Part Time MBA Business Finance and Management

This programme combines professional development in business finance with a critical awareness of issues involved in leading and managing complex organisations. It provides students with knowledge of the principles and current practices of financial management, key business disciplines, the role of business in society and equips students with the analytical skills necessary for employment in financial and general management positions. The main focus of MBA Business Finance and Management is on self and career development. This programme is useful in the development of future managers, consultants and those who wish to transfer from a specialist area to a business or management career.

The overall aim of the programme is to provide a comprehensive and high level education to future managers and others who are part way through their careers. The objective in terms of assisting students is to be a constructive part of their career development. This will be facilitated, specifically, by:

• Providing students with knowledge of the principles and current issues relevant to Finance and Management in Organisations
• Supporting the development of subject specific and key transferable skills necessary for employment in Finance and Management positions
• Developing a high level of analytical and scholastic competence
• Developing and enhancing awareness of the role of business in society
• Developing and enhancing critical awareness in utilising theory and research
• Providing an understanding and awareness of key business disciplines
• Encouraging managers to become reflective professionals
• Developing recognised expertise in the management of business finance
• Creating the knowledge-base on which further study and skill-acquisition can be achieved
• Enabling students to develop their IT skills and familiarity with a range of financial and statistical software
• Supporting the enhancement of skills of written and spoken communication

Successful completion of the programme will enable students to acquire knowledge and understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of Finance and Management in relation to the following learning outcomes:

• Acquiring skills in theories, issues and techniques in Accounting, Finance and Management to help manage the resources of a business
• Understand the economic and financial environment in which businesses operate
• Approach decision making in a critical and analytical manner
• Take an original approach to problem solving and the formulation of policy and strategy
• Utilise business management literature in both a creative and critical manner
• Identify appropriate financial policies and strategic choices
• Understanding of evolving theories and practices associated with the management of people in work organisations and the role of managers in complex systems
• Creating an awareness of the psychology of behaviour in organisations and its implications for leadership of individuals and groups
• Acquiring knowledge of the use of process mapping and modelling techniques for the analysis and optimisation of business processes via the application computer-based simulation tools
• Understanding the main principles of micro and macro-economics underpinning the functioning of markets and the determination of prices
• Acquiring an awareness of the role and function of multi-national/ transnational companies in developed and developing countries and the inter-relationships between companies at the global level
• Developing an awareness of how key theoretical models and the managerial accounting framework can support financial decision-making in relation to costing, budgeting, performance evaluation and financial reporting
• Write business reports based-on rigorous financial analysis

Semester 1 Core Modules

• Managing Resources
• Managing the Environment
• Managing People
• Financial Accounting and Analysis

Semester 2 Core Modules

• Managing Change
• Corporate Finance and Evaluation
• Dissertation
• Research Skills for Management
• Plus 6 elective modules of your choice

Career Prospects Programme graduates should have enhanced access to a wide range of positions in a wide range of graduate recruiters including the major accountancy, financial and management services companies, 'blue chip' manufacturing and service companies, major retailers, construction, engineering and IT sectors.