The Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program is one of the most prestigious systems of higher business education in the world.
The characteristic of the MBA Program is such that those who are admitted do not necessarily need a BBA or its equivalent in business. All who have a bachelor degree in either humanitarian or technical profiles have an opportunity to become educated in the field of business administration.
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The MBA Programs successfully work in all countries around the world. However not everyone abroad has an opportunity to complete an MBA Program.
Since there is a considerable need for specialists in business administration, the MBA Program at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy (ASOA), in partnership with Georgia State University (GSU), has been established.
The Program prepares Masters level students in the following majors:

- General MBA;

- Production and Operations Management;

- Computer Information Systems.

The MBA Program has rich technical facilities such as computer labs and lecturing rooms equipped with modern computer and audio/video tools.
The students, faculty, and staff have access to library resources organized on the basis of American standards. Library materials, with frequent support from our GSU partners, are constantly upgraded.
The Program is designed to comprehensively study 18 disciplines. These cover the basic principles of any selected major:

BUSINESS PREREQUISITES

Principles of Micro- and Macroeconomics;
Business Statistics/Statistical Analysis for Managers;
Accounting for Financial Decisions.

REQUIRED COURSES

Organizational Behaviour;
Corporation Finance;
Marketing Management;
Production/Operations Management;
Legal and Ethical Environment of Business;
Managerial Economics;
Management Accounting & Control;
Information Technology for Management Support;
International Business Environment;
Strategic Management & International Strategy.

ELECTIVES CONCENTRATION
GENERAL MBA:

Human Resources Management;
Business Simulation;
Three electives from either "Production/Operations Management" or "Computer Information Systems".

PRODUCTION / OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT :

Statistical Quality Assurance;
Operations Planning and Control;
Production/Operations Strategy;
Project Management;
Work Team Design and Development.
International Relations and Globalization;
Business Communication;
Decisions Science;
Business Applications of Soft Computing;
Policy and Strategy in International marketplace;
Business Research Methods;

COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS:

Information Technology Infrastructure;
Fundamentals of Database Management;
Systems Integration;
Process Reengineering and Change Management;
Network Design and Management.
Business Communication
Decisions Science
Business Applications of Soft Computing
Business Research Methods

Since its inception the MBA Program has gained wide popularity and there are many students who seek entry to it.
Last year the Program enrolled 50 students and every year this number increases. A typical student of the MBA Program is a young man or woman (25-35 years old) with university education and some experience working in a managerial position.

The student’s motivation may be characterized as purposefulness, highly motivated with a desire for a successful career. Almost all of them work in large companies and hold middle and higher managerial positions. Some students deal with entrepreneurship activity in spheres of small and medium businesses.