I am a diploma holder, already working for 19 years and I want to have a MBA to further my career in my company

I have heard about OUM and WOU, but their MBA seems like doesn't carry much weight

Other than these 2 universities above, anyone knows is there any other university that offers MBA courses for working adult?(weekend or online class) My budget is RM50k and below for the whole course, preferably can finish within 3 years (max)

UM also got for working adults.

dunno how much.

Think from yr boss view is a MBA necessary ?

You got diploma and you want to do MBA ? Sir it is not possible. You need to finish your degree before you do a MBA. Cannot skip

from diploma? that means you need to go through degree first. lets say degree in business/finance then go to MBA.
degree 2 years about 30k, MBA <20k

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It is possible. Working experience can be considered to take a MBA if you've enough. But, a degree or mba a mere paper in the eyes of company but at certain position, it is a requirement if a worker wish to pursue the next level of rank.

First thing to find out is why an MBA is needed?

if your firm and basically your manager wanted to promote you to a prominent position, hence the need to pad your "resume", then ask ur manager which MBA school to attend.
Otherwise, no point, and your decision is basically you want to spend your time to get a degree.

my firm encourages those without a degree to get MBA just so that as department heads, they don't look so bad. But I noticed that only those without a bachelor degree are encouraged to get an MBA.

This post has been edited by Wedchar2912: Jan 14 2022, 06:07 PM

Exactly like what you said, my firm encourage managers like me without a degree to get MBA. Probably because most of the managers have degree/MBA and I dont.

just shoot an email to your selected Uni and ask about their MBA. Their marketing ppl are normally quick to respond. If you are free, just walk-in and ask questions till you are satisfied. Some open saturday half day. FOC. Can check out the Uni environment too.

For me, I encourage people of all ages to study. Study is lifelong.

It’s possible with work experience.
Need a good letter of application and support fr company letter recommendation.
Got my MBA in 2018 by using LCCI diploma. 😃

I don't really know about MBAs from uni in country, but I know University of Nottingham (the semenyih one) is quite popular amongst those in my firm. Quiet a few went there.
Maybe can check that out?

I see,will check it out.Thanks

Congrats!

May I know from which university? Did you get an increment/promotion after getting the MBA?

My MBA fr University of Sunderland that was offered by Segi College previously. Not sure if they are still offering this course. I did it part time & complete it in 2 yrs.

Sadly no promotion or increment even tho it was funded 80% by the company (only need to tie back with company 2 yr service).
Hence it was a good bargain.😅

Like many mentioned, just a ticket for me so I can apply for managerial position in MNC hehe

As part time MBA?

USM should be quite cheap.

I encourage people with working experience looking to improve themselves to take MBA. Especially people like your case, where it formalizes what you acquired through practical working life, and provides additional intellectual and theoretical rigor to your existing knowledge. Also expands your worldview a little.
It's not just about money, but also personal growth and living a more intellectually richer life.

MBA is pretty much useless for fresh grad coz they will see no head or tail.

Your company pay for your MBA?

Sounds like a good bargain to me.80% paid by company means you already save tens of thousands ringgit

Yes part time. Fully online or weekend class

Agree

Nope,plan to use my epf account 2 to fund my studies

I did my MBA part time in UPM, but it's actually an independent school called Putra Business School. Weeknight classes in campus. This was in 2015.

Costs around 26k, can withdraw epf acc 2.

Congrats and thanks for the info

Does getting the MBA helped your career so far?

This post has been edited by Ron2828: Jan 14 2022, 08:56 PM

I do get promoted shortly after graduation, but mostly due to seniority and performance than qualification.

Work wise you can appreciate better the workings of corporate world, esp in particular my electives is in corporate governance. I guess you can gain more confidence and speak the business lingo better.

In short, you can BS, but professionally.

Can try peninsula college

If you are interested in an Executive MBA...PM me..i give u the contact person...
Weekend classes... assignment based...
18 months...

Just get an affordable MBA, preferably online. Look up Inti Online MBA.

I just completed my part time MBA at Inti for 24k for around 1 year and 9 month. Average i took two subject per semester, there are two semester i took 1 subject ( project thesis, kinda heavy)

Thanks for the suggestion,will do

Congrats! How do you manage your time juggling between study and work?

