Master of Business Administration MBA / PgCert

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.

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Overview

This 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.

Why us?

Benefit from employer engagement opportunities, employer visits and our guest speaker programme

'World-leading' research in Business, according to the latest Research Excellence Framework

Course structure

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, you will be offered the general MBA with designated options.

Core modules

Financial Management and Control (15 credits)
Strategic Management in an International Context (15 credits)
Professional Management and Leadership Development (30 credits)
Value Creation in Organisations (30 credits)
Managing Operations and Marketing (30 credits)
Innovation Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer (30 credits), or
Designated option for cohorts without options or routes (30 credits)

Plus, choose from:

Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Marketing and Analytics

Markets and Marketing in the Digital Age (30 credits)
Contemporary Issues in Digital Marketing Analytics (30 credits), or

Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management in Context (30 credits)
Leading, Managing and Developing People and Organisations (30 credits)

Some modules have prerequisites. Read more about what this means in our Help and Advice article. Please note, the availability of optional modules may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances or student demand.

Facilities

You’ll be based at The Reg Vardy Centre, on the Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter’s. The Reg Vardy Centre is a modern building with views of the river, and just a short walk from both the coast and Sunderland town centre.

Entry requirements

Our typical offer is:

Qualification	Minimum grade
a Canadian bachelor's degree	GPA 2.40
a USA bachelor's degree	GPA 2.5

If you already hold a postgraduate qualification, please see our Applying for additional postgraduate degrees Help and Advice article.

If you don't meet our standard entry requirements, you can take one of the foundation pathways at our partners ONCAMPUS Sunderland. Find out more information and whether your course is eligible on our ONCAMPUS page.

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.

Is your qualification not displaying here? For international qualifications, search our full list of international entry requirements for this course.

Fees and finance

The fees for this course is:

2021/22:

£14,000 if you are from the UK/Europe*
£16,500 if you are an international student

2022/23:

£14,250 if you are from the UK/Europe*
£17,000 if you are an international student

International students are eligible for a £1,000 discount subject to availability.

*European Union (EU), EEA (European Economic Area) and Swiss nationals are classed as international, however, for 22/23 admission you will receive a European student fee scholarship and will pay the home tuition fee rate for the duration of your studies. The discounted fee will be reflected in your offer letter. Learn more 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.

The Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's by night

Career ready

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.

Industry links

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.

Meet the students

The MBA is the very foundation and motivation for the initiative.

Abedalrahman Al-Zghoul
Sunderland has provided me with brand new critical thinking skills.

Mohammad Adwan
It's been absolutely great, inside the class, and the experience outside the class as well.

Octavian and Hanneke Lazin

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Contact

Contact the Student Helpline for further information about studying at the University of Sunderland:

0191 515 3000

student.helpline@sunderland.ac.uk

View Programme Specifications for the Faculty of Business, Law and Tourism.

Page last updated: 10 January 2022

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