I find the same thing. MBA and Msc have almost the same modules. It is just a money making business for the universities.

hey can any1 pls help me. i am a finance student in india. i dont have any work experience. i want to pursue my higher education in uk.
i want to work in london for couple of years and then will return to india to takeover family business. i am confused between msc in management and mba. is both the course same? will
msc management from either imperial college london or warwick etc be better than cardiff mba. more than degree value i want the depth of curriculum.
and also in many cases the course subjects are same for mba and msc management but is the detailed content of the subjects also same?
do i have to do mba again after msc management?
pls help me out.............

The MSc from Imperial will be better than the Cardiff MBA. Only accredited MBAs, which require work experience, will be taken seriously. The accredited MSc graduates earn more than MBAs from unaccredited MBAs.

thnx a lot sir.......
can u tell me whether the knowledge given at msc management is same as mba??????

I think it's hard to compare them. Accredited MBA and MSc programmes have very similar, comprehensive, core curriculums. At many schools with accredited MSc and MBA programmes the MSc curriculum is very similar to the MBA core curriculum. However, the MBA curriculum will be larger and will be more likely to involve internships, group projects and international exchanges.

On the other hand, unaccredited programmes tend to be less comprehensive and are weaker. That's why graduates from unaccredited programmes earn less.

Mr Duncan,
now the last question. being from a finance background and aiming to do family's industrial business, what would u suggest. msc management now or i should wait for some work experience and then take up mba

Well, you don't need to choose between them but, if you do, I'd suggest you focus on working, improving your GMAT and getting some good socially responsible volunteering done for a few years and then get into a top MBA.

Hi Mr. Duncan,

Is freshers MBA from Cardiff University better than MSc in Finance from Exeter???
I want reply with respect to job prospects and joining family business.

Well, I think salaries will be higher for most graduates of that MSc in finance and investment than for any of the freshers' MBAs, especially since there is little demand for freshers MBA grads in the UK.

As for family business, whose family?

Thanks for your advice..........
By Family business i meant my own family business.

Well, that depends on the size of your family business. If there's space in your business for a financial leader then you'll make a big contribution there. AN MBA would be better for a general management role. If you're an Indian, and your family business is Indian, then Cardiff could be a good setting since most of the students there are Indian.