BlogToBoom: Cardiff MBA

Business Administration (MBA)

1 year (Full-time) / 2 years (Part-time)

Course Aims:

To offer knowledge and expertise for a career in industry, commerce or the public sector.

Course Description:

The degree programme looks at the main areas of Organisation and Personnel, Strategy and the Environment and Information and Control. Within these are encompassed Organisational Behaviour, Personnel Management, Industrial Relations, Marketing, Strategic Management, Managerial Economics, Financial Management, Business Statistics and Operations Management, together with a range of elective subjects from which students may choose according to their particular interests.

Core courses and electives are assessed by a mixture of coursework, class tests and unseen examinations, together with a dissertation of 20,000 words, which is assessed by internal and external examiners.

Special Features:

The Cardiff MBA course takes a strong international perspective in all areas.
The Cardiff MBA will provide you with evidence of personal dedication and commitment, an international orientation, development of inter personal skills, presentation and communication skills and greater confidence in your overall managerial abilities.
The combination of theory and its practical application provides you with problem solving management skills of immediate and enduring value.

Entry Requirements:

Suitable for graduates in a wide range of disciplines, including arts and science subjects as well as the usual business-oriented degrees.

Applications will be considered from recent graduates with an Honours degree from an approved university or those with a similar level of qualification gained by other methods. Non-graduates with approved professional qualifications or work experience may also be considered under certain circumstances.

Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to pass either IELTS/TOEFL exams, obtaining a minimum score of IELTS band 6.5 or 570 in TOEFL (230 for computer-based marking).