Program Overview

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The MBA with Advanced Practice is a general management course aimed at aspiring and established middle managers from a range of business sectors. The Advanced Practice element offers students the opportunity to gain valuable workplace environment experience.

The course has been designed to account for current (local, regional and international) market trends and has recently been updated to provide additional flexibility, choice and the opportunity and to help apply taught management skills.

The overall objective of this course is to educate and develop individuals as managers and business specialists, adding value through an integrated, applied and critical understanding of management and organisations, as well as the development of professional, transferable and intellectual skills that are essential for successful general and strategic management in private, public and third sector organisations.

Students will have the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and insight in the following areas:

Develop multidisciplinary and international perspectives, concepts and issues in the major management disciplines

Gain an understanding of relevant toolkits and techniques for analysing business and management issues

Cultivate the ability to analyse, synthesise and apply knowledge and understanding to solve management problems critically, rationally and rigorously

Gain an appreciation and application of contemporary management and information systems to aid strategic decision making in business and management

Develop an appreciation of appetite and responsibility for lifelong learning and personal development

Develop skills for leadership and transformational roles in business in the changing external context within which they are likely to operate

Develop strategic thinking, innovation and entrepreneurial skills

Improve interpersonal and group-working skills

Advanced Practice

The compulsory Advanced Practice element of this programme takes place after you have studied 8 taught modules at the Master’s stage.

undertake a 15 week long internship, or applied consulting project, working with a real organisation on a live business problem

gain experience of the workplace environment and/or practical experience of the “real world” issues faced by those currently engaged in marketing

put your learning into practice and hence, enhance your employability

gain enhanced knowledge of the workplace which will facilitate the completion of your Dissertation.

Please note if you undertake an internship this may be paid or unpaid.

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Course Duration

On successful completion of each stage of this programme of study, the duration will be 21 months, according to the following specific intake schedule:

	Sept-Jan	Jan-May	May-Sept	Sept-Jan	Jan-May
Sept Start	Year 1 – Semester 1 Masters stage	Year 1 – Semester 2 Masters stage	Year 2- Summer Break	Year 2 – Semester 3 Advanced Practice stage	Year 2 – Semester 4 Masters stage

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Teaching methods

You will be taught using a wide variety of teaching methods across the modules including lectures and seminars, totalling around

12 hours per week

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In addition to your time in class, you will also be expected to engage in approximately

30 hours of self-study time per week.

You’ll be t

aught by experienced lecturers

who will bring practical business-related experience into the classroom to enable students to understand how business works in the real world.

You will have

access to Blackboard

, our online learning environment, where you can access module resources and reading lists that will assist your preparation for classes and self-study.

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Assessment

You will be assessed by coursework, including assignments, group assignments, presentations and class tests.

Response to Covid-19:

Our focus is on providing a safe and welcoming learning environment for our students. More information about our

response to Covid-19 and FAQs are available here

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Careers and postgraduate opportunities

The course places a strong focus on enhancing the employment prospects of its graduates. Previous Ulster University alumni have secured positions within large multinational organisations such as Diageo, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte and KPMG as well as small to medium-sized enterprises. Others have used the programme as a valuable springboard to gain a thorough understanding of business and management principles before starting up their own business.

Related reading

Business reading:

MBA at Ulster University London Campus: The Best of Both Worlds

Modern Careers for Modern Students

Study Business at our London and Birmingham Branch Campuses

Enterprise Festival – Summer 2017

Masters reading:

The Benefits of Studying an MBA

Studying a Masters Degree In London

Postgraduate Loans: Changes for UK and EU Students Studying in the UK

Advanced Practice study:

Introducing Masters with Advanced Practice