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The Strategic Choice

 

In today’s global businessenvironment, professionals arefaced with constant challengesthat defy simple solutions. TheHigher Colleges of Technology’sProfessional MBA Program willprepare students to respond tothese challenges and to adapt tonew markets. The program isdynamic and comprehensive,blending theory with experienceand knowledge with application.

 The mission of the ProfessionalMBA Program is to producegraduates able to functioneffectively in managerial andleadership roles in varioussectors of the economy, ingovernment and in privateorganizations. Graduates demon-strate a competitive level offunctional knowledge of all areasof business administration,possess the intellectual ability toanalyze and evaluate complexbusiness processes in local and

Master of Business AdministrationProfessional 

 The curriculum is an integrated sequence ofcourses that combines teaching the principlesof academic theory with the application ofthese principles to complex businessproblems. The curriculum includes:

global contexts, and have theskills to create and managesustainable business projects.Graduates will also develop theability to think independentlyand apply reflective and experi-ential learning.

In addition to business knowl-edge gained through theprogram, group work is anintegral part of the learningprocess. Students move throughthe program as a cohort, workin teams and benefit from the

Program Overview 

 Advanced coursesStrategic HR

and LeadershipCorporate FinanceStrategic Marketing

and Innovation

Corporate Governance,Ethics and CorporateSocial Responsibility

Global Strategyand Competitiveness

(integrative capstoneproject course)

Program StructureCourses are taught in weeknight evenings and/or weekends,in modular form where students typically take 2 courses per module.

EnterpriseManagement

Core courses

Managing Peopleand Organizations

(diagnostic managerialskills course)

BusinessStatistics

Financial andManagerialAccounting

ManagerialEconomics

MarketingManagement

Production andOperations

Management

A final capstone coursethat integrates a

student’s learningexperience applied to a

dynamic, interactiveproject.

Courses thatoperationalize keyareas of business.

Courses that develop astudent’s capacity for

making strategicdecisions and judgmentsacross all areas of their

business.

Courses that summarizefundamental conceptsand tools of modern

business management.

An introductory coursewhich examines a

student’s managementstyle and team role

within theirorganization’s culture

and behaviour.

additional insights and understand-

ings that come from interaction with

classmates who have similar aspira-

tions but come from a diverse range

of professional and personal

backgrounds. Orientation and

program activities encourage the

development of study groups and

instil the value of networking.

Students often continue their associa-

tions after graduation and establish

businesses together.

 

- Diagnostic analysis of your personalmanagement style and competencies

- Develop leadership and business skills toadvance your career

- Improve your career prospects and enablecareer change

- Build an extensive network of industryprofessionals

- Part-time program that is designed to enablestudents to pursue their ambitions withoutunduly compromising their work-life balance

- Small classes and close-knit learningenvironment allow our faculty to work withyou personally to help you determine theareas in which you need to grow, and howbest to accomplish your professional goals

- Diverse and international faculty withextensive experience in the industry

 To apply to the program please visit

http://www.hct.ac.ae/graduate-studies/apply/admissions/

or contact the helpdesk at 02- 6922550 or masters@hct.ac.ae

The Program is

co-educational and

open to all nationalities

The Professional MBA

is currently offered in

Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Admission to the program is based on a combinationof academic and professional criteria. Candidatesmust meet the following:- A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university

or college in any major with a minimum programGPA of 3.0

- English Language proficiency of IELTS 6.0- Minimum 3 years of relevant managerial work

experience

Exceptions to above may be provisionally admittedsubject to conditions as recommended by theGraduate Program Admissions Committee.

Applying to HCT’sProfessional MBA Program

 Why HCT’sProfessionalMBA Program?