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Managers need to be multi-taskers. They need to understand how to motivate staff and how to get the best performance from people; how to market their products or services and meet the demands of their consumers; how to implement processes and systems; and how to manage budgets and understand the impact that financial performance has on strategic decision making.
Crucially, they need to understand how all of these activities fit within the context of a rapidly changing, global marketplace. When you join the MBA at the University of Leicester, you will be making a significant investment in your future. Your decision to join the programme will be one of the most important decisions you will ever make.
If you demand first rate academic standards, you are willing to have some of your basic managerial assumptions challenged, and are ready for the hard work involved, you will find studying the MBA programme to be a rewarding and enriching experience.
MBA aims * To equip you with the current and emerging theories, techniques, and practices of business management
* To provide a stimulating and intellectually demanding environment, in which you are encouraged to engage with the academic literature, case studies, and each other, whilst reflecting on your own managerial and business experiences
* To prepare you for senior management positions in both public and private sector organisations
* To give you the skills to deal with the demands of a complex and rapidly changing global market place
MBA specialismsIt is possible to specialise within the Leicester MBA in the areas of Marketing, Finance, Quality Management, Employee Relations and IT Management. To obtain the specialism, MBA students must complete all of the core modules, two option modules and a dissertation in the chosen specialism.
How you will learn * Course materials: take advantage of an engaging suite of e-learning materials, blending multimedia content with more traditional-style readings, all available online via our Virtual Learning Environment, Blackboard
* Online lectures and seminars: helping you to learn and communicate with your tutor and fellow Leicester MBA students. You will be expected to attend one to two online lectures and seminars per week.
* Leicester Digital Library: access thousands of articles, books and market reports
* Summer school: optional annual residential summer school held on campus at the University of Leicester including lectures, workshops and careers advice
You must have regular and reliable internet access to participate fully in the course.
How you will be assessedYou will be assessed through a combination of exams, assignments, collaborative projects and a 15,000 word research project . Exams will normally be held at one of our regular examination centres around the world. Students based in the UK will sit these exams at the University of Leicester main campus.
MBA structureOur experience tells us that flexible learning within a supported structure is a winning combination and supports student achievement. Thats why we offer a three stage distance learning MBA to ensure you gain your qualification in 24 months. You will study seven core modules and two option modules, followed by the Research Methods unit and a 15,000 word dissertation.
Core Modules These modules form the core of the Leicester MBA and are structured to progress from the foundational modules to the integrative modules as you develop your knowledge base and refine your understanding of the key concepts.
Stage One
Academic Skills and Knowledge
This formative assessment module introduces you to the virtual learning environment and shows you how to effectively utilise this during your course. It assesses different approaches to learning and helps you to apply these to your own learning experience. Introducing different methods of note taking and methods of critique, it allows you to identify the best approach for you to get the most out of your studies so that you can tackle the assessments with confidence and flair.
Organisational Behaviour
Appreciating how structures and cultures influence organisational change is a critical consideration for contemporary managers. This module develops the knowledge of frameworks for the analysis of organisations and management, and the professional skills of critically evaluating organisational processes and developing options for improvement.
Accounting for Managers
This will enable you to become familiar with the key financial reporting documents, the type of information they contain, and the potential users and uses of that information. It also instils an ability to analyse and interpret the information within financial reports in the context of the existing regulatory framework of accounting and relevant accounting theory.
Marketing Design and Operations
In the long run, marketing sucess or failure is determined by the ability of the organisation to deliver value to its customers and achieve sustainable competitive advantage in those sectors and markets in which it chooses to compete. The tools of analysis which explain and inform such marketing design and operational decisions are the core subjects of this module.
Strategy, Business Information and Analysis
Through frameworks and concepts drawn from economics, marketing and strategy this module helps managers to understand how their organisation's ability to create value is infuenced by its environment, its position in its value chain and its capabilities. The standard models are critically evaluated and situated in complex and uncertain environments.
Stage Two
Corporate Finance
This module enables you to understand the nature and characteristics of the alternative sources of finance available to an organisation. It develops a critical awareness of the theoretical and practical aspects of investment and other financial management decisions, both inside and outside of organisations, and an appreciation of the theoretical and empirical considerations relevant to understanding the behaviour of capital markets and developments in asset valuation models.
Business Ethics in a Global Context
In an increasingly global environment, issues of ethics are of an increasingly strategic nature for global firms. This module covers a wide range of classical and contemporary ethical theories and applies them to more pragmatic approaches found in the field of business studies, such as the corporate social performance model or the stakeholder management approach.
Two Option Modules
Stage Three
Research Methods
Preparation for the dissertation comes in the form of a series of Research Methods support sessions which will introduce you to the dissertation process including topic selection, problem identification, preparing literature reviews, formulating research questions, developing research designs, presenting data and writing up the final document for submission.
Dissertation
This 15,000 word assessment is the most substantive piece of work you will undertake during your studies. It is an independent research project which will provide you with an opportunity to examine in depth a topic of particular relevance to your interests. The dissertation normally involves diagnosing a management, organisational, business or industry problem, devising and evaluating solutions and producing realistic, acceptable recommendations for action.
Option Modules The School of Management offer a range of option modules to help you tailor your studies to your own requirements. The option modules are each designed to develop and challenge the knowledge that you have been exposed to through the core components of the course.
Option Modules * Alternative Economies
* Benchmarking
* Branding and Communication
* Business-to-Business Marketing and Supply Chain Management
* Employee Relations
* Innovation for Managers
* International Finance and Globalisation
* International Marketing
* Knowledge Management
* Leadership
* Managing Information: Technology and Systems
* Public Finance
* Strategic Financial Management
* Strategic Human Resource Management
* Total Quality Management
* Understanding Modern Capitalism
*Please note that the above list is indicative only and the availability of modules may change from year to year.
* Alumni loyalty discount scheme
* Employer sponsorship
* ELCAS funding for members of the Armed Forces (UK)
* Professional and Career Development Loans (UK)
* Research Councils (postgraduate research students)
* International (non-EU) funding
Accreditation
This degree is accredited by AMBA. AMBA accreditation is internationally recognised as the global standard for all MBA programmes.
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