Master of Business Administration

Program Overview

Master of Business Administration

Course Details

• Full Time
• Part Time
• Duration: 1+ year
• Intake Date: 25 August 2025, 15 December 2025
• Awarding Body: APU, Malaysia
• Duration: 2 years 6 months
• Intake Date: 13 June 2025, 15 August 2025, 31 October 2025
• Awarding Body: APU, Malaysia

Why choose APU?

• Malaysia’s Premier Digital Tech University
• 5-Star Excellence Rating (SETARA)
• 100% Employability Rate
• Ranked No.16 for International Students in the World
• More than 80,000 Graduates & Alumni

Part-Time Module Schedule

| Click here to download 2025 Part-Time Module Schedule |

Dual Degree

• APU-DMU Dual Degree Programme
• Students who are under Masters Degree Programme will have the option to opt-in for the APU-DMU Dual Degree Scheme.
• Under this Scheme, students will receive 2 Degree Certificates & Transcripts upon graduation: 1 from Asia Pacific University (APU), Malaysia and 1 from De Montfort University (DMU), UK.

Latest Technologies

• More Than Just A Business Administration Master Programme
• In this age of digital transformation, being equipped with digital, technical & analytical skills in addition to profound business skills & professional knowledge makes you stand out among the rest.
• As an MBA @ APU student, you will be exposed to modules in business intelligence & data analytics & technology management, which will shape you into competent business leaders upon completion of the programme.

Requirements

• Entry Requirements
• General Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in related fields with a minimum CGPA of 2.50, or its equivalent qualification as accepted by the Senate.
  • Bachelor’s degree in related fields with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 and not meeting a CGPA of 2.50 can be accepted, subject to a rigorous internal assessment.
  • Bachelor’s degree in non-related fields with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 as accepted by the Senate and with relevant working experience, subject to a rigorous internal assessment.
  • Bachelor’s degree in non-related fields with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 as accepted by the Senate and without relevant working experience, subject to passing pre-requisite courses.
• English Requirements
  • IELTS: 6.0
  • Students from English speaking countries and those with qualifications taught in English (previous Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree taught in English) are exempted from English requirements.

Programme Outline

• What We Teach
  • An opportunity to develop knowledge and skills as a business manager in various work settings.
  • A platform to improve effectiveness in any present and future management roles.
  • Developing capabilities in integration of knowledge, skills and personal qualities that are applied appropriately in response to various circumstances.
• The Benefits of the Programme
  • Gain necessary knowledge and understanding about contemporary business and management theory, research and professional practice locally and globally.
  • Demonstrate intellectual and practical skills and knowledge within the business and management strategic environment.
  • Demonstrate innovative problem solving skills that are capable of tackling global business management issues.
  • Understand behavioral science and marketing analytics’ skills on tools and business intelligence applications allows to track user preferences and offer or direct that user to targeted content which is used to drive potential customers to specific products or advertisements leading to wider and larger market capture for sales.
  • Demonstrate the ability to learn independently and to take responsibility for continuing professional development.
  • Demonstrate ability to devise and apply research and investigative methods within major business research paradigms.
  • Understand and critically analyse the contemporary business and management environment.
  • Effectively communicate towards different audiences and circumstances via a variety of communication tools and methods.
  • Demonstrate the personal effectiveness through effective self management within the professional environment.
• Who Should Attend
  • This programme is geared towards senior managers, managers and executives who wish to focus on enhancing and enriching management, critical decision making skills and career growth in both local and international organisations.
  • The Part time programme is specifically designed for working executives.
• Modules & Project
  • Pre-requisite Modules (for non-business students)
    • Managing People
    • Understanding Customers
    • Managerial Finance
    • Business Environment & Strategic Planning
  • Core Modules
    • Organisational Behaviour
    • Technology Management
    • Managerial Economics
    • Global Strategic Management
    • Accounting & Finance for Managers
    • Statistical Decision Making
    • Human Resource Management
    • Flourishing in the Workplace
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Research Methodology
    • Digital Marketing Tools and Trends
    • Business Ethics & Corporate Responsibility
    • Managing Organisation
    • Project
• Project
  • You will be expected to conduct effective research in relation to business for both academic and industry purposes.
  • Either route will require you to plan and conduct effective academic research in relation to the conduct of substantial and substantive individual research and analysis in relation to an aspect of business leading to a significant project or the conduct of appropriate research and analysis leading to one of an academic paper, consultancy report or case history in relation to an aspect of business.

Demand for MBA talent is strongest in Asia Pacific

• MBA graduates continue to command a salary premium compared to direct from industry hires and bachelors degree hires - Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) Survey
• Typically, those applicants with a Master’s degree or MBA will be hired with one or two grades higher than degree holders… about an 8% higher salary depending on the field or industry they plan to join.
  • Lee Chun Keat, Director of Engineering, Oppstar Malaysia

Testimonials by our MBA graduates

• Driven by state of the art technology on all fronts and boasting of a well-equipped faculty, I was conditioned and nurtured in a way that has helped me thrive in some of the most challenging environments ever since I graduated with a MBA.
  • Arjun Narayanan, Content Manager, IIMResume, India
• APU’s environment well adapted for students’ needs and wants. I learned how to be optimistic and to be a fast learner. It was undoubtedly a life changing experience.
  • Kanat Zhumanov, Chief Manager of the Board Office of “University Medical Center” Corporate Fund in Nur-Sultan City, Kazakhstan

Facilities

• The APU Centre Point & Atrium serves as a melting pot of cultures from all over the world.
• Here, cultural activities are organised regularly at the campus, fostering long-lasting intercultural relationships among APU students, who come from over 130 countries.

Career Path

• Business Development Manager
• Finance Manager
• Banking Manager
• Human Resource Manager
• Logistic and Supply Chain Manager
• Procurement Manager
• Project Manager
• Sales and Marketing Manager
• Market Researcher
• Business Consultant
• Business Research Analyst
• Entrepreneur
• Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
• Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
• General Manager
• Analytics & Reporting Manager
• Management Consultant
• International Marketing Manager

Fees & Certification

• Malaysian: RM34,800
• International: RM38,800 (USD9,025)
• MQA Cert: Programme code: (R/0414/7/0094)(06/27)(MQA/FA8762)