School of Business and Law

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The UK MBA programs typically consist of a set number of taught courses plus a dissertation.

The core courses in the MBA program are designed to introduce students to the various areas of business such as Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Strategic Management, etc. Students in MBA programs have the option of taking specialist option modules in General Management, Finance, Marketing or International Business. An MBA can vastly improve the prospects and quality of your career. It is an international qualification that is well-respected by employers around the world.

Students who do not have the relevant prior qualifications or experience may be required to undertake a 4 month Principle Stage extending the complete MBA course duration to 16 months. The course fees for the 16 month programme are £6,950.

Students who successfully complete this programme will be awarded an MBA degree from The University of Gloucestershire.

Course Plan
Duration	1 year
Course Fees	£ 6,450
Entry Requirements	* Bachelors degree from a recognised university with good grades (should be equivalent to a UK Bachelors (Hons) degree). Should have at least three years relevant management experience. Should be at least 21 years. *Minimum overall IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent with a minimum score of 5.5 in all other components.

Modules Semester 1 & 2*

1.	Management Skills and Entrepreneurship
2.	Marketing Management
3.	Financial Analysis and Management
4.	Strategic Management
5.	Managing Human Capital

Students can choose any two electives at the end of Semester 2 irrespective of their specialisation.

Two electives from

1.	Marketing Electives International Marketing Management Strategic Marketing
2.	Finance Electives Corporate Finance Financial Markets and Investment Analysis
3.	International Business Electives International Business International Marketing Management
4.	General Management Electives Students enrolled on the General MBA course students may choose any 2 of the above electives irrespective of the specialisation

Semester 3*

1.	Research Methodologies
2.	Major Project In Semester 3, students will be required to undertake one of the following approved methods of study. This is subject to approval by their Course Leader: 1. Integrated Case Study; OR 2. Business Development Proposal; OR 3. Dissertation

* Courses listed above could vary from time to time depending on the subject availability and convener availability at SBL and University of Gloucestershire. In the event of a particular specialism not being available, SBL reserves the right to offer an alternative course.