Study at Cardiff | Postgraduate

Business Administration (Part-time) (MBA)

Course Aims

The aim of the MBA (part-time) is to develop participants to become reflective practitioners by encouraging them to integrate the theories and knowledge gained from the taught programme with the skills, values and insights derived from experience gained before and after the MBA.

Special Features

The reasons to study the MBA (part-time) include:

• Knowledge transfer through working with managers from a variety of other organisations
• A practitioner based approach to learning and teaching
• Access to business networks, events and guest speakers

Course Description

The MBA (part-time) at Cardiff Business School consists of ten core modules, elective modules and a dissertation. The programme is of 28 months’ duration (4 taught semesters and a dissertation). The MBA (part-time) has been designed to meet the needs of experienced middle managers looking for ways to develop their understanding and knowledge of business.

Available Modules

• Corporate Finance (Core)
• Operations Management (Core)
• Marketing (Core)
• Strategic Management (Core)
• Human Resource Management (Core)
• Leadership and Entrepreneurship (Core)
• International Business(Core)
• Business Economics (Core)
• Sustainable Business Management (Core)
• Organisational Behaviour (Core)
• Business Analysis (Elective)
• Lean Thinking (Elective)
• Financial Analysis and Reporting (Elective)
• Marketing Research (Elective)
• Management Consulting (Elective)
• Governance and Policy in the Public Sector (Elective)
• Dissertation (Project)

Skills Acquired

If you are a manager who wants to adopt strategies and gain expertise to build and sustain business effectiveness in a competitive global market place then Cardiff Business School’s MBA (part-time) is for you.

The programme offers participants the opportunity to apply their managerial experiences to theory and practical situations.

The programme provides:

• Interaction with researchers and business scholars, many of whom produce world-leading research
• The flexibility to manage a full-time career and study a widely recognised business qualification
• The opportunity to share experiences with members of your cohort
• The development of practical skills for management
• The opportunity to network with members of the Cardiff Business School Alumni Association and to attend talks given by high-profile speakers

Entry Requirements

Minimum of a second class undergraduate degree or equivalent from a recognised university.

Applicants will normally be required to have a minimum of three years’ relevant work experience. Applicants with substantial working experience but without a first degree may be considered for entry on a case by case basis.

Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to pass either IELTS/TOEFL exams, obtaining a minimum score of IELTS band 6.5 or 570 in TOEFL (230 for computer-based marking).

Next intake: September 2013

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