In my opinion, Most of the MBA subjects are not tough, but still you have to put in effort to get CGPA >= 3.0 or else you have to retake the whole MBA again. You have to free up some time for the studies if you have made up your mind to enroll else you won't graduate. Initially i can manage everything(tight schedule), but till the last two semester, i am burnt out(workload kinda heavy + studying + assignment), i guess it's part of the process. XD

I'm doing one now. Everyday I'm questioning myself if this is a right decision. I took too many subjects (4 subjects) in my current semester. 4 night classes a week (3 hours each). plenty of assignments and mid sem exams. plenty of group discussions. basically losing my own personal time including weekends.

so my advice would be that find an mba which suits your workload and lifestyle. if you're working and work ends at 6pm normally, then it's okay to take more subjects, else do slowly, 2 subjects at a time. can also find mba which emphasized on more assignments or exams, depending on your preference. of course besides that price of mba, recognition etc will make a difference too.

just my 2 cents.

Hi, are you on MBA now?

OUM and WOU reputation for MBA not so good

UM MBA is quite tough because all subjects are exam based.

There r good ones like Strathclyde, Nottingham and Manchester MBA. Heard about Monash one, but I am not sure how good it is.

not sure if 50k budget can cover or not.

More better ones are in Singapore, world class like INSEAD.

at end of day ask yourself, what is MBA for ? I don't really think it would help u get a promotion unless u r working for those consulting firms like Mckinsey.

I notice most students in MBA, are already high level executives GM and up. Some of them are even business owners.
They are objective is to gain knowledge, new skills sets to handle in their role, understand other functions in an organization and enhance their networking with other MBA classmates.

This post has been edited by mezanny: Sep 24 2022, 11:02 AM

Nowadays have ODL MBA course: Open and Distance Learning.

For some ppl, any MBA is good enough. U have told ur employers that u have gone thru the time to ‘learn’ abt business, finance n more. It is for employers to gauge during the interview, or if u’re an existing employee, they judge based on ur performance n their impression of u if ur in higher position

That is the reason ppl go for oum, wou or any inline mba courses. No time!

At the end of the day, most ppl dont use all the knowedge in their mba. They just need to PROVE to employers n colleagues that they know business, finance n more. If no certification needed, anyone can claim they know n learn from wikipedia

You can try peninsula college. I also did mine in peninsula college. Its a part time course

This post has been edited by Burningsunz: Sep 24 2022, 08:46 PM

You may go through APEL T-7 for master’s level test to convert working experience to credit hour before enroll to Master Program.
As yes, you allow to do this via thisway. There is a lot of university to choose, however not much university provide fully online or distant learning since it require to back to campus/university as advocate back f2f teaching method.
Try your luck on Wawasan University and Sunway University as they accept APEL program.

Manchester (offered by Sunway) used to be the highest ranked in MY but they left and was replaced by Lancaster iinm. However I heard Lancaster has also left. Although no Insead levels, both were top 50 programs at one point and expensive. Uptake I think couldn't justified continuing the program I guess

is strathclyde still around ?

Msia must be really brain drain, can't even attract lancaster and manchester.

I knew a few business owners that signed up and graduated for the manchester one.

90k ? can't recall was years ago. Lecturers only came twice a year, intensive 2 or 3 weeks, then rest you are on ur own.

Strachlydes stil around, but it's taught out of a management institute from a commercial centre. So maybe a turn off for some. Nottingham is still there but it's more of a mass production line which doesn't really screen their applicants last I checked. So might be a turn off for some looking for networking

90k, yeah I think so. But sunway offers a bursary to offset the costs and withdrawal from EPF account 2 is also allowed so for executives still a viable option

This post has been edited by 9m2w: Sep 25 2022, 08:55 AM

strathclyde is ok lah.

they have above average trainers. every 1/2 year lecturers from scotland come down to teach intensive for 2-3 weeks.

when it started was cheap...around 20k something. Books provided are really good. They have in house text books.

nowadays, how much ?

i think can buy a persona already with the cost ?

I think 60+ but less your EPF will be less.

Have you try UTAR

Don't use ur EPF to pay for MBA lah.

60+ is very expensive

some of my friends took strathclyde when they just started only 20k+

I can imagine how much discount they reaped because they took opportunity to sign up when it just began here.

This post has been edited by mezanny: Sep 25 2022, 10:17 AM

Got many MBA courses from inti and segi.

