MBA in Executive Leadership & Management (Part-time)

Part of the WBS offer to corporate clients, the MBA in Executive Leadership & Management is an accredited Postgraduate programme comprising bite-size packages of learning.

The course aims to develop your business leadership and senior management skills and understanding, ensuring a critical appreciation of the theories, tools, techniques and applications of leadership and management in your organisation. It will enable you to lead more effectively and manage change in your organisation, using resources efficiently and appropriately in the strategic decision making process. The course aims to improve your personal effectiveness, contributing to improved organisational performance, and thereby enhancing the quality of management as a profession. The programme focuses upon applied learning, encouraging students to relate new knowledge and skills to real leadership and management scenarios.

Alongside your academic development, you will be able to develop key transferable skills, including:
Two-way communication skills, such as Negotiation and Persuasion
Numeracy and quantitative skills
Teamwork, leadership, personal efficiency and effective use of ICT.

This course, and the associated PG Certificate in Leadership & Management, and PG Diploma in Leadership & Management, is offered to corporate clients and is not, at present, available as an open programme.

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How to apply

http://ww2.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Apply_online/Worcester/p!ecLdFFor all taught postgraduate and PG Cert programmes, please apply directly to University of Worcester. You can download an application form, or can contact the Admissions office on 01905 855111 / pg-admissions@worc.ac.uk

Please post your completed application form to:
Admissions Office
University Of Worcester
Henwick Grove
Worcester
WR2 6AJ

Alternatively you can apply online for postgraduate programmes at University of Worcester via the Prospects online directory of postgraduate programmes. There is no fee for using the online application service.

When we receive your application form, your details will be passed to the Masters Programme Leader who will contact you to arrange an informal interview. You may include additional material, such as references, in support of your application or bring them with you to interview.

You can apply for postgraduate taught courses and PG Certs at any time, but preferably as early as possible before the start of the academic year, which begins in September.

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Get in touch

Paul Furniss
01905 855357
p.furniss@worc.ac.uk

Admissions Office
01905 855111
admissions@worc.ac.uk

The MBA in Executive Leadership & Management is appropriate for you if you have experience of senior management in either a commercial or public sector environment. You need not necessarily have had previous exposure to studies in business, leadership or management.

Applicants will normally have a first or second-class Honours Degree or equivalent in any subject and at least two years of business/management experience at a senior level.

If English is not your first language, you will be expected to have reached a sufficient standard on admission to the course (e.g. IELTS 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each element).

Modules

Leadership in Management: Leading Self & Team
Leadership Concepts
Coaching & Mentoring
Marketing Strategy
Corporate Strategy: Planning to Win
Operational Strategy: Delivering Business Efficiency
A Strategic Approach to Finance
Leadership Dynamics: Motivation and Trust
Executive Leadership
Leading Organisational Change
Performance Leadership
Leading and Managing Change
Managing Corporate Reputation
Managing for Sustainability
Work Based Project (WBP)
Customer Relationship Management
SMART Planning and Selling
Leading your Sales Team
Employee Involvement and well-being: Getting the best from your staff
Attracting, recruiting and retaining talent
Finance for non-financial Managers: Understanding the numbers!
Ethics & Corporate Governance
Innovate to Win: Dare to be Different
Business Process Improvement: There’s always a better way!
Project Management: On target is possible
Supply Chain Management: Corporate needs and relationships really count
Ethical Leadership
Dissertation
Research Methods

Assessment

The course is designed to be student-centred and work-related, featuring a significant amount of group work and case study analysis. Assessments will focus on professionally relevant projects, reports and presentations related to relevant areas of leadership and management in your (and other) organisations.

Heather Warner

Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership & Managment, 2011

“It’s a bit like being reminded of the “green cross code” for crossing the road. It makes you “stop, look and listen” to your leadership behaviour and decisions as well as the impact these have on others and the success of your own organisation.”

Jonathon Pryce

MBA in Executive Leadership & Management, 2011

“As an executive in a public sector organisation, the Executive MBA program has helped me enormously with my understanding and application in the "real world". Some of the skills required to complete the final year gave me the opportunity to refine my approach to detail, reasoning and logic, whilst forcing me to challenge myself every step of the way. The support from the tutors was exceptional and having the time to concentrate on each element of executive management has enabled me to develop myself to a level that would not be possible in the workplace alone. The workload is high, but I would recommend any executive or potential executive to enter this MBA program as the benefits to both the individual and employer are considerable."

Academic department

Worcester Business School

“We champion an imaginative ethos that combines sound business principles with instinctive commercial drive. Our students ranked us in the top 5% of universities for ‘personal development’.”
Mark Richardson,
Head of Worcester Business School

Employability

This course will equip students who have already established their career in business with both the enhanced leadership and management skills required to successfully operate in a senior management role, and the more technical expertise demanded from those working within specific discipline areas.

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