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Doctorate in Social Science MBA Professional Courses

MBA

Joining an MBA class at the University of Leicester provides you with highest professional & academic support. University of Leicester Distance Learners have access to a wide array of support facilities.

Candidates

University of Leicester distance learning students join a global MBA class which reaches from the Americas across the world to South East Asia. Currently there are over 4,000 students studying the Leicester MBA by distance learning from 80 countries.

ULMC Direct

As a distance learning candidate you will have access to ULMC Direct, a web-based learning environment designed to allow you quick and easy access to an array of education based information. ULMC Direct is designed to meet the needs of our distance learning students who do not have immediate access to the University’s resources and who may have limited contact with other course members.

Library Facilities

The University Library will provide you with a range of library and information services.
Once registered as a distance learning student you will benefit from :
• enquiry services
• document delivery
• access to the online catalogue
• internet and database services
• literature services
• information skills support
• postal book loans (UK only)
• access to other libraries (UK only).

Distance Learning class profile

• Candidates : 1625
• Men: 1055
• Wom en: 570
• Average years of working experience: 9
• Nationalities: 71

Course Structure

Study Format and Workload

The distance learning MBA is normally studied over a 24 month period but this may be extended to suit individual needs for up to a maximum of 5 years. Module 1 is studied in the first 6 months of the course and is assessed by 3 assignments (i.e. one per unit) and a mini case study examination. Modules 2 – 5 are allocated 3 months study time each and require you to write one assignment per module. A major case study examination follows Module 5.

Examinations

There are 4 diets of examination periods (January, April, July and October). We have Examination Centres in many countries around the world. You may sit in any of these ‘registered’ centres without additional charges to your course fees. Should you sit your examination in a country where we do not have a regular exam centre, you will be liable to pay a nominal charge of £ 150 per examination.

1) Foundation Modules

In this part of the programme students are introduced to the concepts of general and strategic management; the processes of organisational policy making; the essentials of accountancy, human resource management, organisational analysis, marketing, decision making and information management. The importance of the roles of the entrepreneur and the strategic leader are explored.

Foundations of Professional Knowledge and Skills: provides requisite quantitative awareness, analysis of the production of 'knowledge' within management, encourages students to begin developing personal skills necessary for academic and business environments.

Organizational Behavior: Examines organisational culture, motivation, groups and organisation, organisational development, human resource issue, structure and work organisation.

Accounting for managers: Accounting information for decision making, planning and control; cost and activity management; the budgeting process; performance appraisal; investment appraisal.

Marketing Design & operations: Examines integration of marketing and product design, strategy and product marketing, identifying new markets from product innovation, marketing and product delivery.

Strategy, Business Information and Analysis: Examines the nature of strategy, the role of rationality, learning and the organisation, managing risks, competitive advantage, creating strategic objectives.

2) Integrative Modules

Corporate Finance: The firm; equity; debt; derivatives, the cost of capital, off-balance-sheet finance, gearing and dividend decisions, company valuation and asset pricing; portfolio management and capital markets, takeovers, mergers and corporate re-structuring.

Business Ethics in a Global Context: What are ethics? Why are ethics important? Traditional examinations of ethics, a 'new' ethics, legitimacy and corporate life, corporate social responsibility.

3) Electives

Two electives will normally be undertaken. If you choose to study towards the General MBA you can choose from the following list:

Project Management for IT.

Managing Information: Technology and System.

International Organizational Behavior.

Public Finance.

International Finance and Globalization.

Fixing Futures: Trading and Other Narratives.

Accounting Representations: Public and Private Sector.

Branding and Communication.

Business to Business Marketing and Supply Chain Management.

Knowledge Management.

Managing Diversity.

A Critical Inquiry into Consultation.

Critical Perspective on Corporations and Consumers.

Critical Approaches to HRM.

Alternative Economies.

The Future of Work.

Marketing of Services.

Consumption, Society and Culture.

Total Quality Management.

Information Technology in Marketing.

International Marketing.

Retail Marketing.

Employee Relations.

Strategic Human Resource Management.

Benchmarking.

Shakespeare and Management.

Developments in Business Finance.

Performance Measurement: Quantitative Approaches.

Investment and Portfolio Analysis.

Note: the availability of Electives may change from year to year.

4) Specialist Options

Candidates who wish to focus on a chosen subject may obtain a specialist MBA in:

MBA (Marketing)

MBA (Finance)

MBA (Total Quality Management)

MBA (Employment Relations)

MBA (IT Management)

5) Research Methodology and the Dissertation

After reviewing a range of alternative research methods candidates will undertake a research project which w ill provide them with an opportunity to examine, in depth, a topic or problem of particular relevance to their own interests and work. The research project has the potential of providing the candidate’s organisation with the benefits of a piece of internal consultancy.
The dissertation will be of 15,000 words in length. Students will be expected to demonstrate:
• initiative and capacity for setting up the problem in a tractable form ;
• an understanding of research methods;
• application of relevant analytical and problem solving skills;
• logical argument and clear report writing.

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