If your time and finances as well as management experience and academic credentials qualifies you, the best MBA you can get yourself into is the NUS exec MBA.

Taught over 15 months 6 2week blocks of intensive classes at various parts of SE Asia and will set you back at least S$150k.

Some modules are taught by instructors from UCLA and Harvard.

Great for those in IT and Finance line.

I did the Nottingham Uni MBA. Did 9 of the modules in KL, 2 in Ningbo, China and 1 In Nottingham.

Instructors come and go and then come again. Many rubbish ones from India, Iran and Africa as well as some AMDK ones that one open of their mouth you know the only reason they’re here is skin color. Some of them go from one uni to another, 1 of them came from Sunway, then went to Taylor’s and then Nottingham and then went to Sunway to be the program director for Sunway’s Lancaster program and is now back in Taylor’s now. Some good local instructors that had vast industry experience that were better at tying theory to practice, some also had the ability to bring in industry leaders to conduct a lecture and allowed us to grille him or her. There were also 2 instructors that taught the same module at all 3 campuses as well as a guest lecturer that coordinated the entire module.

Overall wasn’t necessarily a bad experience but can’t say it helped me all that much in my career as 3 months before graduation I already had a promotion to an upper middle management and leadership role that I would have had with or without the mba. Got to know quite a few persons from the program including someone that’s now a big shot in Infosys….. oh yes any of these international programs be prepared for there to be loads of CECA, mid east and PRC candidates, some are excellent and some will make you question why you joined the program.

Wow now even US$20k can’t get into a decent mba program.

Haha better to save your money if that’s the only thing you could afford or get into.

Can consider Veritas at 11k per pop too.

Lol

UTAR, MMU, UPM offer part time MBA (3 - 5 years coursework study). 30-50k.
But I believe they need bachelor degree in any field and CGPA of >2.5.

My spider sense triggered, like dejavu . Then I did a quick search and found this reply to my post . Looks familiar?

Go for UKM-GSB

If staying nearby Bangi, can go fulltime class night, workday. Fulltime, almost 1.5years kawtim.

If part time, class every 2 week in KL on weekend. 2 years.

This post has been edited by marukopi: Sep 25 2022, 08:34 PM

That's another way to waste 11k.

Is it still only 11k?

Seems to be one of the few places that hasn't upped fees for the longest of times.

Got mine 2020 September.
2 years program.
Rm25k, uk uni.
PM me if u wanna more details.

In malaysia, you can skip master from degree to PhD. But you can't skip degree from diploma to master.

You need to have a degree first.

Degree is essential, master is optional bonus.

Yes, to be honest, MBA is just another cert to prove to our employers that we are at the next level and MBA is also good to network and make new friends!

Is USM online MBA tough?

I have 15 years+ working experience & already at mid management level. Seriously considering to take MBA at UPM since it is really close to my home. Anyone have the experience, how the class arrangement & experience with UPM part time program?

I have a couple of friends who took them about 10 years ago. Would you be able to cope wit hectic schedules from time to time. It's all night classes.

TS, did you manage to pursue your MBA in the end?

After reading a few posts, I feel that if you want to network then go for networking events and if you want to learn there are online courses nowadays.

Woah… dupe is back?

There is some underlying psychological issue here,. The need for constant validation of tall tales and constantly wanting caucasian blood into his various personalities

And when busted i believe he concocted a reason why he duped. TLDR it was multiple persons using the account as part of some long con and the reason why all these multiple persons were flagged using the same device was they all remotely logged into a server to post in lyn

And after taking /k so seriously to do all the above he later played the you guys take /k too seriously and vanished

Hi TS, I'm in the similar situation as you. Did you manage to get your MBA?

I'm in engineering industry.

UMP
https://ips.umpsa.edu.my/index.php/en/ips-o...-administration

around RM20K, can pay using your KWSP

Duration of Study : Full Time: 1 year (Minimum), 3 years (Maximum)
Part Time: 2 years (Minimum), 6 years (Maximum)
Mode of Study : Coursework
Credit Hour : 45 Credit Hours
Medium of Instruction : English
Accreditation : MQA/FA1408

fully accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) since 2015

part time 100% online, need to attend online class, compulsory , on weekend ( based on schedule )

got test and assignment, just like normal MBA

This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: Apr 24 2025, 12:42 PM