Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Integrate management knowledge to address complex organisational problems.
About the course
Integrate management knowledge to address complex organisational problems. You will examine financial, people and market decisions together, evaluate strategic choices and conduct a focused business investigation.
What you'll learn
Diagnose a management problem using several business perspectives.
Evaluate strategic alternatives under uncertainty.
Interpret financial and operational evidence for executive decisions.
Justify a change approach considering ethics and stakeholders.
Conduct and defend a methodologically sound business enquiry.
Requirements
Prepare with a relevant degree-level background, research literacy and evidence of subject readiness. Admission, supervision and any bridging requirements require confirmation against BMIT rules.
Course content
The complete subject sequence below moves from foundations to specialist application. Stages show learning progression. Practical work and the final project draw together the subjects studied.
3 learning stages 11 subjects
1Stage 1: Foundations4 subjects
2Stage 2: Core subjects5 subjects
3Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application2 subjects
Subjects in this programme
The complete subject sequence below moves from foundations to specialist application. Stages show learning progression. Practical work and the final project draw together the subjects studied.
11 subjects are listed below with a short description of each. The Subject descriptions tab contains the learning outcomes, topics, practical tasks and assessments.
Stage 1: Foundations
- Advanced Strategic Management. Critically evaluate strategy under uncertainty and competing stakeholder demands. You will compare theoretical explanations of organisational advantage and test their use in complex cases. The module combines strategic judgement with evidence about implementation, governance and the social consequences of major organisational choices.
- Managerial Economics and Decision Analysis. Use economic reasoning to evaluate management choices about markets, resources and risk. You will connect demand, cost and strategic interaction with organisational decisions, then assess how uncertainty affects the recommendation. Cases require explicit assumptions and comparison of both quantitative results and practical constraints.
- Advanced Corporate Finance. Evaluate complex financing and investment choices using financial models and judgement. You will examine capital structure, valuation and corporate transactions, then test the sensitivity of recommendations. The module connects financial decisions with governance, uncertainty and the interests of different stakeholders.
- Leadership, Governance and Strategic Change. Analyse leadership in organisations facing competing interests and significant change. You will examine power, accountability and organisational identity, then design a defensible change approach. The module asks you to connect leadership claims with evidence, employee participation and the governance of major decisions.
Stage 2: Core subjects
- Management Analytics. Develop analytical evidence for complex management decisions. You will frame questions, assess data quality and compare modelling approaches before interpreting outputs. The module emphasises reproducible reasoning, appropriate visualisation and the limits of prediction when decisions involve changing behaviour, incomplete information and uncertain operating conditions.
- Strategic Marketing Management. Develop a marketing direction grounded in market evidence and organisational capability. You will compare segments, competitive positions and growth options, then allocate resources across priorities. The module links objectives with implementation measures and asks you to justify trade-offs rather than present an unrestricted wish list.
- Advanced Operations and Supply Strategy. Connect operating capabilities with organisational strategy and supply networks. You will compare process configurations, resilience options and technology investments using cost, service and risk evidence. Cases require an integrated view of capacity, quality and delivery across more than one organisational function.
- Strategic Human Resource Management. Align workforce decisions with organisational direction and changing work requirements. You will evaluate talent, performance and development systems as a connected set of choices. Cases consider organisational capability, employee voice and the evidence needed to judge whether a people strategy is working.
- Innovation Strategy and Venture Growth. Evaluate innovation as an organisational and economic process. You will compare technology, market and social innovation pathways, assess growth barriers and design a suitable support system. Cases connect entrepreneurial decisions with networks, intellectual assets, financing and the evidence required before committing substantial resources.
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
- Advanced Research Design and Analysis. Develop a research design capable of addressing a complex organisational or social question. You will critically synthesise literature, justify methodological choices and assess evidence quality. The module develops the reasoning and analytical preparation required for an independently argued postgraduate research report.
- Dissertation or Substantial Research Report. Conduct an extended investigation into a focused programme-related problem. You will develop an argument through critical reading, appropriate evidence and sustained analysis. The completed report explains the contribution, limitations and practical or scholarly implications, supported by a transparent record of ethical research decisions.
Assessment and practical learning
- Integrated management cases and analytical exercises.
- Team consulting simulations with individual accountability.
- A supervised research report and oral defence.
Practical application
Investigate a proposed organisational problem with academic supervision and approved access to evidence. Separate findings from assumptions and present a practical recommendation supported by a defensible research method.
Subject descriptions
Select a subject to read its learning outcomes, main topics, practical task and assessment.
Stage 1: Foundations
Advanced Strategic Management
Critically evaluate strategy under uncertainty and competing stakeholder demands. You will compare theoretical explanations of organisational advantage and test their use in complex cases. The module combines strategic judgement with evidence about implementation, governance and the social consequences of major organisational choices.
Learning outcomes
- Critique a strategic argument
- Evaluate a complex corporate choice
- Defend a strategy under uncertainty
Main topics
- Strategic theory
- Dynamic capabilities
- Corporate scope
- Competitive responses
- Strategic uncertainty
- Strategy evaluation
Practical task
Present a board-level strategy recommendation supported by competing scenarios.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Managerial Economics and Decision Analysis
Use economic reasoning to evaluate management choices about markets, resources and risk. You will connect demand, cost and strategic interaction with organisational decisions, then assess how uncertainty affects the recommendation. Cases require explicit assumptions and comparison of both quantitative results and practical constraints.
