Master of Business Administration University of Nottingham

Overview

You'll study core modules covering essential areas of management including leadership, marketing, finance, and entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship education is among the foremost strengths, and you will take part in the Ingenuity process - a unique method for encouraging creative problem solving, developed by the Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 

You can also focus on your interests and career goals by choosing from specialist optional modules, covering topics including venture capital, ethics, business intelligence, and change management.

You will also complete a company-based management project, working with a company to help them to resolve real business issues. This is an opportunity to put knowledge into practice, impress a potential employer, and foster good relationships from which you may benefit at a later date.

Market-leading digital systems by SAP are integrated into this course to help demonstrate industrial practice and develop your digital skills. You also have the option to take industry-recognised digital professional qualifications by Microsoft and SAP alongside your course, which will help you stand out to future employers.

A fundamental part of your learning and development is through group work. We provide a management and interpersonal skills programme that all MBA students take part in, helping you form social networks and ease your return to academic life. Working with talented peers from different professional and cultural backgrounds will help you develop a global perspective.

The  Master of Business Administration  programme from the  University of Nottingham  includes many opportunities for practical experience and networking, including the international study tours (dependent upon any travel restrictions) where you’ll gain direct experience of global business through meetings with executives, company visits, and sessions with experts. The unique connections with China and Malaysia also offer a fantastic opportunity to learn about the essentials of doing business in these countries. You’ll also visit companies in Nottingham and London as part of the Business Practice Week to learn first-hand about different types of businesses, their current challenges, and how these relate to the theory you’re studying.

Careers

The MBA provides an excellent platform for career enhancement, career change or entrepreneurial activities.

Graduate destinations include:

• management consulting
• finance and accounting
• human resources
• marketing/sales
• information technology

• operations and logistics

86.2% of postgraduates from Nottingham University Business School secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation.* Average salary uplifts for the full-time MBA graduates have ranged from 40% to 64% (2015- 2018 period).

The MBA programme has enabled many of the graduates to experience career enhancements and career changes, and some have gone on to start up their own business or onto PhD studies.