@Catherine85,
There's a distinct difference between the few Masters u mentioned.

1) MBA - Master of Business Administration ; course structure's more practical, skewed towards business practitioners
2) M Arts (Finance) - course is more academic based as compared to (1). Finance as the specialised stream is where u will take Finance based subjects as your electives to give you a better understanding in Finance. Also, it's from the 'Arts' school.
3) M Science (Finance) - course is probably academic - the subjects taken are probably a little different skewed to *i don't know what* - u will need to refer to actual course guideline of the Uni. It's part of the 'Science' faculty, and not Arts faculty.
4) MBA Finance - just like (1) except u will concentrate on Finance subjects instead of pure Business Management subjects.

If you intend to pursue your career in Academics, u shouldn't be looking at an MBA - perhaps the MArts or MScience (but do check out what the difference is - sometimes it's just the difference of name)

@alsree786,
Yes the MBS MBA is about RM75k - and that's after a 25% bursary !

This post has been edited by tinkerbel: Dec 18 2007, 12:02 PM

@alsree786,
It's on this same thread, in one of the earlier posts I'm sure. Alternatively, U could have just called them for verification; wouldn't that have been much faster?

@Melon,
How's the MBA coming along? I think it'll be good to catch up with you and get to know you in a more personal way *grins* Let's meet up some time after in 2008? *grins*

@Melon,
And how many more to go? And remember to celebrate the small wins too

@guybrush,
I think u should take some initiative to check out NUBS on your own instead of relying on LYN forumers for information.

Anyhow, there are 3 different MBAs offered at NUBS, Malaysia Campus:
1) MBA (General)
2) MBA (Finance)
3) MBA (International)

Requirements for MBA (General & International)

Applicants must normally be graduates of an approved University holding an Honours Degree (preferably with at least a second class upper qualification, or GPA 3.2) or a relevant professional qualification deemed equivalent to a first degree. Other equivalent qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants are required to have at least three years' of full-time working experience, usually in a managerial capacity, the majority or all of which will have been gained since graduating from their first degree or relevant qualification. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE.

Mature applicants without the minimum academic qualifications who have successfully completed professional qualifications and have several years of senior management experience may also apply.

The decision regarding acceptability of qualifications rests solely with the Business School. Entry will normally be at the discretion of the Director of Postgraduate Programmes, who may conduct a face-to-face interview where necessary.
Anyone has any insight information on the MBA course offered by Nottingham Uni in Malaysia? Requirements and self experience preferred...

Requirements for MBA (Finance)

Applicants must normally be graduates of an approved University holding an Honours Degree with a significant component in finance, economics or accounting (preferably with at least a second class upper qualification, or GPA 3.2) or a relevant professional qualification deemed equivalent to a first degree. Other equivalent qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants are required to have at least three years' of full-time working experience, usually in a managerial capacity, in a finance, economics or accounting environment, the majority or all of which will have been gained since graduating from their first degree or relevant qualification. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE.

Mature applicants without the minimum academic qualifications who have successfully completed professional qualifications and have several years of senior management experience may also apply.

The decision regarding acceptability of qualifications rests solely with the Business School. Entry will normally be at the discretion of the Director of Postgraduate Programmes, who may conduct a face-to-face interview where necessary.

English Language Requirement

An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of at least 7.0, with a minimum score of at least 6.0 in each of the four individual elements of the test; or

A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 600 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least of 4.0 together with a Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) of at least 580 with an Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) score of at least 4.0.

Graduates of Australia, UK and US Universities or institutions where the language of instruction is English may be exempted from this requirement.

Equivalent English Language credentials will also be considered.

@guybrush,
If u can't find the information online, best is to give them a call to get more detailed information. Course previews are probably available for u to attend too - which I suggest u should and u can ask more questions there and then.

Primarily the course should be the same; just different course materials and structure. Go for a course which structure suits u best. Don't forget an MBA is not supposed to be taught - it should be interactive and merely facilitated.

The UniSA MBA shouldn't be more than RM30k in total (benchmarking the Australian MBA rates, RM30k is oredi quite high!) but pls do get the right information from the course provider.

As to career prospect - are u intending to pursue your career here in Msia? If so, are u looking at going to a large MNC or what? As discussed with a couple of friends offline, it's really not worth our ROI pursuing too expensive an MBA here in Msia if we intend to remain in Msia.

@lokgotz,
If u can't cope with 2 subjects then defer 1 like u mentioned. As long as u remain in school - do NOT make the same mistake as I did deferring the entire semester (once U start deferring, it's v tough to find the motivation to finish it!). Yes will meet u but u male mah - i SHY !! *grins* Melon's female so not so shy! *grins*

@neotv,
U should give these feedback to the Mnagement of SeGi so they can find ways to improve their course

@madstone,
Is it the one that's affiliated with a French University?

The Insead program is a very good program. Unfortunately, it's also a very expensive program!

@powercolor,
I suggest u finish ur studies, work a few years before considering the MBA. You won't get much out of the MBA if u went straight into it without work experience. Plus based on ur current CPGA u aren't exactly a 'great' student; perhaps just mediocre

@deodorant,
If u can onli attend classes during the weekends, u should look for MBAs which conducts classes during the weekends and not during weekdays. There are some classes which are conducted on Friday afternoons; which means u will need to take time off work.

Also, some would require extra tutorials on weekdays so u need to make sure u can make time to attend those. Go for one which is befitting and suitable. It doesn't mean that the more class contact hours there are, the better the program is.

You should perhaps check out RMIT's MBA.

INSEAD is having their MBA/EMBA Information Session next month. Details as follows:

Date: 12 Feb 2008, Tues
Time: 1830-2130hrs
Venue: Mandarin Oriental, KL

RSVP to www.insead.edu/mba/offevents

PS: If u think the MBS MBA @ Sunway is expensive, don't even bother checking this out

@emperor_rahl,
U can try checking out Strathclyde's MBA. It's quite good too

@cute_baby_snow,
hMm... no need so hard sell one

This post has been edited by tinkerbel: Jan 26 2008, 09:52 PM

@emperor_rahl,
Master of Business is generally meant for those without work experience; it's 'slightly' lower ranked than an MBA.

@emperor_rahl,
You could always check out RMIT's MBA?

@wingcross,
It's on Jln Conlay; near Prince Hotel

@vexus,
I don't think RM20k is sufficient for an MBA these days. Also, I'm unable to tell you which MBA is the cheapest; u'll have to go make that comparison on your own.

Tip: Don't bother checking with the UK MBAs cause they're more expensive than those offered by the AU Uni's - probably due to foreign rates.

@nikyas,
I ain't aware LUCT offers an MBA program - care to post some information about it here?

@lessilly,
You don't need to have a basic degree to pursue an MBA. If u do not have a basic degree, U will need to have sufficient work experience before the Uni will accept you.

@leng@leng,
Yes U can opt for distance learning - check the available unis who offers distance learning. On reputation, it really depends on the Uni ur getting ur MBA from; doesn't matter whether ur doing it locally, or online.

@leng@leng,
It's best if U do ur own research; also, there hasn't been much discussion on distance learning. A part of an MBA program is also to network and discuss case studies with ur peers; through distance learning, U may not have that option or u should see how that is being facilitated; whether it's through Skype, or some sort of video conferencing; with technology, nothing's impossible these days

@Melon,
Good Good.. I'd been well, bZ with work [act, bz lazing around!] hAHahAHha.... So when's next class beginning?

@leng@leng,
With distance learning, are u also referring to online learning? If so, U should check which Uni offers an MBA via that route. Your best friend as such would most probably be Mr Google