Master in Business Administration
- noun
- /ˈmæstər ɪn ˈbɪznəs ˌædmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən/
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Máster en Administración de Empresas
- She decided to apply for a Master in Business Administration program to strengthen her business skills.
Examples
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Earning a Master in Business Administration can open doors to higher-level management positions.
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Concerning post-graduate programs, entrepreneurship is fostered in the Master in Business Administration (MBA executive), Innovation and Internationalization Business Management, Corporate Communication, Entrepreneurship and Business Management, and the Master in Biomedical Research.
Academic text (2018) -
A Business Week survey shows that fifty-six percent (56%) of all Masters in Business Administration students in America admit to cheating while they are earning their degree (Jackson, 2009), which causes concern about how they will behave in business.
Academic text (2010) -
Many professionals pursue a Master in Business Administration to advance their careers.
Synonyms
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A degree taken after university that teaches business and management
A degree you study after a first degree that teaches management and finance
How Advanced
- Specialized
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7.0
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2.7
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2.8
307
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Surface Forms
Morphology
master + in + business + administration
The meaning is directly compositional: 'master' (a postgraduate degree) combined with the prepositional phrase 'in business administration' names the field of study. This follows common degree-naming patterns across languages (e.g., Spanish/French equivalents), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer it is a postgraduate degree in business management.
Etymology
Master in Business Administration uses the old idea of a master as a very skilled teacher or worker and business administration as the work of running a company, so the name creates the picture of someone who has learned to run a business. So it means a higher degree that shows you have strong skills in 'managing' and leading a business.