- Program’s Purpose and Objectives:
The MBA in Cyprus has been developed to provide high-quality education by exposing students to various aspects of business management practice. It focuses on developing students’ capabilities to compete and succeed in any industry or entrepreneurial venture. Larnaca College offers a carefully structured MBA program in Cyprus, with several designated pathways/specializations. Each pathway leads to a designated award, allowing students to specialize according to their career goals. The following pathways are available:
- MBA in Management
- MBA in Hospitality Management
- MBA in Public Administration
- MBA in Human Resource Management
Program Aims:
All pathways in the MBA program in Cyprus share a standard set of aims and objectives. The general aims of the program are to:
- We offer a portfolio of MBA programs in Cyprus, all of which involve studying the fundamental areas of management and allow students to specialize in a chosen area of interest.
- Provide students with a balanced program combining theory and practical skills to facilitate intellectual and professional development.
- Equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to achieve an appropriate postgraduate award and continue their lifelong learning development.
Program General Objectives:
The main program objectives, common to all pathways of the MBA program in Cyprus, are to enable students to develop and enhance their
- Critical understanding and thinking of how they learn and their ability to formulate new ideas.
- Knowledge of contemporary and business philosophies relevant to the global and Cypriot context.
- Skills in numeracy and financial management, enabling them to understand and use finance and accounting processes.
- Skills in analysis, evaluation, synthesis, and developing critical judgments and decision-making in business, management, and organizational contexts.
- Ability to undertake original research and analyze data to implement new ideas and strategies that benefit organizations.
- Ability to implement new strategies for the growth of organizations.
- Written and oral communication skills, using appropriate media to communicate ideas to various audiences.
- Intended Learning Outcomes:
Generic Program Outcomes:
Graduates of the MBA in Cyprus will be able to demonstrate a range of cognitive and intellectual skills and techniques specific to business and management. These include:
- Critical and creative thinking: Manage the creative process in self and others, analyze, synthesize, and critically appraise information. Identify assumptions, evaluate evidence, detect false logic, and generalize appropriately.
- Problem-solving and decision-making: Establish criteria, use decision-making techniques, and evaluate options. Create, identify, and review decisions for business success.
- Research skills: Conduct research and inquiry into business and management issues by designing a study, collecting qualitative and quantitative data, and analyzing findings.
- Effective use of information: Abstract meaning from information, share knowledge, and use quantitative skills for decision-making.
- Effective communication: Network, listen, and communicate ideas orally and in writing. Prepare business reports and communicate complex ideas across different media.
- High personal effectiveness: Demonstrate self-awareness, self-reflection, self-management, time management, conflict resolution, and commercial acumen.
- Soft skills: Understand and empathize with others, display sensitivity to diversity, and work effectively in teams.
- Leadership and management: Understand leadership styles, motivate teams, monitor performance, and manage change.
- Ethical decision-making: Recognize and address ethical dilemmas, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability issues while applying ethical and organizational values.
MBA PROGRAMS OF STUDIES
Accredited Programme by
MBA Management (Accredited)
Our MBA Management will give the knowledge as well as to provide an educational experience which enables students to achieve an integrated understanding of the operation and strategy of management and to develop appropriate intellectual and personal skills
MBA Hospitality Management (Accredited)
Our MBA Hospitality Management will give you the knowledge, understanding and ability to manage relevant processes, procedures and principles, together while enhancing the student’s critical view of those strategic and operational contexts which make up modern and global hospitality management environment.
MBA Public Administration(Accredited)
Our MBA Public Administration will give you the knowledge and a clear foundation of knowledge about the nature, role and development of the public sector and current trends in it’s evolution, and the skills and understanding required for further career progression with the public sector.
MBA Human Resource Management(Accredited)
Our MBA Human Resource Management will give you the knowledge how managers are best able to utilize human resources to create added value for customers and to secure a competitive advantage for their organization. It will give you the key skills that are required by today’s HRM professional so that you can contribute effectively to dynamic organisation.