Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: Part-time: Up to 3 years
In a post-Brexit, post-Covid-19 world, professional leadership skills will be more essential than ever to drive growth and organisational change.
Designed for ambitious managers and leaders, our MBA Professional blends academic study with real work-based scenarios. You will develop the strategic direction and vision to accelerate your professional management career and become an inclusive, forward-thinking leader and role model within your organisation.
Designed specifically for part-time study which allows you to continue in your role – no need to step off the career ladder while you study
Apply your learning directly in your workplace, with work-related assignments aligned to your modules
Explore important aspects of business and management, including marketing, human resource management, financial performance, supply chain and logistics operations, governance and risk
Our expert tutors have extensive business and management expertise and strong networks that will enhance your learning
You will be supported and guided through your studies by a personal academic tutor
Applicants should normally hold a good honours degree (minimum upper second class) from a UK university (or overseas equivalent) in any subject or a professional qualification deemed to be of equivalent standing. Alternatively, applicants may have significant management experience and a substantial record of achievement. Applicants meeting these criteria may not have previously studied at university.
We welcome and encourage all applicants as long as they can be considered adequately prepared to succeed on the programme. If learners have few or no formal qualifications, they may be able to gain entry to the programme if they have the required communication and learning skills as well as the knowledge, experience and motivation to succeed.
Completion of this course will prepare you for senior leadership and management roles in the private, public or third sector. Job roles could include:
General Manager
Senior Manager
Executive Director
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Information Officer
Senior Military Officer
Understanding HRM
Information Systems for Sustaining Competitive Advantage
Introduction to Business Research Methods and Data Analysis
The Sustainable Global Business Environment
Marketing in Organisations
Governance and Risk
Improving Supply Chain and Logistics Operations
Strategic and Financial Performance Management
Critical Perspectives in Strategic Leadership and Management
Transform your future at the University of Derby Whether you want to step up the career ladder, change paths or pursue your passion for a subject you ...
