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PostgraduateCourse summary
Study a course affiliated with the Chartered Management Institute. Take advantage of a 12-month taught course followed by a 12-month work placement, facilitated by the University. Grasp the opportunity to demonstrate business skills and knowledge in the workplace. MBA with Placement is a taught course which incorporates a 12-month work placement, facilitated by the University. During your studies, you will have the opportunity to apply to undertake a placement to utilise and demonstrate your skills and knowledge in a work environment. Our dedicated faculty placements team is well-connected with regional and national employers and each year assists students in applying for roles in areas including marketing, human resources, finance, operations and supply-chain positions. Securing a work placement is a competitive process and we will help you with the selection process from application to interview. The University will support your efforts in securing a placement or work experience. Our students have secured placements with companies including: Nissan, Caterpillar, Fujitsu, Network Rail and White Lodging Services, as well as small entrepreneurial firms in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. If you are unsuccessful in securing a placement, you will be able to transfer to the 24-month taught route.
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) Previous 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) Some modules have prerequisites. Read more about what this means in our Help and Advice article. 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
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.
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