Overview
Whatever sector you currently work in, this MBA top-up programme offered by the Greater Manchester Business School at the University of Bolton supports your growth as a leader. Studying this full-time course will help you understand the problems and challenges facing all organisations and identify potential solutions. Our expert team will support you in building vital skills you can apply in almost any business.
As you study alongside like-minded professionals from a wealth of industrial and business backgrounds, you'll build a thorough knowledge of organisations and their leadership. We'll guide you in developing creative and systematic approaches to underlying business issues and improving business and management practices. Engaging in these studies will cultivate your intellectual capabilities in research, critique, synthesis and innovation, culminating in your master's level professional capstone project.
We use various teaching and engagement methods to maximise your learning, such as lectures, workshops, group tutorials, individual tuition and guest speakers. By tutoring you in strategic thinking skills, we focus on helping you develop the sought-after analytical and critical competencies that prestigious employers in today’s global economy value so highly.
Key Facts
Course Level
4
Duration:
Part Time: 1 Year 8 Months
Starting:
6th June
Delivery Method
Blended
Fees
£ 1000
Location:
36, Campus Road
Lesterhills Science Park
Bradford BD7 1HR
Get in touch
For enquiries about this course please call us at 08000996062 or email to contactus@bsbcuk.co or simply Chat with us
HIGHLIGHTS
- By studying for your MBA (top-up) qualification in our vibrant Greater Manchester Business School environment, you can develop your business, leadership and problem-solving knowledge while experiencing life at our supportive, student-focused, multicultural campus in the heart of Bolton.
- We offer a well-established postgraduate community where you can study alongside professionals who share your ambition and passion for leadership and management.
- Teaching and supervision are delivered by a dedicated team of experienced and well-qualified staff drawn from business and academia.
- The University's excellent libraries, 24/7 IT facilities, WiFi and learning areas are freely available for your use.
Course Content
- This course aims to develop your critical knowledge of organisations, their management and the complex business issues they face.
- You'll have the chance to apply research and analysis skills, culminating in a capstone project.
- Teaching is conducted by a highly-dedicated team with specialist knowledge in a wide range of subject areas and close links to business and industry.
- Course materials are available online, allowing you to prepare work in advance, ensuring that in-class learning is highly interactive.
- By choosing to study with us, you'll have the chance to enjoy Bolton's many shops, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities. Manchester, one of the UK's most multicultural and lively cities, is less than 20 minutes away by train. Not forgetting, the North West of England is renowned for its beautiful countryside, coastline and heritage. This makes Bolton an ideal base from which to explore some of the best cultural and outdoor activities the UK offers.
- You must have both of the following: significant work experience in a business or management capacity and a Level HE7 qualification with a minimum of 100 credits in a relevant subject (for instance, Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Edexcel DMS, ABE Level 7 Extended Diploma).
- We'll also consider applications where appropriate work experience can be demonstrated in lieu of, or in addition to, the published academic qualifications in line with the University’s Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) procedures.
- You may be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of work.
- When applying you must include a reference from your current employer. The reference should clearly state how long you have been employed by them and give a breakdown of your job content and roles and responsibilities.
- Your application form must be accompanied by a reflective overview of the managerial responsibilities you have undertaken to date.
- If English isn’t your first language, you’ll also need IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band (or equivalent). We also accept a range of other English language qualifications – please visit our English Language Requirements web page for more details.
Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.
As mentioned above
- Learn from active research leaders. Our philosophy is to provide a research-connected student experience combining active learning and authentic assessment. You will learn from some of the world’s leading academic experts who are passionate about their research activity.
- Collaborate with a diverse student population. The wholly online nature of the course has helped in developing a globally diverse student body. This is a key feature of the programme allowing students to benefit from peer-to-peer learning through collaborating with fellow professionals from other cultures and industries from around the world.
employment in their relevant fields.
CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY
This MBA is designed to enhance and develop your existing experience of business and management, providing the chance for you to become more skilled and confident when leading and managing others, ethically and responsibly. It will also give you the opportunity to learn how to address and overcome complex business issues that frequently occur within a range of contexts.