MBA (All Pathways) Middlesex University Dubai

Designed for business professionals who are serious about advancing their careers, the Middlesex MBA prepares students for leadership and transformative roles in business.

The MBA is designed to prepare you for the challenges of management within a complex international context. Supported by our world-class faculty from top international businesses with a wealth of academic and practical experience, you will develop your understanding of the core disciplines that contribute to the study of management.

Pathway Options

• MBA (General)
• MBA (Business Excellence)*
• MBA (Finance)
• MBA (Marketing)
• MBA (Operations and Supply Chain Management)
• MBA (Business Analytics)
• MBA (Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
• MBA (Islamic Economy)*
• MBA (Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility)*
• MBA (Healthcare Management)
• MBA (Project Management)

Fundamental to our approach is a focus on both theory and practice. In class, you will engage in a variety of learning activities including lectures, workshops, and talks from visiting speakers. You will have the opportunity to gain practical experience through our well-established International MBA experience, and a range of professional development opportunities that will equip you with the leadership, interpersonal, and cross-cultural skills to progress your career. The culmination of your MBA will be a major practice-based project that you can adapt to your own passion and career aspirations by selecting between a consultancy, entrepreneurial, or applied research option.

Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

Your programme is dual accredited by the Chartered Management Institute, the only professional body able to award Chartered Manager status - the ultimate management accolade. Dedicated to promoting the highest standards in Management and Leadership excellence, all students will have CMI Affiliate Membership throughout their study giving them access to a range of benefits. Upon completion of your degree, you will also walk away with a CMI Level 7 Professional Qualification in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice.

Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)

Our MBA programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), the leading professional body for marketers worldwide. Middlesex University has joined forces with CIM to give our students the opportunity to gain CIM professional qualifications by taking advantage of exemptions provided through the Graduate Gateway programme. CIM qualifications are highly sought after by employers, and map alongside our own degrees, ensuring we are equipping our students with the best opportunities for a successful marketing career.

Middlesex University Dubai is also one of the few CIM Accredited Study Centres in Dubai, offering students the opportunity to complete the remaining CIM modules required to earn their CIM qualification.

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

Our MBA is recognized by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the world’s leading and largest professional body of management accountants. Your MBA qualification will exempt you from sitting some CIMA Exams, thus reducing the number of exams needed for the CIMA Professional Qualification.

Graduates of the MBA (Finance) will receive eleven exemptions from their professional CIMA exams and can begin from the ‘Management Case Study exam. Upon passing this exam, graduates of the MBA (Finance) will be awarded the CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting (CIMA Adv Dip MA).

Graduates of the MBA (non-finance pathway) will receive seven exemption from their professional CIMA exams and can begin from the ‘Operational Case Study Exam’. Upon passing this exam, graduates of the MBA (non-finance pathway) will be awarded the CIMA Diploma in Management Accounting (CIMA Dip MA).

The Financial Modeling Institute

Middlesex University Dubai is an Academic Partner of The Financial Modeling Institute (FMI). FMI is dedicated to excellence in Financial Modeling and globally recognized certifications and conducts rigorous financial modelling exams that truly test the proficiency of a candidate’s financial modelling skills.

Students of Middlesex University Dubai can benefit from a 40% discount towards certification for Level 1: Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM). Students have the opportunity to attend networking and webinar events.

FMI certifications are a gateway to becoming a member of a global network of financial modelling leaders who have demonstrated mastery of real-world, applied financial modelling expertise. The FMI certifications are ideal for all finance, accounting, investment, insurance, and other business professionals.

Why Study the Middlesex MBA?

• Internationally recognised UK degree, studied in the dynamic and exciting city of Dubai
• A multi-cultural student cohort that works in a range of industries and businesses
• Outstanding faculty with academic, management and entrepreneurial knowledge
• Benefit from learning from invited faculty from leading international businesses
• Professional Development programme of applied learning experience and skill development workshops outside of the classroom
• Gain international experience through the MBA International Field Trip. Past trips have included: Paris, Milan, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Madrid
• Opportunities for networking, industry engagement and professional development

Teaching

Taught sessions are held at our Dubai Knowledge Village campus (Block 16, 17, 04 and 19) during the week (Sunday to Thursday) between 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm. Additional applied learning sessions and workshops might be scheduled over weekends or holiday periods and you can expect to receive plenty of notice for these.

