The MBA program is a part-time evening program open to graduates of the College of Economics and Political Science of Sultan Qaboos University and graduates of other Colleges of SQU, and Bachelor’s degree holders from other recognized universities, provided all other pertinent requirements are met.
The program requires completion of eight required courses (24 credits) and four elective courses (12 credits) for a total of 36 credits to graduate. Students with non-business undergraduate degrees or inadequate preparation in business studies, may be required to take up to six (18 credit hours), Bridging courses. Details are as followed:
Required Courses (24 credits)
- Accounting for Managers
- Operations Management
- Marketing Strategy
- Managerial Economics
- Organizational Behavior
- Managerial Finance
- Management Information Systems
- Strategic Management
Elective Courses (12 credits) – Students can take these courses (listed on page 4) after completion of at least five required courses:
- Elective 1
- Elective 2
- Elective 3
- Independent Study/ Elective 4
Bridging Courses (up to 18 credits)
- Fundamentals of Management
- Principles of Accounting
- Principles of Marketing
- Principles of Economics
- Quantitative Methods
- Principles of Finance
The normal course load of a part-time MBA student is 6 credits (two courses) per semester. In general a student will be able to complete the MBA in 3 years. For further information, please refer to Postgraduate Academic Regulations (Fall 2008) or you can visit the Deanship of Postgraduate Studies at this website.