Master of Business Administration MBA

About the course

• A leading-edge career development course for practising managers seeking to take their strategic management skills to a higher level
• More than 20 years’ experience of MBA delivery within a highly respectable business school
• The choice between an in-company project and a traditional dissertation offers first-hand experience of strategic management consultancy within a UK company or organisation
• A competitively priced MBA
• January and September starts available

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Key facts

UCAS course code:

Duration: One year full-time

Institution code: D26

Entry and admission criteria

You should have been working in a management-level job for two years and have an undergraduate degree in any discipline, with a minimum pass of a good honours degree
or an equivalent overseas qualification.

or

• An equivalent professional qualification

and

• Two years’ full-time (or equivalent pro-rata) work experience

If you do not have previous work experience please consider our Global MBA| programme as an alternative

If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.5 (including a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent is normally required. English language tuition is available both before and during the course if required.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching will involve a mix of formal lectures, tutorials, seminars and guest speakers. Assessment will be balanced across the whole course and will involve group and individual coursework assignments, presentations and exams.

Course modules

The MBA brings to the fore current thinking in management education and will develop critical thinkers with effective problem solving skills at managerial level. Core modules broaden and critically examine key business and management fundamentals, equipping you with the ability to think conceptually and holistically. Core modules are:

• Strategic Management 1 and 2
• Corporate Performance Management
• Understanding Contemporary Organisations
• Markets and Marketing
• Research Methodology

You will also undertake two optional modules, from a comprehensive list including topics such as Project Management, Risk Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, allowing for focus in a particular field such as finance, HRM or marketing, or a more general management focus.

The final stage of the course is either a dissertation or an In-Company Project.

The In-Company Project is an alternative to the traditional research-based dissertation and offers the challenging opportunity to complete a 12-week strategic management project based in a UK company or organisation.

Academic expertise

A particular feature of the MBA will be to take part in a state-of-the-art computer-driven business simulation exercise which will draw many aspects of learning together. Additionally, our £35 million Hugh Aston Building offers state-of-the-art teaching and computer lab facilities.

Industry links and professional accreditation

Leicester Business School holds many professional accreditations and boasts recognition from a range of prestigious organisations including ACCA, CIMA, CPA Australia, CIPD, CIM and CMI. Leicester Business School is a member of the Association of Business Schools (ABS) and a member of AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Graduate careers

Enhance your existing qualifications and career prospects with a specialist focus on management in an international context.