Wisdom International School for Higher Education Studies (WISHES) is the first  accredited institution of higher learning offering online undergraduate up to postgraduate studies in Islamic Studies major in Aqeedah, Islamic Personality Development and Da'wah According to the Qur'an and the Sunnah.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Curriculum

The MBA Program

The MBA program is designed to provide promising students and professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to successfully manage companies and institutions. It addresses the differing needs of managers with varied backgrounds and experiences. It provides a stimulating ground for intensive learning in the areas of international business, marketing and human resource management.

Objectives:

The Master of Business Administration degree program aims primarily at producing competent business administrators, managers and leaders of corporate and non-corporate organizations (private or public), as well as new business enterprises. The program aims at the following objectives:

1. To provide students//professionals with a unique opportunity to master the dynamics of global business and to learn about business practices in foreign business environments;
2. To prepare the students/professionals for positions in middle and higher management both in the private and public sectors; and
3. To equip the students/professionals with expertise in the planning and development of new business enterprises.

Admission Requirements:

1. Any accredited bachelor's degree from recognized institutions of higher learning.
2. An undergraduate weighted average grade of at least 2.0 or better or some evidence of potential to do MBA work, on the basis of the following:

a)       Official transcript of records

b)       A completed application for admission

c)       Two letters of recommendation preferably one from a former professor and another from a present employer, if working, or from former professors if fresh graduate.

d)       Satisfactory score in the English Proficiency Test

3. Passing in non-credit refresher/foundation courses for those applicants who may be found deficient in the appropriate basic tool courses where such are required prior to enrolling in certain core courses.

Graduation Requirements:

1. The students must have earned a minimum weighted average grade of 2.0 in all core courses and 1.75 in all specialized courses.
2. Must have successfully presented a Business Case Study (for those under the non-thesis option).
3. Must have passed the comprehensive exams with a grade of 1.75 or better in the field of specialization, and with a grade of 2.0 or better in other areas for those under the non-thesis program.
4. Must have successfully defended the thesis research work for those under the thesis program.

Master of Business Administration Curriculum

Course No.	Units	Course Description
MBA 201	3	Organizational Theory
MBA 202	3	Managerial Accounting
MBA 203	3	Managerial Economics
Total Units	9	(for 1st Semester, First Year)
MBA 204	3	Marketing Research (or MBA 232  Operation Research)
MBA 205	3	Financial Management
MBA 206	3	Marketing Management
Total Units	9	(for 2nd Semester, First Year)
MBA 207	3	Production and Operations Management I
MBA 221	3	Human Resource Management I
IS 100*	3	Introduction to Islam
Total Units	9	(for 3rd Semester, First Year)
MBA 298	3	Strategic Planning and Business Policy
IS 112*	3	The Ideal Muslim: The True Islamic Personality of the Muslim
MBA _____	3	Specialization course (See courses listed below)
Total Units	9	(for 1st Semester, 2nd Year)
MBA _____	3	Specialization course (See courses listed below)
MBA 299*	-	Start Thesis Writing (to be credited 6 units upon completion of the thesis)
Total Units	3	(for 2nd Semester, 2nd Year)
MBA 299*	6	Thesis Writing
Total Units	6	(for 3rd Semester, 2nd Year)
Grand Total	45

* MBA and DBA applicants who are not graduates of the WISHES BSBA or BAIS program are required to take the following Islamic Studies:

• IS 100 Introduction to Islam

• IS 112 The Ideal Muslim: The True Islamic Personality of the Muslim as Defined in the Qur’an and the Sunnah; or IS 113 The Ideal Muslimah: The True Islamic Personality of the Muslim Woman as Defined in the Qur’an & the Sunnah.

 

SPECIALIZATION COURSES

MBA Major in International Business (2 Courses needed from the List below)

Course No.	Course Description	Units	Prerequisites
MBA 211	Theories of International Business	3	MBA 201, 202, 203
MBA 212	Internet Marketing	3
MBA 214	Global Business Strategies	3	MBA 201, 202, 203
MBA 273	International Finance and Investment	3	MBA 201, 202, 203

MBA Major in Marketing (2 Courses needed from the List below)

Course No.	Course Description	Units	Prerequisites
MBA 251	Entrepreneurial Marketing	3	MBA 206
MBA 252	Sales Management	3	MBA 206
MBA 253	International Marketing	3	MBA 206
MBA 254	Strategic Marketing	3	MBA 206

MBA Major in Human Resource Management (2 Courses needed from the List below)

Course No.	Course Description	Units	Prerequisites
MBA 222	Human Resource Management II	3	MBA 201, MBA 221
MBA 223	Organization Development	3	MBA 201
MBA 224	Staffing, Training & Career Development	3	MBA 201

MBA Major in Production and Operations Management

Course No.	Course Description	Units	Prerequisites
MBA 233	Production & Operations Management II	3	MBA 202, 203, 232
MBA 244	Performance Management	3	MBA 202, 203, 232
MBA 245	Advanced Quality Management	3	MBA 202, 203, 232

  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies

Master of Arts in Islamic Studies

Doctor of Islamic Studies