Business and Management

Grasp the opportunity to demonstrate business skills and knowledge in the workplace. Take advantage of a 12-month taught course followed by a 12-month work placement, facilitated by the University.

The MBA degree is one of the most prestigious and sought-after postgraduate degrees in the field of management and leadership. The applied nature of our MBA course will build on your previous managerial experience while moving you forward on a journey of practical professional development.   

When choosing an MBA, career enhancement is the main driver; the Sunderland MBA is designed with this in mind. Management and leadership knowledge gained throughout the course will support your future managerial, functional, and sector specific career aspirations.

Gain expert insight into sports venue management. Study business in a way that interests you. Fast track your way to promotion.

The MBA (Sustainability) route allows you to specialise in sustainable business development. As one of the biggest challenges facing organisations in the 21st century, future industry leaders need a comprehensive understanding of how sustainability impacts business. 

This is a two-year taught MBA route which enables you undertake a postgraduate certificate to develop sought-after specialist skills in digital marketing and analytics or skills in people management and learning and development.

The MBA degree is one of the most prestigious and sought-after postgraduate degrees in the field of management and leadership. The applied nature of our MBA course will build on your previous managerial experience while moving you forward on a journey of practical professional development. 

An MBA is an internationally respected business qualification. In one year, you'll develop a strategic understanding of all aspects of managing a successful business. This Master of Business Administration (MBA) has a specific focus on marketing, allowing you to specialise in the marketing aspects of senior management. The course prepares you for senior roles and our aim is to accelerate your progress towards well-paid positions of leadership.

Gain expert insight into the financial sector. Complete a relevant finance dissertation. Fast track your way to promotion.

This course is aimed at human resource specialists. Gain insight from guest speakers. Develop your understanding of functioning within organisations and speed up your route to promotion.

Develop a mastery of international business contexts and start a global career in management. Graduate as an in-demand candidate with international appeal.

Carve out a career in marketing management. Go on visits to organisations to gain real-life experience and insights. Pick up insider knowledge from industry guest speakers. Complete a valuable dissertation project that can be presented to potential employers.

MA Marketing (Professional Practice) is a taught course which incorporates a 12-month work placement facilitated by the University and is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing. 

Gain insight in an influential sector. Collaborate with your classmates through Peer Action Learning Sets. Graduate with the skills and knowledge to solve real issues within the financial sector.

Study a course highly relevant to the workplace. Take a step towards professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Explore a variety of different topics through our broad-ranging modules. Graduate with practical and theoretical knowledge.

This 15-month extended course is aimed at students who don't meet the entry criteria for a master's degree. On completion of the first term, you'll be able transfer to a number of our postgraduate courses, including MA Marketing, MSc Human Resource Management, MA International Management, and MSc Finance and Management. 

Develop your strategic knowledge, functional competence, and problem-solving ability. Learn how to implement approaches that deliver outstanding results. An MBA is a respected qualification that will progress you to well-paid positions of leadership.

The Certificate and Diploma in Management Studies Level 7 short courses have been developed to provide you with a critical understanding of strategic management and provide a pathway to achievement of an MBA. The short courses enable you to develop key competencies in management through a varied programme of lectures and applied learning through seminars, workshops and corporate engagement. The PgCert/PgDip courses are particularly suited to those in the workplace, looking for more flexible learning pathways or wishing to study on a part-time basis.

The Certificate and Diploma in Human Resources Management, Level 7 course has been designed to develop relevant and essential knowledge and skills in People Management and Learning and Development and are a route into professional membership of the CIPD. We'll prepare you for a future career in HR, and support those who are currently in the early stages of an HRM career to attain a postgraduate qualification.  The courses are particularly suited to those in the workplace, looking for more flexible learning pathways or wishing to pursue part-time study.

The course is designed for graduates from a business related discipline who wishes to specialise in digital marketing, graduates from other degree areas such as Computing who wish to pursue careers as digital marketers and business data analysts, managers who have already gained marketing and computing business experience and seek to further their careers as highly qualified digital marketers. They are tailored to those wanting more flexible learning pathways or wishing to pursue part-time study.

This course has been designed to help you develop your skills and become a better leader. You will learn how to recognise and apply the theories related to effective management, leadership, and change management.

