University of Birmingham Online
Online MBA
Moffat and District, United Kingdom
MBA
DURATION
24 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
19 Jul 2026
TUITION FEES
GBP 27,230
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS.
Go further with the Birmingham MBA.
Elevate your career with an online MBA from the University of Birmingham. Offering new skills in business and leadership, this programme delivers an integrative learning experience along with the opportunity to focus on your career development. You’ll study online to receive the same degree certificate as campus-based students and graduate from the triple-crown accredited Birmingham Business School ready to transform the future of business.
Our AMBA-accredited online MBA offers flexibility, convenience, and collaboration with international colleagues to gain essential knowledge to achieve your career goals. Designed with a responsible business focus, the Birmingham MBA offers three intakes per year and imparts hands-on experiences within specialised modules to tailor your learning and translate valuable skills to your current or future business role. Immersive study opportunities are available face-to-face in the UK, UAE, Singapore, Mexico, and Spain – plus, there is the option to take up to three modules at one of our campuses in the UK, UAE, or Singapore.
- Online MBA ranked 9th in the world (Financial Times 2024), including:
- 2nd for MBA careers services
- 4th for value for money
- 5th for global mobility
- Online MBA ranked 11th in the EMEA region (QS 2024)
- World-leading ‘Top 100’ university world-leading (QS 2025)
- Russell Group member university
Programme options include:
MBA
Become a responsible, reflective, and resilient global business leader for the future whilst also balancing your career interests with an integrative learning experience on the Birmingham online MBA. Pathway options include:
- Marketing
- International Business and Strategy
- Innovation and Business Transformation
MBA with Clinical Leadership
Respond to the growing challenges facing healthcare and empower yourself to lead smarter, more effective healthcare systems. By uniquely focusing on both health service management and business leadership, this specialism will equip both clinical and non-clinical professionals with the ability and confidence to lead clinical experts and effect change.
MBA with Engineering Leadership
Harness your engineering expertise and integrate it with responsible business practices to set yourself apart as a leader who can make a lasting impact on both your organisation and society. You’ll become polished in entrepreneurial and systems thinking, analysis, and self-awareness.
If you’re unable to commit to the full MBA qualification, there are alternative qualification routes. You can exit with one of the following credentials:
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip): 120 credits
- Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert): 60 credits
Inconvenient online modules, you’ll engage with a small, diverse group of peers to gain global insights and varied perspectives on modern business topics. Study a modern curriculum that emphasises curiosity, thought leadership, and responsible business skills while preparing you for career advancement opportunities.
Module highlights
- Responsible Business
- Purposeful Leader
- Strategy in a Complex and Uncertain World
- People Management and Organisations
- MBA Company Project
The University of Birmingham is providing 26 scholarships, each worth £3,000, which are available for all master’s degree programs, excluding PGCerts, for the start dates in February, March, June, and July.
- Online MBA ranked 9th in the world (Financial Times 2024), including:
- 2nd for MBA careers services
- 4th for value for money
- 5th for global mobility
- Online MBA ranked 11th in the EMEA region (QS 2024)
- World leading ‘Top 100’ university (QS 2025, THE 2025)
- Russell Group member university
Learning outcomes
- Practise purposeful and inclusive leadership.
- Set direction, vision, and governance and provide a clear sense of purpose for organisations.
- Work collaboratively or in partnership with a variety of stakeholders to influence key decision-makers as appropriate and meet sustainable development objectives.
- Apply business frameworks and data intelligence for ESG to develop more responsible business practices.
- Assess social, economic, and technological trends and developments relevant to different areas of expertise and wider organisation and promote innovation to address changing requirements.
- Generate business improvement through promoting ethical, inclusive, innovative, entrepreneurial, and supportive processes and culture.