Master of Business Administration MBA

Keele Universitys MBA is designed to develop the business leaders of tomorrow. <br/><br/>Our programme will equip you with the knowledge and skills to lead contemporary organisations in an ethical and sustainable way, whether in the public, private or not-for-profit sector. The modern business world demands skills such as creativity, agility and an entrepreneruial edge. We develop these skills by embedding creativity and innovation into our curriculum. <br/><br/>**Why study this course?**<br/>- Study within a Business School that is co-located with over 20 innovative small and medium sized enterprises who work closely with the school.<br/><br/><br/>- Explore contemporary business and management sustainability challenges with a significant focus on environmental issues and social and corporate governance.<br/><br/><br/>- Hands-on experience with businesses and live projects to develop skills for a career in the modern business world.<br/><br/><br/>- Access comprehensive careers guidance designed to support the creation of your personal brand and to plan your career development and your progression strategy.<br/><br/><br/>- Benefit from innovative teaching methods including problem-based and social learning, whilst networking and developing alongside future leaders from a diverse range of organisations.<br/><br/><br/>Our full time MBA programme offers a rigorous understanding of the key disciplines of management skills and leadership agility. It offers early career managers and junior leaders an in-depth knowledge of how the organisation operates, providing understanding of functional disciplines and how they relate to one another.<br/><br/>The course provides a deep intellectual appreciation of the complexity of the rapidly changing organisational context, interconnected across international and national boundaries. It incorporates a diverse range of stakeholders and meeting their expectations, and creating short and long term sustainable financial values for the wider society.<br/><br/>As part of the programme there will be a range of extracurricular activities designed to further enhance your management skills and knowledge. This may include a range of extracurricular activities such as business simulation, specific trips and study tours, participation in a recognised MBA competition, career development sessions, and professional networking activities designed to develop and improve your experience and prospects.<br/><br/>**About Keele**<br/>Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.<br/><br/>We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.<br/><br/>Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.