MBA Master of Business Administration at University of West London

This Masters in Business Administration course offers a placement option, which will allow you to build on your Master's qualification with real professional experience in one of the world's great cities. For full details, select the Full-time with placement tab below. This MBA degree has been designed to support your career progression, preparing you to carry out managerial roles successfully and to build your own business.

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years full-time with placement; 16 months full-time; 2 years and 4 months full-time with placement; 19 months extended masters; 15 months extended masters; 20 months enhanced extended masters; 19 months enhanced extended masters  |  Study mode: full-time (placement year option)  |  Intake: September 2027, February 2027, October 2026, June 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Do you want to build on your Master's qualification with real professional experience in one of the world's great cities? Our Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with Placement Year is a two-year course that combines the full taught content of Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with a guaranteed professional placement year in London. In Year 1, you will study your core modules at UWL's London campus. Modules include: Management Skills for Executives; Leading People and Teams; Strategy and Innovation; Financial Management for Decision Makers; Critical Inquiry into Sector Analysis; Global Marketing and Digital Business; data collection methods and research ethics; Start of Year 2: Break following completion of Year 1 - 4 to 6 weeks; Break between placements: Two-week break between rotations - 2 weeks; Placement 3: Third placement with a different organisation - 3 months.

Career pathways

Once you graduate from our MBA degree, you may decide to set up your own business, progress to senior management, or start over in a fresh sector that interests you. Many of our postgraduates now successfully run their own business. Job roles include: company director; sales performance analyst; chief executive officer; account manager; finance business partner; director of professional services; health service operational manager; management consultant.

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