Master of Business Administration

The programme aims to provide aspiring managers, from private and public sectors, a professional education in which they learn to create new knowledge so that their managerial competence and skills can be elevated, to enable them to achieve their better career goals and to benefit society.​  Upon successful completion of the programme, students should be able to:

• acquire relevant business knowledge and practical management skills
• synthesize interdisciplinary knowledge and develop problem-solving capability
• build strong leadership with effective communication skills
• demonstrate awareness of the importance of embedding sustainability/ESG and ethics into business practice

When evaluating an application, we consider various factors (including academic achievements, professional experiences, and personal accomplishments) from a holistic perspective. An applicant must have:

• a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university, or equivalent;
• preferably with 2 years of relevant work experience; and
• an acceptable GMAT score or the equivalent, subject to the approval of the MBA Programme Director.  (GMAT institution codes: 54Q-QT-88 (full-time) or 54Q-QT-22 (part-time))

All shortlisted applicants are required to attend an interview.

Note:  Applicants with less than two years of work experience will enrol in the MBA full-time programme. Some applicants may be recommended to take the Concentration Curriculum, especially those without sufficient work experience.

Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is NOT English should also fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement:

• a score of 79 (Internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)^@#; or
• an overall band score of 6.5 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS)^@; or
• a score 450 in the new College English Test (CET6) of Chinese mainland; or
• other equivalent qualifications.

^@ TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years. Applicants are required to provide their English test results obtained within the two years preceding the commencement of the University's application period. 

^# Applicants are required to arrange with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send their TOEFL results directly to the University. The TOEFL institution code for CityU is 3401.

Students may study a General MBA (40 credits) or MBA Concentration (one concentration: 49 credits; double concentrations: 58 credits) in Accounting, Digital Marketing, Financial Technology, Information Management and Data Analytics, Supply Chain Analytics. 

In addition, students may consider the following dual degree programmes (61* credits):

• MBA+MScF (Finance)
• MBA+MScBIS (Business Information Systems)
• MBA+MScBDA (Business and Data Analytics)

* Subject to final approval from the University, the credit requirement may be adjusted from 61 to 58.

An accelerated path to Juris Doctor (JD) is offered to MBA students who wish to gain knowledge in business and law to reach unique career opportunities.

For details about the programme, please visit our website: https://mba.cb.cityu.edu.hk/

Special notes for Dual Degree Programmes:

• Students taking the MBA dual degree programmes are required to submit a separate application to MScF/MScBIS/MScBDA during their final semester of study. Upon successfully fulfilling the programme and graduation requirements, students will be conferred two degrees.
• For the dual degree programmes, credit transfer for work completed prior the MBA and MScF/MScBIS/MScBDA will not be considered.

• The Professional Forum (also known as SHARP Forum) is a thought-provoking platform where thriving business executives, prominent government officials, prestigious scholars, inspiring entrepreneurs, influential celebrities, and renowned experts are invited to:
  • Spread inciting ideas, insightful perspectives, and inspirational experiences;
  • Stretch boundaries of novel concepts, evolving issues, and cutting-edge solutions.
• The programme offers leadership and experiential learning courses (i.e. Entrepreneurship and Venture Plan Development, Global Brand Management Workshop; and MBA Enterprise Diagnostic R-Trip) for students to gain practical experience through action learning with a global emphasis.
   
• The Industry On-site Workshop allows participants to learn from the operational frameworks of other industries.
   
• The MBA Career Services provides a wide range of services including career advising, events and workshops, mentoring activities, networking opportunities and other resources to help participants in refining your career goals and navigating the recruitment process.

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