About Online MBA, MBA - at University of Birmingham Online

Master the world of business

Build on your business knowledge to reach new levels of success in your professional life with an Online MBA from the University of Birmingham. Offered through Birmingham Business School, which holds triple-crown accreditation, this world-class degree reinvents the way online curriculum is delivered. In this course, you will gain a deeper understanding of global business and the skills you will need to realise immediate career benefits using a dynamic online learning platform.

Solutions for the modern business person

This Online MBA is designed for enterprising business professionals with at least three years of professional experience who are ready to enhance their practical knowledge for the next step in their careers. Coursework is taught by experts who represent diverse perspectives globally and provide comprehensive insights into today’s business challenges, helping postgraduates to:

• Overcome complex problems in global business
• Develop critical managerial skills
• Enhance leadership techniques
• Challenge critical thinking on global business issues
• Understand the practical application of business management theory
• Gain an international perspective

Innovation in the business learning experience

New ways of thinking inspire us in everything we do. This includes taking full advantage of digital media to provide a more dynamic learning experience that draws on interactivity, participation and connectivity. This online course provides flexibility beyond the traditional campus setting, enabling students to engage with curriculum directly using:

• Video lectures
• Real-life case studies
• Interactive assignments
• Social interaction
• Digital tools & resources

Be a part of academic excellence

Advance your career with an internationally recognised MBA from Birmingham Business School, an institution that puts business in context and puts people at the heart of business.

• Birmingham Business School holds triple-crown accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the Association of MBAs and the European Quality Improvement System.
• The Financial Times ranked our MBA the 13th best in the UK and 26th best in all of Europe in its 2014 Global MBA Rankings, and the programme is also ranked in the top 12 in The Economist in 2013, demonstrating our commitment to an informed, world-class offering for all students

Modules

Year one core modules:

• Marketing
• Operations Management
• International Business
• Accounting and Finance
• Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
• Strategy

Year two core modules:

• Economics & Economic Policy for Business* or Service Operations Management
• Critical Integration in Management* or Marketing Strategy
• Economics & Economic Policy for Business* or Management of Change
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation* or Corporate Finance
• Critical Integration in Management* or Advanced Strategy
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation* or Business in Society

* These elective modules are repeated to allow more flexibility

Year three:

• Dissertation

Maximise your career opportunities

From the very start of your MBA course, you will have access to customised advice from our employment consultants. Through one-to-one coaching on Skype or other communication tools, they will work with you to clarify your aspirations and support you in your future career. Together, you can develop a winning employment strategy to take you to the next level and to open doors to a wide range of potential employers domestically and globally.

Go further in business

The University of Birmingham plays an active role in making the UK a capital of global education. We challenge our postgraduate students with the highest standard of curriculum while providing a unique international perspective and innovative ways to educate. Our membership in the Russell Group also places us in a league with the UK’s top public research universities. With teaching informed by this calibre of research and our flexible approach to online learning, this degree is designed to be an MBA for the 21st century.

Start Date

Students can start this course in February, June or October every year.

Applications for our next intake are now open.

Visit http://landing.birmingham.ac.uk/uob/mba for more information

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Entry requirements for this course

Contact University of Birmingham Online to find course entry requirements.

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