Explore The Leader Inside You
Inside you, there is a strategic achiever full of ideas and potential. Now you are looking for a development experience that helps you explore this potential to the full, and that will take your expertise to a higher level of performance. Explore the leader inside you with our Global MBA. The Lancaster MBA is a truly Global programme developing leaders and serving our MBA alumni in every corner of the world. As our strategic partner in Malaysia and South East Asia we are delighted that Sunway University will now offer the Global MBA. Working together, Sunway and Lancaster can provide Malaysians in all walks of life with the opportunity to join a world class programme. The Global MBA is one of the leading MBAs in the world triple accredited and ranked among the top 60 in the world by the Economist (Which EMBA, 2013). It is delivered today in the UK, Singapore, Jordan and Zambia. With Sunway University s engagement, the range of locations is expanding to serve aspiring leaders in Malaysia. As an aspiring leader, the Global MBA will help you develop your existing skills, experience and capability. Our focus is on helping you amplify these qualities by acting as your partner throughout this journey of change not just through the course of the programme, but throughout the course of your career. This is what we mean by Explore the leader inside you. The experience is different for everyone, but you will most definitely leave the programme as a stronger leader with the ability to operate at a strategic level, whatever career challenges you choose. I d like to take this opportunity to welcome you aboard. PROFESSOR STEVE BRADLEY Pro-Vice Chancellor (International) Lancaster University Tomorrow s business leaders will need the knowledge and skills required not only to respond, but also to anticipate, rapidly changing economic circumstances and challenges. Sometimes the changes will be positive and beneficial. Other times, as in recent years, there will be periods of great risk and uncertainty. Future senior executives, therefore, will require both expert knowledge and also the personal attributes of flexibility and adaptability to operate successfully in the global business world. The Lancaster University Global MBA degree is one of the most highly recognised premium postgraduate programmes in the world. Partnering with the Sunway University Business School in Malaysia, this MBA provides an opportunity for high achieving and talented executives to acquire insights into successful business practices from around the world. The prestigious faculty of leading academicians and experienced business leaders brings a unique context to the programme. This will enable participants to develop both personally and professionally, through studying for one of the most coveted MBA qualifications in the world. We look forward to welcoming you to the programme. PROFESSOR COLYN GARDNER Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean Sunway University Business School
Introducing the Global MBA Sunway University is proud to partner with Lancaster University to introduce a premier, top ranked, triple accredited, Global MBA within Malaysia. This is a partnership combining the experience that Lancaster University from the UK has in delivering post experience programmes with Sunway University s capacity to guide the transfer of this learning within a local business context. This ability to contextualise learning is exemplified in Sunway University s links to industry through its founder, Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah, Chairman of the Sunway Group of Companies. Lancaster University is ranked in the top 1% of universities globally and has been delivering MBA programmes for many years. According to the Economist rankings (July 2013), the Global MBA is the top ranked MBA delivered in Malaysia. Consistent with the programmes that Lancaster delivers elsewhere, this Global MBA is an innovative part-time modular Masters programme for aspiring senior managers. True to the global focus of the programme, students have the flexibility of taking modules in other locations where Lancaster delivers an equivalent Global MBA programme. Current locations include Singapore, Jordan, Zambia and the UK. This programme aims to turn high achievers into strategic leaders, with the confidence, skills and practical expertise to work effectively with others and to lead change at all levels, across all industrial sectors, and in every corner of the world. The Global MBA provides a comprehensive grounding in general management theory with a focus on strategy, change and leadership. The Lancaster faculty involved in designing and delivering this programme are rated highly in the UK and are among the best management consultants, educators, and research scholars in the world. Other outstanding global faculty will complement a large contingent of UK based educators delivering the Global MBA in Malaysia. The outstanding faculty support, coupled with the unique learning process delivers a very high completion rate among our students. This is a dual award programme. Students who successfully complete the programme will be awarded two certificates making them MBA graduates of both Sunway University and Lancaster University. The Global MBA programme is tailored for aspiring managers and professionals with the ambition to become more senior and more strategic leaders. The programme provides an understanding of the complexity of the organisational and business environment, and how to manage effectively within this complexity. KEY FEATURES: A world-class MBA local to you, taught by internationally respected faculty and business practitioners A convenient modular format, allowing you to enhance your career while keeping your job Our unique Mindful Manager approach, designed to develop your cognitive and collaborative skills and your judgment and decision-making ability A focus on Learning through Action, giving you exposure to practical business challenges and assignments tailored to your own objectives and work situation A focus on immediate application of learning that aligns your needs and those of your employer, delivering maximum returns to both A commitment to relatively small class sizes and fixed module dates, so that you share experiences and develop lasting bonds with your fellow participants A variety of opportunities for international study and experience JPT / BPP(U) (N/340/7/0142)04 / 17
