MBA (Leadership) (Online) – (MBA)

Contents

Students are required to follow two, non-credit bearing, modules (Students Readiness Orientation and Foundations for Academic Success) that will prepare them for their online learning experience.

The MBA programme then comprises eight modules - five core modules, two specialisation and one elective, - culminating in a dissertation or consultancy project. Students are recommended to select their final elective module from the remaining specialisation module. The first module is nine weeks in length and each subsequent module is eight weeks. Modules are sequenced in an order that is best suited to the students´ development in the programme.

Preparatory Modules

• Student Readiness Orientation
• Foundations for Academic Success

Core Modules

• Being a Leader
• The Organisation in Strategic Context
• Finance and Accounting for Managers
• Market Perspectives
• Innovation and Change
• Dissertation or Consultancy Project

Specialisation Module

• Business Leadership
• Global Leadership
• Organisational Learning

Elective Modules

• Advanced Managerial Accounting
• Business Finance
• Business in Emerging Markets
• Consumer Behaviour
• Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets
• Financial Reporting
• Financing the Entrepreneurial Organisation
• Human Resource Management
• International Business
• International Finance
• Investment Strategies
• Marketing in a Global Environment
• Marketing Research
• Operations Management
• Services Marketing

Dissertation

Students selecting the "dissertation" path will identify an appropriate research topic; critically select and apply appropriate research methodology and data collection methods to their chosen research topic; and demonstrate a rigorous understanding of the theory and literature relevant to the issues under investigation. The dissertation will be 15,000 - 20,000 words.

Consultancy Project

Students will work on a specific project for an organisation. The organisation selected will function as the "client" and is normally an employer or another organisation with which the student is familiar. The aim of this path is to enable students to undertake a self managed process of systematic practitioner inquiry within the management domain. The output will be a 15,000 - 20,000 word report in two sections:

• A management report (approx. 5,000 words) which would normally be presented to the client organisation
• A report detailing the stages of the consultancy cycle and the research and methodology techniques deployed at each stage. This will also include a reflective piece on the student´s personal development as a consultant (10,000 - 15,000 words)

Accreditation

The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), an organisation that has proven its commitment to international business with EQUIS Accreditation, has now developed an accreditation dedicated to raising the standards of technology-enhanced learning programmes worldwide.

In 2007, EFMD awarded accreditation for teChnology-Enhanced Learning (CEL Accreditation) to the University of Liverpool´s Online MBA programme delivered in partnership with Laureate Online Education.

The University of Liverpool online MBA programme, with specialisations in Finance & Accounting, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Business in Emerging Markets and Leadership, is delivered fully online, and has a student body from over 175 countries.

Funding details

10 Year anniversary scholarships

The University of Liverpool and Laureate Online Education partnership - the largest provider of online degrees in Europe - will mark a 10 year milestone of its online programmes. To commemorate this occasion, the University of Liverpool is introducing 10 scholarships, worth up to £20,000 each, funded by its online learning partner, Laureate Online Education.

Eligibility criteria

Scholarships will be applicable for Bachelor degree holders graduated with honors or merit or to any individual able to articulate the benefits or recognizable impact upon their community. Each applicant will also need to meet the entry criteria defined in the admissions requirements section of the Laureate website at uol.ohecampus.com. Scholarships are currently only available for Masters programmes and exclude the DBA. All scholarships must start before April 2011.

Please Note: to be eligible for one of our ten scholarships you must be a current student actively studying a University of Liverpool programme.

How to apply

All applicants will need to submit a written proposal (in English, not exceeding 3000 words) to Laureate Online Education outlining how a scholarship would benefit them as an individual, and also the community in which they live. To support their proposal, each written application will need to be supported by an endorsement letter from the employer, or an upstanding member of the community, supporting their claim, and supporting documentation for their eligibility for the programme.

All proposals will need to be sent to the following address:

Laureate Online Education B.V
De Entrée 59 - 67
1101BH Amsterdam Z.O
The Netherlands

Scholarships

The Scholarship is applicable for a 100% online degree and will cover all Health, IT, Management, and Law Masters programmes.

Application deadlines

All proposals will need to be received in writing by 1st November and all successful candidates will be announced at the 2010 winter graduation. Successful individuals will be informed directly by Laureate Online Education before 1st January. During the proposal process Laureate will not be in a position to discuss or offer feedback on the status of the scholarship until the review panel has made its final decision.

For more information please contact scholarships@ohecampus.com

Loans

For some specific countries we have been able to provide additional information specific to your country regarding loans and scholarships available to you while studying with Laureate Online Education.