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Leadership
MBA (PGCert PGDip)

  • Course summary and entry requirements

    Course duration Help

    Full-time: 2 years

    Part-time: 6 years

    Professional accreditation

    Brighton is one of the few universities with an MBA accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), the UK's only chartered professional body for managers and leaders.

    About the course

    The Leadership route takes capable professionals with potential and enables them to transform into the top managers of the future - able to set, meet and exceed strategic objectives. It is an exceptional platform for boosting your salary, rapid career progression, and developing managerial skills that will change the way you think.

    The Leadership MBA will provide you with the skills and capabilities required to take your career to the next level. You will develop advanced leadership qualities, such as:
    - a holistic appreciation and understanding of the organisation and its environment
    - the ability to manage, motivate and communicate effectively with teams
    - an ability to identify problems and develop solutions to explore and exploit opportunities based on analysis, creativity and innovation
    - effective strategic decision-making and implementation capabilities
    - the capability to lead and implement strategic level change.

    There are two ways to study Brighton's Leadership MBA: evening classes or weekly blocks. Like other part-time Brighton MBAs, this course allows you to apply the tools, theories and techniques learnt during the course in your workplace, bringing an immediate benefit to your organisation.

    The Brighton MBA is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). All graduates gain dual awards - both an MBA and a CMI Strategic Diploma in Management and Leadership. Having the CMI Strategic Diploma as well as an MBA from Brighton makes a powerful statement about your standards and determination to continue to develop your management skills.

    During your studies you will benefit from free membership of both the Institute of Directors and the Chartered Management Institute. Our partnerships with professional associations helps to keep the Brighton MBA relevant to the needs of today's business practitioners.

    It is possible to complete the program in one year, but most students spread the workload over three years. Should your circumstances change, you may suspend your studies and restart at a later date. The course has multiple start dates throughout the year.

    Typical entry requirements Help

    Individual offers may vary.

    For non-native speakers of English:
    If English is not your first language, you will need English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS minimum 6.5 overall with 6 in the written test.

    Other:
    Brighton MBA does not require the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), though if you have taken GMAT a good score can strengthen your application.

    Degree and/or experience:
    The standard entry qualifications are a degree or professional qualification equivalent to a degree, plus at least three years' relevant management experience or appropriate professional work experience. Applications will also be considered from managers with at least five years' experience who do not hold a degree or equivalent qualification.

  • Course content

    Course structure

    You will study for seven modules and one project. You can choose the order in which you complete the modules.

    Syllabus

    - Accounting and Performance ManagementExplores a range of issues in accounting and performance measurement and associated theories. It examines critically their implications for organisations, through consideration of literature, case studies and professional practice.

    - Information Systems, Operations and Process ManagementExplores the role of information systems, process and operations management, as both drivers and facilitators of business strategy. This module provides an awareness of the importance of processes and information innovation as a means of competitive differentiation.

    - International Strategy and MarketingDevelops a critical understanding of the key concepts, theories and tools of business-level strategy, entrepreneurship and marketing, and provides the opportunity to apply such knowledge to specific problems in international contexts.

    - Leadership and EthicsThe module critically explores the role and impact of leadership in organisations. It critically examines of the impact and relevance of different theories and their application to live case studies.- Management Environments and EconomicsThis module is designed to take you from the more immediate world of pragmatic decision making, into an experience of the academic approach to business as a discipline. It develops your ability to analyse key economic, political, legal, social, technological, environmental and ethical forces relevant to decision making.

    - Managing InnovationPresents a strategic overview of innovation management. The focus will engage students with the frameworks and decision-making techniques used to manage new product development, business processes improvement, new technology and emerging innovation themes.

    - Managing People and OrganisationsProvides essential knowledge for those responsible for the management of people in an organisational context. It investigates the way organisations and their environments influence the practice of management and the performance of people.

    - Project: Developing Strategic Leadership and Change Management Capabilities

    You will initiate, plan and carry out a project of strategic importance to your organisation. The project will draw on a sound knowledge of the leadership role in new and challenging situations. You will draw on theories and models for strategic analysis and organisational capabilities.

    The project will equip you with the knowledge and skills to initiate and lead new developments, be capable of comprehending and integrating cross functional and sectoral issues while drawing on sound judgement, personal responsibility and initiative in complex and unpredictable environments.

    You will be allocated a supervisor to work with you and guide you through the project.

  • Fees and costs

    The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2013-14. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation.

    The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.

    What's included in the fee?

    When costs such as health or criminal record checks, field trips or use of specialist materials are incurred as a mandatory requirement of the course they are included in your tuition fee.

    You may incur additional costs depending on the optional modules or activities you choose. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. Before you apply please check with the school that provides your course using the contact details on the left of this page for advice about what is included and what optional costs you could face so you can budget accordingly.

    Our website www.brighton.ac.uk/money provides advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee paying status.

    Leadership (MBA) (Full time)  [J1BF025]
    UK/EU (Full Time)13,140 GBP
    Island Students (Full Time)13,140 GBP
    International (Full Time)16,740 GBP

  • Location

    Location Help Moulsecoomb

    Located to the north of Brighton city centre, the Moulsecoomb campus offers students an excellent learning environment and a wide range of facilities. It is the largest of our five campuses with over 8,000 students.

