The Leeds MBA (Full-time and Executive)

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The Leeds MBA is among the most progressive in the UK, at one of the most prestigious universities in the world, located in a dynamic, vibrant city. Our one year Full-time MBA exposes you to the latest management thinking and practice that will accelerate your career. Our part-time Executive MBA covers the same ground over an extended time period to allow you to combine work with study.

Full-time MBA

The traditional MBA is a well-recognised academic degree for managers and professionals with work experience. But now the world is more connected, more challenging and dynamic. Employers want more from their managers not simply knowledge and strategic thinking, but also leadership skills, commitment and creativity. This changing environment calls for a more innovative approach.

The Leeds MBA full-time programme not only integrates business and management theory with practice, but it also puts great emphasis on your personal and professional development. We have worked with our Leaders in Residence to develop an MBA that stretches you academically but also builds in you the key qualities expected of leaders including commercial awareness, interpersonal skills, a genuine depth of understanding of the fundamental business functions and a critical and questioning outlook.

The programme features a set of challenges that allow you to apply what you have learned to significant business issues and for many of our students the MBA Project is the most exciting and rewarding part of their MBA experience. You will gain an international outlook and build connections - helping you to become a global leader with cross cultural work groups and our MBA international study tours. There is also plenty of opportunity to get to know your MBA colleagues socially.

We deliberately limit the total number of students in the cohort to ensure that in your time here you are not just a number, but an individual with a specific agenda that we strive to embrace and address in the programme. At the same time we cultivate as diverse a group as possible. On the course you will meet fellow students from all over the globe with a wide range of experience and expertise. Your interactions with your fellow students are a key element of your learning experience with us.

The combination of these elements develop you intellectually, personally and professionally so that you take the unique Leeds way of thinking into the workplace.

Executive MBA

Our part-time Executive MBA has been ranked top in the North in The Economist 2013 rankings as well as being 3rd in the world for salary and 7th in the UK for career development.
The Leeds Executive MBA is flexible enough so you can fit it in around your work, whilst giving you time away from the office to fully focus on your studies. It is delivered in intensive three day blocks Thursday to Saturday, every six weeks with a few modules delivered over four days, Thursday to Sunday. The majority of teaching takes place at our impressive executive conference facility, Weetwood Hall.

Following induction you will study core and option modules. You also have the opportunity to take part in international study tours. The majority of assessment is by work-based assignments, allowing you to develop a more strategic understanding of your organisation by focusing your work on a specific management problem or issue. This will directly benefit your organisation. You also undertake 3 live challenges. The MBA Project will usually address a problem or task that has senior management priority and could also be beneficial to your organisation.

Full-time

Semester 1 (September February)

* Induction A - Research Methods
* Core Modules and Assessment
* New Venture Challenge
* Skills Development Workshops

Semester 2 (February April)

* Induction B - Consultancy Skills
* Core Modules
* Consulting Challenge
* Skills Development Workshops

Semester 3 (May September)

* Assessment
* Individual Project

EXECUTIVE MBASemester 1 (September February) * Induction

* Core Modules
* and Assessment

* New Venture
* Challenge

* Personal and Professional

* Development

Semester 2 (February April) * Core Modules and optional modules

* Boardroom Challenge

* Consulting Challenge

* Personal and Professional

* Development

Semester 3 (May September) * Assessment

* Individual Project

* Personal and Professional
* Development

You should have: * A good first degree or equivalent qualification * At least three years' post graduate work experience in a supervisory, managerial or business capacity (our average is 6 years) * A pass in an approved test in English, if your first language is not EnglishWe normally ask for a satisfactory Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) This should be valid for the year of entry.The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) can be accepted if the GMAT is not available in your country of residence.Applicants without a first degree will be considered on the basis of their career to date, managerial or business experience, and potential for benefiting from the programme. You should be able to demonstrate evidence of career progression and achievement.Accepted English language tests include:Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-based test with an overall score of at least 92, with at least 21 in listening, 21 in reading, 23 in speaking and 22 in writing.International English Language Testing Service (IELTS)This test is administered by the British Council, and you must achieve a score of 6 or more in each section, and an overall score of 6.5, with 7.0 preferred. You may not substitute a language course for the IELTS/TOEFL requirement.All applicants will be required to undertake an interview either by telephone or in person. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test: 92 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more. Work Experience No work experience is required. At least three years' post graduate work experience in a supervisory, managerial or business capacity (our average is 6 years)