Master of Business Administration (Top-Up) via Study Centres MBA

Fast track your career in business leadership. Demonstrate your value to employers. Qualify for senior roles with significant responsibility.

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Overview

An MBA is an internationally respected business qualification. In one year, you'll develop a strategic understanding of all aspects of managing a successful business. You'll study a broad range of topics, from global corporate strategy to international business environment.

The course prepares you for senior roles that have major responsibility. Our aim is to accelerate your progress towards well-paid positions of leadership.

Please contact your Study Centre for the duration and mode of this course.

This course is also available on campus at Sunderland. For more details or to apply, please visit the MBA course page.

Why us?

The Sunderland Business School is a member of ‘The Association of Business Schools’

Course structure

You'll complete a dissertation on a topic that you negotiate with your tutor. There's a high level of personal research and independent working under supervision from your tutor. Your progressed will be assessed through assignments and your dissertation.

Compared to an undergraduate course, you'll find that this master's degree requires a higher level of independent reading and research.

Course modules

Financial Management and Control (15 credits)

This module looks at the systems of internal measures put in place by those responsible for financial management. By managing risk, these measures seek to ensure that financial and other resources are used in regular, ethical, economical and effective ways that are to the benefit of the business and support its objectives. The module examines financial management and control, the system which directs and controls the financial effects of budget user’s operations in a way that ensures that they support business success.

Strategic Management in an International Context (15 credits)

Learn how to strategically manage the performance of international organisations across different socio-cultural settings. Explore how to strategically manage and lead international organisations to explore and exploit opportunities in pursuit of corporate profitability and social responsibility goals. Examine case studies of real-world international organisations, and research-led strategy workshop activities, in order to critically analyse and evaluate contemporary developments in international business and management.

MBA Project (60 credits)

Select the forma of your final project: business dissertation, applied corporate project, or route specialism. Interpret and analyse qualitative, and if appropriate, quantitative data, using appropriate statistical and computational techniques. Present empirical findings and implications for the activities and operation of the organisation/business sector.

Some modules have prerequisites. Read more about what this means in our Help and Advice article.

Facilities

This course is taught in various quality-assured partner universities around the world. For more information about each study centre, please use the left hand menu.

Entry requirements

We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.

You can apply for direct entry onto the MBA (Top-Up) if you hold one of the following qualifications:

EdExcel BTEC Diploma in Management Studies
Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Executive Diploma.

You must have a record of experience in the workplace and the ability to operate in a managerial role. Relevant work experience might be gained through internships, work placements, graduate projects, voluntary work, or other experience, with a cumulative duration of at least three months.

We'll consider applicants who don't have standard qualifications, but who have appropriate professional and managerial experience.

If English isn't your first language, please see our English language requirements.

Is your qualification not displaying here? For international qualifications, search our full list of international entry requirements for this course.

Fees and finance

Please contact the relevant study centre for information about tuition fees and scholarships.

This information was correct at the time of publication.

Career ready

An MBA is a challenging qualification which requires significant dedication. Employers recognise its worth and the value that an MBA-qualified business leader can bring to their organisation.

MBA graduates now work in a number of roles including a financial controller in the Gulf region, operations director in an oil company, general manager in Eastern Europe, division chief in China, business development manager for an automotive supplier, and vice president of a Canadian corporation.

Meet the students

The visits to world-known companies like BMW and Audi in Munich are of great benefit.

Kendrick Lim

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Contact

Contact the Student Helpline for further information about studying at the University of Sunderland:

0191 515 3000

student.helpline@sunderland.ac.uk

Master of Business Administration programme specification (.pdf)

Page last updated: 19 February 2024

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