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The Leicester MBA Programme Structure

Managing and

Developing

People and

Organisations

Introduction to the

programme and

professional skills,

organisational

behaviour, HRM,

leadership, change

management

Managing Value

Creation

Processes from

Idea to Market

Marketing, operations

management,

innovation,

entrepreneurship

Managing

Finances and

Strategic

Decision Making

Managerial

accounting, finance,

economics, strategy,

ethics, corporate

social responsibility

and sustainability

Organisational

Research and

Consultancy

Methods and

The MBA Project

MBA project:

in-company project,

business analysis,

business plan or

dissertation

Learning and Professional Development Portfolio

Months 1-6 Months 7-12 Months 13-18 Months 19-24 Months 25-30

Managing Human Resources

Strategically

Managing International

Marketing Communications,

Brands and Relationships

Managing Finance for

Corporate Policy and Strategy

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Career Management and Development Programme

Core Modules


In this module, you will create and present a learning and professional development portfolio, i.e. a structured

collection of evidence and reflection that supports and documents your achievement of key intended learning

outcomes of the programme. The Portfolio will help you learn to record, reflect on and take responsibility for

managing your professional development. The Portfolio will also allow you to substantiate your c.v./resume, job

interview, application for promotion, or performance appraisal to current or prospective employers and demonstrate

continuing professional development for membership in or licensing by a professional body. This non-credit

bearing module starts at the start of the programme and continues until the final module. You will submit your

portfolio at the end of each of the first four modules and be required to pass the module to progress to the final

module. You will be supported by your personal tutor, who will provide guidance and regular feedback.

Manging and Developing

People and Organisations

The module starts with an

induction to the programme and

introduction to teaching and

learning management knowledge

and skills. The module covers

individual and group behaviours

in organisations; general

management at operational and

strategic levels; leadership in and

of organisations; strategic human

resource management system;

interpersonal relations and

communications; and managing

change.

Managing Value Creation

Processes from Idea to

Market

The module covers managing

resources, systems and

processes in organisations,

including planning and design,

production and operations,

marketing, and sales/distribution

of goods and services; managing

innovation, including creativity,

intrapreneurial and

entrepreneurial behaviour,

enterprise development, and

intellectual property.

Managing Finances and

Strategic Decision Making

The module covers financing of

organisations, financial

management, managerial

applications of accounting and

micro- and macroeconomics;

principles and practices of

strategy, strategy formulation and

planned and incremental

approaches to decision making,

business level strategy and

competitive advantage, corporate

level strategy and portfolio

management; ethics, corporate

governance, social responsibility

and sustainability and their

impact on management.

Organisational Research

and Consultancy Methods

and the MBA Project

The module consists of two parts:

In the first part, you will learn

organisational research and

consulting methods. In the

second part, you will undertake

an independent MBA project,

which can be an in-company

project, business start-up plan or

a research inquiry into a

particular management/business

issue.

Option Modules and Specialisation

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Managing International Marketing Communications, Brands and Relationships

The module provides an in-depth engagement with a wide range of current marketing concepts,

issues and challenges. The two key dimensions are (1) how to organise and manage marketing

relationships and supply chains in both consumer and business-to-business contexts, and (2) to

understand and operationalise effective programmes for communications, promotion and

stakeholder engagement activities. In modern business administration these two dimensions are

co-ordinated and implemented through effective and sustainable strategic brand management

processes which underpin the basis for the development of brand equity, brand value and

competitive positioning.

Managing Finances for Corporate Policy and Strategy

Finance plays a central role in the survival, growth and development of a corporation. It is an

essential dimension of most corporate policy decisions and involves an understanding of the

practices of the short term and long term capital markets. Alternative sources of finance are

associated with different risks, which need to be identified, managed and mitigated when managers

make strategic decisions such as whether or not to merge with or acquire another company.

Another important set of decisions which require an understanding of finance involves the choice of

capital structure and dividend policy. Financial innovation is rapid with new alternative sources of

finance coming to the market. Managers, especially of SMEs, need to know about these new

sources along with the risks associated with them

Managing Human Resources Strategically

The module provides an in-depth coverage of the core human resource management areas,

including employee and labour relations, employment law, HR’s role in organisations, job analysis

and job design, managing a diverse workforce, metrics and measurement of HR, performance

management, recruitment and selection, total rewards, training and development, workforce

planning and talent management, change management and organisational development, HR

information systems, globalisation, ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Specialisation

The Leicester MBA offers three specialisms:

• MBA (Finance)

• MBA (Human Resource Management)

• MBA (Marketing)

To gain your Leicester MBA with a specialism

you must:

1. study the option module assigned to the

specialism, and

2. write your MBA Project in that subject area.

The option module for each specialism are:

• MBA (Finance) – Managing Finance for

Corporate Policy and Strategy

• MBA (Human Resource Management) –

Managing Human Resources Strategically

• MBA (Marketing) – Managing International

Marketing Communications, Brands and

Relationships

If you want to study a generalist MBA you can

study any of the option modules and write your

MBA Project on any subject you wish

Teaching and Support

You will benefit from both online and face-to-face support.

Online

Lectures

Seminars

Discussion Forums

Face to Face

Residential Workshops at our

Global Centres

Annual Leicester Masterclass

1 Residential

Workshop Live Seminars

2 more

Residential

Workshops

1 Leicester

Masterclass

OR

Online Seminar TimingsThe fortnightly online seminars during the 3 core MBA modules will be scheduled to suit different time zones.

You will be allocated to a relevant group based on your location – please see the map below.

• Group 1 Thursday 5.30-6.30 pm (UK Time)

• Group 2 Friday 12.00-1.00 pm (UK Time)

Please note that the dates and times may occasionally change around University Closure days.

For the 4th (option) module, there will be one seminar and the timings will alternate between Thursday from 5.30-7.30pm (UK time) and Friday from 12-2pm (UK time)

The Leicester MBA – October 2019 Intake

Managing and

Developing People and

Organisations

Managing Value Creation

Processes from Idea to

Market

Managing Finances and

Strategic Decision Making

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Organisational

Research and

Consultancy Methods

The MBA Project


(Submission points at the end of each session. Final submission deadline: 31 July 2021)

Months 1-6

(1 Oct 2019 –

21 Mar 2020)

Months 7-12

(1 Apr 2020–

21 Sep 2020)

Months 13-18

(1 Oct 2020–

21 Mar 2021)

Months 19-24

(1 Apr 2021 – 21 Sep 2021)

Months 25-30

(1 Oct 2021 –

21 Mar 2022)

Managing International

Marketing

Communications, Brands

and Relationships

Managing Finance for

Corporate Policy

and Strategy

Managing

Human Resources

Strategically

Career Management and Development Programme

The Leicester

Masterclass

TBC Aug/Sept 2020

Key dates:

Open Examination

17-20th January 2020

Residential Workshop

1-2 February 2020

(UAE 31 January -1

February 2020)

Assignment deadline 21 March 2020

Key dates:

Open Examination 17-20th July 2020


8-9 August 2020

(UAE 7-8 August 2020)

Assignment deadline 21

September 2020

Key dates:

Examination

23 January 2021


6-7 February 2021

(UAE 5-6 February 2021)

Assignment deadline

21 March 2021

Key dates:


5-6 February 2022

(UAE 4-5 February 2022)

Project deadline

21 March 2022Key dates:

Individual Assignment deadline

21 June 2021

Group Assignment deadline

21 September 2021


7-8 August 2021

(UAE 6-7 August 2021)

The Leicester

Masterclass

TBC Aug/Sept 2021

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