International Opportunities Abound The Global MBA provides region-based participants with extensive exposure to the rest of the world. In addition to your work with an international faculty, you will have a series of opportunities to take part of your programme abroad. Global MBA students can take their modules at any of the other locations, currently Singapore, Jordan, Zambia, and the UK. You can also join our full-time MBA students on their elective modules in the UK and on the international study tours we organise each year. When you join the Global MBA, you open the door to a variety of global learning opportunities. Personal Transformation If you decide to join the Global MBA, you will be acquiring not only a thorough knowledge of the latest management theories and tools, you will also be working on yourself honing and building a set of skills you can use wherever you may find yourself. Critical and reflective, capable of questioning information, data and assumptions, and able to adopt a critical and evaluative approach to management theory, practice, processes and behaviours Sensitive to cultural differences and ethical challenges aware of how these impact management decisions and able to respond appropriately An effective communicator, both in writing and orally A skilled team player, adept at building and maintaining effective relationships with professional colleagues and at assessing both your own contribution and that of others A highly effective leader prioritising, planning and delivering ever-more challenging work Able to identify your own strengths and weaknesses and set your own goals for self-development as a lifelong learner
Nurturing The Mind Explore Your Career Prospects Reflective assessment is introduced in the very first module of the programme and is integrated into the various modules that follow. As you tackle your business-focused assignments back in your organisation, it helps you to see how your leadership capabilities and your strategic understanding are growing, and how you can use these new skills and insights in current and future roles. This approach becomes especially important in the final part of the programme, when you undertake your Learning through Action challenges: the Consultancy Challenge and the Applied Research Challenge. Here, you are required not only to apply your knowledge for the benefit of the companies concerned but also to reflect on what you have learnt and what you can take with you into the next stages of your career. The Global MBA has a strong focus on Learning through Action and the application of your new skills to your own managerial context and experience. So it means your employer starts to see and feel the benefits, even while you are on it. Invaluable opportunities to advance your knowledge and network of trusted colleagues within your current organisation New opportunities to extend your knowledge and network across functions, sectors, and the region through engagement of your GMBA colleagues Career development support through the regional and international contacts of two great universities: Sunway University and Lancaster University. Delivering Impactful Perspectives THE STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE Decisions are stronger when they integrate a big picture understanding of wider issues, including the pressures on resources and the cultural and competitive challenges. So every element of the Global MBA will challenge you to take a strategic perspective. In other words, to know where the organisation is, where it is going, and how to get it there. THE PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE THE RELATIONAL PERSPECTIVE Personal and leadership development accelerates when you engage and reflect on experiences that stretch you. The Global MBA takes you outside your comfort zone to work in diverse teams and experience new contexts. Through systematic and supported reflection on these experiences, you will deepen and refine your personal sense of being perhaps the most fundamental element of leadership. Learning has more resonance when derived from real situations. So the Global MBA goes way beyond the use of static case studies to give you real assignments and projects with real outcomes. Throughout the programme, you will be challenged with doing not just knowing.
Programme Structure Entrance Requirements Students need to complete level one modules before proceeding to level two. There are no other perquisites, therefore delivering a high degree of flexibility. LEVEL ONE: Perspectives on Managing and Organising Organisational Behaviour Managing Operations Marketing Management Business Economics Management Accounting Corporate Finance Strategic Management Managing Change Integrative Case Studies Delivery Method LEVEL TWO: The Consultancy Challenge Research Methods The Applied Research Challenge - the Dissertation An undergraduate degree, preferably with at least a 2:1 class of honours; English language proficiency, preferably with an IELTS score of 7.0 or above, or alternatively with a TOEFL score of 250 or above (computer-based test) or 100 (internet-based test) or Cambridge O levels with grade C or above; Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) score of 600 or above or an alternative entry essay; and preferred five years of professional/managerial work experience. Assessment Methods Coursework Examination One integrated case examination Research project Finally, depending on your location, we undertake either a face-to-face or telephone interview. It should be noted that most candidates who completed their undergraduate studies in Malaysia will have met the English language requirement through having successfully completed SPM English language to gain entry to the university. 4/5 day modules every 2-3 months Rolling intake Part-time basis
The Global MBA Effect Career Prospects Demonstrate an understanding of theory and practice in relation to organisations, their management and the environment in which they operate Contribute to improvement and change within organisations with the acquisition of the necessary skills for implementation purposes Participants who graduate from the Global MBA have a bright future ahead of them. Graduates have the opportunity to get on the fast track to success either in a large international company or embark on their own business venture. Possible posts may include: Able to use appropriate literature, concepts, theories and tools to understand the situation, analyse the problem and generate viable solutions when presented with complex business or research situations (real or simulated) Think holistically and across functional boundaries, and view organisational problems from a strategic viewpoint Be sensitive to the impact of managerial and organisational decisions on individuals, groups, organisations and the operating environment Adopt a critical approach in the application of management theory and practice, enhancing their understanding through evaluation and reflection Chief Executive Officer Chief Operations Officer Corporate Planner & Strategist Corporate Finance Director Human Resources Director Management Analyst Management Consultant Managing Director Project Director Senior Business Development Executive Entrepreneur Marketing Director General Manager Product Development Executive
A world of opportunity is waiting. The potential is inside you. We will help you explore your capabilities, drive your capacity for lifelong learning, and prepare you for the challenges of your career. Explore the leader inside you, and take it to the world outside. The journey starts here.
Contact us for further information Graduate Centre Sunway University Business School No. 5, Jalan Universiti Bandar Sunway 47500 Subang Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia Tel: +603-7491 8701 Fax: +603-5638 3918 E-mail: gmba@sunway.edu.my Website: www.sunway.edu.my/gmba