Learning outcomes
- Estimate a decision-relevant economic relationship
- Compare managerial options
- Evaluate a decision under uncertainty
Main topics
- Demand estimation
- Cost analysis
- Pricing decisions
- Strategic interaction
- Decision trees
- Uncertainty
Practical task
Prepare a managerial decision model with sensitivity analysis and a recommendation.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Advanced Corporate Finance
Evaluate complex financing and investment choices using financial models and judgement. You will examine capital structure, valuation and corporate transactions, then test the sensitivity of recommendations. The module connects financial decisions with governance, uncertainty and the interests of different stakeholders.
Learning outcomes
- Value a business using stated assumptions
- Compare financing strategies
- Test a major investment decision
Main topics
- Capital structure
- Business valuation
- Payout policy
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Capital rationing
- Scenario analysis
Practical task
Prepare a corporate finance recommendation with alternative scenarios and valuation workings.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Leadership, Governance and Strategic Change
Analyse leadership in organisations facing competing interests and significant change. You will examine power, accountability and organisational identity, then design a defensible change approach. The module asks you to connect leadership claims with evidence, employee participation and the governance of major decisions.
Learning outcomes
- Critique a leadership approach
- Assess governance during change
- Develop a strategic change intervention
Main topics
- Leadership critique
- Power and politics
- Governance
- Organisational identity
- Transformation
- Change evaluation
Practical task
Prepare a strategic change case with stakeholder, governance and evaluation plans.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Stage 2: Core subjects
Management Analytics
Develop analytical evidence for complex management decisions. You will frame questions, assess data quality and compare modelling approaches before interpreting outputs. The module emphasises reproducible reasoning, appropriate visualisation and the limits of prediction when decisions involve changing behaviour, incomplete information and uncertain operating conditions.
Learning outcomes
- Frame an analytical decision
- Compare model results
- Communicate uncertainty to managers
Main topics
- Decision framing
- Data quality
- Predictive models
- Scenario analysis
- Visualisation
- Model limitations
Practical task
Produce an analytical management report and a reproducible decision-support model.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Strategic Marketing Management
Develop a marketing direction grounded in market evidence and organisational capability. You will compare segments, competitive positions and growth options, then allocate resources across priorities. The module links objectives with implementation measures and asks you to justify trade-offs rather than present an unrestricted wish list.
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate a market position
- Choose a defensible marketing strategy
- Design strategic measures
Main topics
- Market analysis
- Competitive position
- Portfolio choices
- Growth strategies
- Marketing resources
- Strategic control
Practical task
Submit a strategic marketing plan with resource choices and implementation measures.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Advanced Operations and Supply Strategy
Connect operating capabilities with organisational strategy and supply networks. You will compare process configurations, resilience options and technology investments using cost, service and risk evidence. Cases require an integrated view of capacity, quality and delivery across more than one organisational function.
Learning outcomes
- Compare operating configurations
- Evaluate a technology option
- Develop a resilient operations proposal
Main topics
- Operations strategy
- Network design
- Lean systems
- Technology choices
- Resilience
- Performance trade-offs
Practical task
Submit an integrated operations strategy for a regional production or service organisation.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Strategic Human Resource Management
Align workforce decisions with organisational direction and changing work requirements. You will evaluate talent, performance and development systems as a connected set of choices. Cases consider organisational capability, employee voice and the evidence needed to judge whether a people strategy is working.
Learning outcomes
- Assess strategic workforce needs
- Integrate HR interventions
- Evaluate people-strategy results
Main topics
- HR strategy
- Capabilities
- Talent systems
- Performance systems
- Change
- HR measures
Practical task
Prepare a strategic workforce proposal with implementation responsibilities and measures.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Innovation Strategy and Venture Growth
Evaluate innovation as an organisational and economic process. You will compare technology, market and social innovation pathways, assess growth barriers and design a suitable support system. Cases connect entrepreneurial decisions with networks, intellectual assets, financing and the evidence required before committing substantial resources.
Learning outcomes
- Compare innovation pathways
- Assess venture growth constraints
- Design an innovation strategy
Main topics
- Innovation theory
- Innovation ecosystems
- Technology ventures
- Intellectual assets
- Growth barriers
- Scale strategies
Practical task
Prepare an innovation and scale proposal with experiments, resources and decision milestones.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Stage 3: Specialist subjects and application
Advanced Research Design and Analysis
Develop a research design capable of addressing a complex organisational or social question. You will critically synthesise literature, justify methodological choices and assess evidence quality. The module develops the reasoning and analytical preparation required for an independently argued postgraduate research report.
Learning outcomes
- Critique a research design
- Justify an analytical approach
- Develop a defensible research proposal
Main topics
- Critical literature synthesis
- Research philosophy
- Design justification
- Advanced sampling
- Analytical methods
- Research integrity
Practical task
Submit a postgraduate proposal with a critical literature review and pilot analysis.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
Dissertation or Substantial Research Report
Conduct an extended investigation into a focused programme-related problem. You will develop an argument through critical reading, appropriate evidence and sustained analysis. The completed report explains the contribution, limitations and practical or scholarly implications, supported by a transparent record of ethical research decisions.
Learning outcomes
- Conduct an approved investigation
- Develop an evidence-based argument
- Defend and revise research conclusions
Main topics
- Proposal refinement
- Ethical approval
- Evidence collection
- Sustained analysis
- Argument development
- Defence and revision
Practical task
Complete an independently assessed dissertation or substantial research report and oral defence.
Assessment
Assessment combines applied exercises, a documented case or practical portfolio and an individual written or oral explanation. Judgement considers technical accuracy, reasoning, evidence quality and the feasibility of recommendations.
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