Course summary
Available in Warwick or London, the Executive MBA, will equip you with the strategic leadership skills, aptitude and vision to make an immediate impact. You also have the opportunity to specialise your MBA in Healthcare, Social and Environmental Sustainability, or Entrepreneurship. Warwick Business School’s Executive MBA is a two-year part-time course designed for experienced professionals seeking to enhance their leadership and management skills. Our world-renowned teaching and research, combined with our innovative culture and comprehensive leadership and development support, will give you the skills, aptitude and vision you need to start your own business, fast track to the C-suite, or to transform your career by redefining your next steps. The Executive MBA can be taken as a four-day block every six weeks at WBS’ Coventry campus, or as a weekend (two days every other week) or evening course (each required module is typically taught over two evenings in a four-week period between September and July) at WBS London, The Shard. Skills from this degree
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the global business environment
- Gain an understanding of different leadership skills and develop your own leadership style
- Gain an appreciation of different perspectives and viewpoints by learning with and from a diverse cohort
- Practical application - take new ideas straight from the classroom into your day-to-day work
- You will benefit from being part of a global cohort, allowing you to develop your professional network and understand different cultures and work practices
Modules
Required modules
- Operations Management
- Strategic Advantage
- Marketing
- Organisational Behaviour
- Innovation and Strategic Entrepreneurship
- Leadership
- Corporate Reporting and Decision Making
- Financial Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance and Accounting
- Global Business
- HRM and Corporate Responsibility
- Management and Leadership
- Marketing
- Strategy
- Digital
- Sustainability
- Operations
- Healthcare
- Social and Environmental Sustainability
- Healthcare specialism
Assessment method
Your learning will be assessed through a variety of methods including individual written assignments, case study analysis, group work presentations and reports. Strategic consulting project or dissertation You will have the choice to undertake either a strategic consulting project or traditional dissertation. The strategic consulting project focuses on practice and is based in an employment setting. You will work as part of a group on the project with 10% of your assessment being based on group work and 90% based on an individual consulting report. This is your opportunity to consolidate everything you have learnt and apply it to a real business. Academically, it tests your ability to apply your learning to real management issues. Professionally, it may well open the door to your next career move. If you choose to undertake the dissertation option, although more academic with a focus on theory, it is still highly relevant in the world of business. It will demonstrate that you can assimilate your learning, take multiple perspectives on a business issue and explore your subject thoroughly.
Entry requirements
Minimum requirements: You'll need at least four years' management experience and our applicants typically have ten years' professional business experience. You'll be able to evidence consistent progression including increased leadership, people management, budgetary and/or project management responsibilities. You’ll have a 2:1 at undergraduate level from a UK university or the equivalent from an overseas university. However, we also welcome applications from candidates who do not have the academic qualifications but are exceptional, with a proven ability to achieve. English language requirements: You can find out more about our English language requirements. This course requires the following: IELTS (Academic) overall score of 7.0. All four languages elements have to be scored 6.0+, with maximum of two language components at lowest level 6.0 or 6.5. International qualifications: We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
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
Please visit the University of Warwick website for the tuition fees for postgraduate courses:
https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/funding/fees
Sponsorship information
We offer a variety of postgraduate funding options for study at the University of Warwick, from postgraduate loans, university scholarships, fee awards, to academic department bursaries. It's important that you apply for your postgraduate course first before you apply for a University of Warwick scholarship. Please visit the University's scholarship webpages.
Provider information
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL