Year One: Essential Skills for Strategic Leadership
In year one, students study around eight core courses in major disciplines; this is the foundation upon which the whole MBA is built.
Year Two: Driving Strategic Change
In Year 2 learning about strategy also becomes a central feature of the programme. You will study core and option courses to enable you to customise your learning.
MBA Capstone Project
The conclusion of the programme, the MBA Capstone project, brings the two years' learning together in a piece of work unique to each student.
To give you an idea of what the programme structure and courses might consist of, the below information details the proposed structure and courses for this programme in 2020/21 and 2021/22, as some courses are awaiting approval.*
Induction
December 2020 (Full Working Week)
- Induction including social activity
- Professional Development
- Strategic Leadership (Part A)
- Study Skills
Year 1 Compulsory Courses
January–March 2021
April 2021 (Full Working Week)
May–July 2021
Year 2 Compulsory Courses
August 2021 (Full Working Week)
September–December 2021
January–February 2022
Elective Choices
March–June 2022
- Business Strategy for Environmentally Suitable Futures
- Data and Analytics for Leaders
- Economics of Strategy
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions
- Global Strategy
- Innovation Management and Design Thinking
- International Business in Context
- Managing Stakeholder Communications
- Marketing Communications and Branding
- Negotiations
- New Venture Creation and the Entrepreneurial Process
Electives are delivered in full week blocks.
Year 2 Compulsory Courses
September–December 2022
Capstone Project
November 2022–March 2023
Completion of a major Capstone Project (submissions end of March 2023) with a choice of formats:
- Consultancy Project
- Research Dissertation
- Business Plan
- Feasibility Study
Ongoing
- 1:1 Executive Coaching and Career Support
- Online Tutorials and Self-Study Resources
- Optional Master Classes
- Boardroom Debates
- Practitioner Speakers
*We will notify applicants of any changes to the programme structure and courses by 15 June in the year of entry to the course. We cannot guarantee that all option courses will run each year and occasionally there will be last minute amendments after this date due to unforeseen circumstances such as staff illness.
The content of individual courses and the programme for any given degree are under constant academic review in light of current circumstances and may change from time to time, with some programmes and courses being modified, discontinued or replaced.
Due to high demand we cannot guarantee students a place on the optional course of their preference. Equally, if there is not enough interest in a given year for an option course then it may not be viable for us to run that particular option course. Some combinations of option courses may not be possible due to scheduling constraints.
Core and Elective Courses
Full programme details, including all available core and elective courses can be found on the University Degree Programme Tables website.