Induction
The induction week offers an introduction to the programme, Surrey Business School and our MBA team. During this week, you'll start to build skills that will support you throughout your studies.
The focus of the induction is on helping you:
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Relate with your fellow students
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Develop an understanding of your current skills and experiences, needs and ambitions
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Build personal skills
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Develop a team ethos that will see you support each other through the programme
Semester one (Foundation stage)
This stage gives you a grounding in the connectivity in business management and leadership. It develops your understanding of modern organisations in the global context and will allow you to explore key narratives of the business world.
Compulsory modules (15 credits each)
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Understanding, Developing and Growing the Business: part I & II
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Financial Management & Accounting for Decision-making
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Marketing in a Digital World
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Digital Platforms and Business Model Strategies
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Innovation Management and Design Thinking
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Decision Making and Insight
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Strategic Entrepreneurship
Personal and professional skills workshops are delivered throughout both semesters, covering topics such as negotiation skills, strategic leadership and change management.
Semester two (Specialist stage)
This stage allows you to tailor your MBA by choosing two elective modules from a range of options. Your learning will be put into practice with a business simulation project and a team-based consultancy project for a business.
Elective module options (15 credits each)
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Leadership
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Financial Strategy
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Sustainable Management Strategies
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Project and Programme Management
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Strategic Change Management
Integrative applied project (30 credits)
Our Integrative Applied Project gives our students an opportunity to demonstrate a high level of understanding of management theory and how that theory can be applied through practice.
The project can take three forms:
1. Business Plan
Many who study on our MBA will be inspired to start a business and create their own personal agile organisation. This project can be the first step on that journey. The Business Plan project is about creating value through an actionable, feasible blueprint for a new business.
2. Consultancy Report
This project is about combining theory and practice to address real-world issues in the corporate, public or third sector. Students will work on live business problems to find solutions, creating value for their client through the impact of their work.
3. Traditional Dissertation
Students following this option will focus on a wider practical or theoretical issue in a specific industry. Research problems will be investigated and work will be rooted in theoretical frameworks and concepts, creating value for the wider community of researchers.