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    Living in Brighton

    Brighton’s rich mix of historic architecture, lively arts scene, varied shopping and cosmopolitan community make it a vibrant, enjoyable place to live. It is no wonder that many Brighton graduates choose to stay here.

    Social scene

    Alongside the traditional seaside attractions, Brighton is famed for its exciting social scene with a wide choice of pubs, clubs and restaurants.

    Music event on the beach

    Arts

    The highlight of the city’s cultural year is the Brighton Festival. The event is held each May and is England’s biggest arts festival, which showcases arts and performance from around the world. Brighton is also home to the UK’s oldest working cinema, the Duke of York’s, which shows alternative and mainstream films. The city is also well known for its exciting music scene and hosts The Great Escape music festival.

    Burning the Clocks winter solstice festival

    Sports

    Whether you take your sport seriously or just want to keep fit, Brighton offers all kinds of sports opportunities and facilities, on and off campus. You can also make the most of the location, and play volleyball, basketball and windsurfing down by the beach. The seafront is also the finishing point for the famous London – Brighton bicycle ride and the quirky veteran car run.

    Playing volleyball on the seafront

  • Career opportunities

    An MBA is an internationally recognised passport to a successful management career. It takes into account all the major aspects of business.

    In a recent study by the Association of MBAs, those surveyed were earning on average, 33% more immediately after their MBA, 92% more 3-5 years later, and 151% more 6-10 years after graduation.

    The University of Brighton has been producing high-quality MBA graduates for over 25 years. Our graduates have progressed to hold key positions in companies such as American Express, The Body Shop, BOC Edwards, British Telecommunications, BUPA International, Lloyds TSB Bank, London Underground, Marks & Spencer, J Sainsburys, GlaxoSmithKline, the NHS Trust, the Police and Transco.

    Visit the careers service website.

  • More...

    Graduate with an MBA and a CMI Diploma 

    The Brighton MBA is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), and all of our MBA students have the opportunity to graduate with dual awards – both MBA and a CMI Strategic Diploma in Management and Leadership.

    The CMI Strategic Diploma makes a statement about your standards and determination to continue to develop your management skills.

    The CMI is the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence. The University of Brighton's partnership with the CMI helps to keep our courses relevant to the workplace.

    While studying for your MBA you will be entitled to free affiliate-level CMI membership.

     

    Institute of Directors membership

    We offer all of our MBA students free Institute of Directors (IoD) membership. Membership provides you with access to IoD events, mentoring, forums, crowd funding and work placement opportunities.

    The IoD network provides opportunities to learn from director-level business people. These are influential people who can really help develop your career.

    The IoD is the UK's longest running organisation for business leaders. It encourages entrepreneurial activity and promotes responsible business practice for the benefit of the business community and society as a whole.

     

    Why Brighton?

    The University of Brighton has been running postgraduate courses in management since 1970 and MBA courses since 1986. We have a postgraduate community of around 600 students from a diverse range of backgrounds whose learning experience is enriched by the high quality of our research.

    The latest Research Assessment Exercise (2008) ranked us in the top 15 UK business schools in terms of world-leading research outputs. Our postgraduate programmes reflect the research that is being undertaken.

    The University of Brighton offers a network of student support services, all of which are fully available to MBA students. The University's Careers Centre provides information about careers, courses and job vacancies. Brighton Business School has a designated Careers Adviser, who is available for student consultation on a one-to-one basis.

    Relationships between tutors and MBA students are professional and supportive. Class sizes are small enough for there to be a personal and friendly atmosphere where staff know students by name and can closely monitor their progress.

     

    Benefits to employers

    The Brighton MBA aims to develop managers who will create organisational capability and improve organisational effectiveness in order to give value to sponsoring organisations as well as to course members. The course gives organisations the opportunity to access leading edge business research expertise.

    A wide variety of organisations sponsor students on to the Brighton MBA, providing a varied cohort of participants who learn from each other. Work based projects that link to the needs of the organisation as well as the individual manager provide value for sponsoring organisations throughout the course.

     

    Support for international students

    We provide high-quality support for students from outside the UK to help you:
    - get your student visa
    - settle in when you first arrive
    - succeed in your academic studies
    - prepare for a successful career

    More about our support for international students.

     

    Your level of English

    In order to benefit from, contribute to and enjoy the course, a good command of spoken and written English language is required. If English is not your first language, you will need English language proficiency equivalent to an overall IELTS score of at least 6.5, with 6 in the written test.

    However, we provide a number of ways to improve your English before you start your course and free English language support you while you are studying.

     

    Meeting entry requirements

    We can help you meet our academic entry requirements if your qualifications are not the correct level to study at university in the UK. The preparation courses at the University of Brighton’s International College have been specially designed to help international students to progress to a postgraduate degree course at the university.

    More about our university preparation courses.

Leadership

The Brighton MBA

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+44 (0)1273 642197
Email mba@brighton.ac.uk

International students:
+44 (0)207 250 6749
international@brighton.ac.uk

 

 

 

OPEN EVENINGS

Our open evenings provide an excellent opportunity to find out more about our part time MBAs.

The next open evening is on 18 July. More details.

 

 

 

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