Master of Business Administration

Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. Originally designed to provide engineers with management skills, today's MBA draws applicants from a range of disciplines.

Program Content

Breadth

MBA programs expose students to a variety of subjects, including economics, organizational behaviour, marketing, accounting, finance, strategy, international business, information technology management, and government policy.

Related Topics:
Economics - Organizational behaviour - Marketing - Accounting - Finance - Strategy - International business - Information technology management - Government policy

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In the traditional US MBA model, students study a wide breadth of courses in the program's first year, then pursue specialization in the second year.

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In other parts of the world programmes normally last for shorter periods. Typically in Europe the duration is between 11 and 16 months.

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Specialization

Many programs allow students to specialize in a particular area, such as organizational behaviour, marketing, accounting, finance, technology management, strategy or international business. Unspecialized MBA programs often focus second-year studies on strategy.

Related Topics:
Organizational behaviour - Marketing - Accounting - Finance - Technology management - International business - Strategy

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MBAs in Academic advancement

MBAs from universities evaluated by United States National Research Council (USNRC) may equip future scholars and professors. Such MBA category is a milestone for both professional and academic career advancement. Refer to faculty directories of such schools and USNRC ratings.

Related Topics:
United States National Research Council - Professors

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MBAs in Management consulting

Business schools and leading media announced on regular basis recruitment of MBAs by leading management consulting firms.

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