The MBA (Marketing) is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to manage marketing communications activities in both consumer and business contexts, at a national and international scale.

Students will develop their communications and management skills and understanding of international marketing theories and concepts against a backdrop of a constantly changing global environment.

Entry Requirements

An undergraduate honours degree at a minimum of 2:2, plus at least two years professional full-time work experience.

English ability to an IELTS score of 6.5 for overseas candidates who have not previously studied in English.

Other Fees

Annual registration fee - 175 pounds

Notes

Online distance learning students have flexibility in setting their own pace of study, which means that the course can be completed in a minimum period of 1 year.

We recommend an average of 12-15 hours study time per week for this programme.

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The Management Consultancy MBA is designed to develop the management and problem solving skills in order to understand the importance of change and tackle the different challenges resulting from the rapid changes in today’s business environment.
This MBA will provide students with leadership skills, financial decision-making techniques and human resource management capabilities. Students will study tools and techniques that will help to develop their consultancy skills and the ability to understand different consultancy needs of a range of organisations.

Entry Requirements

An undergraduate honours degree at a minimum of 2:2, plus at least two years professional full-time work experience.

English ability to an IELTS score of 6.5 for overseas candidates who have not previously studied in English.

Other Fees

Annual registration fee - 175 pounds

Notes

Online distance learning students have flexibility in setting their own pace of study, which means that the course can be completed in a minimum period of 1 year.

We recommend an average of 12-15 hours study time per week for this programme.

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This course is designed to respond to and support leadership and management development within the education sector. The growing demand for ever improving economies of scale with expectations for new and innovative service delivery methods are now seen as essential disciplines for today and tomorrow's public sector leaders and managers. The modules have been selected to be relevant for UK and international practitioners by focusing on the development of leadership and management rather than curriculum and learning and teaching methods. They are designed to be undertaken not only by leaders and managers with a teaching background but also by other members of leadership teams with responsibility for business management, pastoral care management and other associated management roles that form part of the management teams within an education institution.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should normally have a good first degree or National College ADSBM and have a minimum of 3 years experience of employment in a related field International students will be required to demonstrate the university standard of English language (IELTS) at Level 6.5 (including written English) prior to commencement on a course.

Other Fees

Annual registration fee - 175 pounds

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The MBA (Service Excellence) builds on essential business management modules, with a strong emphasis on service excellence and quality.

Through specialists modules such as Quality and Excellence and Quality Management, this MBA will help you identify appropriate methods to develop service excellence and create strategies to maximize customer retention.

Students will develop the knowledge and skills in applying quality management tools when responding to business needs and objectives.

Entry Requirements

An undergraduate honours degree at a minimum of 2:2, plus at least two years professional full-time work experience

English ability to an IELTS score of 6.5 for overseas candidates who have not previously studied in English

Other Fees

Annual registration fee - 175 pounds

Notes

Online distance learning students have flexibility in setting their own pace of study, which means that the course can be completed in a minimum period of 1 year.

We recommend an average of 12-15 hours study time per week for this programme.

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In partnership with Schouten University in the Netherlands, we have developed an MBA (Global Leadership) which focuses on providing managers with the knowledge and skills to develop their business expertise and advance their career. For this advanced MBA, distance learning provides students with the opportunity to participate in a high-quality blended learning programme and personal coaching to help them to become world-class managers.
The majority of the course will be taught through our innovative online VLE (Virtual Learning Environment), which allows maximum interaction with tutors, e-coaches, study coaches and other international fellow students. However there are also two residential study weeks included; one in Cambridge and another in Shanghai.
The (Global Leadership) MBA distance learning programme takes a unique approach to master’s level learning by incorporating a blended learning approach and cutting edge academic theory with a real hands on approach to soft skills training. As a student on this advanced programme you will be trained to develop “soft skills” in order to significantly increase your effectiveness as a manager.

Entry Requirements

A completed bachelor’s degree course in the business field and at least 3 years of work experience.
Or

A completed bachelor’s degree course in a field other than business and at least 3 years of work experience in the business field.
Or

Applicants that do not directly meet these educational requirements will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Other Fees

Annual registration fee - 175 pounds

Notes

There is the opportunity for students to study face-to-face by way of the two residential study weeks in Cambridge and Shanghai.

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