	Thesis Options
International MBA	Full-time 18 months	Can be completed within 1 year	MBA Project (6 credits)
“Executive MBA”	Part-time / weekends 24 months	Can be completed within 16 months	Thesis (12 credits)

As indicated earlier, the overall programme structure provides for a Full Time International MBA track as well as a Part Time Executive MBA track. The Full Time track is ideally designed for qualified applicants who can make a full time commitment to their MBA for four consecutive semesters, completing their thesis or MBA Project in the fourth semester. Full-time students are required to undergo a 2-month internship programme in Thailand or overseas in order to gain hands-on work experience. In contrast, the Part Time track is designed for executives with work experience who can carry only a partial course load over a period of 2 years.

Credits:

Individual subjects are typically designed to carry a credit value of 3 credit units each and will run through a single semester. Each semester will last 15 weeks and each credit unit equates to 3 hours per semester week of lecture hours. A successfully completed MBA Degree Thesis will carry a value of 12 credits and the MBA Project carries a value of 6 credits.

Option A (Thesis Option)

To complete the MBA degree, students have the option to undertake the 12-credit MBA thesis. After completing the core subjects, students can start working on the MBA thesis along with their electives.

Option B (Coursework only)

Students may elect to substitute 2 additional elective courses and an MBA Project in lieu of the MBA Thesis. The third and the final semester of study would then consist of the MBA Project and four Electives. The course content for each of these subjects is designed to give students an in-depth understanding of their area of specialization.

Note: All M.B.A. students taking Option B will be required to successfully complete an oral comprehensive examination.

International MBA vs Executive MBA

Full Time Vs Part Time Track

As indicated earlier, the overall programme structure provides for a Full Time International MBA track as well as a Part Time Executive MBA track. The Full Time track is ideally designed for qualified applicants who can make a full time commitment to their MBA for four consecutive semesters, completing their thesis or MBA Project in the fourth semester. In contrast, the Part Time track is designed for executives with work experience who can carry only a partial course load over a period of 2 years.:

Pre-requisites

1. English for Business Communication
2. Accounting
3. Statistics
4. Business Mathematics

Core Courses

1. Business Economics
2. Managerial Accounting
3. Financial Management
4. Organizational Behavior and Leadership
5. Strategic Management
6. Business Research Methodology
7. Marketing Management
8. Business Law
9. Management of Technology

Areas of specialization and electives

Asian Business

– Capital Markets in Asia
– Cross-cultural Management in Asia
– Entrepreneurship and Management in Asia
– Economic Growth and Emerging Economies in Asia;
– Entrepreneurial Management for SME
– Entrepreneurial Finance
– Business Law for Entrepreneurs
– Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy
– Special Issues in Entrepreneurship

Finance and Accounting

– International Corporate Finance
– Investment and Portfolio Analysis
– Taxation
– Accounting Information Technology
– Financial and Management Control System

Marketing Management

– Strategic Marketing
– Global Marketing
– Entrepreneurship
– Advanced Seminar:
– E-Marketing Consumer Behavior Advertising

International Management

– International Business Management
– Cross-cultural Management
– Global Marketing
– Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy

Tourism and Hospitality Management

– Third World Tourism Development and Sustainability
– Strategic and Quality Management in Tourism
– International Hospitality and Hotel Management
– Tourism Marketing

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