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Fast-track your career in business leadership. Develop a specialism in supply chain management. Qualify for senior roles with significant responsibility.
The Masters of Business Administration (MBA) is the flagship programme within the School of Business and Management. It will make you a business leader, focusing on your professional development in leadership, international business, digital skills, and sustainability.
Our modules have been developed in partnership with employers, making our course about much more than just what’s in the textbook. Through inspiring guest speakers, group challenges, regular social events, and opportunities to impact local industries, you’ll become a member of a diverse community of aspiring leaders able to face the challenges of 21st-century business.
This Masters of Business Administration (MBA) has a specific focus on supply chain management. Our aim is to accelerate your promotion to well-paid leadership positions, either in supply management or in any other function.
You will submit an assessment for each module to ensure you can progress. Assessments are coursework based and take a variety of forms. From written reports, to academic posters, each assignment will test your ability to apply your learning in the classroom to real-world problems. The programme culminates with a research project, which is a single, major piece of work on a topic of your choosing.
Compared to an undergraduate course, you will find that this Masters course requires a higher level of independent reading and research.
Please note, this specialist MBA route is available for October starts only.
See further information on the generic MBA route.
We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.
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.
2025/26 fees are:
Take a look at the scholarships and bursaries that may be available to you.
This information was correct at the time of publication.
As the premier qualification in Business, an MBA will prepare you for senior management in any type of organisation. Our graduates are now working in everything from licensed retail to manufacturing. Many students also go on to open their own businesses.
The MBA (Supply Chain Management) prepares students for a career in general management or specialist pathways in roles focused on logistics and supplies.
The Faculty also offers international mobility opportunities for any student who wants one. Visa permitting, students can take advantage of our extensive international links for study abroad, or shorter opportunities such as summer programmes.
The Faculty runs a guest speaker series, inviting senior business leaders from around the world to share their experiences with students. Previous guest speakers include Mike Clasper, Chairman of SSP Group Plc and BIOSS consulting, and business owner Alice Rowan Hall.
MBA graduates have gone on to successful careers in a wide range of organisations, including Nissan, Nexus, and the NHS.
The visits to world-known companies like BMW and Audi in Munich are of great benefit.
