Masters in Business Administration MBA

Overview

The MBA has been designed to support your career progression, preparing you to carry out managerial roles successfully or to build your own business. You will study with a cohort of experienced professionals drawn from a range of industries, building your network and giving you insights into best practice.

You will explore issues that have significant impact within organisations by working with others and building on both personal individual experiences and comparing and contrasting with those of cohort members. You will carry out projects and assignments designed to help you critique and apply the theories, tools and techniques you learn.

Much of the learning is developed through the establishment of collaborative learning communities of programme participants and tutors and you will become part of that community of learning. Your understanding is developed around the key skills, processes and practices of business, leadership and management.

Course detail & modules

Our MBA is designed for graduates and business professionals. The course has been carefully mapped to ensure that you build business acumen and critical thinking to gain a competitive edge.

In a vibrant and supportive environment, you will develop professionally by combining your intellectual, analytical, strategic and critical thinking skills with your drive and ambition. This will help you to begin or progress in your chosen business career, or to change career direction.

You will improve your effectiveness as a manager and leader, transforming your prospects for managerial careers as well as developing your entrepreneurial skill.

This industry-focused course has been designed with direct input from employers, large and small, from both public and private sectors. You will gain a broad overview of international management and business issues, with the choice of optional modules and a personal dissertation to suit your career aims.

Entry requirements

You should have an honours degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university or equivalent. You should also have a minimum of two years relevant postgraduate work experience. All applications are considered individually.

Extended Masters Degree

To study the Extended Masters programme you will need:

a Bachelor’s degree
international students need to meet our English language requirements of IELTS 6.5 or above and a minimum of 5.5 for each of the individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening). We will also consider you for this course with IELTS between 6.0 and 6.5 – in this case you would need to complete an English language course during your first semester, which we provide at no additional cost.

Compulsory modules

Management Skills for Executives
Leading People and Teams
Strategy and Innovation
Financial Management for Decision Makers
Global Marketing and Digital Business
Critical Inquiry into Sector Analysis
MBA Project

Study & career progression

Once you graduate, you could decide to set up your own business, progress to senior management, or start over in a fresh sector that interests you.

Many of our postgraduates now successfully run their own business. Others have moved on to work with companies such as:

Citibank
Accenture
GlaxoSmithKline
NHS Trusts
BBC
Yahoo
Continental Tyres
The Times India
Jarvis Hotels
The Guardian.