Stage 1: compulsory modules (September to December)
Induction
The induction is designed to familiarise you with the programme and help
you to get to know your fellow students. Alongside icebreaking activities,
we help to smooth your return to study with an introduction to essential
study skills. The personal development portfolio - a tool for self-assessment
and skills review - will help you to choose appropriate skills to
develop and advance your career.
Business accounting (MAN4055M
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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 (MAN4101M
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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 (MAN4214M
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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 (MAN4071M
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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 (MAN4045M
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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 (MAN4230M
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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 (MAN4050M
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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 (MAN4094M - more details)
Analyse the significance of business environments, competitive resources
and advantage, and methods available for choosing appropriate corporate
and business strategies and control.
Stage 2: electives (January to May)
You can choose five elective topics from around 25 modules offered.
The electives provide you with the opportunity to enhance and deepen your knowledge and skills in the areas that particularly interest you or will advance your career in the future.
Advanced human resource management (MAN4127M - more details)
Business simulation (MAN4074M - more details)
Capital markets and investment management (MAN4057M - more details)
Consumer behaviour (MAN4250M - more details)
Corporate marketing (MAN4059M - more details)
Corporate social responsibility (MAN4253M - more details)
E-business (MAN4077M - more details)
Entrepreneurship (MAN4016M - more details)
Financial risk management in European banking (MAN4028M - more details)
Global supply chain management (MAN4106M - more details)
Intellectual property in international business (MAN4188M - more details)
International business strategy (MAN4085M - more details)
International financial management (MAN4061M - more details)
Management of change (MAN4002M - more details)
Management of international business in emerging economies (MAN4276M - more details)
Management consulting (MAN4299M - more details)
Managerial leadership (MAN4001M - more details)
Marketing communications (MAN4090M - more details)
Mergers and acquisitions (MAN4125M - more details)
Product innovation (MAN4013M - more details)
Project management (MAN4051M - more details)
Service quality (MAN4192M - more details)
Strategic decision-making (MAN4277M - more details)
Sustainable operations (MAN4281M - more details)
The above list is indicative only.
Optional business game
Stage 2 ends with the optional business game elective, an interactive exercise that encourages you to bring together all you have learned so far.
The range and diversity of electives are a key feature of our MBA programme, enabling you either to develop your existing knowledge or to pursue a new area of interest.
Stage 3: the management project (June to September)
Most students find the management project to be the most rewarding and challenging part of the programme.
It enables you to put the knowledge and skills gained throughout the programme to practical use on a relevant management issue.
The management project
This involves conducting an original and detailed investigation of a specific business management problem, written in a 15,000-word dissertation.
If you are sponsored by your employer, you would usually undertake a management project that relates to your workplace. Otherwise, you may choose to use the project to deepen your knowledge of a different sector or organisation, or as a stepping stone to your next job.
We provide plenty of support and guidance to help you to make your choice of topic - and, of course, during the project itself. Many organisations come to us with company-based projects. Most project sponsors will pay you, or at least reimburse your expenses, for the work you carry out on their behalf.
Examples of recent projects are:
- To establish the market options and parameters for a sustainable resource-management system (food waste)
- A review of trends in structural change in the printing supply chain caused by e-commerce and new printing technology
- Review of strategic growth alternatives
- Develop a risk-management strategy and reporting framework
- Making the best use of customer relationship management
- The impact of procurement evolution on today's sales professional
Note: The offer of particular modules is subject to sufficient numbers of students selecting them. Modules may not be run with low student numbers.