Studying our Master of Business Administration (MBA) course will equip you with the theoretical and practical understanding of contemporary business alongside the skills for leadership and strategic management to address complex challenges confidently in a highly competitive global arena. As a key part of your practice, you will develop the skills for data-driven decision making through working with a diverse range of data sources to inform well-balanced management decisions in our Management Decision Making unit. You will gain the skills to collect, analyse and comprehend organisational, quantitative and qualitative data for the decision-making process. Furthermore, you will learn to understand decision processes used in human resources, financial and sustainable workplace environments to name a few.

To carry with you throughout your practice, our unit in Innovation and Entrepreneurship will allow you to develop the creative thinking skills to perform as a creative leader. You will incorporate elements of change, innovation and entrepreneurship into your performance while considering how this can also be promoted across organisations to build a supportive culture. At the same time, you will examine the organisational barriers to innovation and entrepreneurship informed by participative approaches you can use to facilitate change and therefore continuous innovation as a key to organisational success.

Through incorporating insights from business ethics, sustainability studies and organisational behaviour, you will develop a holistic view of Responsible Leadership and Sustainable Management. In this unit, you will explore contemporary global leadership challenges based on real-world case studies while applying the principles of ethical decision-making and effective stakeholder engagement. This relates to our unit in Strategy: Analysis and Practice where you will be equipped with the practical knowledge of strategic management which you can use to execute effective strategies against business challenges. Working with real-world scenarios created using strategic simulations, you will learn to critically evaluate data sources and industry information to practice making informed strategic decisions in a controlled environment.

Finally, you will complete an MBA Applied Project that will allow you to integrate your knowledge and understanding of business and management with an opportunity to work on a live consultancy project. You will work with an academic lead to apply your research and enhance management and business practice through independent, work-based consultancy. Throughout the course, you will also have the opportunity to work on business, project and consultancy reports to demonstrate your critical thinking abilities, as well as an e-portfolio where you can showcase your progress and skills such as through business simulations. In addition, you will be able to combine your learning with our diverse extra-curricular activities from guest speaker sessions, exhibition visits and entrepreneurship events.