MBA Master of Business Administration (with PgCert) Full-time

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

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.

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

In this module, you'll engage in the exploration of portfolio management and wealth planning, as well as risk diversification, by focusing on creating a sustainable investment portfolio through examination and analysis of financial data of listed companies. You'll examine various financial management concepts such as capital structure, investment appraisal techniques and mergers and takeovers through real-life case studies. You'll develop transferable skills needed for roles within financial institutions, stock broking, investment and portfolio management, treasury, and corporate finance departments of companies.

This module will allow you to critically examine a suitable topic by completing a research project into an organisation or industry sector you're familiar with. You'll complete a series of personal competence, digital skills, and research methods seminars all designed to support your research project. You'll 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.

In this module, you'll examine the key theories, models, and frameworks that support the identification and assessment of market opportunity, the selection of target markets, and the evaluation of choices available to marketers to ensure successful and sustainable marketing mix implementation. You'll focus on the strategic dimension of marketing, which is a key component of long-term corporate strategy. You'll explore sustainable competitive advantage and how marketers are required to understand the dynamic environment to identify long-term objectives and deliver short-term tactical marketing solutions in an increasingly digital and sustainably-aware world.

This module will allow you to consider digital marketing in the context of addressing the behaviour and expectations of the contemporary customer in both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) markets, be they local, national, or global. You'll build the knowledge and practical skills required to deliver digital marketing in the workplace and respond to a real client case study, applying the theories, concepts, and learning gained throughout the module to address a specific business challenge.

This module develops key management and leadership skills, including decision-making, information management, and effective teamwork and interpersonal practice. You'll build self-awareness, explore personal values and professional identity, and gain insight into leadership, HR practice, emotional intelligence, ethical decision-making, inclusivity, and cultural awareness, while strengthening personal, digital, and academic skills and planning future professional development aligned to industry needs.

This module explores contemporary people management within a dynamic global and digital context, focusing on talent management, global resourcing, and the development of high-performing organisational strategies and people models. You'll examine how people policies and practices align with organisational strategy, alongside managing sustainable performance, reward, wellbeing, and attendance, using data analytics and emerging technologies. The module also addresses employee engagement, retention and turnover reduction strategies, and considers the legal and professional dimensions of managing employee exits, including retirement, dismissal, and redundancy.