How is the MBA taught?

You will be actively involved in a range of learning, teaching and assessment approach. Such active approaches aim to put you at the centre of your learning so that you are involved and engaged in all aspects of your own assessment and learning. The programme requires your active participation in learning activities and interaction with your peers as part of a small group. Learning activities may occur both within and outside of the classroom.

Distinctive to the MBA, your learning experience will include a mixture of formal lectures, case study discussions, guided and independent research, workshops, debates, and student presentations, alongside simulations and role-plays. We use a variety of methods to develop your cognitive and practical skills alongside assessing your understanding of key concepts and theoretical knowledge. Group work is also used to develop your capacity for working in teams – providing a realistic organisational context for you to develop your interpersonal skills and test your own capacity for teamwork and leadership.

Personal and Professional Development Programme

Your personal and professional development is central to the MBA. Throughout the programme, you will have the opportunity to engage with a range of Applied Learning Experiences and Executive Skills Development workshops that will support you in identifying your own individual strengths and areas for development in terms of your leadership capabilities and wider professional effectiveness. These organised sessions provide the basis for your compulsory year-long Personal and Professional Development module that aims to support your growth towards your career aspirations.

The MBA Personal and Professional Development programme is supported by the expertise of the Centre for Innovation and Excellence, the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Business Excellence, and the Centre for Innovation in Human Experience’s Analytics Lab.

Applied Learning

• Team Development and Leadership Skills
• Applied Marketing Project
• Entrepreneurship – Start Your Own Business

Executive Skills

The aims of the four Executive Skills Development (ESD) workshops are to provide students with a broad range of executive managerial skills. Each ESD will be run in a format of a corporate training programme. The sessions may change each year; however recent cohorts have included:

• Data Analytics
• Coaching for Performance
• Project Management
• Cross-Cultural Awareness for Managers

International Project

The MDX MBA International Project offers students the opportunity to develop a global perspective of key management issues. The one-week project is designed as an intensive group learning experience aimed at developing and applying skills needed to critically examine a challenging global issue and the interrelationships between the global and local business environments.

The project is centred around an international study trip that immerses students in the destinations local culture and business environment. During these trips, students are guided through formal and informal learning activities, reflection, and the consultancy-style project by an MBA faculty member.

At the core of the experience is a consultancy style case study where students will work in groups on a project based on organisational or sectoral themes. The project will culminate in a final consulting-type presentation presenting key recommendations and findings, often to a local business.

Organized experiences including site visits, networking and interactions with business leaders, and cultural activities provide students with an experiential basis to contextualize and apply the knowledge and skills gained during the MBA programme to specific real-world business problems.

If government restrictions are in place that does not allow for the international trip to operate, the International Project will take place locally in Dubai, with the project focus on issues facing international businesses doing business in the UAE.

Virtual Open Days

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Programme Content

The MBA programme has six taught modules each worth 20 credit points in addition to and followed by a 60-credit project. Four of the taught 20-credit modules are core and common across all pathways of the MBA. These relate to the core areas of competence which business professional need to effectively manage their workplace responsibilities. In addition, there is a compulsory Personal and Professional Development module designed to support your leadership aspirations.

Module and programme information is indicative and may be subject to change.

Note: Both core and optional modules are constantly updated and under review. As with most academic programmes, please remember that it is possible that for operational reasons, a module may not be offered in any particular year. Middlesex University reserves the right to vary or withdraw any course or module.

