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Induction
As a distance learning student you are welcome to attend one of the 2 day onsite induction sessions running in September and January each year at the School of Management in Bradford. If you cannot attend the onsite induction you will be required to complete an online induction.
Completion of either the onsite or online induction programme is vital as during the induction you will be provided with key information on issues such as MBA rules and regulations, student support services and the online learning resources
Business Accounting
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MAN4054M
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Understand the fundamental concepts and techniques in business accounting,
as well as the accountant's role in the organisation.
Business Economics
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MAN4100M
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Get to grips with the workings of an organisation's market environment,
the economics of company growth strategies, and the skills needed to apply
economic concepts to business problems.
Business Research
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MAN4215M
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Develop critical awareness of the quality of business research. Improve
your ability to design, carry out and present research, and apply statistical
techniques to business problems.
Corporate Finance
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MAN4030M
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Discover how to make and implement financial decisions and how to criticise
corporate financial policy; understand how capital markets operate.
Marketing
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MAN4042M
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Gain critical awareness of the concepts and principles of marketing and
their applications; develop refined analytical, problem-solving and creative
skills.
Managing People
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MAN4247M
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Learn the issues that affect human behaviour in organisations, investigate
the relationship between organisational behaviour, theory, development
and human resource management, and find out how to work more effectively
in the organisation.
Operations Management
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MAN4048M
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Develop a sound understanding of operations management in all types of
organisations and achieve experience of some of the concepts and techniques
that support decision making in this field.
Strategic Management
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MAN4092M - more details
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Analyse the significance of business environments, competitive resources
and advantage, and methods available for choosing appropriate corporate
and business strategies and control.
Business Ethics and Sustainability
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Develop a critical awareness of the management and organisational challenges associated with the implementation of business ethics and sustainability at the level of the individual organisation.
Managerial and Professional Development
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Develop a critical awareness of individual professional development needs enabling students to assess and evaluate their own (and others) learning and development.
Once you have gained the required managerial skills and knowledge during Cycle 1 of your studies you will then be required to complete four Cycle 2 modules. There are a total of nine Cycle 2 modules to choose from for those studying purely by distance learning, these are:
Marketing Communications (
MAN4088M
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International Business Strategy (
MAN4083M
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Project Management (
MAN4283M
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International Financial Management (
MAN4061M
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Management of Change (
MAN4002M
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Entrepreneurship (
MAN4016M
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Managing International Business in Emerging Economies (
MAN4278M
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Managerial Leadership (
MAN4001M
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E-business (
MAN4076M
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If you decide to study a Cycle 2 module(s) at Bradford or at a partner institute a number of alternative modules are likely to be available (e.g. corporate marketing, mergers and acquisitions)
At the end of your taught studies you will be required to put into practice what you have learnt during the various modules and complete a 12,500 - 15,000 word management project. At the School of Management we appreciate that the reason why students want to do an MBA varies considerably from one student to the next. As a result of this we allow students a great deal of flexibility in their management projects. For example, you may wish to reflect on your academic learnings and apply them to a problem currently facing the organization you work for. You may wish to investigate an issue effecting not just one organization but an entire industry, or you may wish to conduct what we call desk based research - really getting to grips with all the academic arguments and issues surrounding a subject area in order to develop a new management framework.
Throughout the project you will be guided by an experienced academic and you will have access to the School of Management Effective Learning department. The Effective Learning service often proves to be very useful providing students with a clear understanding and guidelines on what is required in order to successfully complete their project.
Examples of recent projects are:
Note: The offer of particular modules is subject to sufficient numbers of students selecting them. Modules may not be run with low student numbers.
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