Course content
This course has two start points, one in September and one in January.
For this course, you’ll complete core modules that build your leadership profile, boosts your knowledge of risk management and entrepreneurial techniques, and develops your understanding of global strategies.
We’ll also put your ability to cope under pressure to the test in a final project. You’ll pick a subject that demonstrates your skills and prepare a 15,000 word dissertation on the topic. This piece of work can be further developed into a doctorate if you want to take it further and we offer the DBA route as well as the PhD at our Stoke-on-Trent campus.
This course has two start points, one in September and one in January.
For this course, you’ll complete core modules that build your leadership profile, boosts your knowledge of risk management and entrepreneurial techniques, and develops your understanding of global strategies.
We’ll also put your ability to cope under pressure to the test in a final project. You’ll pick a subject that demonstrates your skills and prepare a 15,000 word dissertation on the topic. This piece of work can be further developed into a doctorate if you want to take it further and we offer the DBA route as well as the PhD at our Stoke-on-Trent campus.
This course has two start points, one in September and one in January.
For this course, you’ll complete core modules that build your leadership profile, boosts your knowledge of risk management and entrepreneurial techniques, and develops your understanding of global strategies.
We’ll also put your ability to cope under pressure to the test in a final project. You’ll pick a subject that demonstrates your skills and prepare a 15,000 word dissertation on the topic. This piece of work can be further developed into a doctorate if you want to take it further and we offer the DBA route as well as the PhD at our Stoke-on-Trent campus.
Professional body accreditation
Professional body accreditation
Professional body accreditation
Modules
The tables provide an indicative list of the modules that make up the course for the current academic year. Each module is worth a specified number of credits. Our teaching is informed by research, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline. We aim to ensure that all modules run as scheduled. If for any reason a module cannot be run we will advise you as soon as possible and will provide guidance on selecting an appropriate alternative module.
Sustainable Global Supply Chain Management
This module aims to take a strategic view of Supply Chain Management and its role in supporting and driving sustainability in achieving competitive advantage. You will be able to develop in-depth understanding and knowledge of the Supply Chain structures and processes within the context of sustainability, technological and digital innovation (such as the role of AI in managing quality, costs and delivery of complex supply chain structures. Critical areas such as optimising and managing effective distribution channels, developing the purchasing function to establish a competitive procurement strategy, managing supplier relationships and reverse supply chain management, risk management will be incorporated to assess implications of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in global supply chain management.
Module code: OPSM70031
Strategy For Value Creation
This module is focused on Strategic Management and involves understanding how organisations strategise both in a local and international context followed by the implementation and practice of strategy towards value creation and sustained competitive advantage
Module code: BUSM70023
Risk Management For Sustainable Business
An innovative module that covers the core principles of risk and uncertainty in a business context. These concepts are applied to the main ways to manage risk such as insurance and hedging within financial markets. The aim of the module is to provide clear strategies for decision-makers to deal with risk and uncertainty despite a rapidly changing and unpredictable external environment
Module code: BUSM70022
Innovation And Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship and innovation are activities of utmost importance for firms and economies. This module will explore the role of entrepreneurship and innovation and how they occur within firms and economies. Additionally, the module will critically and practically appraise the developments in entrepreneurship and innovation studies and explore entrepreneurship and innovation in practice.
Module code: BUSM70021
International Marketing
International marketing explores the marketing of products and services outside of a brands domestic audience. The module is designed to enable students to develop marketing strategies and plans in and across a range of different international market environments. Understanding ethical dilemmas is critical to successful marketing, particularly in the digital marketing context. This module addresses these issues through formulating ethical and socially responsible marketing decisions.
Module code: MKTG70370
Dissertation
The MBA dissertation represents an opportunity for all MBA students to select a suitable topic and demonstrate the full suite of all five management and leadership competencies derived from the programme. Topics will be wide-ranging drawing on different aspects of the business but all aiming to address a specific business challenge or problem. Following a Dissertation proposal presentation and allocation of a Dissertation supervisor, the assessment requires a 15,000-word Dissertation submission. A final viva completes this element of the MBA study
Module code: BUSM70020
Cross-Cultural Management And Leadership
This module focuses on how HRM and management strategies can be used effectively to improve organisational performance. The module examines approaches to cross-cultural management and leadership and critically evaluates the strategies used.
Module code: HRMG70081
Modules
The tables provide an indicative list of the modules that make up the course for the current academic year. Each module is worth a specified number of credits. Our teaching is informed by research, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline. We aim to ensure that all modules run as scheduled. If for any reason a module cannot be run we will advise you as soon as possible and will provide guidance on selecting an appropriate alternative module.
Sustainable Global Supply Chain Management
This module aims to take a strategic view of Supply Chain Management and its role in supporting and driving sustainability in achieving competitive advantage. You will be able to develop in-depth understanding and knowledge of the Supply Chain structures and processes within the context of sustainability, technological and digital innovation (such as the role of AI in managing quality, costs and delivery of complex supply chain structures. Critical areas such as optimising and managing effective distribution channels, developing the purchasing function to establish a competitive procurement strategy, managing supplier relationships and reverse supply chain management, risk management will be incorporated to assess implications of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in global supply chain management.
