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General Admission requirements for Graduate Study


Applicants must produce evidence of their English Language proficiency proven by at least a credit 6 English 'O' Level (or equivalent to 6 IELTS) for the Master programme and a credit 6 English 'O' Level (or equivalent to 6 IELTS) for the PhD program, or 550 TOEFL for both programs.


Masters by Coursework

Programme Intake Modes Specific entry requirements
Master of Business Administration August Full-time, 18 months Part-time, 2 - 4 years a) Minimum of a Second-class Bachelor's degree with Honours from Universiti Brunei Darussalam or a university or institution recognised by the Senate, and at least two years of working experience at executive or management level;

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b) A Bachelor’s degree with at least three years of working experience at executive or management level which, taken together, are deemed by the Senate to be equivalent qualification for the purpose of admission to the programme.
Master of Management August Full-time, 18 months Part-time, 2 - 4 years A Bachelor's degree, a Second Lower Class or better from Universiti Brunei Darussalam or any university or institution recognised by the Senate.

OR

A Bachelor’s degree with at least three years of working experience at executive or management level which, taken together, are deemed by the Senate to be equivalent qualification for the purpose of admission to the programme.
Master of Economics August Full-time, 12 months A Bachelor's degree with Honours in Economics or in a related discipline from Universiti Brunei Darussalam or a university or institution recognized by the Senate. However, subject to the possession of a bachelor's degree, this condition could be relaxed for experienced applicants after determining that they possess the necessary skills to successfully complete the programme.
Master of Islamic Finance August Full-time, 18 months Part-time, 2 - 4 years A Bachelor's degree with Honours in relevant discipline at the Second Lower Class or better from Universiti Brunei Darussalam or any university or institution recognised by the Senate.
Master of Logistics August Full-time, 12 months Part-time, 2 - 3 years A Bachelor's degree with minimum Second Class Lower Honours degree in a related discipline from Universiti Brunei Darussalam or a university or institution recognised by the Senate. However, subject to the possession of a bachelor's degree, this condition could be relaxed for experienced applicants after determining that they possess the necessary skills to successfully complete the programme.


Masters by Research

Programme Intake Modes Specific entry requirements
Master of Management January & August Full-time, 1 - 2 years
Part-time, 2 - 4 years
A Bachelor's degree in any discipline with Second Class Upper Honours or better from Universiti Brunei Darussalam or a university or institution recognised by the Senate.
Master of Economics A Bachelor's degree in Economics or related discipline with Second Class Upper Honours or better from Universiti Brunei Darussalam or a university or institution recognised by the Senate.
Master of Finance A Bachelor's degree in Finance or related discipline with Second Class Upper Honours or better from Universiti Brunei Darussalam or a university or institution recognised by the Senate.


General admission requirements for Life Long Learning Programmes


Applicants must produce evidence of their English Language proficiency proven by at least a credit 6 English 'O' Level (or equivalent to 6.0 IELTS) or 550 TOEFL.

Applicants taking any module as a non-graduating module may be exempted from the degree requirement stated below on a case-to-case basis, subject to relevant working experience.

Programme Specific entry requirements
Master of Business Administration A Bachelor's degree with Honours, in relevant disciplines, and recognised by the University Senate; At least 3 years of working experience in managerial or executive level, or any equivalent professional qualification.
Master of Applied Economics A Bachelor's degree with Honours in Economics or in a related discipline from Universiti Brunei Darussalam or a university or institution recognized by the Senate. However, subject to the possession of a bachelor's degree, this condition could be relaxed for experienced applicants after determining that they possess the necessary skills to successfully complete the programme.
Master of Islamic Finance A Bachelor's degree with Honours in relevant discipline at the Second Lower Class or better from Universiti Brunei Darussalam or any university or institution recognised by the Senate.
Master of Management A Bachelor's degree with Honours in relevant discipline at the Second Lower Class or better from Universiti Brunei Darussalam or any university or institution recognised by the Senate.


Module Fees

Programme Fees
Master of Business Administration BND 1,500 per module. The total fee for MBA at UBDSBE is BND 22,500.
Master of Applied Economics
Master of Islamic Finance
Master of Management
BND 750.00 per module (Note: A minimum of 10 students are required to run the module; students will be notified if the module has achieved this minimum prior to the semester).



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