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Weekend MBA

Weekend MBA Program (Once a Month)

The Weekend MBA Program at University College of Bahrain is designed to meet the educational needs of working professionals who aspire to higher levels of responsibility within their organizations. The program serves junior and mid-level business professionals, as well as managers, engineers, and other professionals who desire additional knowledge and skill to manage organizational resources more effectively.

Program Design

The University College of Bahrain MBA builds the strategic skills that business growth depends upon, while providing a broad understanding of the critical issues in management leadership.

The program provides exposure to the core management disciplines together with opportunities to learn through integrative work in the form of a major field project.

The Weekend MBA at the University College of Bahrain is intensive, integrative, international and experiential. Our cross-functional approach encourages learners to find solutions using the skills and knowledge acquired in many subject areas while introducing them to the challenges of conducting business across borders and working effectively within diverse groups.

The Weekend MBA program offers two intakes per year, late September and early February.

Learners are expected to attend one entire weekend session per month over a Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Major Concentration Areas

Course Scheduling:

Management

Module 1: 2 courses (Weekend 1 & 2) Organizational Behavior
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Module 2: 2 courses (Weekend 3 & 4) Marketing Management
Corporate and Managerial Finance
Module 3: 2 courses (Weekend 5 & 6) Managerial Economics
Human Resource Management
Module 4: 2 courses (Weekend 7 & 8) Operations Management
Research Methodology
Module 5: 2 courses (Weekend 9 & 10) Project Management
Managerial Decision Making
Module 6: 2 courses (Weekend 11 & 12) Leadership & Change Management
Strategic Management
Module 7: 2 courses (Weekend 13 & 14) New Venture Management
International Business
Or /
Business Project

Marketing & International Business

Module 1: 2 courses (Weekend 1 & 2) Organizational Behavior
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Module 2: 2 courses (Weekend 3 & 4) Marketing Management
Corporate and Managerial Finance
Module 3: 2 courses (Weekend 5 & 6) Managerial Economics
International Business
Module 4: 2 courses (Weekend 7 & 8) Operations Management
Research Methodology
Module 5: 2 courses (Weekend 9 & 10) Service Marketing
Strategic Marketing
Module 6: 2 courses (Weekend 11 & 12) Leadership & Change Management
Strategic Management
Module 7: 2 courses (Weekend 13 & 14) Human Resources
Project Management
Or /
Business Project

Banking & Finance

Module 1: 2 courses (Weekend 1 & 2) Organizational Behavior
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Module 2: 2 courses (Weekend 3 & 4) Marketing Management
Corporate and Managerial Finance
Module 3: 2 courses (Weekend 5 & 6) Managerial Economics
Investment Management
Module 4: 2 courses (Weekend 7 & 8) Financial Statement Analysis
Portfolio Theory
Module 5: 2 courses (Weekend 9 & 10) Banking Management
International Finance
Module 6: 2 courses (Weekend 11 & 12) Management of Financial Risks
Strategic Management
Module 7: 2 courses (Weekend 13 & 14) Leadership & Change Management
International Business
Or /
Business Project

Management Information Systems

Module 1: 2 courses (Weekend 1 & 2) Organizational Behavior
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Module 2: 2 courses (Weekend 3 & 4) Marketing Management
Corporate and Managerial Finance
Module 3: 2 courses (Weekend 5 & 6) Managerial Economics
International Business
Module 4: 2 courses (Weekend 7 & 8) Operations Management
Database Management Systems
Module 5: 2 courses (Weekend 9 & 10) Business Information System Development
IT & Organizational Performance
Module 6: 2 courses (Weekend 11 & 12) Information Processing Strategy
Strategic Management
Module 7: 2 courses (Weekend 13 & 14) E-Commerce
Business Process Engineering
Or /
Business Project

Islamic Finance & Banking

Module 1: 2 courses (Weekend 1 & 2) Organizational Behavior
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Module 2: 2 courses (Weekend 3 & 4) Marketing Management
Corporate and Managerial Finance
Module 3: 2 courses (Weekend 5 & 6) Managerial Economics
Practices and Operation in Islamic Banking
Module 4: 2 courses (Weekend 7 & 8) Fiqh Muammalah (Structuring Islamic Financial Transactions)
Sukuk and Islamic Mutual Fund
Module 5: 2 courses (Weekend 9 & 10) Islamic Accounting (Accounting for Financial Institutions)
Islamic Financial Systems
Module 6: 2 courses (Weekend 11 & 12) Islamic Insurance (Principles and Practices of Takaful and Re-Takaful)
Strategic Management
Module 7: 2 courses (Weekend 13 & 14) Investment Management
Financial Statement Analysis
Or /
Business Project

** Dates are tentative and some changes could be made.

Classes will he held according to following Time-Table:

Days Morning Afternoon/Evening
Thursday 8:00 - 1:00 2:00 - 5:30; 6:00 - 9:30
Friday 8:00 - 1:00 2:00 - 5:30; 6:00 - 9:30
Saturday 8:00 - 12:00 2:00 - 4:30

Total Lecture Hours per Course:

Thursday 12.5
Friday 12.5
Saturday 6.5
Total ... 31.5 hrs.


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