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Abu Dhabi School of Management (ADSM) offers four Master programs:
ADSM is officially licensed by the UAE Ministry of Education – Higher Education Affairs to award degrees in higher education and all of its academic programs have been accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation. Kindly refer to link: www.caa.ae
The MBA program consists of 33 credit hours. Students in the program take 13 core courses, a total of two elective courses, and three courses of the Signature Learning Experience (SLE).
MSQBE program consists of a total of 30 credit hours comprising 8 core courses and 2 elective courses.
MSLOD program consists of a total of 30 credit hours comprising 8 core courses and 2 elective courses.
MSBA program consists of 36 credit hours. These include five 3-credit hour common core courses, three 3-credit hour major-specific courses, two 3-credit hour major-specific elective courses, and a 6-credit hour individual major-specific Thesis.
The MSBA program offers two concentrations, Big Data Management and Artificial Intelligence Management. Prior to choosing a concentration, students must complete the five 3-credit hour common core courses. Then in each concentration, students must complete the three 3-credit hour major courses, select two 3-credit hour elective courses and complete the individual major-specific Thesis.
MBA core and elective courses are offered in a modular and intensive format. 15 contact hours are delivered for each credit and a 2-credit course involves a minimum of 30 hours of instruction. These are delivered over two consecutive weeks, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week. (Thursday 4:30 – 9:30 PM, Friday 4:00 – 9:30 PM and Saturday 9:30 AM – 03:30 PM).
All SLE courses have a value of one credit hour and are delivered in a workshop format during weekdays from 4:30 – 9:30 PM.
MSQBE and MSLOD courses will be delivered over a 10-week period on weekdays from 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Each course will consist of 45 contact hours of lectures and other learning activities. Assessments are conducted outside the contacts hours. Classes will be held over four terms in a year (Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer). Full-time students will be able to complete the program in 12 months by taking two or three courses in each term. Typically, students will take two courses each in their first term and Summer session.
MSBA courses will be delivered over a 10-week period on weekdays from 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Each course will consist of 45 contact hours of lectures and other learning activities. Assessments are conducted outside the contacts hours. Classes will be held over four terms in a year (Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer). Full-time students will be able to complete the program in 18 months by taking two courses in each term.
The MBA and MSBA programs can be completed on full-time basis in 14-15 months. The MSQBE and MSLOD programs take 12 months on full-time basis.
All ADSM programs can be taken on part-time basis, for more information you may contact the Office of Student Affairs on 02 6917800.
Our programs are offered only in a traditional face-to-face format.
Our education system is based on assignments, case studies, research & projects. There are no traditional exams such as midterms and finals for evaluation. However, students undertake in-class and out-of-class assessments.
ADSM has two major annual intakes, Fall (September) and Spring (April), in which you could join any of the academic programs offered at ADSM: MBA, MSLOD, MSQBE or MSBA.
In addition ADSM takes a third intake of the MBA and MSLOD programs in the Winter term (January).
Students at ADSM are required to pay fees for their programs either directly or through their employer. Master of Business Administration (MBA) costs AED 135,000.
Students at ADSM are required to pay fees for their programs either directly or through their employer. MS programs cost AED 110,000.
Applicants with outstanding academic records will only be considered for Merit or Excellence based scholarships. In order to apply for the Merit Scholarship, students would require to show evidence of achieving at least an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.5 and an IELTS score of 6.0 or higher. Whereas the Excellence Scholarship requires evidence of achieving at least an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 and an IELTS score of 6.0 or higher.
You will find detailed information in the Tuition and Financial Aid page.
There are three options for payment:
Payments are to be made to the Finance Unit
You will need to pay an application fee of AED 500 prior to submitting your application form. This fee is to be paid to the Finance Unit.
ADSM has only one campus in Abu Dhabi.
Parking is available and easy to find on campus.