Master of Business Administration (Part-time)

* Subject to validation

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Why study with us?

An MBA is the primary management qualification for aspiring business leaders and our part-time MBA is designed for those working in a wide variety of managerial, technical and professional roles. Our programme provides a rigorous and challenging postgraduate business and management education, where you will develop alongside other experienced managers and business professionals.

It is a demanding but rewarding 2 and a half year part-time programme which will help you develop into a more effective manager or professional working in a business management context.

The programme consists of a series of stages (and potential stepping-off points) corresponding to Postgraduate Certificate in Management Studies (Year one) and Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies (Year two). The final part of the programme is the dissertation or project which completes the MBA.

What can this course lead to?

Integrating your own learning and development in a work-based situation is the underpinning principle behind the design of this MBA programme. At the end of each of the six core modules you will complete an individual and group-based assignment aimed at developing your knowledge and understanding of the materials covered and how these apply in an organisational context. The assessment process will also involve a case-study/presentation project enabling you to apply a range of theories and knowledge to a real problem in your organisation, in order to make a difference to your own management style and organisational performance.

The MBA will provide a reflective learning experience that will enable you to enhance your career potential, personal and professional effectiveness and performance in employment.

Resources and facilities

The MBA specifically offers:

• action-learning approach centering around work-based assignments
• blending theory and practice to deliver organisational outcomes
• strong focus on leadership and management development
• enhancing your knowledge of business functions and their interactions in order to manage complex organisational change
• advanced distance-learning support and personal development planning
• planning through the use of e-portfolios such as PebblePad
• cost-effective mechanism for organisational development and evaluations.

Entry requirements

1st or 2nd class honours degree

Students with other qualifications may be admitted to the course via APL procedures

More about levels and credits

Credit and UCAS requirements Credit: 180 credits Selection criteria

Applicants would be expected to have the following:

1st or 2nd class honours degree or equivalent and at least two years post-graduation work experience.

An MBA is the primary management qualification for aspiring business leaders and our full time MBA is designed for those who already have at least two years post-graduation work experience and wish to invest in a programme that will give graduates the skills and knowledge to build on their existing work experience to establish, sustain and progress a successful managerial or professional career to more senior levels.

Applications without standard qualifications must demonstrate:

• the capacity for theoretical debate
• a high level of motivation
• the capacity for independent study
• the ability to achieve the proposed programme of work
• students for whom English is not their first language must have achieved IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum 6 in each component)

Modules

This course runs part time from Fusehill Street Carlisle and lasts 2-and-a-half years. It is worth 180 credits.

Semester 1:

• HRMD7105 Human Resources and Marketing Management
• ACFN7005 Managing Finance and Accounts for Postgraduates
  

Semester 2:

• HRMD7103 Organisational Behaviour, Leadership, and Change
• MGMT7101 Strategic Management
• MGMT7104 Business and Management Report (continued during semester 3)
  

Semester 3:

• MGMT7104 Business and Management Report (continued)
• MGMT7106 Managing Business Challenges
• MGMT7103 Dissertation (continued during semester 4)

Semester 4:

• MGMT7103 Dissertation (continued)

Case studies

"I am a project manager at the University who was looking to further develop their managerial career and competencies. The part time MBA at the University of Cumbria is challenging but has deepened my understanding of key managerial concepts and encouraged me to reflect on both mine and my organisation’s practices, helping me to develop as a manager and benefitting me greatly in my work environment and personally".

MBA Student