MBA Master of Business Administration (Finance) via Study Centres

In this module, you'll analyse theoretical approaches to leadership before applying these to strategic and sustainable business issues. Engaging with business leaders to identify and develop the employability skills sought after in the digital and global work environments of the future, you'll conduct reflective practice throughout the module. This will enable you to develop a deeper understanding of your own leadership style and identify areas for future development as a sustainable business leader.

This module will allow you to explore the unique opportunities and challenges of conducting business internationally as globalisation and the digital revolution have increased global connectedness in business. You'll develop innovative and sustainable solutions and strategies for current and emerging international business issues. You'll also critically analyse approaches to leadership and management in a strategic, international business context to develop diverse stakeholder management acumen and digital business competencies.

This module will help you gain insight into digital enterprises and the nature of sustainable innovation, exploring issues of culture, communication, and leadership within digital enterprises and considering the unique opportunities and challenges they face. You'll work in conjunction with local and national digital enterprises, and apply your understanding of the underlying theoretical concepts learned to authentic business challenges and develop your digital competencies for future employability.

This module introduces you to how financial information is prepared, analysed, and used by businesses operating in both domestic and international markets. You’ll develop a clear understanding of financial statements prepared under International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), while exploring why accounting practices differ across countries and how international regulation aims to create greater consistency. The module also focuses on how managers use accounting information to make sustainable and strategic decisions within multinational organisations, covering key topics such as costing, pricing, budgeting, performance measurement, and transfer pricing in an international business context.

Critically examine a suitable topic by completing a research project into an organisation or industry sector with which you are familiar. You'll complete a series of personal competence, digital skills, and research methods seminars all designed to support your research project. You'll also develop a critical understanding of the role and importance of research into sustainable business practice, and by investigating an authentic business issue, you'll be better prepared for your return to, or entry into, the world of work, along with an enhanced awareness of your own professional development as a future business leader.