Master's of Business Administration (Lancaster)

If your career plan includes securing a high-level management position or becoming a successful entrepreneur, our Master of Business Administration (MBA) will open those doors for you to work anywhere in the world and ultimately prove that you are an expert within your industry.

Our intensive masters degree is designed to integrate your own work-based learning and teach you the academic rigor, skills and ethics to become a leader in business management, who can think logically and independently

Course Overview Our aim is for you to graduate with a globally recognised MBA, which proves your understanding of contemporary business and management principles and the current issues affecting organisations.

It will stand you in excellent stead to secure business sustainability and give you the confidence to make high-end business decisions and the potential to become a leader in your field. An MBA is the primary management qualification for aspiring business leaders, giving you the skills and knowledge to progress your career to more senior levels or give you a stepping-stone to a new career.

Our MBA is affordable and flexible, with the opportunity to be in the North West.

On this course you will...

Study in our business school where you will meet like-minded people, creating a beneficial network for your future career.

Benefit from our strong links with regional businesses and partnerships nationally and internationally, boosting networking and employment prospects.

Have the opportunity to complete a piece of postgraduate research on a specific area that interests you

Gain knowledge from tutors who are involved in international research, keeping your learning up-to-date.

Gain credibility with a Gold Standard business degree.

What You Will Learn Our MBA programme is designed to integrate your own learning and development in a work-based situation into six core modules of academic theory and practice. You will complete individual and group-based assignments that will develop your knowledge and understanding of the materials covered and how these apply in an organisational context.

There will also be a case study/presentation project enabling you to apply a range of theories and knowledge to a real problem in your organisation, allowing you to reflect on your own management style and organisational research.

Modules

Leadership & Organisation Behaviour

Strategic Thinking

Finance for Managers

Sustainability Issues in Business

Marketing Planning

Information and Operations

Research Methods for Business and Management

Independent Project | Optional

Dissertation | Optional