Why choose the Graduate School of Business
An innovative 22-month degree combining the full MBA leadership and management programme with advanced data analytics skills.
Data analytics units are designed for non-computing graduates, enabling them to use data to offer insight and inform decision making.
In the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2025, our business and management courses rank in the top 10 in their subject field for teaching; skills development; organisation and feedback; sense of community; and dissertation experience.
About the course
The MBA is a flagship course designed to facilitate career advancement, particularly for early-career professionals, through support in the development of essential leadership and strategic management skills. You gain a contemporary understanding of business with an emphasis on responsible leadership, ethical decision making, digital business acumen, and a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI). Blending theory and practical experience, the course allows you to engage in live projects with leading employers from diverse sectors, applying your knowledge to complex challenges and developing innovative, strategic business and management solutions.
The data analytics units are designed for non-computing graduates who aspire to a management career focused on the application of data. Supported by our state-of-the-art data laboratory, you gain an in-depth understanding of the tools, techniques and software that transform data into business intelligence. You develop the advanced knowledge and skills you need to design and implement data mining and analytics algorithms using appropriate tools and languages while exploring dimensional data-modelling principles, data transformation methods, operational research and business simulation.
The course gives you the attributes and skills expected of postgraduates, as recognised by professional and industry bodies such as the Chartered Management Institute, including personal effectiveness; relationship and network building; developing people and capabilities; leading change and innovation; managing risk; and being an ethical and inclusive leader.
For further course information, contact Professor Yi Wang at Yi.Wang@beds.ac.uk
Facilities and specialist equipment
- Data laboratory equipped with business analytics software and platforms, including Vensim simulation software
- SAS Viya to develop essential knowledge and skills, leading to the SAS certification exam to further enhance your job prospects
- A range of learning resources, such as the Harvard Business Review and Oracle OPERA, to support you on your learning journey
Student experience
Peer-informed academic learning model with an emphasis on active collaboration and employability tailored for the modern workplace: develop critical thinking, analytical research, leadership and self-management skills through structured peer discourse and academic guidance, all while gaining specialised knowledge.
Delivery in six-week blocks with 24/7 access to learning resources and opportunities.
Live projects are integrated into the curriculum. Our strong industry links and collaborations offer students real-world experience. Engage with real firms in your classroom, solve real issues, and build your competencies, confidence and networks.
Easy access to industry speakers, industry events and career-development opportunities studying close to London.
Choose to specialise further by undertaking your dissertation in an area that sparks your interest, applying your learning to solve complex problems.
Learn from academic experts with strong industry experience and links.
Benefit from high levels of study support from careers, study skills and student support experts.
Aligned with the Principles of Responsible Management Education’s (PRME) sustainable development goals (SDG).
Course Leader - Professor Yi Wang
Professor Yi Wang is a professor of Business and Management.
Course Leader - Professor Yi Wang
Professor Yi Wang is a professor of Business and Management.
Course Leader - Professor Yi Wang
Professor Yi Wang is a professor of Business and Management.
Course Leader - Professor Yi Wang
Professor Yi Wang is a professor of Business and Management.
Course Leader - Professor Yi Wang
Professor Yi Wang is a professor of Business and Management.
Course Leader - Professor Yi Wang
Professor Yi Wang is a professor of Business and Management.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Develop your skills in Creative Leadership to support continuous innovation and entrepreneurship in the dynamic global context.
Management Decision Making Develop skills in data-driven decision making to enhance your professional success.
Responsible leadership and sustainable management Develop a skillset that merges theoretical knowledge and practical application, positioning you as a valuable asset in any professional setting. This unit will empower you to effectively address the diverse demands of today's business environment.
Strategy analysis and practice Build skills that are highly valued by modern organisations including critical thinking, effective communication, adaptability and ethical decision-making.
Digital business analytics Developing key employability skills, you evaluate and apply commonly used digital business analytics tools and techniques and digital analytical methodologies, including AI and machine learning.
Applied data analytics This unit takes a practical approach to learning data-mining techniques, emphasising their importance in constructing effective solutions for business problems. It underscores the significance of data-driven decision-making in the modern world. The curriculum covers various techniques and tools for collecting, visualising, pre-processing and analysing data while applying data-mining models in real-world scenarios. You learn SAS Viya, a cloud-enabled analytics engine that provides a modern platform for advanced analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Knowledge discovery and management A comprehensive exploration of how knowledge discovery and management may be utilised in contemporary business. You gain the knowledge and understanding you need to navigate the intersections between technology, data and informatics for effective organisational management.
MBA applied project All students on taught MBAs participate in the applied project as the culmination of your course. It is designed to support your employability and transition into the professional work environment through the application of management education to management practice, integrating the best available scientific, organisational and experiential evidence.This provides the opportunity to integrate your management and data analytics knowledge and skills.
The underpinning philosophy of all assessments is to develop both your knowledge and skills to enter employment as a confident manager with a strong base from which to meet your own aspirations. This requires consideration of your own personal capabilities as well as looking outward at the business world. The aim is for you to become an independent and self-directed lifelong learner. Apart from the formal assessments there will be an emphasis on self, peer and group assessment. Tutors will provide feedback on formative assessments to support your development of good academic practice. All assessments are rooted in authentic and practical workplace scenarios to enable the integration of theory and practice in dynamic real-world work contexts.
Exams are kept to a minimum. To facilitate learning for all students, a range of assessment methods are used throughout the course including:
- Business academics to demonstrate contextual insight and professional practice
- Project plans to demonstrate project planning skills
- Seminar papers to develop critical analysis skills
- In-class tests of your knowledge of core concepts in context
- Project academic to integrate learning throughout the course so it can be independently applied in practice
- Business simulation where you demonstrate the impact of your strategic decision making
- The generation of an artefact for applied computing and information technology units.
The focus is on the impact of management education to management practice and later assessments require greater complexity and integration through independent study to support your successful transition into work. This is exemplified by two units at the dissertation stage: Management Practice and the Theory into Practice Project. These help you to consider your personal and professional development and the complexity of applying management education in practice once in employment.
Careers
On completing your MBA, you will be well placed to fill a wide range of positions including roles in the digital and data analysis sector. Your team-working skills, analytical abilities and understanding of management will be attractive to employers. You would be expected to enter into mid-level management careers in small/medium enterprises and larger organisations or start your own business. If you wish, at a later point in your career, you may pursue a Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA).
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email international@beds.ac.uk
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email international@beds.ac.uk
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email international@beds.ac.uk
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email international@beds.ac.uk
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email international@beds.ac.uk
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email international@beds.ac.uk
