Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The MBA is designed for working professionals, with at least two years of work experience who would like to move into management roles. The programme offers a strategic perspective on business and management.

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor degree equivalent to at least UK second class honours.
• a good command of the English Language (Equivalent to at least IELTS 6.0)
• two years relevant work experience (in a position of responsibility) gained after graduation.

Course Duration:

Full-time, 12 months
Part-time, 24 months

Learning Objectives:

The learning objectives are:

• To develop learners’ abilities to take a creative, strategic, holistic and integrated perspective of business, organisations, management and the environment
• To enable learners to critically apply knowledge and understanding of pervasive issues in business and management in a range of complex and unpredictable situations
• To enable learners to understand, respond to and lead change and be able to demonstrate intellectual breadth by making integrative links across the various areas of organisations.
• To develop reflective practitioners by providing personal development opportunities to facilitate participants’ development of their management capabilities.
• To enable learners to integrate theory and practice, emphasising academic rigour and practical application.

The course has been designed and validated by Edge Hill University and is the same programme that is delivered on their main campus in the UK.

Mode of Delivery:

The course will primarily be delivered by Edge Hill University staff who are part of the same team of lecturers who deliver the programme in the UK.

The course is delivered face-to-face with on-line support. Each module is to be delivered in three phases: During the pre-intensive phase students are given preliminary reading material and issues to discuss using an on-line delivery platform. During the intensive phase students will attend classes delivered by Edge Hill University staff for approximately 18 hours per module. During the post-intensive phase students will work on assignments, applying knowledge gained in the first two phases. Assignments will be submitted on line.
Local lecturers will be available to give support during the pre-intensive and post-intensive phases.

Modules Synopsis:

Strategic Human Resource Management:
An increasing number of organisations are recognising the need for strategically integrated people management policies that inform all major decisions. This change requires greater strategic awareness from Human Resources (HR) managers. Indeed, the UK HR professional body, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has encouraged all HR professionals to be cognisant of their role in the effective achievement of organisational strategy.

By building on your prior experience, this module will enhance your knowledge of, and competence in, strategic human resource management to help you meet increasing demands for a strategically sensitive approach to people management.

Financial Decision Making:
All managers will be expected to have a clear understanding of the financial information an organisation produces and the uses of this information. This module provides a platform for managers, developing from basic financial systems to evaluating financial information and its uses in making decisions.

The module will allow you to reflect on some of the current critical debates about the role and positioning of financial information in organisations; being able to place financial information and decision-making in the wider context of organisations and their roles in society.

Contemporary Issues:
As a student in management and business you need to be aware of the challenging contemporary issues facing organisations in the 21st century. In particular you require an appreciation of the alternate economic and social structures applicable throughout the world.

These differences conflict with and collude with the development of the global economy and an ability to manage these tensions is an important element in the manager’s toolkit.

Strategic Marketing:
All organisations, whether profit-making or not-for-profit,
operate within a dynamic marketing environment. It is imperative that they understand this environment and develop the marketing strategies to survive and prosper within it. This module aims to equip you with the knowledge, expertise and a critical appreciation of the strategic marketing process, how to develop marketing strategies and then implement and evaluate them.

Strategic Management:
The module provides a critical, reflective and evaluative
examination of historic and contemporary debates relating to business strategy and strategic planning. It focuses on the decision-making process with regard to strategy formulation and implementation and contextualises and evaluates the process through examination of business approaches and practices.

The module will develop your ability to formulate and implement strategy in order to maximise organisational effectiveness and business performance. In addition, you
are encouraged to evaluate the impact and influence of sometimes complex strategic decisions and actions on a range of organisational stakeholders.

The Reflective Practitioner:
This module encourages course participants to reflect on
their own approach to business management, including the way they interact with people and the way that they address problems.

Research Methods:
The ability to both undertake and evaluate research are key skills in both academic and vocational contexts. In the academic context of the MBA, you are asked to undertake and produce research, for example in work-based learning and dissertation contexts. Furthermore, an understanding of the factors underpinning the production of research (and therefore theory) enhances your ability to critically analyse published research and theory in all aspects of their work.

In a vocational context, the ability to apply a critical analytical approach to researching and investigating  relevant issues is a key managerial skill which can be developed by an understanding of the main issues and skills surrounding research.

Dissertation:
Towards the end of the course you will prepare a dissertation. This will give you an opportunity to apply and extend your knowledge in an area that is of particular
interest to you or to your employer. Using the skills taught in the research methods module and drawing on theoretical and practical knowledge developed elsewhere on the programme, this is an opportunity for you to demonstrate originality of thought and the ability to relate business theory to a particular context.

The dissertation may be on a particular problem related to your own employment, such as, for example, evaluating your company’s approach to Human Research Management and offering recommendations for change or developing a marketing strategy to launch a new product; or it may be researching in depth a particular aspect of one of the topics covered within the course.

Course Fee:

Registration :  $565.00 (International Students), $53.50   (Local Students)

Total course fee : $28,000.00 + GST (7%)

Master of Arts International Management (MA)

The MA International Management will enable a recent graduate (who would not necessarily have significant business/management experience) to develop their knowledge and understanding of management, and how to apply management principles to real businesses particularly in an international context.

