The Abu Dhabi School Of Management
Master of Business Administration (General Stream)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
MBA
DURATION
15 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
AED 110,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is one of the critical links in fulfilling ADSM‘s mission to develop entrepreneurial managers who can enhance their existing managerial capacity and also to encourage the growth of entrepreneurial ventures in the UAE.
Aimed at prospective MBAs who demonstrate entrepreneurial behaviours, ADSM develops global leaders with a strong business foundation and an entrepreneurial mindset. The driven MBA team of faculty and staff members does this by combining a holistic integration of the traditional business disciplines and an approach to teaching the entrepreneurial thought process. In addition to the General Stream, ADSM offers its MBA students seven concentrations to choose from. As a result, the MBA graduates succeed in a broad spectrum of global organisations needing leaders with a relentless bias for action, an ability to create opportunities in a variety of contexts, and the entrepreneurial skill to drive results and run businesses at optimal heights, as follows:
- MBA - General Stream
- MBA - Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
- MBA - Supply Chain Management
- MBA - FinTech and Digital Currencies
- MBA - Digital Transformation and AI Management
- MBA - Global and Family Business
- MBA - Cultural and Arts Business Management
- MBA - Sports and Events Management
Outstanding Scholarships
Offered to undergraduate applicants with outstanding academic records. Applicants would need to demonstrate evidence of achieving at least an average of 98% or above in their Secondary School Certificate and an IELTS score of 6.0 or higher. Successful students shall be eligible to have their tuition for the first Semester waived.
Merit Scholarships
Offered to applicants with exceptional academic records. For graduate students to apply, students must show evidence of achieving at least an undergraduate CGPA of 3.50 and an IELTS score of 6.0 or higher. Successful students are eligible to receive up to 30% off tuition. For undergraduate students, students would need to demonstrate evidence of achieving at least an average of 95% or above in their Secondary School Certificate and an IELTS score of 5.5 or higher. Successful students shall be eligible to receive up to a 50% reduction in tuition for the first Semester.
Excellence Scholarships
Offered to applicants with excellent academic records. For graduate students to apply, students must show evidence of achieving an undergraduate CGPA between 3.20 to 3.49 and an IELTS score of 6.0 or higher. Successful students shall be eligible to receive up to 25% off tuition. For undergraduate students, students must demonstrate achieving at least an average of 90% or above in their Secondary School Certificate and an IELTS score of 5.5 or higher. Successful students shall be eligible to receive up to a 30% reduction in tuition for the first semester.
Good Standing Scholarships
Offered to undergraduate applicants with good academic records, as follows:
- Students who demonstrate evidence of achieving at least an average of 85% or above in their Secondary School Certificate and an IELTS score of 5.5 or higher shall be eligible to receive up to a 20% reduction in tuition for the first semester.
- Students who demonstrate evidence of achieving at least an average of 75% or above in their Secondary School Certificate and an IELTS score of 5.5 or higher shall be eligible to receive up to a 10% reduction in tuition for the first semester.
All MBA students—whether in the General Stream or a Concentration Stream—are required to complete the following common components: seven core courses, two SLE (Strategic Learning Experience) courses, and two Research-Based Consultancy Project courses. Together, these courses account for 20 of the 30 total credit hours required for the MBA program.
MBA Core Courses
- Research Methods for Business
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Marketing Management
- Strategic Management and Leadership
- Financial Management
- Managerial Economics
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Signature Learning Experience I
- Signature Learning Experience II
Thesis (Core)
- Research-Based Consultancy Project I (Proposal)
- Research-Based Consultancy Project II (Final)
In addition, General Stream students must complete three additional core courses and two elective courses. Students in any Concentration Stream, on the other hand, are required to complete four concentration-specific core courses and one concentration-specific elective course.
- Critically analyse the opportunities in a variety of contexts using innovative approaches to create value for stakeholders and society.
- Demonstrate the ability to make decisions based on ethical values and social awareness in business contexts.
- Review multiple theories and perspectives for the interpretation of comprehensive challenges to the business.
- Evaluate the use of appropriate research approaches and tools to generate sustainable business solutions in domestic and global contexts.
- Combine relevant theoretical advances with functional business skills to construct timely and informed decisions reflecting entrepreneurial thinking.
- Develop advanced skills, such as those relating to team management, leadership, and digital transformation, to manage complex situations in various business contexts.