Core Modules

• Strategy and Innovation (20 Credits) - Compulsory
• Financial and Economic Analysis (20 Credits) - Compulsory
• Managing and Developing People (20 Credits) - Compulsory
• Global Marketing Management (20 Credits) - Compulsory
• Personal and Professional Development (0 credits)- Compulsory
• Business Transformation Project (60 Credits)- Compulsory
• Consultancy Project (0 Credits)

Building upon the programme core, you have the option to select two further 20 credit taught modules to complete a specialised pathway, or you may choose to select two separate modules for the MBA (General) pathway that best align to your personal and professional goals.

MBA - General

Students choose any two modules from the following list provided that this does not lead to a named area of emphasis. Some combinations may not be feasible due to timetabling restrictions.

MBA - Project Management

The Project Management pathway empowers you to specialise in the techniques specific to the planning, monitoring and managing of projects.

• Applied Project Management (20 Credits) - Compulsory
• Project Management Fundamentals (20 Credits) - Compulsory

MBA - Healthcare Management

This pathway provides you with the theoretical and practical insights required to face the modern challenges of the business of healthcare.

• Performance Excellence in the Business of Healthcare (20 Credits) - Compulsory
• Informatics and Innovation in Healthcare (20 Credits) - Compulsory

MBA - Finance

The Finance specialisation provides a deeper understanding of financial issues in the workplace. You will study the following two modules:

• International Finance (20 Credits) - Compulsory
• Applied Corporate Finance (20 Credits) - Compulsory

MBA - Marketing

The Marketing pathway focuses on providing you with an in-depth understanding of marketing issues. You will study the following two modules:

• Marketing Communications (20 Credits) - Compulsory
• Digital Marketing (20 Credits) - Compulsory

MBA - Business Excellence

The Business Excellence pathway provides an in-depth understanding of organisational learning and quality management and how it links to attaining business excellence. You will study the following two modules:

• Business Excellence and Quality Management (20 Credits) - Compulsory
• Governance and Sustainability (20 Credits) - Compulsory

MBA Operations and Supply Chain Management

This pathway is focused on providing you with a deeper understanding of how operations and logistics contribute towards improving the efficiency, responsiveness and profitability of an organisation. You will study the following two modules:

• Supply Chain Management (20 Credits) - Compulsory
• Operations Strategy (20 Credits) - Compulsory

MBA - Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility

This pathway provides you with in-depth knowledge and understanding of sustainability and corporate responsibility – essential in any forward-thinking and responsible business. You will study the following two modules:

• Governance and Sustainability (20 Credits) - Compulsory
• Sustainable Organisation Management (20 Credits) - Compulsory

MBA - Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship pathway provides an insight reflecting the pioneering and avant-garde spirit of the UAE and the region where SMEs, Family Business and Free Zones are common. You will study the following two modules:

• Entrepreneurship and SME Management (20 Credits) - Compulsory
• Managing Innovation (20 Credits) - Compulsory

MBA - Business Analytics

The Business Analytics pathway provides an insight into the skills, technologies and practices for continuous exploration and investigation into past business performance, and how to drive business planning. Students will study the following two modules:

• Data Analytics (20 Credits) - Compulsory
• Advanced Business Statistics (20 Credits) - Compulsory

MBA - Islamic Economy

The Islamic Economy pathway provides an insight into a market sector representing an estimated $2 trillion in consumer spending by nearly 1.6 billion young Muslims worldwide.

• Islamic Banking and Finance (20 Credits) - Compulsory
• Islamic Management and Marketing (20 Credits) - Compulsory

Our MBA will benefit your career prospects by giving you the ability to think and lead strategically, apply knowledge in real-time in the real world, gain an understanding of other sectors and comprehend the skills involved in a senior management role. If you are already in employment, the work-based projects you complete will also make a significant contribution to the achievement of your organisation’s work objectives.

As 81% of employers value employability skills over type or class of degree, it’s essential you develop these while studying and utilise our Employability Service on campus. We provide one to one support with job hunting, CVs, covering letters and interview techniques. We offer part-time, internships and graduate roles plus webinars, workshops and events and support service to those wishing to start their own business.