Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree has in recent years become the foremost academic qualification for managers. Greenwich School of Management offer a recognised university postgraduate MBA degree programme studied in Greenwich, London.

Academics and industrialists alike have recognised the value of the MBA postgraduate degree in developing staff for the challenges of the rapidly changing business environment. Research has shown that a Masters degree assists the personal development of managers, as well as benefiting their professional life and benefiting their careers in business management internationally.

One of the strengths of the Greenwich School of Management MBA degree programme is the diversity of the course members’ backgrounds and experiences. The range of functional, professional and vocational skills and knowledge that participants bring to the programme allows the lecturing faculty to test the validity of theoretical concepts against a rich background of personal and organisational outlooks.

The programmes encourage individuals from all walks of life, and from all organisational, business and educational backgrounds. Engineers, accountants, legal practitioners, those in the caring professions and other technically-based professionals, can all benefit from the education and experience of the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Indeed, the programme is rooted in the belief that the wider the range of programme members’ backgrounds and experiences the more it aids the learning process.

Mode of attendance
The University of Plymouth MBA programmes at Greenwich School of Management can be studied by attendance in the following modes:

   Daytime - 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time
   Evening - 24 months part-time
   Executive - 24 months (7 weekends and 3 Saturdays)

Full-time programmes are conducted between Monday and Friday, during the day. Part-time programmes are conducted at two daytime or evening sessions per week.

Starting Dates
The Daytime and Evening MBA programmes have enrolment dates in February, June and October each year. The Executive MBA programmes have ten enrolment possibilities each year (see application form for details).

Tuition
There are lectures and associated tutorials in all subjects and the learning process is augmented by active participation through case studies. Business exercises, problem-based group projects and workshops are also used. These techniques allow the programme members to pursue their own professional interests and those of their companies; whether large corporations or small businesses.

Pathways

• MBA Strategic Management
• MBA Financial Management
• MBA Human Resource Management
• MBA Marketing

Executive Pathways

• Executive MBA Management
• Executive MBA Health Services Management

Progression
Successful completion of the MBA or MSc programme can lead to entrance to either the DBA or PhD programme offered at Greenwich School of Management.