Study for the MBA, the world’s most renowned business management qualification, via an intensive 12 month programme at Lancashire Business School. This programme is specifically designed for those wishing either to establish or sustain a successful managerial or professional career, and is for those who have already worked for at least two years in a managerial, technical or professional role. You will be taught by highly experienced and qualified tutors and will complete an MBA dissertation. The MBA provides a rigorous process of personal and managerial development, in which you are encouraged and expected to make your own unique contribution.

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

A recognised university undergraduate honours degree, with at least a Lower Second Class Classification, or a professional qualification deemed to be equivalent, and a minimum of 2 years relevant and appropriate work experience.

For international students, in addition to meeting the above minimum entry requirements the University requires a score of at least 6.5 in the British Council IELTS test. A score of 600-650 in the TOEFL paper-based test supported by a pass in the associated Test of Written English may also be acceptable; alternatively a score of at least 250 on the TOEFL computer-based test is acceptable.

Course Content

This course is specifically designed for those wishing either to establish or sustain a successful managerial or professional career. The MBA is for those with a minimum of two years relevant work experience. The course provides a rigorous process of personal and managerial development, in which you are encouraged and expected to make your own unique contribution. The course requires you to develop and maintain sound working relationships with a diverse group of colleagues and will provide you with opportunities to reflect upon existing behaviour and attitudes in the light of challenging business and management concepts and frameworks. This intensive 12 month programme offers you a range of key benefits, each of which will enhance your development and future career prospects:

• Apply the latest thinking on business management to the analysis of the key problems being experienced by the world's major businesses
• Possess a thorough understanding of the main business functions of marketing, human resource management, accounting and finance and operations management.
• Develop an international perspective on both operational and strategic management
• Gain new business start-up expertise and develop your entrepreneurial flair
• Recognise the implications of managing knowledge in a global context
• Sharpen your team-working and leadership skills
• Develop the research skills necessary to tackle management problems, issues and learning
• Undertake your own postgraduate research work into a topic within the field of business management that has interest and relevance to your future career
• And finally, to critically review your work experience to date in the light of contemporary knowledge and understanding of business and management
  

Course at a Glance

During two semesters you will be able to gain a thorough grounding in the key aspects of business management.

Semester 1

- Accounting and Finance
- Marketing
- HRM
- Operations Management
- The Reflective Manager
- Critical Perspectives on Management

Semester 2

- Strategy and International Management 
- New Business Venture Development
- Knowledge Management in a Global Context
- Business and Management Research Methods

Semester 3

- MBA Dissertation

Assessment:

Within each module the assessment methods are designed to contribute to your continuing development - giving feedback on a regular basis, identifying opportunities for improvement, and providing periodic evaluations of progress.

Learning Environment:

The university is located on a compact campus near the centre of the busy city of Preston in the northwest of England. Preston is a major administrative and commercial centre which benefits from good road and rail links to the rest of the country.

The Business School's state-of-the-art Greenbank and Brook buildings offer a comprehensive range of study, learning and social facilities including a postgraduate study room, cybercafé and easy access PC workstation rooms.

The Library and Learning Resource Service (LLRS) provides a library of books, journals, and other media as well as study facilities, including bookable rooms for group use. The LLRS also provides access to electronic journals and electronic information services, via the University's PC network, while document delivery services make it possible to get hold of published texts which are not in our collections.

Careers:

Students completing postgraduate courses within Lancashire Business School have acquired the key skills, knowledge and competences required by modern day professionals in the business world. Our former students are currently engaged in an extensive range of executive and professional positions across the world, with some going on to further studies.

Fees and Finance

The standard fee for this course will be: TBC

For further information including the availability of bursaries/scholarships or student financial support please view our Fees and Finance pages.