MBA Business Administration

The MBA is an internationally recognised postgraduate general business qualification for managers who wish to expand and develop their skills and knowledge.

Why choose this course?

The MBA is an internationally recognised postgraduate general business qualification for managers who wish to expand and develop their skills and knowledge. This award will develop your knowledge of key business functions and their relationship with the wider strategic and international environment. You will also expand your knowledge and understanding of the current changes in the business environment through the study of strategic management, stakeholder management and corporate social responsibility.

The programme is designed so that full time students are able to complete the course in one academic year and part time in two years. By the end of the programme you will have enhanced your knowledge and understanding of Business and Management concepts and principles, theoretical frameworks and applied analysis through a range of learning experiences. You will also develop key skills in formulating and managing basic research, problem-solving and organising and managing projects.

In today’s highly dynamic global environment, a complexity of factors, including technology, enterprise and innovation, have a significant impact on business systems and functions. With this in mind, full -time MBA students on the standard mode of delivery (i.e. classroom study and blended learning out of classroom activities) will join with peers from other postgraduate courses offered by University of Wolverhampton Business School.

What skills will you gain?

At the end of this course you, the student, will be able to:

• Critically analyse the use of the key functional areas of marketing, HR, finance, accounting and operations management in support of wider organisational activity.
• Analyse strategic perspectives regionally, nationally and internationally at organisation and sector levels.
• Critically evaluate the relationship between the organisation and its environment and the importance and nature of organisational change and transformation.
• Critically analyse contemporary issues, challenges and problems relating to business and management that impact on business and management at functional, strategic and sector levels.
• Evaluate the role and contribution of integrative strategic and leadership approaches. gement at functional, strategic and sector levels.
• Synthesise relevant critical thinking through academic research completing an independent research project/dissertation at masters level.