MBA - Master of Business Administration
Bachelor's degree
In Worcester
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Worcester
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Start date
Different dates available
What makes an MBA at Worcester special? The Worcester MBA is an internationally-recognised postgraduate qualification in management, which will challenge you to stretch your natural abilities. This one-year full-time programme focuses on the very latest management techniques and includes an optional 6 month internship, introductory bursary, access to our Future Leaders' Programme and membership/additional qualifications from the prestigious Chartered Management Institute. You will learn to develop sustainable strategies which can work within a hypercompetitive environment in both the physical place and the virtual space. You will consider how to recruit the very best employees, through techniques such as creating an effective brand as an employer, innovative job design and analysis of key metrics. You will explore international operations management in terms of managing the global supply chain, outsourcing and cross-functional team working. You will hone your financial decision-making skills enabling you to demonstrate your ability to optimise shareholder value, even in complex circumstances such as mergers and hostile takeover. The MBA enables students with no direct prior management experience to be exposed to some of the challenges and tensions that exist within the management levels of the contemporary organisation. The broad curriculum allows students to collectively consider issuesfacing business today,analysing business and organisational problems, developingthe ability to recognise andexploit opportunities, and toact in a decisive and entrepreneurial way to gain Advantage.
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About this course
Entry requirements A first or second class Bachelor degree (equivalent qualifications can be considered) The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.5 (with no less than 5.5 in component). Other English Language qualifications will be considered. For more information please click here. Please see our International pages for additional information
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Subjects
- Innovation
- Global
- Financial
- Business and Administration
- Financial Training
- Business Administration
- International
- Master Business Administration
- Decision Making
- Operations Management
Course programme
Here is an overview of current modules available on this course. Regular updates may mean that exact module titles may differ.
Semester 1
International Operations Management
Strategic Marketing in the Digital Economy
Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Delivering Change
Business Investigation & Discovery
Semester 2
Strategy, Sustainability & the Global Economy
Strategic Resourcing and Talent Management
Financial Decision Making for Managers
6 month Internship (unaccredited)
Consultancy Project Dissertation (based on internship, or client brief)
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Dissertation
As an MBA student you will have the chance to meet and network with expert entrepreneurs and business academics at our enterprise events which take place in the Business Incubation unit at Worcester Business School.
You can look forward to external events such as:
- Malvern Festival of Innovation
- A visit to West Midlands Innovation Centre
- Social Enterprise West Midlands networking events
- Hereford and Worcester Chamber of Commerce Business Expo
- Grow with Confidence Small Business Forum
MBA - Master of Business Administration