Program Overview
The University of Bolton's Master of Business Administration (MBA) top-up program equips students with the skills and knowledge to tackle strategic business challenges and advance their careers. The blended learning approach combines face-to-face sessions with online and practical work, fostering critical thinking, innovation, and problem-solving abilities. Graduates gain a comprehensive understanding of key business practices and are well-prepared for leadership roles in various industries, including human resource management, marketing, and management consultancy.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The University of Bolton's Master of Business Administration (MBA) top-up qualification offers skills and knowledge to advance your career. You can learn how to tackle large-scale, strategic business challenges and grow as a leader ready to flourish in almost any field.
Objectives:
This MBA top-up program aims to support your growth as a leader by helping you understand the problems and challenges facing all organizations and identify potential solutions. It will help you build vital skills applicable in almost any business.
Program Description:
The program will guide you in developing creative and systematic approaches to underlying business issues and improving business and management practices. It will cultivate your intellectual capabilities in research, critique, synthesis, and innovation, culminating in your master's level professional capstone project.
Assessment:
The assessment strategy facilitates real-world learning and authentic assessment that serves several functions. The primary function is to evaluate your achievement. However, assessment also helps you organize and develop your learning. You will receive feedback to help you understand your strengths and weaknesses.
Assessment Types:
- Formative assessments: These do not contribute to your overall module grade but are an integral part of a module's learning strategy. They will be marked, and you'll receive feedback on your level of achievement.
- Summative assessments: These are activities for which the marks will contribute to your overall module grade. You'll also receive feedback on these assessments so you can see what you've done well and where you can improve.
Assessment Methods:
- Coursework
- Reports
- Case studies
- Oral presentations
- Research proposals
- Extended project
Teaching:
We take a blended learning approach, combining face-to-face sessions with online and practical work as appropriate. You can expect a range of learning and teaching methods, including face-to-face or online lectures, seminars, tutorials, discussion groups, guest speakers, and master classes. You will be expected to devote a significant amount of time to guided independent study.
Faculty:
The program is taught by a dedicated team of experienced and well-qualified staff drawn from business and academia.
Careers:
No matter what part of industry or commerce you work in, studying our MBA (top-up) course will deepen your critical understanding of the problems and challenges facing enterprises and organizations and equip you with the analytical and critical faculties to identify potential solutions. As a graduate, you'll possess an overview of key business practices and further skills in areas such as operational management, marketing, strategic planning, and accounting.
Career Opportunities:
- An MBA is often a route to promotion or a career change.
- Companies in every industry around the world seek out business and management professionals with an MBA.
- Every business, from tiny start-ups to large companies, needs someone with experience and the necessary education to support common business processes like accounting, finance, human resources, marketing, public relations, sales, and management.
Popular Career Options for MBA Graduates:
- Human resource management
- Investment banking
- Management consultancy
- Marketing
- Supply chain management
Other:
- The University's excellent libraries, 24/7 IT facilities, WiFi, and learning areas are freely available for your use.
- Manchester, one of the UK's most multicultural and lively cities, is less than 20 minutes away by train.
- The North West of England is renowned for its beautiful countryside, coastline, and heritage. More details are available from http://www.managers.org.uk/
