University of Sunderland
 The MBA programme is an internationally recognised award as the business qualification for those who wish to accelerate their career development into more senior executive roles. You learn how to create value, for your organisation and for yourself.
The global reach of the MBA means that you will be interacting with an international mix of students from all business areas. Students from various business backgrounds offer outstanding opportunities in terms of study and development. You can network and enhance your knowledge of the global business environment and benefit from the knowledge and experiences of your fellow students.
The MBA programme in Sunderland attracts extensive worldwide interest and recruits its students internationally adding to your educational experience and overall global insight. It provides opportunities for you to develop a strategic management knowledge, competence and problem solving ability in a manner that will significantly enhance your capability to function as a senior manager within a wide range of commercial and service organisations.
The MBA programme provides its members with knowledge of contemporary business concepts, international management practice and business culture, an awareness and understanding of issues that affect organisational performance in different parts of the world and an international perspective on issues of strategic significance.
- Taught at the award winning St Peter's riverside campus.
- Business and Management classed as 'excellent' in 2004 QAA report
- Sunderland University has been voted best in England for student experience in a survey by the Times Education Supplement (THES) 2005.
- An international learning experience...the opportunity to study with students from a diverse range of nationalities and cultures.
- Comprehensive programme of visits to a variety of local and international companies are arranged to provide practical insights into modern business practice.
Modules Include:
Financial Management & Control / Managing & Leading People / Operations Management / International Business Environment / Marketing Management / Global Corporate Strategy / Modelling for Decision Making / Applied Research Methods for Business & Management / Service Operations Management / Project Management / Managing Diversity
The MBA runs full-time for 45 weeks from October to September each year. The programme is designed within the university's modular framework of 180 credits for a Masters Award including sub-awards of Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits) and Postgraduate Diploma (120 Credits). These awards may be obtained if a student elects to leave before the programme is fully completed.
The MBA programme is concerned with the development of students as managers, and you will frequently participate in applied problem-solving, role-playing, and experiential learning. Other teaching methods include lectures, workshops, case studies, simulations, presentations and applied projects.
Students are formed at an early stage into Peer Learning Support Groups. These cross-cultural groups have tasks to complete and encourage the development of additional study support and a further tier of independent working. Assessment methods will include individual, assignments; presentations, portfolio building and time constrained assignments.
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"I'm already thinking how I?m going to do it better; the MBA has strengthened my confidence as well my management perspective."
Hellen Haiyan Huang
Contact details
EMR Team
Sunderland Business School
The Reg Vardy Centre
University of Sunderland
Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's
St Peter's Way
Sunderland
SR6 0DD
Tel: 0191 515 3341
Fax: 0191 515 2338 E-mail: emrteam@sunderland.ac.uk
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