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Master of Business Administration in Manufacturing and Production Management
JPT/BPP(U)/(MQA/PA0055)02/16

Programme description

This programme is useful for professionals in the manufacturing sector like production and process engineers, quality control engineers, facility engineers, health and safety executives, IT specialists and marketing executives.

Graduates will develop the necessary expertise and leadership skills needed to manage a manufacturing plant. This include knowledge in certain aspects of general business management including human resources, accounting and finance, strategic management and quality management.

Job prospects

This programme will provide graduates with advanced management jobs in the manufacturing industry and other related businesses. These include positions like departmental managers and plant managers.

Graduates who already have the relevant industrial experience may also choose to be consultants or build their own consultancy companies.


No. Course code Course title Credits

Core Courses

1. BMG511/03 Managing Human Resources 3
2. BAC501/03 Accounting and Finance 3
3. BMG531/03 Quality Management 3
4. BMG521/03 Strategic Management 3
5. BMG543/03 Corporate Governance & Ethics 3
6. TMM501/03 Risk and Crisis Management 3
7. BBM521/03 Research Methods 3
21

Manufacturing Specialist Courses

1. TMM573/03 Advanced Supply Chain Management 3
2. TMM521/04 Advanced Manufacturing 4
3. TMM523/04 Total Quality Techniques 4
4. TMM525/03 Sustainability, Health, Safety and Environmental Issues 3
14

Elective Courses (Take 2)

1. BMG541/03 Business Law 3
2. BMG551/03 Project Management 3
3. TMM541/03 Enterprise Resource Planning 3
4. BLC571/03 Operations Management 3
6

Project

1. TMM601/06 Project *a 6

Total

47

 

Advisory Prerequisites:

 
No. Course Code & Title

Advisory Prerequisite

a. TMM 601/06 MBAPM Project

Passed 8 core/specialist courses or the equivalent and have enrolled in and taken the BBM521/03 Research Methods