Business Administration - (Coursework with Specialization) Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Overview

Based on the market demands; Business Administration - (Coursework with Specialization) program at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University program offers three specializations; (a) Risk Management; (b) Project Management; Corporate Finance. MBA thesis track has also been designed for young management researchers aspiring to join academia and/or pursue doctoral degree in future. Fresh business graduates without any experience are highly encouraged to take MBA thesis track. 

For all variants of MBA program, participants must successfully complete a total of 42 credit hours. The normal duration for the MBA program is 2 years (4 semesters) for full time students and 4 years (8 semesters) for part-time students. 

Mission Statement

To equip graduates with a sophisticated, rigorous, and practical research and professional orientation in specialized business education; in order to become outstanding business executives serving local, regional, and global businesses.

Core Values

The key values that drive MBA programs are:

• Islamic ethics and values
• Personal and professional integrity and honesty
• Respect to individualism both in terms of learning styles and purposes
• Intellectual curiosity and analytical thinking
• Innovation and critical thinking
• Openness to new learning experiences
• Trust, teamwork, and mutual respect

• Contribution to the general community

• To invoke intellectual curiosity, accumulation of knowledge and a habit of life-long learning.
• To provide an effective, flexible and experience-sharing learning environment that help graduates equip themselves with skills needed by various sectors of the Saudi Arabian and regional job markets.
• To develop leadership and executive competences in specialized and modern areas of business.
• To establish business and industry partnerships to benefit candidates, the college and partners.

• To seamlessly integrate theory and practice to deliver effective business solutions.
• To inculcate a culture of ethical and moral business practices.

• To expose conceptual understanding and innovative thinking in unfamiliar business situations.
• To engender a strong sense of entrepreneurship and corporate governance.