MBA (Teesside University)
MBA (Master of Business Administration)
The environment in which businesses operate today is extremely dynamic, posing a myriad of challenges and uncertainty for leaders and their organisations. The overall aim of this MBA course is to develop reflective, entrepreneurial, innovative and responsible leaders with the necessary skills and knowledge to lead their organisations in a complex global environment. The course offers an exciting and well balanced integrated curriculum that places a large emphasis on the application of knowledge in the organisational setting. Students will develop their personal, professional, critical thinking and reflective skills in order to prepare them to manage, lead and transform organisations and make a positive difference to their performance and society more generally.
Programme Structure
6 modules and 1 Dissertation to be completed in 16 months
MBA (Master of Business Administration)
The environment in which businesses operate today is extremely dynamic, posing a myriad of challenges and uncertainty for leaders and their organisations. The overall aim of this MBA course is to develop reflective, entrepreneurial, innovative and responsible leaders with the necessary skills and knowledge to lead their organisations in a complex global environment. The course offers an exciting and well balanced integrated curriculum that places a large emphasis on the application of knowledge in the organisational setting. Students will develop their personal, professional, critical thinking and reflective skills in order to prepare them to manage, lead and transform organisations and make a positive difference to their performance and society more generally.
Programme Structure
6 modules and 1 Dissertation to be completed in 16 months
As the global business environment becomes ever more complex and volatile, there is a need for organisations of all shapes and sizes to think and act more entrepreneurially, innovatively and creatively in order to be able to change and adapt. This interdisciplinary module will provide students with an understanding of the internal and external factors that impact strategic decision making. Students will be introduced to a variety of strategic theories, tools and concepts, but all in the context of the external environment and its impact on strategic challenges and choices. Students will be exposed to a variety of academic and practical material that they can apply to their own organisations, or a live case organisation in order to appreciate the importance of developing and implementing innovative strategic plans for the success of the organisation, its key stakeholders and society more broadly.
The world we live in today is rapidly changing and presents a myriad of challenges, opportunities and, often, dilemmas for business and society more generally. In this module, students will be exposed to the latest issues facing business and society, but from a multidisciplinary perspective – drawing upon thought leadership from a combination of disciplines, such as business, social sciences and the humanities. The aim of this approach is to develop students’ critical thinking skills and to expose them to a range of different perspectives in order to enhance their responsible managerial decision-making skills. The module will, in part, take inspiration from the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a basis for topical content, but given the dynamic nature of the global business environment, the content will be very much based on what is happening in the world at the time of delivery. In addition, this module will provide inspiration and ideas for research (e.g. the dissertation), with the hope that students will take a much more critical approach to their research, given the exposure to a wider theoretical and contextual base.
This module introduces the students to the concept of the sustainable organisation, with a particular emphasis towards socio economic impact. Students will analyse the relationship between various stakeholders and evaluate the relationship between entrepreneurship, philanthropy and sustainability. Students will gain an understanding of business in society and contemporary issues relating to philanthropy. Students will consider the role of government and policy-makers in shaping the legal, fiscal and cultural context for philanthropy and classical economics, and the role of the rational economic organisation.
A particular aspect of this module is the importance of developing an organisation and the strategic capability of the team. Management of change is critical in business, and emphasis is placed on the notion that in order to manage change effectively, the leader must embrace it, create it, shape it and implement it at speed.
A symbiotic relationship between academia and industry is a crucial component of this module, within which students will be required to participate in practical entrepreneurial experiences in collaboration with local SMEs, supported via the Marketing Clinic framework. The module’s practical learning concept encourages the students to be active learners and decision-makers, and to improve their managerial effectiveness and efficiency. The module will require students to draw on knowledge and techniques previously gained throughout their course, including marketing, management science and organisational behaviour, finance and accounting, and economics.
This module is designed to provide both a theoretical and practical insight into a range of finance management techniques. The module examines the means by which financial information is used to inform the effective management of an organisation, including decision making and control, performance management, and investment management. The module also covers the relevance of financial information on management behaviour, and on key decisions in related areas such as risk management and environmental impacts.
Entry Requirement
- An Honours Degree (min. Second Class Lower Honours) in a related discipline
- Post-experience or professional qualifications or equivalent
- Burmese Degree Qualifications
- 4 or 5 year Bachelor Degree in professional subjects
- Minimum overall score of 60%
English Entry Requirement
- KMUC English Level 6; or
- IELTS 6.0 or equivalent
*Decision for admission is subject to University’s approval and the final decision rests with the University.