Master of Business Administration

Delivered entirely over the Internet, the Online MBA is ideal for career professionals who need flexibility, convenience, and quality. The ABU Distance Learning Center MBA delivers a comprehensive business curriculum, many ways to customize your MBA to your goals, and personal support every step of the way. Earn the same highly ranked MBA as full-time and part-time programs — with the same curriculum, taught by the same faculty – and join a network of prestigious business school alumni.

Additional Program Highlights:

• Gain in-depth knowledge with a specific area of emphasis and customize your MBA to meet your career goals
• Support team dedicated to the needs of working professionals
• Fast track possible
• One-course-at-a-time curriculum

ABU runs a trimester session which helps students to fast track their programme without breaking their back. As such, students interested in fast track are advised to use this semester to offer additional courses.

Graduates of the following are regarded as MBA regular (students with business administration background):

• Bsc. Business Administration
• Bsc. Banking and  Finance
• Bsc. Marketing Human Resource Management
• Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Actuarial Science

Other graduates are referred to as MBA special

Program Specializations

• MBA – Finance and Investment Specialization
• MBA – Human Resources Specialization
• MBA – Marketing Specialization
• MBA – Hajj Operations Specialization

Program Duration

• MBA Regular (4 Semesters): Fast track – 18 months, Normal – 24 months
• MBA Special (5 Semesters): Fast track-  24 months, Normal – 28 months

Minimum number of courses per semester: 4

• Any 5 O’Level credits including Mathematics & English in no more than 2 sittings.
• NYSC certificate (or exemption letter) especially for applicants under 30 years. Graduates from NOUN, other distance learning centres within or outside the country are exempted from this requirement.
• Bachelor’s degree in any field with at least a second class lower or 2.40 Cumulative Grade Point Average from any recognized University.
• Bachelor’s degree in any field with 3rd class plus 5 years post-graduation experience or a 3rd class with a Postgraduate Diploma.
• HND holders from any recognized Polytechnic with a minimum of Lower Credit who are holders of Post Graduate Diploma in Management may be considered.

Graduates with a Master of Business Administration have career opportunities illustrated in the following list. Career examples include but are not limited to:

• Chief Executive
• Financial Manager
• Marketing Manager
• Business Operations