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Master of Business Administration (MBA) Campus: Llandaff (from September 2010) School: Cardiff School of Management Course Length: One year full-time, Two years part-time
Please Note: There will be no
part-time intake for September 2010
Career Potential: This course is aimed at those who desire to undertake an executive role in an organisation, in the UK or overseas. Course Content: The MBA is an internationally recognised and respected qualification for senior management. The course draws students from the public and private sectors, from the UK and abroad. The programme is aimed at those who are looking to develop their careers and at ‘high flyers’ that need an understanding of all the major functions of business. In addition to enhancing successful students’ career prospects, the course aims to encourage independent and creative thinkers. All students complete seven taught modules (five compulsory core modules and two electives) together with a dissertation. Core Modules: The core modules are designed to expose participants to state of the art thinking in the key management disciplines and provide opportunity throughout to apply theory to real life management situations. Its core modules are:
Participants will be able to choose from a range of electives. Subject to adequate levels of demand these will include:
Course Structure (Core Module Descriptors, Elective Descriptors, Pathway Modules) MBA Dissertation: The dissertation, which is two of the MBA's nine modules, is an intellectually challenging piece of individual management research. It will equip successful students with the knowledge, capabilities and competences required of today’s managers, in a world in which the ability to research new information is increasingly important. Students are allocated a supervisor, who will provide constructive comment on their work as it develops. Students have access to online as well as standard library facilities. The entire process, from development of a draft research proposal and schedule, through selecting methods and drafting chapters, is supported by UWIC Management School supervisors but managed and implemented by the student. Assessment: Assessment is via a combination of examinations, assignments and the final dissertation. Selection Procedure: Selection for this course is by academic attainment, work experience and satisfactory performance at interview. Contact Information: For general enquiries please contact the UWIC Enquiry Team on 029 2041 6044 or email uwicinfo@uwic.ac.uk For course specific enquiries, Programme Contact: Julia Fallon email: jfallon@uwic.ac.uk tel: 029 2041 6322 See Also: Cardiff School of Management Website |
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