Master in Business Administration

Master in Business Administration

Course Overview:

1.  The Regular MBA Program

The MBA Regular Program is a thesis program designed for the young professional who has just started working for not more than five years.  The program is committed to the professional in pushing his career goals and that of his organization forward.   SPUQC, on the other hand, undertakes his transformation into making him an accountant, financial analyst, tax specialist, and a strategist rolled into one.

We believe taking up an MBA could be the best investment any professional can make.   It builds competencies, develops  the uncanny insight, and molds character.   We don’t guarantee — and we never will —  that our MBA program is a walk in the park.  Why should it be?

Like any serious business endeavor, MBA requires effort.   The MBA student takes the stance of a business owner who is like the captain of the ship with many moving parts.  He is at the helm of bridge, ensuring safe navigation night and day.   However, it is also physically impossible to monitor everything all the time.  That’s why he needs a plan. He needs a mentor that will guide him through the squalls and storms at sea.

The challenge of the Regular MBA Program is in balancing one’s full-time work and the demands of the coursework.  That, in itself, is a test of strength and determination.

2. The MBA Straight Program

This five-year full-time program of intense study features theoretical frameworks and skill building activities in a combined setting of school and industry immersion.   A fast-paced, dynamic coursework is meant to fill the limited work experiences of the students enrolled in the program.

The MBA Straight Program draws in on the professional’s collective experience and SPUQC faculty’s expertise.  Together, they bring tremendous value to startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, and established companies.

Today’s business environment has become increasingly more complex.  With the advent of new internet technologies, project management, productivity tools, systems integration and business interactions that take place at varied time zones have only made an executive’s job more demanding.

This course will be held outside the conventional university classroom and will leverage immersion learning opportunities and experiences.  Classroom teaching will be complemented by practical training and shadowing opportunities with local industry leaders.  Students will participate in 250 hours internship program which will bring key concepts to life and afford students the opportunity to apply the knowledge gained during the baccalaureate course of the program.  The students can choose from any of the following specializations below.

Course Requirements:

The Bridging Course for the Regular MBA Program:

Pre-requisite subjects are also called bridging courses.  These are Basic Accounting and Finance and Foundations of Management.

Foundation courses given in the first year of the program include Fundamentals of Statistics, Business Research, Operations Management, Marketing Management, Financial Analysis and Managerial Accounting.

MBA Specializations

The student may choose any of the specializations below:

• Health Care Management- The MBA with specialization in Health Care Management aims to provide students with an understanding of the business of health care with emphasis on healthcare industry trends, including initiatives and other current topics.
• Good Governance-The specialization aims to provide the students with a sound understanding of corporate governance and leadership from corporate and stakeholder perspectives.
• Human Resource Management– The specialization aims to provide students with an understanding of business operations and how to spearhead corporate HR functions focusing on talent as a strategic resource for a business’ overall success.
• Marketing Management- The specialization in Marketing Management aims to provide students with theoretical and practical skills on market research, product and brand management, new media platforms and managing customer and business relationships
• Tourism and Hotel Management– The specialization in Tourism and Hotel and Restaurant Management aims to provide students with theoretical, practical and personal skills required for supervisory/junior managerial roles within hotel and tourism organizations
• Entrepreneurship– The specialization in Entrepreneurship aims to provide students learning opportunities to develop skills to identify financially viable and potential enterprise opportunities, develop strategies to secure funding and diversify start-up business over time.