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MBA - Master of Business Administration
College Lane - Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
1 Year
The Master of Business Administration programme will equip you with a critical understanding of business and management essentials, covering areas such as people management, strategic marketing and financial proficiency. You’ll develop the strategic leadership skills needed to succeed in today’s professional environment, alongside the ability to evaluate organisational strategy and strategic positioning. Our MBA is available as a general MBA, providing a broad understanding of leadership, strategy, finance, marketing and organisational management. If you would like to apply for the general MBA, please see the “how to apply” section at the bottom of this page. Alongside the general MBA, we also offer a range of specialist pathways that allow you to tailor your studies towards industries and areas of business interest (subject to student numbers). These include:; Master of Business Administration (Human Resources); Master of Business Administration (Digital Marketing); Master of Business Administration (Healthcare); Master of Business Administration (Data Analytics); Master of Business Administration (Project Management); Master of Business Administration (FinTech); Master of Business Administration (Logistics and Supply Chain Management); Master of Business Administration with Advanced Project; Master of Business Administration with Extended Professional Practice; These pathways provide the opportunity to explore specific subject areas and business fields in greater depth while gaining the broad strategic and leadership knowledge of the MBA programme. As a University of Hertfordshire MBA student, you’ll benefit from first-class facilities, including our virtual learning environment, StudyNet, which provides access to fellow students, lecture materials and more than 100,000 e-books and e-journals. You’ll also be taught and supervised by expert research-active staff, some of whom are recognised leaders in their field and work as consultants with organisations such as Roche, Camelot and BDO Hayward.
This module equips students with a critical understanding of strategic marketing, encouraging the exploration of innovative methods to identify and capitalize on emerging market opportunities for both established businesses and startups. Through projects focused on product/service development, students learn to leverage digital business models, marketing communications and transformation strategies. Furthermore, entrepreneurial skills are cultivated in this module through a variety of approaches. The module is structured into two parts: initially emphasizing on marketing comprehension and then shifting to practical marketing and entrepreneurial skill development.
This module is designed to enhance your understanding and application of financial information, which is crucial for effective interaction with both financial and non-financial management. You will learn to evaluate financial statements for external stakeholders and internal management reports, vital for decision-making. This module also explores methods for evaluating investment decisions and their financing options and combines theoretical knowledge with practical application through a blend of lectures, case studies and exercises to equip you with crucial skills for dynamic financial management in contemporary business contexts.
Students will undertake strategic analysis and decision making in the context of real businesses and organisations, exploring the role of unpredictability, rapidly evolving industry architecture and dynamic processes of organisation. Students engage in a range of strategic debates impacting modern organisations, developing their skills as a manager and leader through the exploration of complex business challenges. Creativity, innovation and collaboration are critical success factors within the context of strategic decision making.
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