Graduate Degree Programs

Our MBA at AUM builds upon the knowledge you will have obtained in your undergraduate studies and practical experience in the industry to take you to a position of leadership. We will give you the right tools and assist you in fostering the analytical and critical mindset needed to understand intimately the inner workings of business and corporate culture, and design and implement expedient solutions. You will also approach your studies in context by observing and experiencing these processes and trends first-hand on the Island of Malta, which has a rapidly burgeoning economy and an international corporate culture.

The overall objective of the MBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management is to instill the necessary knowledge, skills and competences required to successfully lead a tourism and hospitality business in a global economy.  Successful managers assume responsibility to design and implement strategy consistent with an industry’s long-term goals, manage tourism and hospitality service operations, and supervise employees.  They are responsible for solving applied problems that involve financial management issues, business analysis and strategy, sales and marketing, legal issues, strategic management, marketing, communication strategy, e-commerce and management. 

The M.Sc. in Engineering Management is designed for graduate engineers aspiring to advance into management careers within technological organizations. In a global economy, it is vital for companies to hire and develop new talent that can bridge communication gaps in many contexts.

The issue of cyber security continues to be a major issue for both individuals and large corporations. For businesses it is no longer a question of if a cyber-attack will occur but rather when, and as such the demand for qualified IT security professionals has risen exponentially. Our program has been designed to give students the skills needed to meet this increased demand, including how to handle security incidents, identify new and existing threats, and determining methods to minimize them.

The MSc program in Advanced Mechanical Engineering builds on the knowledge, understanding and skills acquired at the BSc level, and aims to expand the horizons of the students and enable them to become leading engineers capable of meeting the demands of modern day industry or potential researchers. The programme also includes a directed research and/or design component in the form of two connected modules (MSc Thesis I and MSc Thesis II) that expose students to the modern trends and developments in the field and are intended to conslidate and strengthen their research and innovation capacities and other related skills. Although those two modules are concerned with a single project problem, they are structured to extend over two semesters to ease their management and oversight.

Computer Sciences play a crucial role in technology research and development in areas such computer science or technology, software development, augmented and virtual reality, network security, or artificial intelligence (AI), amongst others.  The (M.Sc) Master in Computing Sciences has been designed to provide students with the skills they need to implement efficient and practical solutions in computer vision, computing systems, data science, and related applications. This program responds to student and employer demand for a skilled workforce in computer science that knows the advancement of computer programming, and software development tools. Additionally, students can also gain research and analytical skills during the completion of a project- or research-based modules that our program offers. For those individuals already working in the information technology sector, this master’s degree program may provide a career boost by enabling professionals to expand their expertise in the field.

  The overall objective of the MBA at the American University of Malta is to instill the necessary knowledge, skills and competences required to successfully lead a business in the global economy.  Successful managers assume responsibility to design and implement strategy consistent with a firm’s long-term goals, manage costs and profitability, and supervise employees.  They are responsible for solving complex problems that involve financial issues, business strategy, organizational design, research findings, legal guidelines and management of employees.   The environment in which successful managers operate is frequently uncertain and subject to difficult constraints.  Graduates of the American University of Malta will have the critical thinking abilities and analytical framework to make difficult business decisions that affect multiple constituencies.