Technical Master's Degree / Business Administration Technologies
Curriculum Structure
Curriculum Structure
Curriculum Structure — Balancing Theory, Technology & Research
Hawija Technical College · Northern Technical University — 36 accredited credit hours distributed across four core components
36
Accredited Credit Hours
10
Modules + Thesis
28
Total Weekly Contact Hours
40%
Applied & Practical Component
Specialist Core Modules
50%
18 credits
Supporting Modules
16.7%
6 credits
General & Practical
5.5%
2 credits
Master's Thesis
27.8%
10 credits
Specialist Core Modules
Specialized Core Courses
18 credits
50% of total programme
The core specialist modules in business management and modern administrative technologies, designed to build a solid knowledge and skills base in the field of specialisation.
Technical Strategic Management
MIS
Technical Financial Management
Digital Marketing
Operations & Production Management
Technical Project Management
Supporting & Enabling Modules
Supporting Courses
6 credits
16.7% of total programme
Modules designed to strengthen analytical and methodological capabilities, equipping students with the quantitative and qualitative tools required to conduct research and solve complex administrative problems.
Research Methodology
Advanced Statistics
Advanced Organizational Behaviour
General & Practical Modules
General & Practical Courses
2 credits
5.5% of total programme
Comprises the Academic English Language module, study seminars, and administrative software applications — developing academic communication skills and practical proficiency with modern management software.
Academic English Language
Study Seminar
SPSS · ERP
Research Phase — Master's Thesis
Master's Thesis
10 credits
27.8% of total programme
Preparation and development of a rigorous applied scientific thesis addressing a real-world administrative or technical challenge in the business environment, enabling the student to conduct independent research and field-based innovation.
Proposal Defense
Applied Field Research
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Public Viva Voce
Curriculum Components & Weighting Table
This table presents the detailed distribution of weekly theoretical and practical contact hours, and the accredited credit hours for each curriculum component.
| Curriculum Component | No. of Modules | Theory hrs/week | Practical hrs/week | Total hrs/week | Credits | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Specialist Core Modules
|
6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 50% |
|
Supporting & Enabling Modules
|
2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16.7% |
|
General & Practical Modules
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5.5% |
|
Master's Thesis
|
— | — | — | — | 10 | 27.8% |
| Total | 10 + thesis | 18 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 100% |
Technical & Applied Weighting of the Curriculum — Visual Comparison
What Distinguishes This Technical MBA
The curriculum achieves a minimum of 35–40% applied and practical content (computer labs, field case studies, specialist software including SPSS and ERP, and presentations), distinguishing this Technical MBA from a traditional academic programme and aligning it directly with the needs of the labour market.
Semester One
Preparatory Year
Technical Strategic Business Management
Specialist
Advanced Management Information Systems
Specialist
Technical Operations & Production Management
Specialist
Research Methodology & Advanced Statistics
Supporting
Technical Human Resource Management
Specialist
Academic English Language
General
Semester Two
Preparatory Year
Technical Financial Management
Specialist
Digital & Technical Marketing
Specialist
Total Quality Management & Institutional Excellence
Specialist
Technical Project Management
Specialist
Advanced Organizational Behaviour
Supporting
Seminar & Administrative Software Applications
Practical
Year Two — Semesters Three & Four
Research Phase
Semester Three
Thesis title approval (Proposal Defense)
Literature review & field data collection
Semester Four
Data analysis & research findings
Publication of derived scientific paper
Public viva voce (Defense)
Credit Distribution Summary Across All Four Semesters
Semester One
13 credits
Semester Two
13 credits
Year Two (Research)
10 credits