Master of Business Administration (MBA)

A high-level MBA qualification opens up a wealth of leadership opportunities. AUBH’s MBA, co-created with the Dean and Faculty from California State University Northridge’s David Nazarian College of Business and Economics, can accelerate a corporate career path or lay the foundation for the next tech startup, in both cross-regional and global markets. This degree is widely applicable across all industries; exploring the latest global business trends, the newest management tools and techniques, and challenging students to improve networks and collaboration.

Program Content

Our MBA program reinforces business fundamentals through a strong foundation of data analysis for decision-making, intercultural communication in business, leadership development and team building, corporate finance, managerial economics, and operations management for global supply chains. As candidates move through the two years, they master skills in leadership, creating partnerships, interpreting industry data, managing crises and negotiation techniques. Candidates then progress to choosing electives that cover contemporary subject domains, such as people analytics for leaders, business data mining, marketing management and strategy, or global strategic management and innovation.

Finally, led by supportive and experienced mentors, candidates complete a thesis paper on a subject of their preference that relates to the field they wish to pursue.

Who should apply?

This two-year degree program is an exciting choice for anyone looking to take an existing career to the next level, or for recent graduates to hone their business and management skills. In an economy characterized by intense competition, technological change and rapid growth of globalization, students with an MBA-level qualification and credentials will have the edge in career opportunities. An MBA is broad enough to be applicable to multiple sectors, while providing specific skills for management and real-world challenges. AUBH’s MBA shows students how to blaze their own paths, whether it leads them to the C-Suite, entrepreneurship or teaching businesses to thrive.

Admission Requirements:

A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from an accredited institution of higher education, with a minimum GPA of 2.5 out of 4 (or its equivalent).
Work experience is not required but it is preferred.
English language proficiency score of 6.5 in the IELTS test or equivalent. Applicants progressing from universities where the medium of instruction is English and where students are required to provide proof of English language proficiency upon entry may be exempted from this requirement.
Candidates who have not taken Economics and/or Statistics/Research Methods during their previous studies, might have to take one or more of the following foundation courses prior to their enrollment or while undertaking the MBA program:
- ECON 311: Foundation in Economics
- BUSN 411: Foundation in Research Methods
- MATH 311: Foundation in Business Statistics

Program Structure:

All candidates pursuing the MBA must complete a minimum of 33 credits with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Specifically, the requirements are as follows:

Up to two Foundation Courses with zero credits towards the degree (Foundation in Economics/ Foundation in Statistics, if applicable)
A minimum of 18 credits of Major Requirements
A minimum of 9 credits of Major Electives
A minimum of 6 credits of MBA Thesis

*The foundation courses are not part of the MBA degree courses.
*The final decision for admission will be based on the merit list of applicants, including the outcome of the personal interview.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate critical knowledge and understanding of core and specialized theories, principles, and processes in contemporary business and management subjects such as data analytics and data mining, strategic management and innovation, leadership and team development, human resource management, cross-cultural management, operations, marketing, economics, and finance.

2. Apply core and specialized theoretical concepts, ethical practices, methods, and analytical techniques with elements of creativity and originality in different business and management settings.

3. Critically analyze and solve complex managerial problems using core knowledge and empirical data to inform solutions and decision making in varied business disciplines and settings.

4. Demonstrate professional levels of analysis, interpretation, and originality in addressing complex managerial and business-related issues.

5. Demonstrate a professional level of written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present sound and coherent arguments for a range of audiences with different levels of knowledge or expertise in different business contexts.

6. Use a range of standard and specialized analytical tools and information technology applications to analyse and synthesize quantitative and qualitative data in business and management research projects.

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8. Operate at a professional level with substantial responsibility for individual and group work activities on complex and undefined problems in varied business and management scenarios.

9. Demonstrate a professional level of reflexivity, strategic decision making, and peer review during business and management projects.

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