Year One: Essential skills for strategic leadership
In year one, students study 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 compulsory 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 structure and courses for this programme for the 2022/23 intake.
December 2022
Induction (Welcome Week)
January 2023
Compulsory courses (full working week)
- Induction including social activity
- Professional Development
- Strategic Leadership
- Study Skills
January–March 2023
April 2023
May–July 2023
August 2023
September–December 2023
January–March 2024
March–June 2024
Elective choices
- Business Strategy for Environmentally Suitable Futures
- Data and Analytics for Leaders
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions
- Global Strategy
- Marketing Communications and Branding
- Negotiations
- New Venture Creation
- Supply Chain Management
Electives are delivered in full week blocks and are subject to change*
September–December 2024
Compulsory courses
November 2024–March 2025
Capstone project
Completion of a major Capstone project (submissions end of March 2025) with a choice of formats:
- Consultancy Project
- Early Stage Feasibility Study
- Research Dissertation
- Business Plan
Students may take the 40-credit Capstone, or the 30-credit Capstone plus 1 additional elective.
Ongoing
- 1:1 executive coaching and career support
- Online tutorials and self-study resources
- Optional master classes
- Boardroom debates
- Practitioner speakers
Sustainability in the Boardroom
While sustainability has traditionally been approached as a discrete issue for business, it is increasingly recognised as a strategic, interconnected issue which impacts all elements of business practice, decision-making and (in many cases) success. As such, sustainability has become a Board-level issue. The course provides an in-depth exploration of sustainability as it relates to boardroom issues, discussions, interactions, composition, and decisions. It considers what is meant by ‘sustainability’ in different contexts and why this matters. The course accepts and embraces the tensions that can exist when such issues reach the boardroom, accepting that simple solutions are rarely available.
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.