Course Information

About the course

A Master of Business Administration is the internationally recognised qualification for students with business experience. Our MBA is distinguished by its international focus, both in course content and student body. We have links with institutions around the world but particularly with some of the leading business schools in Europe. Through the European Credit Transfer Scheme, our MBA students can take half their MBA studies in London and half in Berlin or Paris with the possibility of gaining a jointly awarded MBA from LSBU and one of our partner institutions – the Berlin School of Economics and INSEEC, Paris.

The MBA is interactive and highly participative, using a mix of lectures, seminars and case study sessions. If you wish to specialise in one of the following pathways, you must study the following option units and the dissertation must be in your chosen specialist area:

• E-Business: e-Commerce plus one from: Managing Information Systems, Knowledge Management, Project Management.
• Finance: Corporate Finance, Financial Management of International Business
• International Banking: International Banking plus one from: Bank Value and Performance, Bank Lending and Credit Risk.
• International HRM: International Employment Relations, International Strategic Personnel and Development.
• International Marketing: International Marketing plus one from: Integrated Marketing Communications, Global Logistics and Operations Management
• International Tourism: Service Quality for Tourism, Travel Behaviour

These units are offered subject to demand and timetable availability.

Career opportunities

Employment prospects are excellent. In addition to strategic management, successful students can enter a variety of roles in Marketing, Finance and HRM.

Typical background of applicant

Your degree/professional qualification should be in an appropriate subject equivalent to at least a UK Hons Degree (2:2) You should also have at least 3 years relevant work experience, and for those whose English is not their first language, written English at IELTS Level 7. Students holding a Diploma in Management Studies at an appropriate level may be exempt from the Semester 1 (full-time).

Professional contacts/ Industry links

Students on the MBA qualify for associate membership of the Chartered Management Institute.

Recent guest lecturers

• Professor Chris Brewster, Henley Management College
• Professor Nigel Holden, Nottingham Trent University

Additional notes

All students are encouraged to take a foreign language from the range offered by the Language Centre.

The MBA also requires participation in two residential programmes.

Course Units

Year 1

The course begins with an intensive preweek of induction workshops.

Semester 1 (September – January)

Business English and/or Language Optional Module

Core

• Management Skills/Stage 1 PDP
• Managing Human Resources
• Managing The Strategic Environment
• Managing Marketing and Operations
• Accounting and Finance for Managers

Semester 2 (February – June)

Core

• International Strategic Management
• International Management Issues
• Plus timetabled Research Methods lectures and workshops

Options

These units are offered subject to appropriate demand and timetable availability, either on a day or evening basis.

• Consulting for Corporate Excellence
• Corporate Finance; E-commerce
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
• Financial Management of International Business
• Global Logistics and Operations Management
• Integrated Marketing Communications
• International Employment Relations
• International Marketing
• European Management and Business Strategy
• Knowledge Management
• Managing Information Systems
• Project Management

Other options may also be available.

Year 2

June – December

Project-based Dissertation

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