Nicosia / Limassol

Master of Business
Administration (MBA)
14 MONTHS FT / 24 MONTHS PT
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

CIM - Cyprus CIM-Cyprus Business School was established in 1978 in Nicosia as The Cyprus
Institute of Marketing and has been operating also in Limassol since 1984.
Business Originally set up to promote the science of Marketing in Cyprus and abroad,
during the last 45 year CIM-Cyprus Business School has evolved into an all-round
School Business School, offering an array of programmes at both Undergraduate as well
as Postgraduate level – from Marketing, Business, to Accounting and Finance,
Shipping, and Human Resource Management, Law, Hospitality Management
and other.

Over the years, CIM-Cyprus Business School has provided the opportunity to
more than 10,000 students to acquire acclaimed qualifications and fulfil their
aspirations. A lot of our students are individuals who had missed out, for one
reason or another, on the opportunity to study after graduating from secondary
school, yet who always had the desire to pursue learning, gain further knowledge
and qualifications, and advance their careers. Though CIM serves students of all
ages and all walks of life, we still offer evening classes exclusively – in order to
cater for the needs of working individuals. We still put emphasis on combining
theory and practice and remain committed to offering the best and most
accessible education at the most affordable fees.

WHAT IS AN MBA? WHY OUR MBA?

The MBA programme was originally CIM-Cyprus Business School MBA programme has been designed for aspiring
developed in the United States and and ambitious Executives. Whatever the stage of your career, it will accelerate
was introduced in the UK soon your managerial and leadership development process.
afterwards. It continues to grow in
reputation and demand as the world’s Gaining an MBA from Cyprus’s top Business School will enable you to become
top business qualification. With the more competitive in the market place as your knowledge of management skills
growing internationalisation of the and operating techniques will be significantly improved.
world economy, an increasing number
of companies and organisations Management in both the private and public sectors requires the highest level of
now require top managers to have relevant executive training, as well as vision, analytical skills and the ability to
MBA Degrees. MBAs cover not only implement far-reaching decisions.
Business Administration but a variety
of subjects, all of which are of vital Our MBA programme will make you look beyond narrow boundaries and horizons,
importance to managers in the preparing you for higher-level career planning. It has been designed by academic
business and public sectors. experts and business professionals for practising managers with previous
relevant education, training and work experience, who are required to make a
major contribution to the policy and philosophy of their organisations.

The specific focus of the programme is, to enable managers to operate at a

strategic level and manage their organisations effectively in the complex and
uncertain business environment of today. Our close links with the industry and the
commercial and public sectors ensure that the CIM MBA programme is relevant
and has high practical value.
 Master of Business Administration (MBA)

MODULES AIMS
COMPULSORY / To provide you with a broad understanding of managerial techniques necessary
Strategic Management for efficient decision-making
Organisational Behaviour / To offer a global view of management, enabling students to face the challenges of
the twenty-first century in a learned and informed way
Research Methods
/ To promote increased managerial effectiveness and competence to help you
Economics & Financial Management
understand the various strategic approaches to managing a modern business
Strategic Marketing
/ To enrich your personal development and managerial prospects by encouraging
OPTIONAL (1 OUT OF 4) learning from your past experiences and current needs, while prompting you to
speculate about the future prospects of their market
Operations Management
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
International Business & Cyprus
in the Global Economy DISSERTATION
Ethics & Corporate Social
A key requirement of the MBA is a dissertation of 10,000 words, which must be
Responsibility
submitted by the deadline at the beginning of October or, in case the Dissertation
Note: All optional modules are subject is found wanting further revision by the Business School’s markers, by mid-
to availability of lecturers and student December. The dissertation must be of satisfactory standard and must contain
demand. For a module to run, there original research work. Students may be required to present and defend their work
must be a minimum of eight students. to an examining panel. The 10,000-word dissertation is a major part of the MBA
and a student not submitting an up-to-standard thesis will not be awarded the
degree. The dissertation must be on a pre-agreed topic (agreed with the student’s
ASSESSMENT tutor) and should have a research bias. Students are expected to begin work on
The weighting of results is as follows: their dissertation once exams are over in June. They must submit their work at
Assignments: 40% the beginning of October of the same year. Students are allocated a tutor, who
Final exams: 60% assists them in the early stages of their research. CIM encourages students to
undertake studies that are of a current concern to a real organisation, preferably
All modules have 2 assessment their own if employed.
components:
- Two Assignments worth 20% each The pass mark is 50% and students’ final grades will be indicated on their
(January & April) for Yearly modules transcript. In case the dissertation is not of an acceptable standard,
- Final Examination for all modules students, may re-submit their work, by mid-December at the latest, at a cost of
(Term & Yearly) worth 60% 200 Euros. If the dissertation is again found to be unsatisfactory, then the student
(January and/or June) will fail their MBA.
The pass mark is 50%
Students must pass all modules as well
as the Dissertation. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Note 1: *The module of Research
Methods is assessed solely by the Entry requirements are flexible and are based on a candidate’s proven academic
Research Proposal ability, motivation, experience as a manager or business executive, and an
Note 2: Some assignments are in the assessment of the benefits that he or she is likely to obtain from the programme.
form of group work followed by a The usual minimum requirements are:
presentation and self reflective report / A Second Class Honours Bachelor Degree from an accredited University
AND
COMMENCEMENT / 2 years of work experience

Classes commence in October. AND

/ IELTS 6.5 or equivalent
The academic year runs from October
to May, when the final exams take
place. From June onwards, students
work on their dissertation, which must
be submitted in October.
 Mindful
Tuition Fees: Teacher
€7960

Government subsidy up to €3420

(for Cypriot students)

Registration Fee:
€200

WEEKLY HOURS TAUGHT

The number of weekly taught hours for full-time
study is 18 teaching periods per week. The total
number of courses taught in one year is 6.
For part-time students, the number of weekly
teaching periods is 9.

RECOGNITION
The MBA offered in Nicosia and in Limassol
alike, is accredited by the Cyprus Quality
Assurance Agency and upon completion can be
submitted to KYSATS for recognition.

CIM-CYPRUS BUSINESS SCHOOL

Nicosia: 25 Zannettos St., Ayios Andreas, 1100 Nicosia Master of

T: +357 22778475 Business
Limassol: 7 Stelios Kyriakides St., 3080 Limassol
Administration
T: +357 25343556 (MBA)

P. O. Box 25288, 1308 Nicosia, Cyprus

cim.ac.cy [email protected]

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