MBA Programme Structure


UNIVERSITY of STRATHCLYDE

STRATHCLYDE BUSINESS SCHOOL

MBA PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

 

MBA Program subjects

The programme has 4 modules comprising 13 subjects, 2 workshops and a project (masters’ dissertation), detailed as follows:

 

 

 

 

The Strathclyde MBA

Module 1: Responsible Leadership

   

40 credits

 
Leading a Sustainable Organisation 10 credits
Grand Challenges of Corporate Governance 10 credits
Strategic Leadership Development 20 credits

Module 2: Building Capabilities

   

50 credits

Marketing & Brand Management 10 credits
Entrepreneurial Thinking & Practice 10 credits
Operations & Project Management 10 credits
Business Intelligence & Data Analytics 10 credits
Accounting & Financial Management 10 credits

Module 3: Strategy in Practice

   

30 credits

 
Applied Strategic Management 10 credits
Digital Transformation & Technological Innovation 10 credits
Economic Analysis for Strategists 10 credits

Module 4: Personal Development

   

60 credits

 
Elective subjects 20 credits
Capstone Project 40 credits
  • Research Dissertation
  • Entrepreneurial Business Project
  • Consultancy Project

 

MBA programme structure

The programme is structured over 4 semesters; there are 2 semesters a year and each semester is approximately 5 ½ months long.

Depending on whether you start the programme in October or April, you will undertake the programme in the order shown in either Table 1 or Table 2 below:

 

Centres: Dubai, Greece & Malaysia/Singapore

Participants who commence the MBA programme at the above Centres in October will proceed through the programme in the following manner (These timetables are illustrative and subject to alteration).

 

Programme A – October start

SEMESTER 1 – OCTOBER 2022

   

SEMESTER 2 – APRIL 2023

 
Strategic Leadership Development 1 Strategic Leadership Development 2
Accounting & Financial Management Business Intelligence & Data Analytics
Operations & Project Management Marketing & Brand Management
Economic Analysis for Strategists Leading Sustainable Organisation

SEMESTER 3 – OCTOBER 2023

   

SEMESTER 4 – APRIL 2024

Strategic Leadership Development 3 Strategic Leadership Development 4
Entrepreneurial Thinking in Practice Electives x 2
Applied Strategic Management Grand Challenges of Corporate Governance
Digital Transformation & Technical Innovation Project

Participants who commence the MBA programme at the above International Centres in April will proceed through the programme in the following manner:

Programme B – October start

SEMESTER 1 – APRIL 2023

   

SEMESTER 2 – OCTOBER 2023

Strategic Leadership Development 1 Strategic Leadership Development 2
Business Intelligence & Data Analytics Accounting & Financial Management
Marketing & Brand Management Operations & Project Management
Leading Sustainable Organisation Economic Analysis for Strategists

SEMESTER 3 – APRIL 2024

   

SEMESTER 4 – OCTOBER 2024

Strategic Leadership Development 3 Strategic Leadership Development 4
Electives x 2 Entrepreneurial Thinking in Practice
Grand Challenges of Corporate Governance Applied Strategic Management
Project Digital Transformation & Technical Innovation