Exceptional flexibility; modules are completed in self-contained, one-week blocks. The programme can be completed within two to four years with the option to vary the number of modules taken each year to suit your lifestyle, work and personal commitments. Modules are normally delivered in January, April, July, and September.

Individual applicants, applicants sponsored by companies, companies or organisations that want to develop a customised programme through a formal partnership with the Business School.

• Conceptual and analytical competence to plan and manage growth
• Understanding of the dynamics of organisations
• Ability to work with others to achieve successful change
• General management perspective on the functions of a business
• Sound up- to-date knowledge of business operations
• Practical skills to manage a business

• Bank of England
• British Telecom plc
• The Boots Company plc
• Capital One
• Experian
• Ford Motor Company
• Frankfurt Airport
• Marconi
• MK International Ltd
• NatWest Bank
• Rolls Royce
• Bakkavor Foods
• Aggregate Industries
• TSYS Europe
• Maher Ltd
• Kuehne & Nagel Drinks
• Rexam
• Selex Communications
• Nottinghamshire Police
• Sun Microsystems
• BPB British Gypsum
• ADT Fire & Security
• DHL
• Games Workshop
• British American Tobacco
• Wincanton Plc

The MBA Corporate Social Responsibility was the first MBA of its kind in Britain, the focus of which is on socially responsible business. This unique programme, offered in conjunction with the School's International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR), combines advanced teaching and learning in management with state of the art thinking in corporate social responsibility. This combination allows progressive learning at the leading edge of knowledge in the general discipline of management studies and socially responsible business. Specialist modules include:

• Business Ethics
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Corporate Governance and Social Accountability

The MBA Entrepreneurship aims to combine an advanced teaching and learning programme in management with state of the art thinking on Entrepreneurship. The MBA Entrepreneurship not only enables you to develop a career in business and management, but also enables you to engage in a study of entrepreneurial individuals and organisations (including private, public and social enterprises), focusing on the interaction between entrepreneurship, management practice and the external environment and develop many of the skills associated with successful entrepreneurship, skills which are increasingly recognised as useful in any domain. Specialist core modules include:

• Entrepreneurship and Creativity
• Entrepreneurship in Practice
• Innovation Management

The MBA Finance is designed to provide an advanced course in management for those seeking senior positions in industry, commerce and public services. The programme aims to develop the essential management skills required in finance and related services to meet and participate in the increasingly international business environment. It builds upon the essential core management modules allowing greater emphasis on the financial aspects of management. Specialist core modules include:

• Corporate Finance
• Financial and Monetary Economics
• International Finance

The MBA Executive - Healthcare is designed for those employed in the healthcare organisations in private, public or not-for-profit sectors. As well as studying the fundamental management disciplines, you will specialise by studying the following modules:

• Commissioning and Service Redesign
• Ethics, Governance and Risk
• Public Services Management and Policy

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