Module code: OPSM70031
International Marketing
International marketing explores the marketing of products and services outside of a brands domestic audience. The module is designed to enable students to develop marketing strategies and plans in and across a range of different international market environments. Understanding ethical dilemmas is critical to successful marketing, particularly in the digital marketing context. This module addresses these issues through formulating ethical and socially responsible marketing decisions.
Module code: MKTG70370
Risk Management For Sustainable Business
An innovative module that covers the core principles of risk and uncertainty in a business context. These concepts are applied to the main ways to manage risk such as insurance and hedging within financial markets. The aim of the module is to provide clear strategies for decision-makers to deal with risk and uncertainty despite a rapidly changing and unpredictable external environment
Module code: BUSM70022
Strategy For Value Creation
This module is focused on Strategic Management and involves understanding how organisations strategise both in a local and international context followed by the implementation and practice of strategy towards value creation and sustained competitive advantage
Module code: BUSM70023
Innovation And Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship and innovation are activities of utmost importance for firms and economies. This module will explore the role of entrepreneurship and innovation and how they occur within firms and economies. Additionally, the module will critically and practically appraise the developments in entrepreneurship and innovation studies and explore entrepreneurship and innovation in practice.
Module code: BUSM70021
Dissertation
The MBA dissertation represents an opportunity for all MBA students to select a suitable topic and demonstrate the full suite of all five management and leadership competencies derived from the programme. Topics will be wide-ranging drawing on different aspects of the business but all aiming to address a specific business challenge or problem. Following a Dissertation proposal presentation and allocation of a Dissertation supervisor, the assessment requires a 15,000-word Dissertation submission. A final viva completes this element of the MBA study
Module code: BUSM70020
Cross-Cultural Management And Leadership
This module focuses on how HRM and management strategies can be used effectively to improve organisational performance. The module examines approaches to cross-cultural management and leadership and critically evaluates the strategies used.
Module code: HRMG70081
Modules
The tables provide an indicative list of the modules that make up the course for the current academic year. Each module is worth a specified number of credits. Our teaching is informed by research, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline. We aim to ensure that all modules run as scheduled. If for any reason a module cannot be run we will advise you as soon as possible and will provide guidance on selecting an appropriate alternative module.
Risk Management For Sustainable Business
An innovative module that covers the core principles of risk and uncertainty in a business context. These concepts are applied to the main ways to manage risk such as insurance and hedging within financial markets. The aim of the module is to provide clear strategies for decision-makers to deal with risk and uncertainty despite a rapidly changing and unpredictable external environment
Module code: BUSM70022
Strategy For Value Creation
This module is focused on Strategic Management and involves understanding how organisations strategise both in a local and international context followed by the implementation and practice of strategy towards value creation and sustained competitive advantage
Module code: BUSM70023
Innovation And Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship and innovation are activities of utmost importance for firms and economies. This module will explore the role of entrepreneurship and innovation and how they occur within firms and economies. Additionally, the module will critically and practically appraise the developments in entrepreneurship and innovation studies and explore entrepreneurship and innovation in practice.
Module code: BUSM70021
International Marketing
International marketing explores the marketing of products and services outside of a brands domestic audience. The module is designed to enable students to develop marketing strategies and plans in and across a range of different international market environments. Understanding ethical dilemmas is critical to successful marketing, particularly in the digital marketing context. This module addresses these issues through formulating ethical and socially responsible marketing decisions.
Module code: MKTG70370
Dissertation
The MBA dissertation represents an opportunity for all MBA students to select a suitable topic and demonstrate the full suite of all five management and leadership competencies derived from the programme. Topics will be wide-ranging drawing on different aspects of the business but all aiming to address a specific business challenge or problem. Following a Dissertation proposal presentation and allocation of a Dissertation supervisor, the assessment requires a 15,000-word Dissertation submission. A final viva completes this element of the MBA study
Module code: BUSM70020
Cross-Cultural Management And Leadership
This module focuses on how HRM and management strategies can be used effectively to improve organisational performance. The module examines approaches to cross-cultural management and leadership and critically evaluates the strategies used.
Module code: HRMG70081
Sustainable Global Supply Chain Management
This module aims to take a strategic view of Supply Chain Management and its role in supporting and driving sustainability in achieving competitive advantage. You will be able to develop in-depth understanding and knowledge of the Supply Chain structures and processes within the context of sustainability, technological and digital innovation (such as the role of AI in managing quality, costs and delivery of complex supply chain structures. Critical areas such as optimising and managing effective distribution channels, developing the purchasing function to establish a competitive procurement strategy, managing supplier relationships and reverse supply chain management, risk management will be incorporated to assess implications of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in global supply chain management.
Module code: OPSM70031