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Further enhance your specialist skills with this two-year course comprised of a Master of Business Administration with a Postgraduate Certificate in an area of interest.
Skills Boost NE DiscountThis is a 24-month MBA course with an integrated Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) in either Human Resource Management or Digital Marketing and Analytics, allowing you to gain specialist knowledge in an area relevant to your interests. Following completion of the MBA, you will have the option to undertake a further PgCert in either Digital Marketing and Analytics or Human Resource Management.
| Upcoming start dates |
|---|
| 22 February 2021 |
| 18 October 2021 |
Our hybrid teaching model combines face-to-face and online teaching. For your Masters course, your experience will include an induction where you will be meet various staff early on, including our Head of School, Chair of the Postgraduate Programme Studies Board, and your Programme Leader. During induction you will also be allocated a Personal Tutor and have a scheduled 1:1 meeting with them, soon after.
Over the duration of the academic year we will ensure that you receive a full range of appropriate learning experiences to develop your knowledge and skills, including weekly face-to-face module session time alongside students within your tutorial group, and online interactive sessions with guest lectures, practitioner talks and skills-based activities shared across the whole Postgraduate Business Management suite.
We will make all reasonable efforts to provide the courses and student experience outlined. It may be necessary to make changes in response to COVID-19 whilst we continue to follow government guidance. View our FAQs for more information or contact us.
Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, class discussions, case studies, group work, presentations and applied study.
Your progress will be assessed by a dissertation and assignments, as well as some exams.
Compared to an undergraduate course, you will find that this programme requires a higher level of independent reading and research.
If you join us in February or March 2020, you will be offered the general MBA with designated options.
Our typical offer is:
| Qualification | Minimum grade |
|---|---|
| a Canadian bachelor's degree | GPA 2.40 |
| a USA bachelor's degree | GPA 2.5 |
If your qualification is not listed above, please contact the Student Administration team at studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk for further advice.
This course is designed to support career acceleration for suitably academically qualified applicants. All levels of practical work/work experience will be considered, including applications from candidates with pre-graduation or limited/no work experience post degree who can display that they will benefit from a programme of this type.
Relevant degree or equivalent professional qualifications.
If English is not your first language, please see our English language requirements.
The fee for this course is:
2020/21:
International students are eligible for a £1,000 discount subject to availability.
2021/22:
International students are eligible for a £1,000 discount subject to availability.
Learn more about settled status, pre-settled status, special discounts, visa requirements and Common Travel Area (CTA) agreements for the Republic of Ireland applicants in our Help and Advice article.
Take a look at the Your Finances section to find out about the scholarships and bursaries that may be available to you.
This information was correct at the time of publication.
An MBA is a challenging qualification which requires significant dedication. Employers recognise its worth, and the value that an MBA-qualified business leader can bring to their organisation.
Our graduates have gone on to careers in a variety of organisations around the world and many alumni are entrepreneurs who have established their own businesses. Students have secured placements with companies including Nissan, Caterpillar, Fujitsu, Network Rail and White Lodging Services, as well as small entrepreneurial firms in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
We invite business leaders into the University to share their experiences with students. Past speakers include Divine Chocolate’s Head of Sales and Marketing and Sunderland Football Club’s CEO.
Learning from business professionals can be very useful if you’re not sure what career to pursue when you graduate. If you already have a plan for your career, these events are an excellent way to start building a network of business contacts.
The Sunderland MBA is affiliated with CMI, the Chartered Management Institute.
The MBA is the very foundation and motivation for the initiative.
Sunderland has provided me with brand new critical thinking skills.
It's been absolutely great, inside the class, and the experience outside the class as well.
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