KIU offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The newest addition to its postgraduate portfolio is the Master of Business Administration (Management Strategy) an SLQF Level 10, two-year program comprising six academic terms. It includes approximately 600 interaction hours and over 60 hours of faculty consultation covering research, skills development, directed study, and both local and international residential workshops. The program is delivered in a blended-learning mode, combining online and face-to-face teaching and learning.
Year 1
Term 1
| Course code | Subject | credits |
| MBA1201 | Management Process and Practice | 2 |
| MBA1202 | Accounting for Management Decisions | 2 |
| MBA1203 | Economics for Management Decisions | 2 |
| MBA1204 | Business Statistics | 2 |
Term 2
| Course code | Subject | credits |
| MBA1305 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MBA1306 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| MBA1307 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| MBA1308 | Technology & Operations Management | 3 |
Term 3
| Course code | Subject | credits |
| MBA1209 | Academic Writing | 2 |
| MBA1210 | Industrial Psychology | 2 |
| MBA1211 | Organizational Behaviour | 2 |
| MBA1212 | Information Management for Business Intelligence | 2 |
| MBA1213 | Field Visit & Workshop | 2 |
Year 2
Term 1
| Course code | Subject | credits |
| MBA2301 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MBA2302 | Green Management and Ethics | 3 |
| MBA2203 | Business Law & Compliance | 2 |
| MBA2204 | Global Business Strategy | 2 |
Term 2
| Course code | Subject | credits |
| MBA2310 | Research Methodology | 3 |
Term 3
| Course code | Subject | credits |
| MBA21711 | Thesis | |
| Proposal & Defense | 2 | |
| Thesis (Viva Vs Presentation) | 15 |
(a) A Bachelor’s degree including 30 credit passes in Business Administration, Public Administration, Commerce, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Accountancy, Finance, Estate Management and Valuation, Business Economics, Operations Management, Management Information System or Economics recognized by the University Grants Commission or Ministry assigned the subject of Higher Education ; or
(b) a qualification of SLQF Level 6 or above in Business Administration, Public Administration, Commerce, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Accountancy, Finance, Estate Management and Valuation, Business Economics, Operations Management, Management Information System or Economics ; or
(c) a professional qualification equivalent to SLQF Level 6 or above ; or
(d) completion of NVQ Level 7 in a relevant area, recognized by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) with a minimum GPA of 3.0 at a scale of 0-4, as determined by the Specified Authority for admission in that field of specialization; or
(e) Bachelor’s degree in any subject area, recognized by the University Grants Commission or the Ministry assigned the subject of Higher Education with post qualifying experience of two years in the relevant field; or
(f) a Postgraduate Diploma of not less than one year or Higher Degree in any other subject area recognized by the University Grants Commission or Ministry assigned the subject of Higher Education with post qualifying experience of two years in the relevant field; or
(g) one of the following professional qualification with post qualifying experience of two years in the relevant field:-
(i) Diploma in Marketing awarded by the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM); or
(ii) Professional qualification in Human Resource Management from the Institute of Personnel Management (IPM).
KIU offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The newest addition to its postgraduate portfolio is the Master of Business Administration (Management Strategy), an SLQF Level 10, two-year program comprising six academic terms. The program includes approximately 600 interaction hours and over 60 hours of faculty consultation, covering research supervision, skills development, directed study, and both local and international residential workshops. Delivered in a blended-learning mode, the program integrates online and face-to-face teaching and learning to ensure academic rigor, flexibility, and industry relevance.
After completing the MBA in Management Strategy at KIU, graduates can progress into advanced leadership, strategic, and academic pathways across diverse sectors:
Graduates are well-positioned to engage in applied and academic research in areas such as:
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