Program Overview

Master of Business Administration in Governance and Risk Management

Overview

Our Master of Business Administration in Governance and Risk Management is a general business and management degree with an added focus on corporate governance and risk. This specialist MBA is designed to equip general managers, business owners, and entrepreneurs with the crucial knowledge to better provide protection of their companies' assets and reputation.

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

• 2:2 or above from a UK Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent qualification(s), plus 3 years professional experience (standard route)
• Non-standard route: qualification at Level 6 or above combined with 5 years of relevant professional/managerial experience and two professional references

Locations

• Online

Study Mode Options

• Full-time on-campus
• Full-time online (1 year)
• Full-time online with Professional Practice Year (2 years)
• Part-time online (2 years)

Course Structure

Modules

• Data Analysis and AI for Strategic Decision-Making (15 credits)
• Economics, Society and Ethics for Sustainable Future (15 credits)
• Corporate Governance and the Role of Directors (15 credits)
• Strategic Accounting, Corporate Reporting and Finance (15 credits)
• Generating Value through Marketing in the Digital Age (15 credits)
• Creating and Protecting Intellectual Property (15 credits)
• Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain (15 credits)
• Organisational Behaviour and People Management (15 credits)
• Managing Business Risk (15 credits)

MBA Challenge Modules

• The Leader’s Challenge: Creating a mindset (1st semester) (15 credits)
• The Innovator’s Challenge: Create your digital product (2nd semester) (15 credits)
• The CEO’s Challenge: Strategy and Integration (3rd semester) (15 credits)
• Capstone: Connecting the MBA with Your Career (runs in the 2 weeks after the 3rd semester) (0 credits)

Course Start Dates

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Fees and Funding

• 2025/26 Course Fee (for courses starting September 2025 - June 2026):
  • Domestic students: £16,000
  • International students (Overseas Fee Payer): £20,000
• 2 Year Programme with Professional Practice:
  • Domestic students: £17,600
  • International students (Overseas Fee Payer): £22,000

Why Study an MBA with Us?

• Our Careers and Employability Service: 1:1 executive coaching for 3 semesters and develop a PDP (Personal Development Plan) tailored to your career goals and unique skills.
• Professional Networking: Through our heritage and connections in law and business, you’ll benefit from our combined networks, supplemented by an annual residential networking week (for online and on-campus students).
• Unique teaching methodology: You'll work on real-life business scenarios and benefit from peer-to-peer learning in the classroom, moderated by industry specialists.
• Flexibility of study: Decide whether to study full-time, part-time, on-campus or 100% online.
• Integrating Business and Law: Focused on impact, employability and future outcomes, our MBAs provide you with solid foundations on Business subjects, as well as including aspects of the Law that are pertinent to organisational managers and leaders.