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Qualification
MBA - Master of Business Administration
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Location
Luton campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
12-MAY-25
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Duration
1 Year
Course summary
This full-time MBA is a flagship management qualification designed for early-career professionals, fostering rapid career advancement. It enhances leadership and strategic management skills, and offers insight into contemporary business dynamics. This postgraduate programme aims to elevate your capabilities in applying cutting-edge knowledge to organisational growth amidst global competition. Core units cover areas including professional advancement, resource management, and global strategy, preparing you for impactful leadership roles.
You may choose to specialise with the following pathway options:
- Data Analytics MBA (22 months)
- Finance MBA
- Hospital and Health Services Management MBA (22 months)
- Hospital and Health Services Management with Data Analytics MBA (22 months)
- Human Resource Management MBA
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management MBA
- Marketing MBA
- Placement MBA (22 months)
- Sports Leadership & Management MBA
What will you study?
Studying our Master of Business Administration (MBA) course will equip you with the theoretical and practical understanding of contemporary business alongside the skills for leadership and strategic management to address complex challenges confidently in a highly competitive global arena. As a key part of your practice, you will develop the skills for data-driven decision making through working with a diverse range of data sources to inform well-balanced management decisions in our Management Decision Making unit. You will gain the skills to collect, analyse and comprehend organisational, quantitative and qualitative data for the decision-making process. Furthermore, you will learn to understand decision processes used in human resources, financial and sustainable workplace environments to name a few.
To carry with you throughout your practice, our unit in Innovation and Entrepreneurship will allow you to develop the creative thinking skills to perform as a creative leader. You will incorporate elements of change, innovation and entrepreneurship into your performance while considering how this can also be promoted across organisations to build a supportive culture. At the same time, you will examine the organisational barriers to innovation and entrepreneurship informed by participative approaches you can use to facilitate change and therefore continuous innovation as a key to organisational success.
Through incorporating insights from business ethics, sustainability studies and organisational behaviour, you will develop a holistic view of Responsible Leadership and Sustainable Management. In this unit, you will explore contemporary global leadership challenges based on real-world case studies while applying the principles of ethical decision-making and effective stakeholder engagement. This relates to our unit in Strategy: Analysis and Practice where you will be equipped with the practical knowledge of strategic management which you can use to execute effective strategies against business challenges. Working with real-world scenarios created using strategic simulations, you will learn to critically evaluate data sources and industry information to practice making informed strategic decisions in a controlled environment.
Careers
On completing your MBA you will be well placed to fill a wide range of positions. Your team-working skills analytical abilities and understanding of management will be attractive to employers. You would be expected to enter into mid-level management careers in small and medium enterprises and larger organisations or start your own business. If you wish at a later point in your career you could pursue a Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA).
Modules
Tuition fees
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拢 18,000per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
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University League Table
129th
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Campus address
University of Bedfordshire, Park Square, Luton, Luton, LU1 3JU, England
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
121st out of 122 3
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Entry standards
/ Max 22198 44%115th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10055.0 55%103rd
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 42.96 74%94th
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