Malaysia

Open University Malaysia

Master of Business Administration

Open University Malaysia publishes a Master of Business Administration taught fully online, with video lectures, forums, and virtual tutor meetings on weekends or evenings. It runs for six semesters, or two years, and 42 credit hours. The fee table shows RM29,568 for Malaysians and permanent residents and RM35,490 for international applicants, with registration and other charges described separately and not added into those totals. Entry is a bachelor's degree, with a lower grade accepted after five years of related work. The page says the MBA is accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.

The school’s page presented this as a current program. Last checked 2026-10-27. Confirm the details with the school before you apply.

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Country of the award: Malaysia
Delivery: Fully online
Residency: Not required
Duration: 6 semesters / 2 years
Language: English
Tuition: MYR 29,568 published total tuition for domestic students
Admissions test: GMAT or GRE rule not published
Business school: Not published

Overview

Official award title: Master of Business Administration
University: Open University Malaysia
Awarding institution: Open University Malaysia
Awarding note: Degree-awarding institution recorded as the university that publishes the program.
Country of the award: Malaysia
Location recorded: Malaysia
Executive MBA label: Not labeled executive
Named pathways: No named specialization. This can still be a general MBA.

Study format and residency

Delivery: Fully online. The programme page says classes are conducted fully online with video lectures, forums, and virtual face-to-face tutor meetings on weekends or evenings. No campus residency is described.
Intensity: Part-time
Duration: 6 semesters / 2 years
Credits: 42 credit hours: 10 core subjects, 2 electives, and 1 project paper
Teaching languages: English
Complete program in English: Yes
Language requirement: International students: minimum IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.
Live or asynchronous: Live and asynchronous
Mandatory residency: No
Residency detail: Tutor meetings are virtual, on weekends or evenings.
Intakes: January, May, and September semesters.

Admissions

Previous degree: A bachelor's degree at MQF level 6 with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 out of 4.00, or an equivalent the senate accepts. A bachelor's below 2.50 is acceptable with at least five years of related work. A separate APEL route is published for applicants over 30.
Work experience: Five years of related work is required only when the bachelor's CGPA is below 2.50. The APEL route asks for relevant work experience or prior experiential learning, an assessment, and a listed pre-degree qualification.
GMAT or GRE: GMAT or GRE rule not published
Geographic eligibility: Not published. Online delivery is not treated as worldwide eligibility.

Tuition and funding

Published tuition: MYR 29,568 published total tuition for domestic students
Published tuition: MYR 35,490 published total tuition for international students
Fee notes: Who this fee applies to: domestic students Scholarships: 50% discount for senior citizens aged 60 or older on the registration date, and for physically challenged learners with a valid OKU card. Not valid for a second registration or repeated subjects. Table total for Malaysian learners and permanent residents. The page says the university may revise fees without notice. A 50% discount is published for senior citizens aged 60 and above and for OKU learners, and it cannot be combined with other discounts. Subject fees are what the table totals; registration and repeat fees are discussed separately.
Fee notes: Who this fee applies to: international students Table total labelled for international applicants. The same page says this figure is subject fees and excludes registration, processing, and resource fees, and that a non-refundable first-semester registration fee for a master's is RM4,150. A later answer says international students pay a RM1,500 registration fee and an additional 20% on tuition. Those sentences are not reconciled here. From 1 July 2025 a 6% SST applies to fees charged to international and permanent-resident students.

Accreditation

Program accreditation: Malaysian Qualifications Agency — stated_on_cited_page. The page says OUM's MBA is fully accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency. Checked 2026-10-27.
Degree-awarding authority: Public Service Department of Malaysia — stated_on_cited_page. The page says the MBA is recognized by the Public Service Department of Malaysia. Checked 2026-10-27.
Outcomes: No salary or employment figure is published here. This directory does not estimate outcomes.

Sources

OUM MBA · checked 2026-10-27