Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The aim of the programme is to develop professional networks and to work collaboratively to make positive change happen. We will devise projects and offer live opportunities with external partners to do this.

The World Economic Forum consulted business leaders from major global organisations for its The Future of Jobs Report (2016). It concluded that the 10 skills that an employee will need by 2020 are:

complex problem solving
critical thinking
creativity
people management
coordinating with others
emotional intelligence
judgement and decision making
service orientation
negotiation
cognitive flexibility.
The MBA embeds these in its curriculum.

The programme aims to prepare graduates for the next step in their career, whether it be a transformational senior management role within their current industry, or a new role in a completely new field of work. Entrepreneurial students are encouraged to set up their own businesses.

Central Saint Martins Birkbeck MBA applicants must have a second-class honours degree (2:2) or above and usually at least three years' relevant work and/or professional experience, but we will look at exceptional candidates with less.

Applicants without an honours degree but with a substantial number of years' work experience will also be considered.