MBA Business Administration (General)

WHY TAKE THIS COURSE 1.) It provides an excellent broad-based grounding in all aspects of business. It will enable students to learn knowledge and skills needed to:

• work in any management function

• work in a General Management position

• Manage own/family business.

2.) An MBA with an International and Practical Emphasis

• Today businesses operate in a global and dynamic environment and the University of Wales MBA at Kensington College of Business aims to recruit potential managers from all over the world to provide a unique opportunity to share multicultural experiences.
• Participants are actually involved in the analysis and management of organisational complexity through: Lectures, Case Studies, Student Presentations, Fieldwork and Workshops and are encouraged to reflect upon and consolidate their own experiences, values and competence as managers.
• The management project at the end of the course then requires students to tackle a ‘live’ managerial issue.

3.) To obtain a senior level management qualification

• A Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) is considered by many to be the highest management qualification for those who want to attain the most senior positions in business.

• It combines the high academic standards of a Post‑graduate Degree with an emphasis on the practical applications of Business Studies and so has direct relevance to top management

4.) Wide range of optional modules within different management disciplines are available. Students are given a wide range of choices for the 2 optional modules that they have to complete as part of the MBA Programme. It is possible to study for 2 optional modules within the following disciplines:

• Finance

• Marketing

• Human Resource Management

• IT Management

• Health Care Management

• Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management

• Banks and Financial Institutions Management

• Retail Management

• Innovation and Technology Management

• Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

5.) Knowledge & Skills

• Upon successful completion of the MBA General Course you will have developed the knowledge and skills to:

• integrate all aspects of management in strategic decision making

• develop and manage innovative marketing plans which will give your organisation competitive advantage

• interpret financial information and be able to manage the finance function of your organization

• manage people within your organisation from a strategic perspective

• design and manage organisational processes to maximize operational output

• be able to utilise business information to support your strategic decision making

COURSE CONTENT AND ASSESSMENT The course contains nine modules in which there are seven compulsory modules, two optional modules and a project. The assessments are exams and course work based. Students have to pass 9 modules plus the Dissertation to be awarded the MBA. COURSE DURATION AND STRUCTURE The course duration is 12 months of full-time study, which is divided into 4 terms with flexible start dates in January, April, July and October every year. The year (12 months) is divided into 4 terms and students study 3 modules per term for the first 3 terms with the Dissertation in the final term