Masters of Business Administration
The MBA curriculum is developed in recognition of a rapidly changing global and local economy and the opportunities and challenges currently faced by the country; the following points therefore are put forward as the rationale for launching this program:
• All 21st Century Business is knowledge based
• Ethiopia’s Vision to become middle income country in 2025 years.
• Need for advanced and diversified knowledge and creation of additional opportunity for education
• Demand from MOE and Capacity building
• Upgrading qualification and competence of educators in HEIs
• Filling the Gap in the labor market demand and supply
• To supply Ethiopia’s industries with appropriate and competent professionals
• The curriculum is developed in recognition of a rapidly changing economy and the opportunities and challenges presented in the country.
• Unlike others, the program attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines
In a nutshell, the MBA curriculum is developed in cognizant of the demand of the rapidly changing global and local economy as well as the opportunities and challenges currently faced by Ethiopia; the growing needs of local industries for appropriate and competent business managers and administrators currently; and the very unique nature of MBA program, as contrasted with other disciplines, to attract candidates from a wide range of academic backgrounds. Besides, the initiative has been fueled by the accumulated experiences of Rift Valley University to successfully manage MBA programs for about half a decade at its geographically dispersed campuses in the country.
- Onsite
- October
- Post Graduate
Overview
The program is designed with the following goals in mind:
1. Expose students to the various advanced theories and practices in business management, finance, and marketing and investment.
2. Produce competent, knowledgeable professionals who will contribute to the development and transformation of the business sector of the country in line with the nations Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP).
3. Supply the industry and employers with graduates of high caliber who would be able to fuel the expansion and development of the industrial sector (locally, regionally, and globally).
4. Produce future consultants, policy makers, analysts, leaders and notable individuals who will be able to manage multinational business firms as well as local firms.
5. Equip graduates with skills to understand and respond to the fast changing business environment and to prepare competent, flexible, adaptive, and visionary business leaders.
Graduate Profile
The program is aimed at producing graduates who have adequate knowledge, skills and attitude towards application of management concepts. Specifically, graduates of the program are expected to:
- Plan, organize, direct and control activities of all types of organizations.
- Acquire, maintain, motivate and lead human resources of an organization.
- Have an understanding of individual differences, group and organizational behavior thus able to develop high performance work-teams as well as effectively manage conflicts.
- Design appropriate and robust strategies to adapt an organization with changing organizational environment and achieve sustainable superior performance.
- Master opportunity recognition skills as well as techniques to formulate and implement creative and innovative and entrepreneurial projects.
- Be responsive and sociable in working with and through others by developing a shared purpose.
- Have a mastery of techniques and means to ac quire and utilize financial and material resources of organizations.
- Apply contemporary models in organizational decision making.
- Conduct researches to solve organizational and community problems systematically as well as to consult or advice business owners and managers.
- Use information communication technology to enhance productivity and performance.
- Apply fundamental marketing concepts and marketing management approaches in local as well as international market places.
- Develop and apply professional standards and ethics at workplaces, social as well as personal life.
Professional Profile
Upon successful completion of MBA program, graduates will have the following professional profiles:
- Researchers they serve as of Management, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Marketing and other related business courses at Universities and other higher learning institutions;
- Business and Industry leaders and managers at national and multinational scope
- Consultants, coaches and business advisors
- Entrepreneurs and business owners
- Policy makers, analysts, negotiators, and change agents
Programme
COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HRS. | PREREQUISITE |
MBA 611 | Management Theories and Practices | 2 | |
MBA 621 | Management Information Systems | 2 | |
MBA 631 | Quantitative Analysis for Management Decisions | 3 | |
MBA 641 | Managerial Economics | 2 | |
MBA 651 | Advanced Business Research Methodology | 3 | |
Total | 12 |
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