MBA (CMI Accredited)
Why choose this course?
- All over the world, the MBA is the recognised management and leadership qualification. It's formal recognition that you have the strategic knowledge, insight and understanding to become a successful manager - and an inspiring leader.
- Our new MBA reflects the very latest management thinking. That is because we asked our industry partners to help us design it, ensuring that our students gain the skills and knowledge employers value.
- Our course is one of the few MBAs to be accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) - the UK's professional body for managers and leaders. This means that a Derby MBA is a big step towards achieving Chartered Manager status*, and proves that our course meets the highest professional management standards.
- We pride ourselves on offering a more personal experience - smaller class sizes, more attention from tutors, and a strong emphasis on applying the theory to your day to day working life.
* Chartered Manager requires a formal application process to CMI that includes an assessment questionnaire, submission of an independent business impact study and an assessment interview.
Fact file
Course code: Full time: MN2CD, part time: MN2CE
Start date: January and September
Course length: You can study the MBA full or part time. If you're studying full time it will take you one year. You will study at our Kedleston Road site. If you're studying part time, each stage (Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Masters) takes one academic year (September to May), and each is a recognised qualification in its own right.
Campus: Kedleston Road site, Derby Campus
This course is available to international students
About this course
You can study our MBA either full time, part time, online or even in-company. And if you already hold an ACCA, CIMA, CMI Level 7, ABP/ABE or Edexcel Level 7 qualification, we even offer a one year top-up route.
However you choose to study, the MBA programme remains the same, you just study at a different pace.
Working with students from other cultures and backgrounds, you will study at an advanced and in-depth level how organisations work, their management, and the changing external environments in which these organisations operate.
You will develop a thorough understanding of the challenges of management and their implementation across core business areas. The emphasis is on the integration of theory and practice, with core modules covering managing people, strategies, finance, marketing and operations.
You will understand how to improve business and management practice, both systematically and creatively, and will challenge pre-conceptions of both business and management. You will learn how to evaluate the need for change, and at the same time gain the skills to manage and lead these changes.
You will have the opportunity to participate in a residential workshop which will help you get to know your fellow students and enable you to develop closer working relationships.
About Chartered Manager status
Chartered Manager is a competence-based award that reviews your key achievements and the impact this has had on your organisation. It focuses on the practical application of your skills and expertise in leading people and managing change.
It's a streamlined and credible process with support every step of the way, and designed to fit with your work schedule:
- Online assessment questionnaire completed by yourself and six colleagues
- A validated submission to describe how you have applied leadership and change management skills to improve performance/results in your organisation over the last 18 months, and how you have developed as a manager.
- An assessment interview.
The University of Derby MBA (CMI accredited) helps you to achieve Chartered Manager status. You will be required to formally apply to CMI for Chartered Manager status. This includes an assessment questionnaire, submission of an independent business impact study (which you'll complete in the final stage of your MBA here) and an assessment interview.
Making the transition to masters study
You will be assigned a personal tutor for the Postgraduate Certificate stage of the programme, who will help you make the transition to postgraduate study.
Class times for part time students
Study part time and you can attend either two evenings a week or one afternoon and evening a week - you can choose the best combination for you, and you can rotate as required.
You will study two modules over 12 weeks in the Autumn semester (September to December), and the same in the Spring semester (January to May).
Part time class times are:
Postgraduate Certificate
Thursday 2pm-9pm, or Tuesday 6pm-9pm and Thursday 6pm-9pm.
Postgraduate Diploma
Wednesday 2pm-9pm, or Monday 6pm-9pm and Wednesday 6pm-9pm.
Masters
Tuesday 2pm-9pm, or Tuesday 6pm-9pm and Thursday 6pm-9pm.
Continuing Professional Development
You will have the opportunity to develop your professional development planning skills in the Developing Skills for Business Leadership module. As well as aiding your personal growth and development, this also helps you to meet the continual professional development (CPD) requirements of the CMI - essential if you wish to achieve Chartered Manager status.
Exemptions
Do you already hold a professional qualification?
You may be eligible for advanced entry on to the MBA if you already hold a professional qualification. This will give you exemptions against certain modules on the Derby MBA.
Please contact Gino Franco to find out more at g.franco@derby.ac.uk
Entry requirements
You'll need:
- An honours degree (at least 2.2), or equivalent
- And/or evidence of work experience which will come from a relevant management or supervisory role. This should be evidenced on your application form.
- If English is not your first language, you will also need IELTS 6.5
Do you already hold a professional qualification?
If you do, please contact Gino Franco to find out how you could top this up and achieve an MBA.
In the first instance, please email Gino at g.franco@derby.ac.uk to arrange a discussion.
Fees and finance
UK/EU students
- Full time: £9,000 in total
- Part time: £1,250 per module (you'll take 9 modules in total)
International students
- Full time: £12,500 (each year)
*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.
How you will learn
How you'll learn
Our MBA tutors encourage you to contribute your experience and opinions. Using a range of teaching and learning styles, methods and contacts the aim is to bring the topics to life, helping you apply the theory to achieve real business situations:
You will learn through a range of course materials, case studies, discussion, presentations, enquiry based learning, and problem solving activities.You will be provided with reading and research activities. You will also use UDo as a learning resource - the University of Derby's own online teaching portal.You will be encouraged to apply your learning to your workplace throughout the programme so you make an immediate business impact.We tailor our learning and teaching strategies to facilitate your chosen mode of study, whether that be full time, part time or online. This is because we understand different teaching approaches are needed to make your learning more effective.You'll benefit from guest speakers from businesses and professional bodies, so you're enhancing the breadth and depth of your knowledge, and applying it to different situations.You will share knowledge and experience, so you'll learn from other students too, and develop an ongoing personal learning experience through self-assessment and peer review.
How you're assessed
The focus is on developing your skills, rather than 'testing' what you can remember, so the majority of assessment is through coursework which is designed to help you develop your practical skills.
Assessment methods include computer aided tests, research projects, work based reports, case study analysis and reflective management reports.
Careers and employability
The MBA itself is a well-respected award that proves you have met a high international standard in leadership and management. Our students and graduates find that the MBA's kudos and the content of our course here at Derby, bring them a whole host of benefits.
For example, Raju Byna from Oman graduated in 2007 and secured a job straight away as a strategic HR consultant for the Lighthouse LLC - a strategic business management consulting firm in Oman. He then worked his way up to a senior consultant and now is Head of Service Delivery for all strategic HR consulting assignments. Raju says, "I would go so far as to say that it was a transformational personal experience that has had a direct impact on my career success."
Furthermore, because our MBA is one of the few in the UK that has been accredited by the CMI, you can apply for a Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Leadership and Management at the end of the course, on top of your MBA. It's an extra string to your bow, and will help you towards achieving Chartered Manager status - the highest status possible in the managerial profession.