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PostgraduateCourse summary
The University of Sunderland MBA offers a varied programme of lectures and applied learning through seminars, workshops and corporate engagement. A business simulation game is integrated into core teaching to cultivate and enhance leadership skills. Throughout the course there is a dedicated pathway of management and leadership competence development activities – all this makes the Sunderland MBA an exciting and rewarding programme. For those with a specific employment focus, we offer a range of 12 Month MBA’s with specialist routes: MBA Finance MBA Marketing MBA Human Resource Management MBA Cybersecurity
Modules
Core knowledge modules Financial Management and Control (15 credits) Strategic Management in an International Context (15 credits) Professional Management and Leadership Development (30 credits) Value Creation in Organisations - Operations and Marketing Management (30 credits) Specialist knowledge: route or optional module (30 credits) October intake: If you study start the generic MBA in October, you can customise your course choosing from a range of optional modules such as: Contemporary International Human Resource Management (30 credits) Management Accounting and Finance for Decision Making (30 credits) Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer (30 credits) Digital Marketing (30 credits) Managing Brands (30 credits) Management Consulting (30 credits) Management Information Systems: Business by Design (30 credits) Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management (30 credits) Please note, not all options may be offered. Optional modules require viable numbers and may not run each academic year. You will be informed in Term 1 which options are available. MBA Project (60 credits) Choose the format of your final project: Business Dissertation Applied Corporate Project Route Specialism – MBA Project (Modules are subject to availability)
Assessment method
Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, class discussions, case studies, group work, presentations and applied study. Your progress will be assessed with the dissertation and assignments, as well as exams in some topics. Compared to an undergraduate course, you will find that this Masters course requires a higher level of independent reading and research.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Chartered Management Institute
Entry requirements
To apply for this course you need at least a 2:2 honours degree, you must also have a minimum of six months work experience at graduate level, in either a managerial or professional capacity which may include voluntary work, placements, internships, project management etc.
English language requirements
If English is not your first language, please see our English language requirements.
English Language Requirements
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £18000 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £18000 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £18000 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £18000 | Year 1 |
| EU | £19000 | Year 1 |
| International | £19000 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Sunderland
Edinburgh Building, City Campus
Chester Road
Sunderland
SR1 3SD