Comments about Executive Master in Business Administration - At the institution - Liverpool - Merseyside
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Objectives
The Executive MBA programme is designed to enable managers to make a strategic contribution to their organisation across a range of business functions in a fast moving environment. Managers will be able to critically reflect on their own development, evaluate research methods for business challenges and analyse information when making strategic business choices.
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Entry requirements
The Executive MBA programme is suitable for experienced managers who are ready to make a strategic contribution but who do not have a formal, or recent, business education. Around two thirds of students are graduates, normally from a technical discipline, for example engineering. Around a third are not graduates but may have some professional qualification. The programme is not suitable for those without management experience, for whom our other MBA programme is appropriate.
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Academic title
Executive Master in Business Administration
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Course description
Structure of the Executive MBA
The Executive MBA consists of 8 taught modules (each worth 15 credits) and a 60 credit individual research dissertation. Normally, part-time students study two modules in each semester, whilst full-time students study 4 modules in each semester. However, varying rates of study can be arranged.
Semesters are 15 week blocks and there will be a 3-hour class for each module per week. Students obtaining 60 credits will be eligible for a Post Graduate Certificate in Business Administration and a Post Graduate Diploma with 120 credits. The final stage is a dissertation and you may not formally commence this until you have completed the entire taught stage. On successful completion of the dissertation an MBA will be awarded.
Programme
Taught Stage - PG Cert and PG Dip
-Managing Finance
-Managing Information
-Managing Operations
-Porject Management
-Marketing Management
-Strategic Management
-Effective People Management
-Research Methods for Managers
Final Stage
-Dissertation