Bahrain
Arab Open University – Bahrain
Master of Business Administration
Arab Open University in Bahrain publishes a Master of Business Administration that the page says is awarded by The Open University in the United Kingdom and taught by blended learning. The plan is 48 credit hours, including a 12-credit dissertation, and the page describes a two-year route. Admission requires a relevant bachelor's degree, at least one year of relevant experience after the degree or two years before or during it, and TOEFL 500 or IELTS 6.0 unless waived. GMAT or GRE is typically waived and may be requested based on GPA. No fee is printed in the page text. The country of study is Bahrain; the country of the validating award, as printed, is the United Kingdom.
The reviewed page described this as a current offering. Last reviewed 2026-10-27. Confirm details with the school before you apply.
- Country of the award
- Bahrain
- Delivery
- Hybrid / blended
- Residency
- Required
- Duration
- Not confirmed
- Language
- English
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
- Admissions test
- GMAT or GRE waiver published
- Business school
- Faculty of Business Studies
Overview
- Official award title
- Master of Business Administration
- University
- Arab Open University – Bahrain
- Business school or department
- Faculty of Business Studies
- Awarding institution
- Arab Open University – Bahrain
- Awarding note
- Degree-awarding institution recorded as the university that publishes the program.
- Country of the award
- Bahrain
- Location recorded
- A'ali, Bahrain
- Executive MBA label
- Not labeled executive
- Named pathways
- No formal specialization recorded. The MBA can still be general.
Study format and residency
- Delivery
- Hybrid / blended. The Arab Open University Bahrain page says the MBA is awarded by The Open University, United Kingdom, and that the method of teaching for all Faculty of Business Studies programmes is blended learning.
- Duration
- The page describes a two-year study plan and says that, to graduate in two years, students should complete 12 credit hours each academic year. The same page lists 48 credit hours in total.
- Credits
- 48 credit hours (28 mandatory, 8 electives, 12 dissertation).
- Teaching languages
- English
- Complete program in English
- Yes
- Language requirement
- TOEFL 500 or IELTS 6.0, waived for applicants who completed undergraduate studies at an accredited English-speaking institution.
- Mandatory residency
- Yes
- Residency detail
- Teaching is described as blended learning. The page does not state how many face-to-face tutorials are required.
- Intakes
- Current intake not confirmed
Admissions
- Previous degree
- A bachelor's degree in the relevant field from an accredited institution, or an equivalent degree evaluated by the Ministry of Higher Education in the branch country.
- Work experience
- A minimum of one year of relevant professional experience after the undergraduate degree, or a minimum of two years before or during undergraduate study.
- GMAT or GRE
- GMAT or GRE waiver published
- Test detail
- The page says the GMAT or GRE is typically waived but may be required based on undergraduate GPA.
- Geographic eligibility
- Not published. Online delivery is not treated as worldwide eligibility.
Tuition and funding
- Published tuition
- Tuition not published
- Fee notes
- Student category: not_specified Scholarships: not published No program tuition figure was confirmed on the official pages reviewed.
Accreditation
- Accreditation
- No accreditation or recognition record is stored for this profile. That is not a finding that the school is unrecognized.
- Outcomes
- No dated outcome figure is stored. This directory does not estimate salaries or employment rates.
Sources
- Arab Open University Bahrain MBA, OU validated · checked 2026-10-27