MBA (All Pathways)

The MBA has six taught modules each worth 20 credits, in addition to and followed by a 60 credit project. Four of the taught 20 credit modules are core and common across all pathways of the MBA. These relate to the core areas of competence which business professionals need to effectively manage their workplace responsibilities. In addition, there is a compulsory Personal and Professional Development module designed to support your leadership aspirations.

Module and programme information is indicative and may be subject to change.

Note: Both core and optional modules are constantly updated and under review. As with most academic programmes, please remember that it is possible that for operational reasons, a module may not be offered in any particular year. Middlesex University reserves the right to vary or withdraw any course or module.

• • Strategy and Innovation (20 Credits) - Compulsory

    This module aims to provide the key developments in, and thinking derived, from the study of strategy. This is increasingly informed by the study of innovation due to the involvement in enabling competitive advantage.

  • Financial and Economic Analysis (20 Credits) - Compulsory

    This module will give you the knowledge, skills and theoretical understanding in a number of strategic aspects of financial management and economics. You will understand how they affect commercial organisations and also examine the interrelationships between key factors in the economic environment. You will evaluate the impact of shifts and changes in these factors on organisational decision-making and performance.

  • Managing and Developing People (20 Credits) - Compulsory

    This module aims to raise awareness in the key areas relevant to effective people management and development. You will explore how these relate to the achievement of business and organisational goals and strategies.

  • Global Marketing Management (20 Credits) - Compulsory

    Marketing management involves satisfying customer needs and desires. In a globally competitive marketplace, the challenge is to select which markets to compete in, to make an integrated set of decisions about product and service design, pricing as well as distribution channels. You must also make considerations to advertising, branding, and promotions.

  • Personal and Professional Development (0 credits)- Compulsory

    This year-long module aims to support you in demonstrating significant growth in your career aspirations as a result of working towards the MBA qualification and how you intend to sustain this growth throughout your professional life. The primary objective of this course is for you to identify your own individual strengths and areas for development in terms of your leadership capabilities and wider professional effectiveness.

  • Business Transformation Project (60 Credits)- Compulsory

    This module allows you to further develop and integrate the skills and knowledge acquired during the course by working on a specific organisational issue or problem. You will be able to demonstrate proficiency in relation to scoping the issue(s)/problems, consideration of appropriate literature, collection and analysis of data, assessing the financial implications, including any cost/benefit analysis for justifying specific recommendations and consideration of implementation issues.

  • Consultancy Project (0 Credits)

    This module is field-based and is ideal if you want the opportunity to further integrate your learning from previous modules, working in groups to complete a live project based on a real organisational or sectoral theme. Most students will complete this as part of the International Field Trip. The project will culminate in a final consulting-type presentation outlining key recommendations.

Building upon the programme core, you have the option to select two further 20 credit taught modules to complete a specialised pathway, or you may choose to select two separate modules for the MBA (General) pathway that best align to your personal and professional goals.

• MBA - General

  Students choose any two modules from the following list provided that this does not lead to a named area of emphasis. Some combinations may not be feasible due to timetabling restrictions.

• MBA - Project Management The Project Management pathway empowers you to specialise in the techniques specific to the planning, monitoring and managing of projects.
  • Applied Project Management (20 Credits) - Compulsory

    In this course students will advance their knowledge and skills acquired from the project management fundamentals module. Student will learn to apply industry standard best practices, tools and techniques in managing individual projects from initiation through to closing, and portfolio of projects. This includes applying decision tree analysis for project decisions, financial budgeting, hands-on experience in using Microsoft Project software for managing projects, financial and non-financial risk analysis. This module will also focus on the application of data analytics in project management to improve project outcomes. Finally, the course explores statistical quality control and assurance methods for project managers as well as the application of agile and lean methodologies.

  • Project Management Fundamentals (20 Credits) - Compulsory

    This course introduces students to the principles and practices of project management. Students will gain an understanding of what project management encompasses and how it can be integrated into business strategy, structure, and management. The course explores the requirements to become a project management professional including what it means to be a project manager, negotiation and conflict management, as well as dealing with the triple constraints of time, cost, and scope. The module will allow students to develop their understanding of the PMI project management process groups and associated knowledge areas including project initiation project planning, controlling and monitoring a project, as well as properly closing a project – all necessary for successful project execution. This module will set the foundation for the Applied Project Management module, and it is structured to assist students who wish to undertake the PMP (Project Management Professional) or CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) certification exams.

• MBA - Healthcare Management This pathway provides you with the theoretical and practical insights required to face the modern challenges of the business of healthcare.
  • Performance Excellence in the Business of Healthcare (20 Credits) - Compulsory

    The aim of this module is to presents an overview of the business of healthcare and how healthcare organisations can use the principles and practices of performance excellence to gain and sustain competitive advantage in an environment marked by rapid regulatory changes, intense competition and significant technological, economic, social and industry changes. Students will learn how to apply tools from business and the social sciences, especially economics, total quality management and strategy, to address challenges faced by managers, patients, and policy makers in the health sector. Emphasis will be placed on the application of total quality management and/or continuous quality improvement initiatives in improving efficiency and cost optimisation in a healthcare setting. Tools for TQM will be discussed and demonstrated through casework. We will aim for broad coverage of health care, including products and providers, but we will pay special attention to patients. Students will be able to apply these methods to affect change throughout their organization.

  • Informatics and Innovation in Healthcare (20 Credits) - Compulsory

    The aim of this module is to provide students with a broad understanding of the challenges facing healthcare senior executives in managing a health information system. It is also designed to provide context for the growing discussion on health information exchange and its impact on the internal and external environments shaping the healthcare industry. The process of organising and coordinating the performance of a healthcare facility. At the same time, the rapidly growing field of health and human services requires an entrepreneurial and innovative mind-set as well as continuous improvements. This module will help students develop essential competencies through the mastery of international innovative best practices in healthcare information management.

    Increasing the quality of care by decreasing the cost of care through optimised processes and technology is an interesting and challenging mission. Senior managers in healthcare are increasingly required to execute the administrative and the business aspect of a health care institution through innovative alignment of clinical and non-clinical staff, insurance companies, government bodies as well as partner and research organisations. Strengthening the scientific and practical knowledge of informatics as well as innovation management competences for the healthcare industry is the focus of this module and provides far-reaching benefits in the personal as well as the professional spheres.

• MBA - Finance

  The Finance specialisation provides a deeper understanding of financial issues in the workplace. You will study the following two modules:

  • International Finance (20 Credits) - Compulsory The aim of this module is to develop in students an advanced understanding of the theory and practice of international finance and risk management. The module rigorously examines the framework in which firms make their financing and risk management decisions with an emphasis on firms operating in an international environment. The module aims to provide students with an understanding of the organisation, workings and instruments of the foreign exchange, bond and offshore financial markets; an understanding of international finance theories and current empirical evidence; an understanding of the financial (interest rate and foreign currency) risks faced by firms and the methods used to identify, measure and manage these risks; an understanding of the applications of financial derivative instruments; and an understanding of the pricing mechanics of financial derivative instruments.
  • Applied Corporate Finance (20 Credits) - Compulsory . This module will enable the student to build an understanding of the financial decisions based on the fundamental theories of finance. It focuses on issues which affect the firm’s value and shareholders’ wealth. Empirical findings and their implications on decision strategies will be covered. The module will discuss financial incidences and appropriate actions required to be taken to mitigate the impact plan in which students will...