Master of Business Administration
(MBA)
This program sheet aims to help you navigate the course offerings in the Master of Business Administration (MBA).
You can use it to anticipate what to expect as you move forward from start to finish. The MBA program requires a
minimum of 36 semester credit hours (SCH), which include 33 credits of course work and 3 credits for the MBA final
project. The School of Business Administration accepts applications for admittance for both fall and spring
semesters. The SBA graduate admissions and outreach committee, composed of faculty members and chaired by
the Graduate programs Coordinator, is in charge of evaluating applications for acceptance into graduate programs
and decides, together with the University Language Center, on whether or not the admitted student needs
additional (English or foundation) courses prior to starting the academic program.
Students who meet all academic conditions are accepted to the program with regular status.
Students whose background does not include the specific requirements may need to take Business foundation
courses prior to accessing regular graduate courses.
Students for whom English is not a mother tongue must achieve a TOEFL score of 550 pts (iBT:79) and obtain a
5.0 score over 6.0 in writing (iBT: 20) in order to be admitted to the regular program.
In order to be admitted to the AUI Language Center for additional study of English before enrolling in the regular
degree program, students must have achieved TOEFL scores of at least 500 pts (iBT 61).
ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSES
ALL COURSES ARE NON-CREDIT, 0 SCH MET/NOT MET English language courses are assigned by the
Language Center during admission based on
ALS 1001: ACADEMIC LISTENING, SPEAKING, AND the TOEFL placement test results. English
NOTE-TAKING I language courses be taken prior to
ALS 1002: ACADEMIC LISTENING, SPEAKING, AND embarking on the foundation courses, if any,
NOTE-TAKING II and the academic program per se. Language
ARD 1001: ACADEMIC READING I courses are offered in a face-to-face mode on
ARD 1002: ACADEMIC READING II a non-credit, Pass/Fail basis. The Intensive
English Program of the Language Center is
AWG 1001: ACADEMIC WRITING AND GRAMMAR I
accredited by the Commission on English
AWG 1002: ACADEMIC WRITING AND GRAMMAR II Language Program Accreditation
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FOUNDATION COURSES
ALL COURSES ARE NON-CREDIT, 0 SCH PASS/FAIL Foundation courses are assigned during
admission. Assignment depends on previous
FAS 2201: GRADUATE STUDIES SKILLS* degree(s) earned. Foundation courses are
ECO 2351: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS
taken face to face on a non-credit, Pass/Fail
GBU 2351: BUSINESS STATISTICS AND QUANTITATIVE
basis. The procedures for seeking
METHODS
MKT 3151: INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING exemptions from assigned foundation
MGT 3151: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT courses are explained in the SBA Student
ACC 2151: INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING Handbook. If students fail two foundation
FIN 3151: INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE courses, they are automatically dismissed
*Before taking FAS 2201, students who have English from the program. Grades earned taking
language requirements need to complete all Language
foundation courses will not be computed in
Center courses, except AWG1002.
the student’s GPA.
Master of Business Administration
(MBA)
MBA Core Courses
24 SCH
ACC 5302-Managerial Accounting
ECO 5305-Managerial Economics
FIN 5305-Financial Management
GBU 5306-Business Decision Making and Management
Science
MGT 5305-Organization Behavior and Leadership
MGT 5306-Strategic Management in Global Markets
MIS 5301-Managing Information Systems in Organizations
MKT 5305-Advanced Marketing Management
GBU 5020- Research Methodology Seminar
Concentration Courses 9 SCH
Finance
Marketing
Management
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
General Business
MBA Final project 3 SCH
GBU 5320- MBA Final Project
TOTAL 36 SCH
Master of Business Administration
(MBA)
The MBA core courses
offered in Fall semesters
are:
FIN 5305-Financial Management
MGT 5305-Organization Behavior and Leadership
MGT 5306-Strategic Management in Global Markets
MIS 5301-Managing Information Systems in Organizations
MKT 5305-Advanced Marketing Management
GBU 5020- Research Methodology Seminar
The MBA core courses
offered in Spring
semesters are:
ACC 5302-Managerial Accounting
ECO 5305-Managerial Economics
GBU 5306-Business Decision Making and Management Science
FIN 5305-Financial Management
MGT 5306-Strategic Management in Global Markets
MKT 5305-Advanced Marketing Management
GBU 5020- Research Methodology Seminar
Concentration courses are offered during regular semesters (FALL &
SPRING), summer semesters and intersessions.
TOTAL 36 SCH
Master of Business Administration
(MBA)
Graduation scenarios: 18 months (36 SCH)
As the MBA student intake takes place in both Fall and Spring Semesters,
these are the two possible scenarios to graduate in 3 regular semesters (18
months):
FALL
SCENARIO 1 - FALL START
12 SCH
FIN 5305-Financial Management
MGT 5305-Organization Behavior and Leadership
MIS 5301-Managing Information Systems in Organizations
MKT 5305-Advanced Marketing Management
SPRING 12 SCH
ACC 5302-Managerial Accounting
ECO 5305-Managerial Economics
GBU 5306-Business Decision Making and Management Science
GBU 5020- Research Methodology Seminar
CONCENTRATION 1
Fall 12 SCH
MGT 5306-Strategic Management in Global Markets
CONCENTRATION 2
CONCENTRATION 3
GBU 5320
TOTAL 36 SCH
SCENARIO 2 - SPRING START
SPRING 12 SCH
FIN 5305-Financial Management
MKT 5305-Advanced Marketing Management
ACC 5302-Managerial Accounting
ECO 5305-Managerial Economics
FALL 12 SCH
MGT 5305-Organization Behavior and Leadership
MIS 5301-Managing Information Systems in Organizations
GBU 5020- Research Methodology Seminar
CONCENTRATION 1
CONCENTRATION 2
SPRING 12 SCH
MGT 5306-Strategic Management in Global Markets
GBU 5306-Business Decision Making and Management Science
CONCENTRATION 3
GBU 5320
TOTAL 36 SCH
