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MBA Strategy and Procurement Management – (MBA)
University of Birmingham
Birmingham Business School
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 21,060 - | ||
| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Birmingham
The MBA (SPM) is accredited by the UK’s Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), and graduates who fulfil the relevant work experience requirements of CIPS are also awarded full membership of the Institute (MCIPS). The programme offers a range of specialist professionally orientated modules designed for managers with procurement responsibilities across a range of sectors and industries.
It provides an opportunity for those involved in procurement to develop their general management knowledge and skills, and to gain access to leading-edge thinking and research in procurement and supply management. The programme is available in both part-time and full-time delivery modes.
The part-time programme can be completed in a minimum of two and half years and a maximum of six, and is designed to be as flexible as possible to meet the needs of busy professionals juggling career and other commitments with study. The full-time programme is completed in 15 months
Type of Course: Taught, continuing professional development
Joint Honours combinations:
Duration: Full-time 15 months; Part-time 2-6 years flexible to fit in with your professional and personal commitments.
Start date: Full-time September; Part-time main entry point is mid-October, although entry is also possible at other times during the year when a module is being delivered.
Duration: 15 months full-time, up to 4 years part-time (modular)
Start date: September 2012
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Part-time mode
The part-time programme can be completed in a minimum of two and half years and a maximum of six, and is designed to be as flexible as possible to meet the needs of busy professionals juggling career and other commitments with study. You complete seven compulsory taught modules, five covering the core management disciplines and two with a specific focus on procurement and supply management issues. The taught modules are:
* Perspectives on Strategic Management
* International Business Environment
* Strategic Marketing
* Human Resource Management
* Financial Management
* Operations Management
* Strategic Purchasing & Supply Chain Management 1 & 2 (double weighted but counts as one module)
Each taught module is delivered in an intensive six day block spread over two consecutive long weekends – Friday to Sunday. This minimises disruption to your workplace commitments. Modules are offered at four points during the academic year – October, January, April and July. The main entry point is in October, but entry is also possible at other times during the year when a module is being delivered.
When the taught modules have been completed, a 12,000 word dissertation is submitted to fulfil the requirements for the award of the degree. The subject of the dissertation can be related to your work environment or to an area of interest to your employer, which may encourage them to support you with time for study or financial assistance.
Full-time mode
The full-time programme is completed in 15 months. In the first semester (September to December) you complete seven compulsory taught modules alongside students on our other full-time MBA programmes. These cover the core management disciplines. In the second semester (January to April) you take two further compulsory modules, including the same specialist procurement and supply module taught on the part-time programme, and choose one elective.
When the taught modules have been completed, you spend three months working on a 12,000 word dissertation, which allows you to relate the concepts and analytical frameworks taught during the programme to practical management problems typically drawn from the domain of procurement and supply management.
Career opportunities
The programme will equip graduates to move into more senior management positions either in their own organization or elsewhere.
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English language requirements
* IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band
* TOEFL 580 Paper-based test /237 Computer-based test
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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