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| Location: | Derby / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | January, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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About the course
If you're looking for a successful career in management, want to develop your strategic knowledge and want formal recognition, the University of Derby MBA with CMI Chartered Manager status* is for you.
Our fresh and new MBA has been designed in consultation with regional and national employers, so it gives you the additional skills, knowledge and understanding to work effectively as a manager in the current and future business environment. It underpins your professional knowledge of business and management so far.
Working with students from other cultures and backgrounds, you will study at an advanced and in-depth level how organisations work, their management and the changing externalities in which these organisations operate. You will have the opportunity to participate in a three day residential workshop which will help you get to know your fellow students and enable you to develop closer working relationships with the group for the period of study on your course.
The University of Derby MBA is one of the few in the UK that has been designed in consultation with, and accredited by, the CMI*. This means that on completion you will be awarded the Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Leadership and Management, and, as long as you complete the Business Impact Report module, you can apply for the CMI Chartered Manager status.
The MBA course follows a progressive and structured framework that enables you to enhance and apply skills of critical and ethical evaluation and synthesis, strategy development and its implementation, enquiry based learning and independent judgment. You will develop a thorough understanding of the challenges of management and their implementation across core business areas. The emphasis is on integration of theory and practice, with core modules covering managing people, strategies, finance, marketing and operations.
You will understand how to improve business and management practice, both systematically and creatively, and will challenge pre-conceptions of both business and management. You will learn how to evaluate the need for change, and at the same time gain the skills to manage and lead these changes.
We will support you in the transition to master's level study so you will be able to become a vital part of any organisation, leading the business function within complex and unpredictable contexts.
You can study the University of Derby MBA full time over one year, or part time over three years.
You will benefit from guest speakers from industry and professional bodies, so you are learning the latest industry issues and can apply theories and scenarios to real life.
Contents
The MBA is studied part time over three years. It consists of three levels, the Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Master´s. Each is a recognised qualification in its own right. You will study part time, 6 hours per week, either two evenings or one afternoon and evening each week.
The Postgraduate Certificate (CMS) provides you with a practical introduction to the key knowledge techniques and skills required to manage effectively in today´s organisations. Modules include Integrated Management, providing a holistic perspective of organisations across all functional areas, People Management and Development and Marketing and Operations Management. As part of the Integrated Management module you´ll take part in a 3-day management development residential activity. This is held at a specialist country house management centre and encourages you to have fun while you are learning. It´s also designed to foster personal and professional relationships in a friendly and challenging environment.
The Postgraduate Diploma (DMS) enables you to step back and take a more holistic view of organisations, and to develop more strategic thinking skills. Overall this stage will begin to prepare you for the challenges of managing and leading in a changing world. Modules include Strategic Management and Strategic Finance and Information, with a number of optional modules providing an opportunity for you to tailor the programme to your own interests.
The final Master´s (MBA) stage helps you to further develop your critical thinking skills. The focus is on the enhancement of your strategic management expertise through high quality application-orientated learning. You´ll take part in a 3-day management development residential programme which is usually overseas. The modules at this level are intended to encourage a deeper understanding of the challenges of strategy and its implementation. The emphasis is on the integration of contemporary theory and practice. You will also complete a substantial Independent Study in which you´ll develop and demonstrate your powers of rigorous analysis, critical enquiry, clear expression and independent judgement.
Throughout the course you will learn in a variety of ways including lectures and seminars, groupwork, videos, CD Rom and web-based learning, discussion groups, business simulation, residentials, and case studies.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
You will need:
* An honours degree (at least 2.2), or equivalent
* And/or evidence of work experience which will come from a relevant management or supervisory role. This should be evidenced on your application form.
* If English is not your first language, you will also need IELTS 6.5
Do you already hold a professional qualification?
If you do, please contact Mike Gilbert to find out how you could top this up and achieve an MBA.
In the first instance, please email Mike at m.gilbert@derby.ac.uk to arrange a discussion.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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