In today’s fast-paced and unpredictable global business environment, organisations of all sizes must think and act with agility, innovation, and creativity to stay competitive. Our Business and Finance Strategy module equips you with the knowledge and tools to navigate this complexity and drive impactful strategic decisions.

This dynamic and interdisciplinary module explores the critical internal and external factors influencing strategic decision-making. You explore a range of strategic theories, frameworks, and financial concepts that are essential for understanding and addressing real-world business challenges. Whether you're analysing market trends or evaluating internal capabilities, you’ll gain the confidence to apply these insights to your own organisation or a live case-study.

Key areas of focus include:
• mastering strategic frameworks that guide long-term organisational success
• exploring financial strategies that support sustainable growth and effective decision-making
• understanding how innovative strategic planning benefits organisations, stakeholders, and society.

By the end of this module, you’ll be ready to develop and implement robust, forward-thinking strategies that drive organisational success in an ever-evolving global landscape. Whether you're looking to enhance your leadership capabilities or take your organisation to the next level, this module provides the expertise and confidence to lead with impact.

The world we live in today is rapidly changing and presents a myriad of challenges, opportunities and, often, dilemmas for business and society more generally. In this module, students will be exposed to the latest issues facing business and society, but from a multidisciplinary perspective – drawing upon thought leadership from a combination of disciplines, such as business, social sciences and the humanities. The aim of this approach is to develop students’ critical thinking skills and to expose them to a range of different perspectives in order to enhance their responsible managerial decision-making skills. The module will, in part, take inspiration from the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a basis for topical conten

You consider the nature of entrepreneurial leadership, with a specific focus towards structure, culture and strategy. You utilise a range of case studies and live examples and inspect selected strategy development concepts, linked to public, private and third-sector organisations. You evaluate the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and organisational performance.

As the global business environment becomes ever more complex and volatile, there is a need for organisations of all shapes and sizes to think and act more entrepreneurially, innovatively and creatively in order to be able to change and adapt. This interdisciplinary module will provide students with an understanding of the internal and external factors that impact strategic decision making. Students will be introduced to a variety of strategic theories, tools and concepts, but all in the context of the external environment and its impact on strategic challenges and choices. Students will be exposed to a variety of academic and practical material that they can apply to their own organisations, or a live case organisation in order to appreciate the importance of developing and implementing innovative strategic plans for the success of the organisation, its key stakeholders and society more broadly.

In today’s fast-paced and interconnected world, effective leadership requires more than just management skills—it demands self-awareness, adaptability, and a global perspective. Our Leadership in a Global Context module empowers you to develop the self-leadership skills needed to shape your career and lead with confidence in diverse organisational environments.

This module equips you with analytical tools to assess your personal leadership strengths and identify areas for growth. As global organisations face increasingly complex internal and external challenges, you’ll learn how to apply creative and entrepreneurial approaches to leadership, ensuring agility and long-term success.

Key areas of focus include:
• developing self-reflective practices to enhance personal leadership capabilities
• understanding leadership approaches and their impact in a global context
• engaging in action learning sets to collaborate, reflect, and develop leadership skills alongside peers.

By the end of this module, you’ll have the confidence and knowledge to lead effectively, inspire others, and drive meaningful change in organisations operating on a global stage.

You develop your self-reflection and self-leadership skills and engage with 360-degree analytical tools to help identify your personal leadership strengths and areas for development. In a fast-paced 21st-century organisation, leaders need to be adept at navigating internal and external challenges, therefore a creative and entrepreneurial approach to leadership is essential to organisational agility and success. Through action learning sets and working with peers, you develop skills in coaching and mentoring to develop the teams in your organisation.

The MBA Dissertation module gives you the opportunity to apply your academic knowledge and practical skills to address a significant business issue within an organisational context. This module enables you to integrate your learning and critically analyse a real-world problem, demonstrating your ability to bridge theory and practice effectively.

You undertake a major research project focused on a business challenge relevant to an organisation, developing in-depth insights and offering practical solutions. Through this process, you’ll refine your analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills, all while contributing valuable knowledge to the organisation.

Key elements include:

• research proposal presentation (20%) – develop and present a detailed proposal outlining your research objectives, methodology, and anticipated outcomes
• dissertation report (80%) – produce a 15,000-word dissertation that critically evaluates your findings and provides evidence-based recommendations.

By successfully completing this module, you will demonstrate your ability to tackle complex business challenges, preparing you to lead and innovate in a global business environment.

A healthy workforce is the foundation of a successful organisation. Our Strategic Approaches to a Healthy Workplace module equips you with the skills and knowledge to develop and implement strategies that promote mental health and wellbeing, enhancing overall organisational performance.

This module explores the complexities of managing mental health and wellbeing in a professional context. You’ll critically assess contemporary approaches to creating healthy work environments and learn how to design practical, evidence-based resources to support employee wellbeing.

Key areas of focus include:

• understanding the impact of mental health and wellbeing on organisational success
• evaluating modern approaches to developing and maintaining healthy work systems
• designing tailored resources to promote mental health and wellbeing
• proposing actionable recommendations to create and sustain a positive workplace culture.

By the end of this module, you’ll be prepared to lead initiatives that foster a thriving, resilient workforce, ensuring long-term success for both employees and the organisation.

In a world where sustainability is no longer optional, organisations need forward-thinking leaders who can drive positive change. Our Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship module empowers you to develop the knowledge and skills to address sustainability challenges - whether by launching new ventures or driving innovation within established organisations.

This module explores the power of the entrepreneurial mindset in tackling global sustainability issues. You’ll learn how to critically evaluate sustainability-focused entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship projects and gain the expertise to build organisations that balance profitability with environmental and social responsibility.

Key areas of focus include:
• understanding how entrepreneurial thinking can lead to sustainable solutions
• assessing and managing sustainability-driven initiatives in both start-ups and established organisations
• developing strategic capabilities to create organisations that embrace and champion sustainability.

By the end of this module, you will be equipped to lead and influence sustainable change, positioning yourself and your organisation at the forefront of the global shift towards responsible business practices.

You are introduced to the concept of the sustainable organisation, with a particular emphasis towards socio-economic impact. You analyse the relationship between various stakeholders and evaluate the relationship between entrepreneurship, philanthropy and sustainability. You gain an understanding of business in society and contemporary issues relating to philanthropy, and consider the role of government and policy-makers in shaping the legal, fiscal and cultural context for philanthropy and classical economics, and the role of the rational economic organisation.