Program Overview
Course Details
Whatever sector you currently work in, this MBA is designed to help you understand the problems and challenges facing all enterprises and organisations – and identify potential solutions. Offered as a full-time course over two trimesters, which is less than a full calendar year, you’ll have the opportunity to develop vital skills that can be applied in almost any business.
Areas covered include building a thorough knowledge of an organisation and its leadership; developing creative and systematic approaches to underlying business issues; and understanding how business and management practices can be improved. Throughout the course, you’ll have the opportunity to cultivate your intellectual capabilities of research, critique, synthesis and innovation, culminating in a Master’s level dissertation.
We aim to maximise your learning by employing a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, workshops, group tutorials, individual tuition and guest speakers. By tutoring you in strategic thinking skills, the course will give you the opportunity to develop the sought-after analytical and critical competencies that prestigious employers in today’s global economy value so highly.
Highlights
This MBA course offers you the chance to join a well-established postgraduate community engaged in preparing themselves for a career in executive management.
Teaching and supervision is delivered by a dedicated team of experienced and well-qualified staff drawn from business and academia.
The University’s excellent libraries, 24/7 IT facilities, WiFi and learning areas are freely available for your use.
You will be given access to a research and study skills module which will assist in your studies.
Key Features
This course aims to develop your critical knowledge of organisations, their management and the complex business issues they face.
You’ll have the chance to apply research and analysis skills, culminating in a Master’s level dissertation.
An intensive Research Methods and Study Skills module is designed to prepare you for writing your dissertation.
Teaching is conducted by a highly-dedicated team, with specialist knowledge in a wide range of subject areas and close links to business and industry.
Course materials are available online, allowing you to prepare work at home and ensuring in-class learning is highly interactive.
By choosing to study with us, you'll have the chance to enjoy Bolton's many shops, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities. Manchester, one of the UK's most multicultural and lively cities, is less than 20 minutes away by train. Not forgetting, the North West of England is renowned for its beautiful countryside, coastline and heritage. This makes Bolton an ideal base from which to explore some of the best cultural and outdoor activities the UK offers.
