Master of Business Administration MBA

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University of Huddersfield

Comments about Master of Business Administration MBA - At the institution - Huddersfield - West Yorkshire

• Objectives
  The programme specifically aims to develop your strategic capability. It provides an academically rigorous business and management education and aims to develop your personal, inter-personal and communication skills.
• Entry requirements
  Entry Requirements -You should have a good first degree or equivalent professional qualification. -In addition you would need at least two years' relevant work or managerial experience.
• Academic title
  Master of Business Administration MBA
• Course description
  Introduction
  
  Recognised worldwide as the premier management qualification, the MBA is the most advanced taught management programme available in the UK. The MBA is suitable if you aspire to a senior management position. It is relevant to people from a wide variety of organisations, large or small, public, private or voluntary.
  
  Course Structure
  
  Compulsory modules:
  
  Personal and Professional Development
  
  Managing and Developing Activities
  
  Managerial Environment and Challenges
  
  Innovation and Marketing
  
  Managing People
  
  Managing Finance
  
  The Strategy Agenda
  
  Global Business Issues
  
  Research Proposal
  
  Dissertation
  
  Plus one option from the following:
  
  Public Sector Management in the 21st Century
  
  Global Management in the 21st Century
  
  Management Development
  
  International Finance
  
  International Marketing
  
  Following the taught elements of the course you will undertake a dissertation as a major project that enables you to specialise in a management area of your interest. This will be supported by workshops on research methods.
  
  Teaching and Assessment
  
  We use a range of teaching methods with a significant emphasis on group discussion. You are expected to share your experiences. Lectures will provide the formal input to the modules. These will be supplemented by guided reading and case study analyses. We also use workshop, tutorial and seminar activities.
  
  There are a variety of assessment methods, including individual and group reports, essays, learning logs, time constrained assessment activities and the dissertation.
  
  Career Opportunities
  
  MBA graduates are a valuable asset to their employers and are well prepared to take on additional responsibility. The MBA frequently opens up career opportunities within their current organisation or provides a springboard for a change in career direction.

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