Overview

This variant of the course is a two year masters with a work placement year. The embedded placement offers a unique opportunity to apply your skills on real-life projects and make connections with exciting businesses across London.

Everything on the Master of Business Administration with Placement Year programme, offered by University of East London, is geared towards your career development, ensuring you graduate with a clearer vision of your future; it’s accredited by the Chartered Management Institute, so you can be sure you’re learning the leadership skills that employers really need, and our expert staff have the depth of knowledge to turn your passion and ambition into a realisable goal.

Whether you want to work in senior management, business consultancy, or build your own enterprise, this MBA will give you the skills, inspiration and connections to achieve it.

Your future career

The business magazine, Forbes, has calculated that successful MBA graduates pay back the cost of their qualifications within four to five years on average – with lifetime earnings greatly enhanced thanks to the qualification.

Studying for your MBA with us should enhance your employability and earning power and develop your ability to approach business problems in a strategic manner. As part of the course, you’ll study a specialised ‘Professional Development’ module that is specifically designed to help you boost your career prospects and make the most of your MBA in the employment market.

Employers see candidates with an MBA as potentially more effective and therefore valuable as they examine at business issues with a fresh pair of eyes. And with our help you will develop the analytical and problem-solving skills that will benefit you through your entire career.

MBAs are welcome in any sector anywhere in the world, and the course’s accreditation with the Chartered Management Institute will enhance your employability even further.

You will also be able to take advantage of the worldwide MBA Alumni Network, and UEL's superb careers guidance.

The qualification will enable you to go into any sector, anywhere in the world. Or if you have your own business idea and want to start up a company of your own, the knowledge, skills and qualities you develop on the entrepreneurship module will really help – and you can receive support from the university to assist your entrepreneurial ambitions.

Programme Structure

Modules include:

Managing Strategy, Operations and Partnerships
Managing Financial and Human Resources for Sustainable Business Success
Marketing in a Digital Age and Corporate Social Responsibility
Business Simulation with Professional Development
Mental Wealth and Applied Research
Applied Business Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
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Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Business Administration Master in Business Administration (MBA) Strategic Management View 720 other Masters in Business Administration in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Minimum 2:2 Honours
We would normally expect you to have Grade C in GCSE English and Maths.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

18960 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

13680 GBP / year

≈ 13680 GBP / year

Additional Details

UK Part time: £2180 Per 30 credit module

Year 2 Industrial Placement Fee - £3500

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Duration

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Additional Details

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