AUM American University of Malta
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Cospicua, Malta

DEGREE TYPE

MBA

DURATION

2 years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus, Distance Learning

Key Summary

About: The Master of Business Administration (MBA) at The American University of Malta meets international standards and gives skills for professional success. It develops analytical and critical thinking to understand business and corporate culture and trains you to design and implement solutions in Maltese international corporate contexts. The multidisciplinary curriculum keeps pace with technology and communication trends.

Career Outcomes: Graduates pursue roles such as Marketing Director at a worldwide retail chain, Chief Business Strategist at a multinational corporation, Profitability Analyst for up-and-coming businesses, and related positions in business development, management consulting, operations, financial analysis, and global entrepreneurial ventures, and nonprofits.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) meets the highest international standards and provides graduate students with skills and information valuable for their professional success. During the course, we give you the right tools and assist you in fostering the analytical and critical mindset necessary to fully understand the inner workings of business and corporate culture. MBA students can design and implement convenient solutions to vast drawbacks encountered in any enterprise. The MBA program enables students to experience firsthand any problems and situations by observing them in the context of Maltese international corporate culture.

We have built a multi-disciplinary curriculum that keeps pace with the evolving tendencies of a contemporary market, one strongly impacted by progress in technologies and communication channels that are bringing the world together into one large, global, communal space.

It is this communal spirit that sits at the heart of our MBA program. By working with a team of peers, each of whom brings different experiences and perspectives to the table, as well as faculty members who have an outstanding portfolio inside and outside of academia, you will grow further into your role of knowledgeable and market-savvy leader.

The overall objective of the MBA at the American University of Malta is to impart the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies required to successfully lead a business in the global economy. Successful managers assume responsibility to design and implement strategy consistent with a firm’s long-term goals, manage costs and profitability, and supervise employees. They are responsible for solving complex problems that involve financial issues, business strategy, organizational design, research findings, legal guidelines, and management of employees. The environment in which successful managers operate is frequently uncertain and subject to difficult constraints. Graduates of the American University of Malta will have the critical thinking abilities and analytical framework to make difficult business decisions that affect multiple constituencies. The course is meant for individuals with an undergraduate degree (MQF level 6) and at least 3 years of work experience.

The course provides a rigorous business education based on a solid foundation in the functional areas of business enhanced with skills in analysis and critical thinking. The curriculum builds on foundational knowledge with the findings of current research, leading to the multi-disciplinary perspective needed to lead a successful business in a global economy.

Knowledge

Graduates will acquire knowledge of the following fields needed to manage a business or non-profit organization:

Accounting
Business law
Economics
Finance
Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Research methods
Statistics

Skills

Graduates will develop the following skills used in managing a business:

Evaluate strategies and tactics
Select strategies and tactics
Identify competitive threats.
Identify external influences on a business.
Identify relevant information for budgeting and decision-making
Apply appropriate statistical techniques to business data in order to make decisions.
Demonstrate understanding of the fundamental concepts of macroeconomics, including but not limited to financial systems, business cycles, labor markets, monetary and fiscal policy
Demonstrate understanding of the fundamental concepts of microeconomics, such as supply and demand, elasticity, utility, forms of competition, and market efficiency
Demonstrate understanding of cash flows, net present value, and capital markets.
Demonstrate understanding of the legal issues relevant to business, including contracts, liability, fraud, and dispute resolution.
Demonstrate understanding of the advantages, disadvantages, and feasibility of different approaches to research.
Demonstrate understanding of different approaches to cost accounting and cost management.
Use research results to develop new strategies and tactics.
Design, implement, and evaluate research studies.
Design appropriate operations strategies and approaches to supply chain management
Interpret tools of financial accounting such as balance sheets and income statements in order to assess the financial health of a firm.
Calculate cash flows.
Estimate demand.
Estimate the size of a market.
Calculate Return on Investment.
Calculate Net Present Value.
Identify obstacles in a supply chain.
Identify the firm’s most valuable customers.
Analyze the competitive environment of a firm to identify strategies for growth
Develop strategic plans and the means of their implementation.
Evaluate the performance of employees.

Competencies

Graduates will develop the following competencies:

Create innovative solutions to complex business problems.
Be responsible for activities that affect business outcomes, including but not limited to financial management and reporting, strategy development and implementation, operations, marketing, and employee management.
Make unbiased decisions that are supported by data rather than gut feelings.
Comply with professional standards and laws and demonstrate the highest business and professional ethics.
Create business plans that will create value for the firm and its stakeholders.