Graduate Programmes Information
International Masters of Business Administration
Lok Jack GSB MBA Brochure (2MB)
Welcome
Congratulations on your decision to continue your education in management. You've got the smarts ... and the drive. Now all you need is one more thing to launch your career. An MBA with an international focus, an International MBA. Each year newly graduated Business-school graduate students compete for limited job opportunities. The IMBA degree and its global focus provides the necessary skills to become the kind of global business leader that companies will utilize in the coming years.
Business firms are increasingly seeking managerial talent with the skills to assess global trends and forge global strategies. The next five years will require more knowledge workers who work on project after project and view their education as a lifelong activity.
Regardless of current position, academic background and experience, those who are analytical, practical and dynamic, innovative, technologically advantaged, business-savvy, and people oriented will be successful.The IMBA experience is for students who look beyond traditional educational boundaries. It is 'cutting edge' in both purpose and substance. In short, IMBA will help you to develop the business competencies, cultural skills, and global mindset essential for success in your global endeavors.
Students in the IMBA Program are given the opportunity to strengthen foreign language skills and expand cultural understanding. The program takes into account trends in MBA education around the world. The method of delivery of the programme relies heavily on a diverse mix of international and local lecturers.
Our international facilitators bring to the programme research, teaching and consulting styles from an European, Asian and North American perspective while our local facilitators add their rich knowledge about the complex and rapidly changing business environment found in the Caribbean, Latin America and other countries facing similar challenges.
The exposure from our Caribbean based and international facilitators bring to the fore, a holistic knowledge about business organisations in a complex environment.
In today's fast-paced world, innovation and global management skills are key factors which support success. The IMBA programme will prepare you to work as a global manager in any part of the world.
The friends you'll make during our two-year program will be one of the most effective business networks you'll ever have - providing you with personal access into a broad range of industries and professions.
Thanks again for considering Lok Jack GSB for your graduate education.
Accreditation
The Lok Jack GSB holds international accreditation for the EMBA & IMBA degrees from the Association of MBA's (AMBA) in the UK. It is the only business school in the region to achieve the stamp of quality. To date, only 84 other business schools in the world hold AMBA accreditation.
Who Should Apply?
- Graduates of an approved university or hold an equivalent qualification acceptable to The University of the West Indies.
- Minimum of three (3) years work experience.
- Students whose native language is not English will be required to submit a score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
How To Apply?
Please use the link below to submit your application electronically.
http://www.sta.uwi.edu/postgrad/apply.asp#online
FAQs
Why an MBA?
Is an MBA worth the investment of your time, effort and money? According to Business Week, the Wall Street Journal and a majority of corporations worldwide, the answer is a resounding "yes". This is true whether you are an undergraduate thinking about a career in business or an executive seeking upward mobility and career options.
Whatever your current standing in the business world, your future success will depend on your ability to plan, organize, direct and control the use of the firm's human, financial, material and information resources in effectively and efficiently to achieve organizational goals. An MBA will provide you with the knowledge to help you build more successful business relationships, analyze financial data and manage both material and information better. In short, an MBA will give you the tools to improve your decision-making.
Why a Lok Jack GSB IMBA?
All MBA programs are based on the premise that people can be taught to manage situations more effectively. The IMBA Program at the Lok Jack GSB is a graduate program with a difference. The program is designed to accommodate a variety of student backgrounds and needs such as the liberal arts graduate who desires a business career, the business major who recognizes the growing importance of the global economy, the working professional who could benefit from part-time, continuing education in international and management studies, and the individual looking for a m id-career change.
The IMBA is structured with a strong career orientation, providing theoretical foundations and functional skills, but moving beyond the traditional MBA by integrating the international dimension of business into the program. Students are then equipped to function effectively in the complex international business environment of the contemporary world.
The IMBA Program has three goals:
- To provide skilled, knowledgeable and socially responsive leadership for international business and institutions.
- To provide an academically rigorous and pragmatic program in international business management.
- To provide students with the broader skills to recognize the nature, direction and timing of change in the international environment, and to respond to those changes in a manner which fosters international understanding.
Beyond these broad goals, the IMBA Program recognizes the needs of employers from both the corporate and public sectors, with the following more specific objectives:
- To provide graduates with the functional and cross-cultural skills to become effective managers of multinational enterprises and institutions.
- To enable students to be knowledgeable decision makers within their specific area of responsibility.
We encourage you to visit our web site frequently to get more information and connect with our students, alumni and faculty.
Our academic staff will be happy to answer your questions.
Please contact us for further information.