Online
DURATION
1 up to 5 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
CHF 12,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* fees payable in interest free instalments
Key Summary
Introduction
The MBA is the prime management qualification for managers. Designed for your success, the MBA creates distinctive managers with a comprehensive knowledge of the latest business practices. This MBA gives you a great overview of the business world and enhances your knowledge and skills further. It provides a much deeper understanding of the business environment and helps you to become able managers. This global gold standard management qualification provides a rigorous and challenging postgraduate business and management experience in which students develop alongside other experienced managers and business professionals to facilitate their becoming more effective managers or professionals.
The MBA programmes benefit greatly from the internationality derived from recruiting students from across the globe and drawing on tutors well qualified in their field.
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Ideal Students
The ”Executive” format of the MBA targets more experienced executives interested in an applied approach to business administration. The “Applied Leadership” module allows students to interact with successful CEOs and Executives and will present their first-hand experience in managing a successful business. Additionally, students in the executive MBA will complete a business project that can have direct application to an existing business and/or serve to launch a new business idea.
Curriculum
Duration
Minimum 12 months, maximum 5 years.
Delivery Method
100% online via OnlineCampus (an interactive online learning environment) with intensive class discussion and collaboration.
Places
The number of places per term is strictly limited to 60.
Terms
Four terms per year (winter, spring, summer and autumn).
Rankings
Ranking
The University of Cumbria is ranked number 8th in the World for Quality Education by the Times Higher Education in 2020.
In a study commissioned by Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance (2020) on over 9,500,000 previous university students in the UK, the University of Cumbria is ranked in the top three higher-education institutions in the North of the UK for students who go on to start or manage a business.
Accreditation and Recognition
The University of Cumbria MBA programmes offered online in exclusive partnership with the Robert Kennedy College are Recognised Worldwide. Once you complete your studies at Robert Kennedy College, you will receive a degree from the University of Cumbria. The University of Cumbria received the University title, and degree awarding powers, from Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council. It is fully recognised by the British Government and duly listed on the United Kingdom’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills list of recognised UK awarding institutions.
Career Opportunities
The applied nature of this MBA allows executives to re-energise their careers to tackle new challenges on a local and global scale. Unlike a traditional MBA, the executive nature of the programme allows you to learn from a variety of real-life cases studies of immediate applicability to your career. Additionally, there is no final dissertation, so you can complete your MBA with an applied business project that addresses a real need of your company or plans for the next business venture.