Admission Requirements

• a degree from any discipline equivalent to at least UK second class honours
• a good command of the English Language (Equivalent to at least IELTS 6.0)

Course Duration:

Full-time, 12 months or 18 months including work placement

Learning Outcome

The MA International Management aims to develop operational and front line managers rather than strategic thinkers.

The learning objectives are:

• To produce graduates with a sound theoretical grounding in the broad area of business and management and a range of analytical and personal skills.
• To help participants to develop an holistic and integrated perspective of business, organisations, management and the environment
• To enable learners to understand, respond to and lead change and be able to demonstrate intellectual breadth by making integrative links across the various areas of organisations.
• To enable learners to apply knowledge and understanding of critical and pervasive issues in business and management in a range of situations
• To develop reflective practitioners by providing personal development opportunities to facilitate participants’ development of their management capabilities.
• To enable learners to integrate theory and practice, emphasising academic rigour and practical application

The course has been designed and validated by Edge Hill University and is the same programme that is delivered on their main campus in the UK.

The learning and teaching strategy is modified for delivery in the Singapore as indicated below. The course will primarily be delivered by Edge Hill University staff who are part of the same team of lecturers who deliver the programme in the UK.

The course is delivered face-to-face with on-line support. Each module is to be delivered in three phases: During the pre-intensive phase students are given preliminary reading material and issues to discuss using an on-line delivery platform (1-2 weeks). During the intensive phase students will attend classes delivered by Edge Hill University staff for approximately 30 hours per module (2 weeks). During the post-intensive phase students will work on assignments, applying knowledge gained in the first two phases. Assignments will be submitted on line.

Local lecturers will be available to give support during the pre-intensive and post-intensive phases.

Modules Synopsis:

People Management:
The module aims to make you aware, within an organisational context, of the complex relationship between human resource management, individuals and the wider societies they inhabit. You will investigate new organisational forms and develop an understanding of the relationship between different theories of managing human resources and existing organisational practice.

Finance and Accounting:
Anyone with or hoping to develop a career within a business will be expected to have an understanding of the financial issues that may impact on the organisation. A strong argument could be made that the understanding of the financial information and processes of an organisation are the key to more senior management roles within an organisation.

This module provides the opportunity to develop this financial understanding and use. You will be encouraged to reflect on some of the current debates about the accounting and finance environment. At all times the material will be geared towards organisation settings, to ensure you can fully locate financial information within its
normal business context.

Contemporary Issues:
As a student in management and business you need to be aware of the challenging contemporary issues facing organisations in the 21st century. In particular you require
an appreciation of the alternate economic and social  structures applicable throughout the world. These differences conflict with and collude with the development of the global economy and an ability to manage these tensions is an important element in the manager’s toolkit.

International Marketing:
In view of emerging world markets and increasing globalisation this module will develop an informed appreciation of the international marketing environment
and how organisations manage and conduct their marketing activities in response to it. You will explore the particular challenges and opportunities of marketing in an international context, developing a critical appreciation of the multinational and global issues that affect marketing along with the knowledge and expertise to apply marketing strategies and techniques at an international level.

Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility:
Organisations and companies operating in contemporary
markets, are under considerable scrutiny and are  increasingly required to consider the social, economic and environmental components of their processes and business conduct, while balancing stakeholder interests. Organisations that choose to flout this responsibility do so at risk to their futures, reputations and profits.

It is imperative that the modern manager is aware of the various ethical issues that may have an impact upon their organisation and devise mechanisms to deal with them. This module will develop your understanding of an organisation’s overall responsibility to its various stakeholder groups together with the mechanisms by which this can be analysed and addressed.

The Reflective Practitioner
(For students who do not take the Industrial placement module).
This module encourages course participants to reflect on
their own approach to business management, including the way they interact with people and the way that they address problems.

Research Methods:
The ability to both undertake and evaluate research are key skills in both academic and vocational contexts. In the academic context of the MBA, you are asked to undertake and produce research, for example in work-based learning and dissertation contexts. Furthermore, an understanding of the factors underpinning the production of research (and therefore theory) enhances your ability to critically analyse published research and theory in all aspects of their work.

In a vocational context, the ability to apply a critical analytical approach to researching and investigating relevant issues is a key managerial skill which can be developed by an understanding of the main issues and skills surrounding research.

Dissertation:
Towards the end of the course you will prepare a dissertation. This will give you an opportunity to apply and extend your knowledge in an area that is of particular
interest to you. Using the skills taught in the research methods module and drawing on theoretical and practical knowledge developed elsewhere on the programme, this is an opportunity for you to demonstrate originality of thought and the ability to relate business theory to a particular context.

Industrial Placement (Optional):

Students are offered the option of a six-month period of industrial training with an established and reputable employer in Singapore. The industrial training period gives students the opportunity to apply some of the theories and ideas that they have been introduced to during their studies, to develop further their language and interpersonal skills and to begin developing their network of professional contacts.

Course Fee:

Registration :  $565.00 (International Students), $53.50   (Local Students)

Total course fee : $24,000.00 + GST (7%)