General Entry Requirements

You are normally expected to have successfully completed an honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject and have appropriate work experience. You may be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of work.

Additional Criteria

• If English is not your first language you will need to complete a Secure English Language Test at IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. You may be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of work.

• Applicants who do not possess the above qualifications but have substantial management experience may be considered for entry on this course. All application forms need to be accompanied by a reflective overview of the managerial responibilities undertaken to date. A letter of reference on headed paper from the current/most recent employer should also be provided clearly showing length of employment and a breakdown of roles and responsibilities

Aims of the Programme

The principal aims of the programme are to:

• Prepare students for a career at senior management level. Students will develop knowledge and skills in strategic thinking appropriate for a global economy.
• Specifically the programme seeks to develop:
• critical knowledge of organisations, their management and the changing external contexts in which they operate.
• systematic knowledge and a thorough understanding of how complex contemporary, global business issues, both systematically and creatively, to improve business and management practice
• intellectual capabilities of research, critique, synthesis and creative thinking, culminating in a professional project
• academic skills to allow for opportunities further academic pursuits, as appropriate, for example, DBAs
• professional skills and reflective practice to facilitate career planning and development, networking and effective engagement with wider contexts
• a commitment to lifelong learning and personal development to foster personal growth and contribution society at large

Programme Structure

This MBA programme comprises 180 credits in total at level HE7, with 120 credits of taught modules and a 60 credit project module. In addition to the compulsory professional project, there are four core taught modules and students select a further two modules, one in each semester, from a choice of options. The first modules are MBA7058 Leadership and Management and the support module MBA7068 Academic Skills and Professional Practice.