CBFS College of Banking and Financial Studies

CBFS offers MBA program in Oman in partnership with Strathclyde University and Strathclyde Business School.

The Strathclyde Business School is one of less than 1% of schools in the world with all of the internationally recognized accreditations: AMBA (Association of MBA’s), AACSB (American), and EQUIS (The European Quality Improvement System- European Foundation for Management Development) accreditation. These awards recognize the quality of the Strathclyde MBA. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) course at the University of Strathclyde, run in Oman by the College of Banking and Financial Studies, is ranked at 80th globally by the Financial Times London Survey of worldwide in 2017 among 100 MBA programs offered by universities worldwide. The University is also named the “Entrepreneurial University of the 2014” and “UK University of the Year 2014” by the Times Higher Education Awards. Strathclyde University is ranked the 1 st in Scotland, in top in 10 the UK and 20th in Europe.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) course at the University of Strathclyde, run in Oman by the College of Banking and Financial Studies is globally recognized. The University is named “University of the Year 2019” by the Times Higher Education Awards. The University is named by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide “Scottish University of the Year 2020”. Strathclyde University is ranked the 1st in Scotland, in top in 10 the UK and 20th in Europe. MBA Programme is ranked 84 internationally by Financial Times " Executive MBA top 100" ranking in 2021.

The course work is assessed by a mixture of coursework, active class participation, presentations and assessments (Individual or Group Assignment). The coursework will be related to the student's work environment and marked initially by local counselors, subject to quality assurance by the Strathclyde University. Assessments are set and marked by Strathclyde academic staff. Responsibility for academic quality control for the Strathclyde MBA resides with the University. It is exactly the same standard and content as the full-time course in the UK.

Strathclyde MBA Programme includes:

Programme Induction Seminar

1. Building Capabilities Module:
Marketing and Brand Management
Operations and Project Management
Accounting and Financial Management
Economic Analysis for Strategists
Business Intelligence and Data Analytics

2. Responsible Leadership Module:
Strategic Leadership Development
Leading Sustainable Organization
Grand Challenges of Corporates Governance

3. Strategy in Practice Module:
Applied Strategic Management
Digital Transformation & Technological Innovation
Entrepreneurial Thinking and Practice

4. Capstone Project- 3 types:
Research Dissertation (MBA Project) or
Entrepreneurial Business Plan or
Consultancy Plan
Electives (Choose two electives from a wide range of generalist and specialist electives)

Assessment : The course work is assessed by a mixture of written coursework, presentations and examinations. As far as possible coursework will be related to the student's work environment and marked by local counselors, subject to quality assurance by the Strathclyde University. Exams are set and marked by Strathclyde academic staff. Responsibility for academic quality control for the Strathclyde MBA resides with the University. It is exactly the same standard and content as the full-time course in the UK.