Managers need to be multi-taskers. They need to understand how to motivate staff and how to get the best performance from people; how to market their products or services and meet the demands of their consumers; how to implement processes and systems; and how to manage budgets and understand the impact that financial performance has on strategic decision making. Crucially, they need to understand how all of these activities fit within the context of a rapidly changing, global marketplace. When you join the MBA at the University of Leicester, you will be making a significant investment in your future. Your decision to join the programme will be one of the most important decisions you will ever make.  If you demand first rate academic standards, you are willing to have some of your basic managerial assumptions challenged, and are ready for the hard work involved, you will find studying the MBA programme to be a rewarding and enriching experience.

Aims and Objectives

• The MBA programme has been designed to cover the spectrum of management subjects, calling on a wide range of expertise. It allows you to concentrate on general management or to tailor the course to suit your individual career needs.
• The Leicester MBA provides you with the skills necessary to become a competent and capable manager in today’s global business environment. The course will enhance your ability to evaluate and analyse evidence and implement appropriate solutions in any business environment.
• While taking up business management studies, you will develop the skills to think creatively and strategically about a wide range of business issues. You will also develop, alongside an awareness of cultural sensitivity, the ability to work in a cross-cultural, multi-national, team-based environment.

Course Structure

Foundations of Knowledge and Professional Skills

Organisational Behaviour

Accounting for Managers

Marketing Design and Operations

Strategy, Business Information and Analysis

Corporate Finance

Business Ethics in a Global Context

Two electives

Research Methods

Dissertation

Description of modules taught on the MBA programme

MBA Specialisms

We offer students the choice of studying for a general MBA or opting to follow one of our specialist routes:

• MBA (Employee Relations)
• MBA (Finance)
• MBA (IT Management)
• MBA (Marketing)
• MBA (Quality Management)

To follow a specialist route, students must study two elective modules and write a dissertation relevant to their chosen specialism.

Professional Recognition
The Leicester MBA is one of a small number of UK courses to have obtained accreditation by the Association of MBAs (AMBA).

This programme has been approved by The Chartered Institute of Marketing to provide direct entry onto the CIM’s Professional Certificate in Marketing. Please contact CIM Education for further details: +44 (0)1628 427120 or email qualifications@cim.co.uk

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