Global Business/General Management Dual Award via Study Centres MBA

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Fast-track your career in global business leadership. Study for a UK degree from your country. Enhance your real-world management capabilities, and qualify for senior roles with significant responsibility.

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Overview

An MBA is an internationally respected business qualification. In one year you will develop a strategic understanding of all aspects of managing a successful business. You will study a broad range of topics, from strategic and project management to international marketing and corporate social responsibility.

The course prepares you for senior roles that have major responsibility. Our aim is to accelerate your progress towards well-paid positions of leadership.

Please contact your Study Centre for the duration and mode of this course.

Why us?

The Sunderland Business School is a member of ‘The Association of Business Schools’

Course structure

Teaching methods include lectures, workshops and self-study.

Your progress will be assessed with coursework, your research plan, and your dissertation.

Compared to an undergraduate course, you will find that this Masters course requires a higher level of independent reading and research.

Modules on this course include:

Core modules:

Accounting for Managers (12 credits)
Finance for Managers (12 credits)
Organisational Behaviour (12 credits)
Economics for Managers (12 credits)
Strategic Management (12 credits)
Operations and Quality Management (12 credits)
Research Methodology (16 credits)
Marketing Management (12 credits)
Organisational Transformational Change (20 credits)
Master's Project (24 credits)

Designated Options for the General Management Pathway (choose three):

Managing in the International Economy (12 credits)
Entrepreneurship (12 credits)
Project Management (12 credits)
e-Marketing (Dual) (12 credits)

Designated Options for the Global Business Pathway (choose three):

International Entrepreneurship Development (12 credits)
Managing in the International Economy (12 credits)
International Marketing (12 credits)
International HRM (Dual) (12 credits)

Some modules have prerequisites. Read more about what this means in our Help and Advice article.

Entry requirements

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.

Please contact the study centre for more information on their specific requirements and equivalent qualifications from outside the UK.

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

Fees and finance

Please contact the study centre for information on fees for this course.

This information was correct at the time of publication.

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.

Sunderland MBA graduates now work in a number of senior management positions, including Financial Controller in the Gulf region, Operations Director in an oil company, General Manager in Eastern Europe, Division Chief in China, Business Development Manager for an automotive supplier, Vice President of a Canadian corporation.

Related courses

MBA Master of Business Administration via Study Centres

Contact

Contact the Student Helpline for further information about studying at the University of Sunderland:
0191 515 3000
student.helpline@sunderland.ac.uk

MBA Global Business/General Management Dual Award - programme spec (.pdf)

Page last updated: 13 July 2022

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