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Leadership
MBA (PGCert PGDip)

  • Course summary and entry requirements

    Course duration Help

    Full-time: 2 years

    Part-time: 6 years

    About the course

    This MBA is designed for experienced professionals wishing to develop their managerial capability and take on leadership roles. It will transform capable professionals with potential into the top managers of the future, able to set, meet and exceed strategic objectives.

    The Leadership MBA will help take your career to the next level. You will develop advanced leadership qualities such as the ability to:

    - lead, motivate and communicate with managers
    - identify problems and develop solutions
    - appreciate and understand the organisation and its environment
    - explore and exploit opportunities based on analysis, creativity and innovation
    - lead and implement strategic-level change.

    Typical entry requirements Help

    The entry requirements listed here are for students starting their course in 2013. 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.

    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

    The Leadership MBA is delivered in five teaching blocks, with additional supervision and assessment time. The course is normally completed within 18 months. However, if you are unable to take all of the modules within the 18 month period then you may postpone individual elements and complete the MBA over a longer period of time.

    The block mode method of delivery attracts students living significant distances from Brighton. All students can access departmental resources and learning materials remotely via the University's intranet.

    Syllabus

    First teaching block:
    - Induction to MBA Study
    - Research Methods Workshop
    - The Organisation and its Environment 1: External Environment
    - The Organisation and its Environment 2: Managing Change

    Second teaching block:
    - Leading and Managing Business Performance 1: Managing Business Processes
    - Leading and Managing Business Performance 2: Financial Management
    - Presentations and personal study

    Third teaching block:
    - Leading and Managing Systems, People, Information and Knowledge 1: Leadership
    - Leading and Managing Systems, People, Information and Knowledge 2: Information Systems
    - Presentations and personal study

    Fourth teaching block:
    - Strategic Planning and Marketing 1: Business Strategy
    - Strategic Planning and Marketing 2: Marketing Planning and Strategy
    - Presentations and personal study
    Alternative modules for Public Service Managers:
    - Partnership Working
    - Marketing for the Not-For-Profit Sector

    Fifth teaching block:
    - Choose either: International Management and Leadership, or Leading and Managing Talent, Performance and Reward
    - Presentations and personal study
    - MBA project: Developing Strategic Leadership Capabilities

    For further details about this course see:
    http://www.brighton.ac.uk/bbs/courses/mba/leadership_home.php?PageId=300

  • Fees and costs

    The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2012-13. 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.

    MBA (PGCert PGDip) Leadership

    Please contact us directly for exact tuition fees for this course.

     

  • 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

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Email postgrad.business@brighton.ac.uk

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international@brighton.ac.uk

 

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