Master of Business Administration

ABOUT THE MBA PROGRAM

The Executive MBA (EMBA) program at the World University of Bangladesh readies executive students for a successful career in one of thirteen key specializations, allowing them to tailor their degree to align with individual goals. For working professionals, lesson delivery modalities are flexible and ideal.

In today's challenging job market, an EMBA provides students with the competitiveness needed for employment, advancement, and leadership and management prospects. An EMBA from the World University of Bangladesh equips students with highly transferable abilities such as problem-solving, critical thinking, strategic planning, negotiating skills, time and people management, and more, preparing them for leadership roles. The program emphasizes the utilization of current events to provide real-world relevance that can be easily applied to professional settings.

The EMBA program spans 48 credit hours, including 18 credit hours of foundation courses, 12 credit hours of general courses, 12 credits of major courses, and 6 credit hours of thesis. To be awarded the EMBA degree, a student must achieve a CGPA of at least 2.50.

The MBA program at the World University of Bangladesh prepares students for a successful career in one of thirteen key specializations, providing them with the flexibility to personalize their degree to align with individual goals. For working professionals, lesson delivery modalities are flexible and ideal.

In today's challenging job market, an MBA provides students with the competitiveness needed for employment, advancement, and leadership and management prospects. An MBA from the World University of Bangladesh equips them with highly transferable abilities such as problem-solving, critical thinking, strategic planning, negotiating skills, time and people management, and more, preparing them for leadership roles. The program emphasizes the utilization of current events to provide real-world relevance that can be easily applied to professional settings.

The MBA program spans 66 credit hours, including 18 credit hours of foundation courses, 30 credit hours of general courses, 12 credits of major courses, and 6 credit hours of thesis. To be awarded the MBA degree, a student must achieve a CGPA of at least 2.50.

MORE ABOUT THE MBA

There are thirteen majors in the MBA program, namely:

• Management
• Marketing
• Finance
• Accounting
• Management Information System (MIS)
• Human Resource Management (HRM)
• E-Business
• Leadership
• Textile and Apparel Management
• Real Estate Management
• Banking
• Retail Marketing
• Tourism & Hospitality Management

Vision of MBA Program

The vision of the MBA program is to provide our graduates with the contemporary knowledge, skills, attitude, and values required to be a business leader of high thinking management professionals, entrepreneurs and socially responsible citizens.

Mission of MBA Program

The mission of the MBA program is to provide students with the latest concepts and skills and prepare them to handle challenges of the contemporary business world with leadership, entrepreneurial skills, and ethics as well as the ability of strategic thinking, problem solving, critical analysis, and efficient communication.

Graduate Attributes

Critical Thinking:	Sustainability:
Problem Solving	Entrepreneurial skills/risk taker
Analytical skills	Motivation & initiative
Detail oriented	Flexibility/adaptability
Tactfulness	Computer/IT skills
Creativity	Lifelong Learning
Numerical Skills	Self confidence
Teamwork:	Ethical Practice:
Communication (verbal & written)	Honesty/Integrity
Teamwork skills	Strong work ethics
Interpersonal skills	Well-mannered / polite
Organizational skills	Personal Development
Leadership skills	Commitment
Amiable personality

Program Educational Objectives (PEO)

• Apply acquired knowledge and IT skills through continuous development.
• Have research skills to identify and resolve complex business problems
• Apply innovative ideas and critical thinking for business development.
• Ability to communicate in ensuring teamwork and interpersonal relationship management.
• Have managerial/leadership skills with the professional ethics to deal with diverse business.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)

Fundamental Skills:

• PO 1: Business Knowledge
• PO 2: IT Skills
• PO 3: Research Skills

Social Skills:

• PO 4: Communication Skills
• PO 5: Teamwork
• PO 6: Interpersonal Relationship Management

Thinking Skills:

• PO 7: Complex Problem solving skills
• PO 8: Critical Analysis
• PO 9: Innovative Thinking

Personal Skills:

• PO 10: Managerial/leadership skills
• PO 11: Professional Ethics
• PO 12: Lifelong learning

WHY THE MBA @ WUB?

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a postgraduate qualification in business administration and is an increasingly popular program offered by business schools around the world. It attracts students from a wide range of academic disciplines and working background.

A typical MBA program consists of foundation courses, general courses and specialization courses or major. Students traditionally study a wide breadth of foundation courses in the program’s first semester, then pursue the general courses in the second and third semesters followed by the major courses in the final semesters. The foundation and general courses in the MBA program introduce students to the various areas of business such as accounting, economics, finance, international business, organizational behavior, marketing, strategy, operations management etc. After completing these courses, students in the MBA program can choose an area of concentration or specialization.

Why do an MBA?

The MBA is one of several business degrees that provide a huge impact on career advancement. Its value lies in the knowledge and skills that will make you a better manager, leader and best working professional and the global network you build in your MBA class may be very helpful in the future. Below are some common reasons people enroll in an MBA program:

Skills Development

Networks

Personal Rewards

Personal Development

Skills Development

The skills you learn in your MBA classes can be divided into two types: hard and soft skills. Hard skills include business and organization knowledge such as economics, finance, marketing, operations, management, and accounting. Our MBA program offers specialization in several disciplines especially retail marketing, e-commerce, marketing management, corporate finance, textile and apparel management, human resource management, real estate management, etc; thus, providing opportunities to study in domains with greater depth. Such programs allow students to become very specialized and can help them advance in their chosen field of study.

On other and, soft skills denote to leadership, teamwork, morals, and interaction skills that a good manager need to possess. In an MBA class, the assessment is based on assignments, case studies, and presentations. Student learn teamwork, leadership, ability to motivate and coordinate with others. WBS MBA helps to build on communication skills as well as knowledge about the changing economic and social world. An added advantage for pursing an MBA enhances one’s ability to listen and speak carefully and clearly, and the ability to put across one’s arguments about the business problem in a more illustrative way.

Networks

An MBA degree program offers access to a network of MBA students, alumni, faculty, business and community leaders. Many MBA alumni form lifetime friendship and business partnership from the contacts in their MBA classes. As many of the students will become very successful in the future, such network can be very profitable and rewarding. In a typical MBA class you will find not only students from your industry but also from other parts of the country.

Networks

Earn a better salary. The MBA will make you more marketable when you switched company. Also, the skills you learned will increase your performance and managerial competence, enabling you to advance further and faster in your career. An MBA is sometimes a requirement of some large multinational companies or consulting companies to join their management team.

Personal Development

The MBA program will help develop you in the areas of critical thinking skills, strategic and tactical planning, leadership, interpersonal and communication skills, increased organization abilities and the ability to see the organization as a whole.

Return on your Investment

An MBA takes a lot of effort and sacrifices. You need to contemplate if it is worth it. The decision depends very much on your career goals and objectives. If you wish to pursue areas of management (especially in the corporate sector) then an MBA is a viable option.

Also, bear in mind that the MBA is not an end in itself. The MBA merely builds you a good foundation and gives you the ability to develop your career to its fullest potential, at an accelerated pace.

Career Advancement

You may want to gain a position of greater responsibility in your current field. Or you may want to switch from one area of business to another-from marketing or sales to strategic planning or finance, for example.