Students enrolled in this program earn a Master in Business Administration (MBA). The MBA program at the American College aims at providing a highly-competitive education in management issues that will ultimately equip future managers to solve complicated problems and implement creative concepts in their work environment, which will benefit their organization.

Career Prospects and Access to Further Studies

What can you do with a Master in Business Administration degree once you have graduated? A lot. An MBA is extremely versatile and valuable and will allow you to pivot in many different directions depending on your career aspirations, skills and interests. Below you may find popular career pathways open to MBA graduates:

• General Management (e.g. Chief Executive Officer or Manager in a variety of economy sectors)
• Accounting, Finance, Banking and Economics (e.g. Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Finance, Insurance and Risk Management, Investment Banker, Policy Maker within public service)
• Human Resource Management (e.g. Employee Relations, Learning and Development, Recruitment and Talent Management)
• Manufacturing (e.g. Logistics Management, Operations Manager, Stock Control and Supply Chain Manager)
• Marketing, Advertising and Sales (e.g. Brand Manager, Marketing Manager, Market Research)
• Consultancy (e.g. General Management Issues, Issues related to the above pathways)

MBA graduates can work in multinational and global corporations, local businesses or small and medium size enterprises. In addition, they can work as Self Employed (e.g. Consultant, Project Manager or start their own business).

Finally, the American College MBA can be a stepping-stone for further academic and professional studies such as a Doctoral Degree, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Banker Diploma.

Accreditation

This program of study is accredited by the Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA). CYQAA is the competent authority of the Republic of Cyprus responsible for ensuring the quality of higher education in Cyprus and for the support of the processes provided by the relevant Legislation, for the continuous improvement and upgrading of higher education institutions and their programs of study.

The qualification awarded is recognized by the Cyprus Council of Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications (KYSATS). KYSATS is the competent authority of the Republic of Cyprus for the recognition of higher education qualifications.

Purpose and Objectives

The ΜΒΑ’s purpose and objectives are:

1. Preparing managers of high quality who will meet today’s complex and multidimensional work environment.
2. Developing the necessary skills for operating efficiently an organization.
3. Developing managers who will be able to integrate the concept and tools of management with the realities of their own business environment.
4. Fostering innovative and creative managers with the vision and the skills to turn vision into reality.

Intended learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program of study, its graduates will:

1. Demonstrate competency across business disciplines, specifically apply the essential elements of core business principles to analyze and evaluate problems and to construct and implement solutions in the business environment.
2. Demonstrate critical thinking, specifically employ appropriate analytical models and apply critical reasoning processes to evaluate evidence, select among alternatives, and generate creative options in furtherance of effective decision making.
3. Evaluate business environment and design strategies for responding effectively to problems, threats, and opportunities.
4. Demonstrate teamwork skills, specifically function in a variety of work groups using appropriate leadership styles, develop collaborations and apply elements of effective team dynamics to form efficient teams and appropriately design and structure team work.
5. Demonstrate effective communication skills, specifically write business documents and reports, clearly, concisely, and analytically as well as speak in groups and in public clearly, concisely, and analytically, with appropriate use of visual aids.