Master of Business Administration (full-time)

One year full-time. Start dates in February and September. Students attend lectures, seminars and workshops throughout two taught semesters (14 weeks each).

The MBA is the leading internationally recognised qualification for practising managers. The MBA (full-time) aims to equip Honours graduates from any discipline with the knowledge, skills and competencies to manage effectively in modern, complex and increasingly dynamic business environments. It also builds upon the skills learnt through their own management experiences (with a minimum of two years management experience being required for this course).

The programme consists of two taught semesters followed by a third semester in which a dissertation of 15-20,000 words is undertaken. The dissertation should be management-related and allows students to apply knowledge, skills and competencies developed in semesters one and two.

During semester one, students will be offered additional support in Study Skills and in semester two there is the module 'Research Methods for Business' in preparation for the production of the dissertation in semester three.

• All the evidence indicates that, to compete in an increasingly hostile international environment, managers need comprehensive professional education and development. The MBA from The University of Northampton provides a major opportunity to meet this need.
• Another challenge facing international managers is the need to work in a multicultural context and the international membership of the University's MBA course facilitates increased awareness of international management practice through working in a multinational environment.

Core modules:

• Accounting and Finance for Managers
• Strategic Leadership
• Managing Operations and Supply-Chain Management
• Managing Change
• Marketing: Principles and Management
  
• Organisational Strategy
• People in Organisations
• Developing Cross-Cultural Capability

Elective modules:

• Applied Human Resources Management, Project Management, Enterprise and Innovation in Organisations
• Advanced Accounting and Finance, Sustainable Development, Risk Management
• Research methods and dissertation

Sheila Cameron The MBA Handbook: Study Skills for Managers Pitman Books

The course has a mixture of assessment involving practical work, essays, reports and case studies and examinations. The dissertation in semester three is between 15,000 - 20,000 words.

The MBA (full-time) programme is designed to meet the needs of potential senior managers in all sectors of employment. The award is designed not only to give a thorough understanding of business and management processes, but also to develop student effectiveness as practising managers in an international environment. It is designed to meet the business needs of those who have already demonstrated their managerial competence but who still have aspirations to develop their career further towards senior management level.