Course summary
Develop a creative approach to business that leads to true innovation in today’s fast-paced business world and become an outstanding business leader. Through design thinking and practical exercises that build on theory, you will enhance your management and leadership capabilities and develop an entrepreneurial mindset. You will benefit from the expertise of committed and research-active teaching staff with excellent academic and business experience. Visiting guest speakers, with a range of specialisms, and the course’s links to the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) will enhance your knowledge. Students come from a wide variety of backgrounds, with diverse entrepreneurial experience, contributing to a dynamic learning experience that includes business simulations, problem-solving and blended learning. Approaching business problems creatively, you will develop a skill set for tackling complex issues based on a deep understanding of client needs, collaborative working, cross-disciplinary thinking, personal reflection and rapid prototyping of new ideas. At the master’s stage, you will complete a dissertation. The University of Gloucestershire also accredits both the offline and online MBA in Leading Business which has been designed with SMEs in mind. This award is offered through QuoLux Modules Descriptions
- Leadership by Design: Facilitate organisations to achieve their financial and social aims in a rapidly changing economy
- Innovation and Change by Design: Engage with real-world situations to experience managing innovation and change
- International Management Project: Deepen cultural awareness through a period of immersion in an overseas location
- Strategic Management: Scenario-driven approach to strategic success
Entry requirements
- At least a 2.2 honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject - we will consider a comparable professional or postgraduate qualification - Ideally you will have a minimum of two years’ management/ supervisory experience; however, applications will be considered on an individual basis - EU and international students need IELTS 6.0 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent
English language requirements
International students will need to produce evidence of an acceptable score on an approved English language test such as IELTS. We run pre-sessional English language courses to help you prepare for undergraduate or postgraduate study.
English Language requirements
http://www.glos.ac.uk/docs/download/International/english-Language-entry-requirements.pdf
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £15625 | Whole course |
England | £10050 | Whole course |
Northern Ireland | £10050 | Whole course |
Scotland | £10050 | Whole course |
Wales | £10050 | Whole course |
International | £15625 | Whole 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
Provider information
University of Gloucestershire
The Park
Cheltenham
GL50 2RH