Business administration deals with the performance or management of business operations and therefore is all about making or implementing major decisions. It is mostly about organizing people and resources efficiently so as to channel activities toward common goals. A degree in Business Administration can help you obtain those particular abilities and master the latest methods to manage a group or business. Problem-solving, theorizing and analytical thinking skills are much needed and favoured. In addition, this major will encourage you to think about issues such as diversity, ethics, politics and other dynamics that play a role in every work environment.
Many colleges and universities offer different specialization areas in the field and require you to focus on one. Focus areas include operations management, human resources management and general management
Our Financial and Business Management MSc has been developed from two highly successful courses run by the Business School – the Accounting and Finance MSc and the Business Management MA. Both of these courses have established international reputations for excellence.
This course delivers key competencies of the tourism business, focussing on international tourism management. As managers in the tourism industry need the awareness of the complexity of interrelationships of the players involved and the sensibility for changes in demands and environments, they require the skills to adjust their business policy to these changes.
The EMBA course allows you to spread your MBA degree over two years so that you continue your career alongside the part time programme.
The Lisbon MBA Part Time is a part-time degree in business administration framed in an international environment with a focus on both the academic component and interpersonal competencies that develop strong leaders.
This course brings students one step closer to a career as a business specialist. Basic economic or business qualifications are considered essential for admission to this course. During the two semesters the students will develop and extend their management competencies in terms of key qualifications.
This programme is full time and starts in September. Accelerated students are usually full-time, self-sponsored and are seeking to broaden their horizons and accelerate their careers. While all projects and assignments are aimed at embedding and applying the learning, Accelerated MBA students use the assignments and project to develop their abilities in new settings.
The Kingston MBA offers a stimulating and challenging learning experience, providing you with a firm foundation in the main management disciplines. This award is one of the few UK and international MBAs accredited by the Association of MBAs. Successful completion also confers eligibility for membership of the Chartered Management Institute.
The IMBA program is a Dual Master's Program offered by the International Graduate Center (IGC) and the International Business School Alliance (IBSA). Students will receive a dual master's degree and spend one part of their studies in Bremen and the other part either in Valencia, Moscow, Wilmington, Hatfield, Kuala Lumpur and from 2012 onwards in Paris.
If time away from the office matters to you, you might consider our Two-Year master in Business Administration (MBA) program, organised in 17 weeks in 7 modules over two years, starting in February.
MSc in International Business provides executive training to manage businesses in foreign countries, coordinate teams with different cultural backgrounds and foster communication and international negotiation skills.
The Lisbon MBA International is a full-time degree in business administration framed in an international environment with a focus on both the academic component and interpersonal competencies that develop strong leaders.
If flexibility in the process matters to you, you might consider our Presidents' MBA which is possible to complete over three years time. The Presidents' MBA at the IEDC-Bled School of Management is specially designed for top-executives.