Full-time MProgramme: Young Potential Leaders Entry

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If you have the stamina to take it on, the Manchester Full-time MBA can help you transform your career and change your life in 18 months. We ensure you get a thorough grounding in business theory, then give you the opportunities to put it into practice with international projects, live consultancy work and internships with high profile, multinational corporations. Take your international experience up a level with one of the strongest and largest international exchange programmes in the world.

Our unique, hands-on approach to learning gives you more client-facing hours than almost any other MBA course - nearly six months' worth - so you can test theories immediately in real world situations and won't feel completely removed from the commercial environment.

The MBA is the first step of your journey; where you are at the end is up to you. If you have the determination to build your own networks and develop your own career opportunities, our dedicated MBA Careers Service have the contacts, resources and expert guidance to help you achieve your career goals.

Module details

Stage 1: Analysing business problems (first 9-months)

The aim of this stage is to equip you with the tools for analysing business problems and introduce you to the concept of applied learning through project work. A number of core courses cover the basic disciplines of business and management. You will be involved in three major projects: the Not-for-Profit Project, Mergers and Acquisitions Project and the UK Consultancy Project. In addition, the Skills for Successful Management module aims to develop your practical interpersonal and management skills. Teaching methods include lectures, case studies, tutorials and group project work.

This stage must be successfully completed in order for students to progress to the next stage.

Stage 2: Tailoring your journey (final 9-months)

The aim of this stage is to allow you to tailor your journey and deepen your knowledge in specialist subject areas. You will have the opportunity to select a path from a range of options that include internships, international exchange, electives and group projects. This leads to the final stage and highlight of your MBA journey: the International Business Project.

Test yourself to the limit with the International Business Project - working with four or five of your fellow students as a consultancy team for a large international organisation. You will bid for clients' work and travel the world - expenses paid - to research and complete your project. The choice of project is yours - either bid to win one of the wide choice of projects supplied by Manchester Business School, or source your own if you prefer.

Full entry requirementsAcademic entry qualification overview: Normally an honours degree, or the equivalent, from any academic background. If you do not have a first degree, you may be eligible if you have significant work experience.English language: If English is not your first language and you have not studied a previous degree at an English speaking institution, or you have not worked in an English speaking country for three out of the last ten years, then you are required to take either an IELTS, TOEFL or Cambridge language proficiency test.We accept the following English tests and minimum scores: * IELTSOverall 6.5, with Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing scores of at least 6. * TOEFL - Internet-based test Overall 90, with Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing scores of at least 22 TOEFL - Computer-based test Overall 250, with TWE score of 5.0 TOEFL - Paper-based test Overall 600, with TWE score of 5.0 * CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)Minimum Grade C CAE (Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) Minimum Grade C Relevant work experience: You need to have at least 3 years post-graduate work experience to apply to the programme. Gaining this experience, before you start your MBA, will benefit your studies and employment prospects, as well as the return on your investment. We admit high quality candidates with the talent and potential to become effective business and management leaders.Professional entry qualification: A minimum of three years' post-graduation work experience is normally required (although most of our students have considerably more). English Language Requirements CAE score: (read more) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) is part of the Cambridge English suite and is targeted at a high level (IETLS 6.5-8.0). It is an international English language exam set at the right level for academic and professional success. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment - part of the University of Cambridge - it helps you stand out from the crowd as a high achiever. 60 (Grade C)