Master of Business Administration (MBA)

MBA 1 To be eligible for admission to the courses leading to the degree of Master of Business Administration a candidate

(a)

shall comply with the General Regulations; and

(b)

shall hold

(i)	a degree of this University or another qualification of equivalent standard from this University or from another university or comparable institution accepted for this purpose; or
(ii)	a professional qualification and membership of a professional body accepted for this purpose; or
(iii)	the Foundation Diploma in Management of this University; and

(c)

shall have attained a satisfactory level of performance in the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT); and

(d)

shall satisfy the examiners in a qualifying examination, if required.

(a)	A qualifying examination may be set to test the candidate's formal academic ability or his ability to follow the courses of study prescribed. It shall consist of one or more written papers or their equivalent and may include a project report.
(b)	A candidate who is required to satisfy the examiners in a qualifying examination shall not be permitted to register until he has satisfied the examiners in the examination.

MBA 3 To be eligible for the degree of Master of Business Administration a candidate

(a)	shall comply with the General Regulations; and
(b)	shall complete the curriculum and satisfy the examiners in accordance with the regulations set out below.

MBA 4 The curriculum shall extend over not less than three academic years of part-time study, with a minimum of 400 hours of prescribed work.

(a)	follow instruction on the syllabuses prescribed, participate in activities which form part of the curriculum, and complete all written and practical work as may be required; and
(b)	satisfy the examiners in the written presentations and practical work prescribed for each year of the course; and
(c)	complete and present a satisfactory dissertation in accordance with Regulation MBA 6.

MBA 6 The title of the dissertation must be submitted for approval . The dissertation must be submitted not later than two months following the end of the final semester of study. The candidate shall submit a statement that the dissertation represents his own work (or in the case of conjoint work, a statement countersigned by his co-worker, which shows his share of the work) undertaken after registration as a candidate for the degree. The examiners may also prescribe an oral examination of the subject of the dissertation.

MBA 7 A candidate shall satisfy the examiners during each year of study in all examinations prescribed for that year.

MBA 8 A candidate who has failed to satisfy the examiners in not more than two examinations, one in each semester of a year of study, may, with the permission of the Board of Examiners, present for re -examination at a time to be specified, with or without being required to repeat any part of the course.

MBA 9 A candidate who has failed to present a satisfactory dissertation but has satisfied the examiners in all other prescribed work, may be permitted to present a new or revised dissertation within a period of four months after receipt of notice that it is unsatisfactory.

(a)	is not permitted to present himself for re-examination under the provisions of MBA 8; or
(b)	has failed to satisfy the examiners in a re-examination under the provisions of MBA 8 or MBA 9;

shall be recommended for discontinuation under the provisions of General Regulation G 12.

MBA 11 At the conclusion of the examination, the names of successful candidates shall be published alphabetically. A candidate who has shown exceptional merit may be awarded a mark of distinction, and this mark shall be recorded in the candidate's degree diploma.

Topics to be covered include organizational analysis at the level of the firm and analysis of individual and group behaviour within the firm. A key perspective is the interaction of the firm with its technological and market environments at national, regional, and international levels, and the effect of these variables on the operation of the firm.

Topics to be covered include the analysis of financial and quantitative information as the basis for management decisions. Computer-based packages and methods are introduced where appropriate.

Courses in the second year build on the concepts introduced in the first year, locating them in broader managerial perspectives on finance, marketing, and personnel, and in the context of international business operations. Particular attention is paid to the role of information in managerial decision -making and the means by which information is generated and employed. Assignments include project work where appropriate, and some functional specialization is possible within the programme.

The major emphasis is on further integration of managerial concepts and skills developed over the previous years, and their application to international strategy formulation and implementation. This is supplemented by elective courses, to an extent determined by the weight agreed for the dissertation.

The dissertation should be a critical study within one of the fields of business and should not exceed 20,000 words.

In each year candidates shall be examined in six papers or their course-equivalents as determined by the Board of Examiners. A project, dissertation or specialist course may be weighted as one or more course -equivalents. If the dissertation is to carry a weighting of two course-equivalents, as above, then the candidate shall be required to participate in a special studies seminar and this shall be recorded in the final paper. Examinations may include any combination of written assignments, project reports, written papers, or any other assignment which may be required as part of a course.