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James Cook University - Singapore

Singapore , Singapore ,Singapore

Master of Business Administration

Our MBA program consists of 12 subjects chosen from a wide spectrum covering all fields of contemporary management.

Students can choose from a suite of 6 majors to specialise in and demonstrate a focus area for their future prospective employers or pursue a general stream:

  • Analytics and Business Solutions
  • Creative Marketing
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Global Talent Management
  • MICE, Tourism and Hospitality

Curriculum is designed to instil mindset of innovative business solution, equip skills and techniques of data-driven decision making and engage students in experiential learning to serve business partners’ demands.

The Finance major of the MBA program is recognized by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA).

Intakes

  • March
  • July
  • Nov

Application Processing Time in Days: 28

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Graduates of this program have a variety of career opportunities in the private, public and government sectors of the global economy.

PSW Opportunity

  • The International Students studying in certain institutions in Singapore are allowed to work part time for 16 hours per week as mentioned on the Ministry of Manpower website of Singapore.
  • Students who have studied in the institutions mentioned on the Ministry of Manpower website of Singapore are allowed to apply for a Long Term Visitor Pass.
  • They are allowed to look for a job during this time period.This is for 12 months.If the students get a job during this time period, the employer may sponsor for an Employment pass.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Entry Requirements

The following course pre-requisites have been designed to ensure the assumed base introductory knowledge within the Accounting, Marketing and Management disciplines.

  • Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a cognate* discipline from this or another university; or
  • Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in any discipline from this or another university and two years business experience in a managerial role; or
  • Completion of an AQF level 8 honours degree in any discipline from this or another university; or
  • Completion of an AQF level 8 Graduate Certificate in Business Administration from this or another university; or
  • Four years business experience in a managerial role**, to the satisfaction of the Course Coordinator; or
  • Other qualifications or practical experience recognised by the university as equivalent to the above.

Note:

*Cognate disciplines: Accounting and Finance, Marketing, Management, Commerce, HRM, Economics, Tourism and Hospitality or other disciplines where students will have completed study relating to organisational behaviour, business, strategy, marketing, economics, communication and people management.

**Business experience: Applicants must have a minimum of 4 years full-time equivalent professional work experience in a management, leadership or supervisory level in a business environment or be eligible for a member grade status of a relevant professional organization organisation. Students will have demonstrable effective management experience relating to organisational behaviour, business, strategy, accounting, marketing, economics, communication and people management.

?tions or practical experience recognised by the university as equivalent to the above.

English Requirements
Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of IELTS 6.5 (no component lower than 6.0) / TOEFL (Internet Based) 86 (no component less than 21) / Pearson PTE Academic 58 (no component less than 54) or
Satisfactory completion of James Cook University Singapore English Language Preparatory Program (ELPP) or
Successful completion of other qualifications completed in English Language deemed comparable to Australian standards within the last two years on a case-by-case basis

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