Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Master of Business Administration Top-Up. Courses are offered by Anglia Ruskin University via the distance learning and online route. The course is available for learners and professionals who have achieved Level 7 PG Diploma qualification in Business Management and are eligible for top-up. The course involves completing two assignments and one masters dissertation. For more information on the course call or email us for details.

As an ambitious and driven student, you will have prior work experience to bring to this programme. Our MBA is designed to update your management toolkit and give you a broader and stronger foundation from which to enhance your career. Critically, we take a strategic perspective on business and management that helps you develop the skills needed to contribute to major business decisions.

Online MBA courses offer a more comprehensive curriculum than the basic acdemic course. Tutors will provide practical real-life business problems for you to work on and solve, which will enhance your understanding of how a business works. This means that you will not simply learn about management: you will practise it.

During this course you will:

• Develop your existing skills and knowledge to management level
• Apply your learning to actual business situations
• Gain a strategic perspective on business

About Anglia Ruskin University

Students from Anglia Ruskin University benefit from great employment prospects. Over 90% of graduates are in employment or further study six months after graduating, making Anglia Ruskin University second only to the University of Cambridge in this respect. Anglia Ruskin University has over 30,000 students, and is one of the largest universities in the east of England.

What is included?

The following is included for all study modes:

• Course materials that include structured lecture notes, practical applications with real-world examples, and case studies that challenge you to apply your knowledge
• Assessment materials accessible through our Integrated Modular Study System (IMSS) e-learning platform
• Access to the LS Online Community to keep in touch and share with fellow students
• A comprehensive e-library containing recommended study texts and reference books for online reading
• Mintel market reports, including industry reports, financial analysis and company information
• Two complementary digital publications to support your revision

In addition to the above, you will also receive the following:

• A welcome webinar at the beginning of the course
• Further online webinars for assignment and exam workshops
• A dedicated one-to-one tutor to provide comprehensive support throughout the course
• One-to-one supervision for all major project modules

Modules

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Apply theoretical understanding of management to complex and current business issues, with a view to improving business practice
• Critically reflect on your leadership skills and prepare yourself for senior roles within an organisation
• Demonstrate thorough insight into contemporary research and leading-edge practice within the field of strategic management
• Develop autonomy in your learning and enhance your ability to plan and implement consultancy projects in a group context
• Generate original and enterprising ideas when approaching complex business issues
• Demonstrate autonomy in research, making a valuable contribution to the academic community in a chosen field of management

Applicants are welcomed from any discipline and from a wide range of job roles. Many entrants have a science or technology qualification, so it is not necessary that you have studied business or management before.

If you are ready to make the jump into more management orientated roles, this MBA programme is for you. It prepares you for a range of career opportunities, in both general management and specialist functions. Typical MBA careers include accountancy, administration, banking, education, finance and human resource management.

• UK bachelor’s degree or equivalent AND two years managerial work experience OR; Candidates without a
  Bachelors degree but with a minimum of five years of relevant managerial work experience (evaluated on a
  case-by-case basis)
• A good command of English (equivalent to IELTS 6.5 or above) PLUS
• One of the below access qualifications;
  
  • EduQual Extended Postgraduate Diploma in Business Strategy
  • Edexcel Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Business