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MBA Curriculum

The MBA Programme is based on 12 courses. These can be completed in one year study full-time, or two to four years of part-time. There are three trimesters. The three trimesters are 12 weeks long; full-time students take four courses during each of these trimesters. Part-time students take one or two courses per trimester.

Core units:

Electives: Every student takes two elective course units of his/her choice. Electives permit students to pursue their own interests. They may be selected from: electives offered by the MBA Programme, courses offered by other postgraduate programmes at USP, and supervised independent study.

MBA Electives :

  • MBA 430: Special Topics in Business Administration
  • MBA 421: New Venture Creation
  • MBA 422: Financial Institutions and Markets
  • MBA 423: Human Resource Management
  • MBA 425: Independent Study
  • MBA 441: International Marketing
  • MBA 442: Services Marketing and Management
  • MBA 443: E-Marketing for Managers

Students may select elective units from the list of postgraduate units offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics(FBE) such as:

  • AF 420: Financial Statement Analysis
  • AF 433: Advanced Studies in Financial Accounting
  • DG 410: Development Theories and Alternatives
  • DG 413: Special Topics in Development Studies
  • DG 414: Rule of Law
  • DG 415: Urbanisation, Development and Urban Planning
  • DG 416: Development Internship
  • EC 408: International Finance and Development
  • EC 412: Economics of Governance and Institutions
  • MG 401: Industrial Relations
  • MG 404: Human Behavior in the Context of Work and Organisations
  • MG 405: Management in the Context of Development
  • MG 406: Special Topics in Management: Risk Management
  • MG 409: Commercialisation, Corporatisation and Privitisation
  • MG 410: Consumer Behavior
  • MG 411: Project Management
  • MG 412: Supply Chain Management
  • RE 401: Urban Land Economics
  • RE 402: Property Investment and Development Analysis
  • TS 401: Perspectives on International Tourism


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