Program Overview

International Business (Robert Kennedy College)

Course Overview

The MBA International Business programme aims to develop an understanding and critical appreciation of the theories, tools, and techniques of leadership and management that will enable graduates to more effectively participate in leading organisational change. In doing so, the programme seeks to improve the quality of management as a profession.

Course Details

• Location: Online
• Duration: Part-time, 18 Months - 5 Years
• Start date: Various
• Entry Requirements: Programme specification (PDF)

Course Outline

Course Summary

The MBA has been shaped to form what the programme team believes to be a unique curriculum. It allows students to:

• Gain a UK Higher Education Institution accredited MBA.
• Study in their own time (in whatever time-zone in which they live).
• Study at their own pace (within the current period of University of Cumbria regulations for part-time study).
• Continue to live in their own country/location without disrupting family life.
• Continue to pursue their existing career without a break.

Modules

Year One

• Compulsory Modules:
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Financial Management
  • International Marketing and Business Environment
  • Strategic Management
  • Dissertation
  • Tackling Global-Local Challenges in Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability
• Optional Modules (subject to availability and demand):
  • Information Management
  • Corporate Strategy and Competitiveness

Programme Specification

Programme specification (PDF)

Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning Methods

Full details are available in the programme specification.

Timetables

The teaching timetable should be available from the end of August. Access to the timetable is through the Student Hub.

Entry Requirements

• Entry Requirements:
  • 1st or 2nd class honours degree.
  • Students with other qualifications may be admitted to the course.
• Selection Criteria:
  • We welcome applications from students who may not meet the formal entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.
  • The formal entry requirements are:
    • An honours degree at 2:2 or above.
    • At least 2 years’ relevant work experience.
    • English language at IELTS 6.5 (minimum of 5.5 in each component).

Application Information

• Making Your Application:
  • Applications should be made online directly to Robert Kennedy College.
• What Makes a Good Application?:
  • We consider all aspects of your application, not simply your qualifications and grades.
  • We look at your academic background and performance, relevant experience, and your reference.
  • Above all, we look for motivation, commitment, and potential - evidence that you can benefit from study at higher education level.

Student Finance

• Tuition Fee Policy:
  • The tuition fee for this course is 12,000 CHF (Swiss Francs).
  • This includes access to an authorised set of the University’s online library resources, Online Campus access, graduation fees, and University of Cumbria matriculation fees.
  • Fees are payable in interest-free instalments.

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