MBA Master of Business Administration with Pre-Masters

This course offers the opportunity to take a 12-week work-based learning placement, giving you the chance to apply your studies in a professional setting, develop practical skills and gain valuable experience for your future career. An MBA continues to be the flagship qualification for postgraduate business students seeking to increase their subject knowledge, build a portfolio of management skills and enhance their future career prospects in a competitive and increasingly global arena.
Modules are aligned to the Institute of Directors Competency Framework, which encompasses a range of skills, knowledge and mindsets.There is a mix of traditional ‘hard core’ academic business master’s modules consisting of strategy, finance, marketing and HRM, which continue to be the foundation for this type of programme. The programme routes offer other modules, drawing on a wide range of bodies of knowledge, which reflect the context within which an organisation is required to trade. The outcome is a rounded business outlook with insights into corporate governance, environmental concerns, marketing and HRM perspectives within a framework of effective and critical reflective practice.

We would normally expect a good first honours degree (2:2 or above) plus two years’ postgraduate experience.

Exceptionally, applicants without a first degree who can evidence extensive relevant experience of more than two years in a relevant professional role(s) may be considered. Such applicants may be subject to additional selection criteria at the university’s discretion.

For all successful applicants, emphasis will be placed on the need to work intensively and consistently throughout the course with a commitment to high attendance and the meeting of all deadlines.

Equivalent to a UK bachelor’s degree at 2.2.