Study one of the most sought-after postgraduate degrees in the field of management and leadership. This course combines academic rigour with vocational relevance as you build on your previous managerial experience.

Gain a highly-regarded postgraduate qualification from a British university in your own country. Complete a relevant finance dissertation. Fast track your way to highly-paid roles in the financial sector.

Make your mark in the marketing world with this MBA based at our partner study centres in Malaysia and Uzbekistan. Take a specialist module relevant to you. Learn to deliver outstanding results. Boost your chances of promotion.

For human resource specialists who want to study in their own country. Gain insight from guest speakers. Develop your understanding of functioning within organisations. Speed up your route to promotion.

Study a University of Sunderland qualification in your own country. Accelerate your promotion to well-paid positions of leadership. Develop a deep strategic understanding of the different functions within organisations. Learn how to implement approaches that deliver outstanding results.

Learn the secrets of effective hospitality management in your own country. Gain an understanding of the different functions within organisations. Graduate with the expertise and insight to begin a successful career in hospitality management.

Study in your own country. Develop a mastery of international business contexts and start a global career in management. Graduate as an in-demand candidate with international appeal.

Do you hold a diploma in management studies or equivalent qualification and want to top up to a full MBA? This course combines academic rigour with vocational relevance, as you build on your previous managerial experience.

Take your education to the next level. Choose the areas you want to study, and which questions you want to research. Take the initiative while we support you with advice, guidance and facilities.

Study for a doctoral qualification based on your professional role. Reflect on contemporary issues in the workplace.

Refine your own agenda and do what you find interesting every day. Develop mastery of research methods that are appropriate to your chosen field. Discover things that no-one else has ever discovered.

Take your academic career to the highest level. Make a very significant and sustained contribution to your subject. Gain an elite qualification that will mark you out as an outstanding contributor to your field.

Take the fastest route to a PhD. Convert your previous research outputs into a qualification which will increase your employability and open up new opportunities. Progress your academic career and add credibility in applications for research funding.

This MSc Management course will help you to shape your leadership and management skills to become an effective manager and leader in the 21st century business environment.You will gain a deep understanding of the core business subjects, enabling you to put theory and contemporary thinking into practice. It is delivered entirely online, with a flexible learning model that delivers academic content on demand.

This MSc Management with Marketing course helps you to develop your leadership and management skills, examining how aspiring marketing leaders can become effective managers and leaders in the modern world of work. With a focus on leadership in marketing, you will gain a deep understanding of international marketing, marketing management, and global integrated marketing communications. This course enables you to benefit from an entirely flexible online format.

Our online MSc Management with Finance course has been specifically built to provide busy working professionals with the opportunity to learn how to successfully manage, lead, strategise and innovate within the Finance discipline – without having to give up the day job. The course is delivered entirely online with a flexible learning model.

With a specific focus on the organisational and people aspects of business and management, you will gain a deep understanding of international human resource management, organisational development, resourcing and talent management. The course’s flexible learning model delivers academic content on demand, meaning that you can study for your Masters degree from anywhere in the world, on mobile or desktop, and can fit your studies around your work and family life.

The MBA equips you for strategic, cross-cultural and international roles in organisations where decision-making involves evaluation and analysis of challenging and fast-changing environments and the exploration of opportunities to implement change at a strategic level.

Delivering projects on time, on budget and in line with stakeholder expectations requires effective management across the project lifecycle. The 100% online MBA with Project Management provides you with the tools to do so, developing skills in scoping, planning, resource management and project delivery.

The MBA with Healthcare Management will help grow your confidence as a leader, develop your data analysis, problem solving and innovation skills, and equip you to guide strategic direction in the healthcare sector. You'll explore leadership in national and global health and social care settings with a critical appreciation of the issues, trends and ethical and diversity perspectives that impact on decision making.

The 100% online MBA with Supply Chain Management has been created for ambitious professionals who want to advance into and succeed in senior and strategic positions in supply chain and logistics. It provides you with an in-depth understanding of global logistics and supply chain management and the design of sustainable integrated supply chains, in addition to developing enhanced leadership skills.

Lead the way in hospitality management with our 100% online MBA with Hospitality Management.