Master of Business Administration MBA: Course programme

The programmes (full time and part time) are delivered in two parts:

Part 1

Part 1 gives a grounding in general management, including skills and perspectives across the main business function areas.  Integrated thematic core modules develop understanding of management theory and practice. The themes are developed throughout all the modules and cover:

• Managing Performance
• Managing Quality
• Managing Risk
• Managing Projects
• Managing Knowledge and Information.

The following list of core modules is indicative of the study you will undertake during Part 1.

• Information Management
• Business and Financial Environment
• Financial Resource Management
• Managing People and Organisations
• Marketing
• Operations Management
• Strategic Management 1
• Leadership and Professional Development

Part 2

Part 2 consists of core and option modules. The core Strategic Management module is designed to further develop your understanding of the processes of strategic management. It takes a thematic approach, current themes are:

• Leadership and professional development
• Globalisation
• Corporate governance, social responsibility and sustainability
• Management of change
• Management consultancy
• Entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship, creativity and innovation 

Core modules: These include:

• Strategic Management II
• The MBA Project
• Leadership and Professional Development

Option modules: These allow you to specialise in a specific area. Choose four from:

• Business Forecasting and Modelling
• Corporate Finance
• Entrepreneurial Ventures
• Global Business
• International Marketing
• Islamic Finance in the Global Economy
• Management Consultancy
• Management of Change
• Managing Corporate Social Responsibility
• Project Risk Management
• Services Marketing
• Strategic Operations Management
• Strategic Management of E-Business

Please note that this list is indicative. Option modules will depend upon students' choices and therefore not all of these will run every year.