SMU MBA
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The Singapore Management University (SMU) MBA is the first accelerated and full-fledged one-year MBA to be introduced by an Asian university which can be completed full-time in 12 months.

Focusing on leadership, communication and business ethics with a strong grounding in management knowledge and concepts, the SMU MBA is designed to produce leaders and entrepreneurs for Asia who can make an impact on the complex global economy. The SMU MBA introduces an unconventional curriculum with emphasis on management and leadership training – a highly valued area of expertise expected of middle and senior level managers, and much sought after by CEOs and industry head honchos. As the cornerstone postgraduate programme of SMU, the SMU MBA is built on new ideas and research of a distinguished corps of senior academics selected from among over 200 faculty from across SMU's six schools. It will also draw on real-life, real-time experience of industry professionals who are business world veterans to combine academic vigour with hands-on business savvy. Participants will benefit from the broad-based and interactive approach of the established SMU brand of pedagogy where business education is closely interwoven with studies in law, economics, accounting, finance, social sciences and information systems.

Summary

Location: Singapore

Duration: 1 year (Full-time); 16 months (Part-time)

Fees: S$54,500 (Full-time); S$57,500 (Part-time)

2010 FT Ranking: N.A. (in its second year)

2010 MBA Ranking (BW, non-U.S.): N.A. (in its second year)

Website: http://www.business.smu.edu.sg/MBA

 

Essay Questions

Programme beginning: January (Full-time) or September (Flex-time)

1.What are your career goals and why are you interested in pursuing an MBA. (500 words)

2. Name your greatest weakness and how you have tried to overcome it. (300 words)

3. Discuss an ethical dilemma that you have faced and how you have dealt with it. (300 words)

4.Describe an accomplishment that exhibits your leadership style. (300 words)

5. Please record a video response (less than 2 minutes) to one of the two questions below:

  • What is something people find surprising about you?
  • Share with the admissions committee an example of how you have made an impact on your community (this can be work, associations, schools, family, or otherwise).