About Course
Overview
The MBA (top-up) program is designed to enable postgraduate diploma holder to achieve an Accredited MBA qualification in up to 8 – 10 months, so it is a lateral entry to new opportunities and enhanced career prospects. The course is structured to enhance the student’s analytical skills towards business and organizational issues and tackle them with a holistic approach.
This program aims to develop a student’s ability to think strategically, recognize potential business opportunities and manage change more effectively.
About Awarding Body
The University of Gloucestershire is a public university based in Gloucestershire, England. It is located over three campuses, two in Cheltenham and one in Gloucester, namely Francis Close Hall, The Park, Oxstalls and The Centre for Art and Photography being near to Francis Close Hall. From London, it takes 90 mins via the National Rail Service.
Gloucestershire traces its earliest Civic history to the Cheltenham Mechanics’ Institute in 1834, and to the Cheltenham Training College in its Church history, established in 1847, by the Reverend Francis Close. The university provides almost 100 undergraduate courses and around 57 taught post-graduate courses within eight schools catering to a diverse multicultural student-base of 9,000+ from different parts of the globe.
These courses are provided on part-time, full-time and online study mode for undergraduate & postgraduate study respectively. Currently, this accredited MBA top up is delivered in co partnership with idm. The university has a number of undergraduate courses available as Fast Track Accelerated two-year full-time programs and globally accredited One Year MBA Programs.
Ranked # 6 Globally for Post-Graduate Research Experience. Ranked # 1 as UK’s Most Sustainable University, UK’s Top 25 Ranked University for Course Satisfaction and Features in the Top 500 Universities in Europe & Top 2% Global Rankings.
Accreditation & Global Recognition: – QAA UK Quality Assured, Privy Council, UK Royal Charter, TEF SILVER Accreditation, ACSB Accredited, ACCA, PMI, CMI, CIMA, APM, CPI & CIPS Accreditation, FCO UK, WES CANADA/USA Listed & Approved, MARA, UNESCO, WHED & IAU Listed.
Course Modules
- Research Proposal
- Research Project – Dissertation
- Reflective Paper
Entry requirements
OFQUAL UK Accredited Level 7 Post Graduate Diploma with Transcript (120 Credits), Bachelors Degree with Transcript OR Higher National Diploma (HND, 240 Credits), High School Certificate From an English Medium Institution (Mandatory only if the student does not possess an Accredited Bachelors Qualification or HND otherwise a Minimum IELTS Score of 6.0 BANDS across all verticals must be submitted)
Duration
This MBA (Top-Up) program will take approximately 8 – 10 months
Assessments And Verifications
All units within this qualification are internally accessed by the center and externally verified. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.
To achieve a ‘pass’, ‘merit’ and ‘distinction’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria.
Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor. The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at.
Career Progression
- Operations manager.
- Management Consultant.
- Medical and health services manager.
- Financial manager.
- Chief Technology Officer
Study Mode
- Full time – External flexible distributed learning.
- Maverick access points (MAP) Delivery center, support services.
Start Dates
Multiple intakes on blended learning mode.