MBA Information Management

Course Overview

This programme is available to Home and International applicants.

This programme provides students with the opportunity to develop and reflect on high-level information management issues. It strengthens the students’ ability to adopt an international perspective in developing their own unique interpretations of all the modules within the programme.

After successful completion of this programme, students are welcome to continue to study with us onto our Doctor of Business Administration programme.

*Please note that due to student cohort sizes, the University may request that you choose an alternative pathway.

Modules

The MBA Information Management programme will equip students with general business management knowledge as well as specialist Information Management skills to enable them to excel in their chosen field.

Part 1

Compulsory modules:

• Marketing Management (20 credits)
  Upon the successful completion of the Marketing Management module, the student should be able to:
  • critically appraise key marketing activities and the contribution of the marketing department to the organisation;
  • anticipate and critically evaluate future developments in the field of marketing especially through technology.

• Human Resource Management  (20 credits)
  Upon the successful completion of the Human Resource Management module, the student should be able to:
  • critically review and appraise current research and advanced scholarship so to enable them to evaluate managerial and business environments;
  • demonstrate a systematic understanding of current issues in HRM and IHRM within a variety of organisations so to enable them to manage effectively the design and implementation of fair, efficient and effective policies and procedures that serve to deliver upon the strategic aims of the organisation.

• Financial Management (20 credits)
  Upon the successful completion of the Financial Management module, the student should be able to demonstrate the ability to:
  • research, apply and evaluate a variety of financial assessment techniques for application to a case study;
  • research, evaluate and critically discuss various issues and theoretical frameworks used in the management and control of financial resources.

• Strategic Management (20 credits)
  Upon the successful completion of the Strategic Management module, the student should be able to demonstrate the ability to:
  • synthesise the relationship between the external context of an organisation and its internal context and their impact on its strategies;
  • critically evaluate competitive and development strategies, in the context of contemporary strategic management issues;
  • assess the factors that must be considered in strategy implementation.

Specialist modules:

• E-Business Strategy (20 credits)
  Upon the successful completion of the e-Business Strategy module, the student should be able to demonstrate the ability to:
  • critically and systematically apply current and emerging e-Business themes or applications, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the methods, techniques and technologies to rapidly build an e-Business application for a SME;
  • evaluate critically the drivers and challenges associated with selected contemporary e-business applications or themes and the impact of their use in organisations.
    
    
• Business Decision Making (20 credits)
  Upon the successful completion of the Business Decision Making module, the student should be able to demonstrate the ability to:
  • show a comprehensive and systematic understanding of various quantitative models and approaches that exist in business decision-making and defend the appropriate decision-making tools and techniques, and apply to scenarios in operations management;
  • provide effective advice on managing information resources through information systems and evaluate the factors and methodologies which are critical to the design and implementation of information systems.

Part 2

• Dissertation (60 credits; compulsory)

Key Features

This MBA is aimed at employment within multinational organizations, but also within the small business sector, where internationalisation of business is increasingly important and multi-skilling is essential.

Assessment

Modules are assessed by coursework. This may take various forms, work-based projects, small research projects, presentations, case study analysis and the final research project/dissertation. Students who are not currently in employment may be able to base their projects on case studies.

Entry Criteria

This programme is available to Home and International applicants.

Home applicants:

Normally, the possession of a minimum of a 2:2 UK first degree or an equivalent international qualification recognised by UK ENIC or work experience of five years at a senior managerial level in lieu of first degree.

International applicants:

Normally, the possession of a minimum of a 2:2 UK first degree or an equivalent international qualification recognised by UK ENIC or work experience of five years at a senior managerial level in lieu of first degree.

Normally, English language proficiency at or exceeding an average IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent in any other approved test), with no score less than 5.5 in any components of the test.

Tuition Fees and Scholarships

Visit the Fees and Scholarships and Bursaries sections for more information.

Additional Costs

There will be no mandatory additional costs to study beyond the payment of tuition. Students should be prepared to incur the basic costs associated with study such as transport and may wish to purchase coffees, snacks or other sundry items on campus.

Many students also choose to invest in study support tools such as laptops over the course of their study, though this is not a programme requirement. Any activities related to study or student life which bear a cost beyond tuition will be optional, and the expense shall be clearly communicated to students at the time of registration.

Career Opportunities and Employability

This MBA is aimed at employment within multinational organizations, but also within the small business sector, where internationalisation of business is increasingly important and multi-skilling is essential. This MBA is aimed at students who may aspire to a career in information management in the UK or overseas.

Questions?

For any questions related to the academic content of the course, please contact the programme manager Dr Gladius Kulothungan.

For all other enquiries, please call us on 0207 127 7404 or email the London Admissions team at londonadmissions@uwtsd.ac.uk.