Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The Liverpool MBA is designed to extend your existing expertise and build strategic leadership capabilities. You’ll build a deeper understanding of core business and management disciplines, and learn how they link together strategically and operationally.IntroductionThe MBA programme:Helps build your strategic leadership capabilities and the ability to make and communicate connections across complex ideasExposes you to the key dilemmas facing organisations in advancing technological development and economic growth, while balancing issues of sustainability, social responsibility and stakeholder managementDevelops your creativity and critical thinking skills, as well as self-awareness, emotionalsocial intelligence and interpersonal skillsThrough compulsory and optional modules, the programme will expose you to core management and leadership challenges, including:Designing and implementing strategyUsing the power of data analysis to anticipate, rather than followBuilding and investing in teams and allocating organisational resourcesInnovating in processes, platforms and cultureNavigating the politics of powerLeading with presence and authenticityWe focus on enhancing your understanding of the interplay of organisation dynamics—people, power, politics and systems—and on gaining new analytical skills to identify, dissect and solve complex business problems. We also focus on you as a leader and the development of your personal capabilities to lead and drive change.Who is this course forStudents join our MBA programmes to achieve several professional goals. Typically they will have a minimum of 3 years of relevant management experience in the private or public sector, managing budgetspeopleprojects.Students may be planning to:Start a new businessMove into a more senior strategic roleImprove the performance of their current companyChange the function, sector or country they work in.

Professional Experience

MBA Candidates are normally expected to have a minimum of 3 plus years of substantive managerial experience in the private or public sector.

They will have managed budgets/people/projects.

Qualifications

Candidates will normally be expected to hold a 2:1 Honours degree (which may be in any discipline) from a UK university, or an equivalent professional qualification from a similar non-UK institution.

Non-graduates who possess extensive professional experience (more than 5 years) and/or a postgraduate qualification are encouraged to apply.

Non Standard Entry

Non Standard entry relates to applicants who may not hold a degree or the required degree classification. We would still encourage applications if you have:

Significant management experience (more than 5 years),

Below 2:1 or no formal university degree

Substantial record of achievement in business and leadership (for example accredited training courses, learning & development courses).

Each application is considered on a case by case basis and will include an informal, online interview with the MBA team. The interview is an opportunity to discuss your suitability to MBA programme, your experience and interest in the MBA programme.

GMAT Score

A GMAT score is not a mandatory requirement; however, we do encourage candidates who have undertaken the examination to submit their scores for consideration alongside other criteria during the admissions process.

We look for a balanced score across all components of the GMAT and will only accept scores which are still valid (attained within the last 5 years) by the time of entry to the programme.

Our institution is listed as University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool Management School and the programme code for the full-time and part-time MBA is: ZCC-MW-92