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Start date:
April 2024
September 2024
January 2025
Duration:
2 years (full-time) including placement year.
Number of credits:
180 credits at level 7
(220 credits with placement)
This MBA with a placement year focuses on responsible leadership for positive global impact and delivering competitive advantage.
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University of Roehampton London is ranked top 10 in the UK for postgraduate student satisfaction (PTES 2022, 2023).
Modules
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Skills
Gain the expertise you need to standout in today’s marketplace.
Designed with early career professionals in mind, the Roehampton Master of Business Administration (MBA) with placement year will help you develop the project mamagement and strategic acumen you need to become a global leader in your field.
You'll graduate with the knowledge and skills to:
- Lead and manage international business operations
- Absorb complex information
- Make difficult strategic decisions and communicate them effectively
- Lead and manage cross-cultural project teams
Professional Development Programme
Through this mandatory, co-curricular module, you’ll practice and enhance your core skills in the following areas:
- Presenting
- Critical writing
- Research
You’ll also work on negotiation techniques, developing the credibility of your arguments to give you the competitive edge.
Professional placement
Where possible, your paid placement will be tailored to your individual interests and career aspirations. But wherever your placement takes you, it will enable you to:
- Learn on the job
- Influence decisions
- Contribute to business development and projects
Professional acceditation
This programme is dual accredited to a CMI qualification. Upon successful completion of the programme, Roehampton on-campus students, who complete the whole programme with Roehampton, will be eligible for a CMI L7 qualification in Strategic Management and Leadership (subject to passing the required mapped CMI modules and CMI moderation).
Learning
Choose an MBA that works for you.
Created in collaboration with industry-leading professionals, the Roehampton MBA with placement year has a global outlook – preparing you for the challenges of senior management within an international environment.
Working in high-spec facilities, like our Business Laboratory and Bloomberg Trading Room, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the core aspects of managing projects, including:
- Strategy
- Marketing
- Finance
- Decision-making
- Organisational change
The Roehampton MBA puts emphasis on the analysis of global organisations' best practices and strategies.
You’ll also have the chance to pursue a consultancy project with either a multinational corporation or a prominent SME in London.
The Roehampton Business School is a progressive and inclusive community, putting you at the centre of your learning journey. Recognising that our students have different personal circumstances, we limit on-campus teaching to a maximum of two days per week, enabling you to balance your studies with work, family, and other external commitments.
Careers
Take the lead in shaping a sustainable future.
With a Roehampton MBA with placement year, you'll emerge with well-developed project management and global business management skills, which are highly sought after by employers in both the private and public sectors.
The professional placement is the perfect platform to make career-defining connections before you graduate.
Our dedicated careers team is on hand to help you with personalised support from day one, whether you aspire to:
- Win your first leadership role in a multinational corporation
- Take the next step in a high-profile SME
- Launch a startup, or
- Start your own consultancy business
Open days
Get a real taste of our campus, community and what it’s like to study at Roehampton
Applying
UK postgraduate students apply through our direct application system.
General entry requirements
April 2024 entry tuition fees:
UK: £15,000
Placement year: £1,900
September 2024 entry tuition fees:
UK: £15,750
Placement year: £1,995
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for UK students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
International postgraduate students apply through our direct application system.
General entry requirements
April 2024 entry tuition fees:
EU and International: £18,000
Placement year: £1,900
September 2024 entry tuition fees:
EU and International: £18,900
Placement year: £1,995
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for international students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
