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After bachelors in aircraft maintenance , can I study MBA ?
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9 answers
Zach Whittle
Zach’s Answer
Lisa is correct. Without a bachelor's degree in business (or economics) most MBA programs will require you to take several "foundation" courses prior to starting the graduate-level business courses. This may extend your total MBA program length by 1 or 2 semesters. It is all pretty seamless. You should not be discouraged from pursuing an MBA just because you do not have a bachelor's degree in business.
Mike O'Brien
Mike’s Answer
You can not only move from Aircraft Maintenance to an MBA, but I'd recommend it. My undergraduate degree was in Electrical Engineering and I then went on to earn my MBA. What I would recommend doing is start looking at programs you are interested in. See what Foundations courses they require. I ended up taking 6, but could have narrowed that to 3-4 with some additional work in my undergraduate degree. I took Micro Economics, but should have taken Macro to be able to not take the Econ Foundation course. I also have Financial Accounting, but not Managerial. With a bit of extra work you can prepare yourself to minimize the Foundations you need.
Mike recommends the following next steps:
John Greenwood, MBA
John’s Answer
No matter what your background, you have some things to figure out though:
1. Learn to tell your story
You need to become an expert in explaining why you are shifting focus. There is nothing wrong with shifting focus, but learn to tell the story so others are interested/intrigued (that doesn't mean lie or exaggerate, just practice so it is smooth).
You should also be ready to explain how your background has given you skills that transfer to business (problem solving on an airplane for maintenance vs problem solving in business, engineering mindset - focus on processes, shifting to airline businesses - if that's what you want to do, etc).
2. Research your options
Not every school or program is right for every person. Look at the different options for getting an MBA and figure out what works best for you and your life. Rankings do matter, but not as much as fit. If it is a bad fit, then it won't give you the experience you need.
Best of luck to you!
John recommends the following next steps:
Vijay Mane
Vijay’s Answer
Sure. Gain some work experience and then do executive course for working professionals by ITM Institute. It will help you gain all the professional skills that the present industry requires. Candidates gain knowledge regarding team management, time management and leadership too with the help of the course. Expert guidance is yet another plus.
Nishanth Kadiyala
Nishanth’s Answer
Priya Kumari
Priya’s Answer
1. I am an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (had completed my license course, not bachelors). I am from India and the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering license course is regulated by DGCA. After doing this license course, one cannot pursue MBA directly. Aircraft Maintenance Engineering license course is not an undergraduate course and hence, masters cannot be done post it.
2. If someone completes BTech in Aeronautical Engineering or any Bachelors in Aerospace/Aircraft Maintenance, they are eligible to do MBA.
3. Continuing from point no. 1, there are dedicated courses (6 months) called the bridge course, which converts the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering license course to BSc in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. Hence, after completing the 6 months bridge course (and becoming BSc in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering), one becomes eligible to do MBA.
These are my 2 cents.
Kannan A C
Kannan’s Answer
LISA EVANS
LISA’s Answer
Yes, you can study MBA. An MBA can standalone from any previous bachelors degree. I have a cousin that has a BA in Psychology and she just completed her MBA. The MBA is giving her the business knowledge to bring into one day owning her own practice.
Daryl Pritchard
Daryl’s Answer
MBA programs are generally open to a very diverse set of backgrounds as most people here have indicated.
I wanted to share some hard data to help understand how common this is.
https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/class-profile/Pages/default.aspx
This link includes the current class profile in the Harvard Business School MBA program.
One of the areas listed is the undergraduate breakdown. You will see:
43% of students are economics or business backgrounds
38% of students are STEM backgrounds
19% of students are humanities and social science backgrounds
Most MBA programs publish reports like this that you can use to better understand what kinds of programs are valued at each program.
-Daryl