MBA
COURSE GUIDE
Innovative. Ambitious.
Equipped with a determination
that will not falter. The leader
is the complete entrepreneur,
commanding from the front,
ready to transform real business.
Become the leader.
Be the difference.
www.salford.ac.uk/business-school
Welcome.
Are you ready to become a Leader?
Welcome, and thank you
for your interest in our School.
The Salford MBA develops the skills to progress into
the highest and most dynamic levels of business and
management. It’s designed for business, with business
– and will get you ahead in business.
Whether you’re re-focusing your career or aiming high
from the outset, gaining a world class AMBA MBA degree
is increasingly important to ensure your leadership ability’s
and skills meet the demands that industry requires in a
global market. It’s a substantial investment, and I’d like
to assure you that in Salford you make the right choice.
Our internationally recognised, AMBA-accredited MBA
programme takes three distinct pathways: The Salford
MBA, MBA: Digital Business, and MBA: Sports Business.
Each has been created in partnership with our leading
research centres to share the latest in academic theory
and professional practice.
Last year The Times named us UK Business School of
the Year*. This recognised our sector-leading work
connecting business to education and education to
business: creating innovative industry experiences for
students, delivering award-winning cutting-edge content,
enhancing graduate success and driving wider economic
growth. Our innovation in an industry-facing curriculum,
SME engagement, social enterprise and world-leading
research in digital business and sports innovation –
of huge value to students, alumni, business and
community – was all noted.
The programme is one of the most flexible learning
structures in the world. Teaching, learning and
assessment strategies are designed to help all students
make the most of their potential with full and part-time
delivery, and five starting points. Learning is interactive,
and modules facilitate the application of theory to
practice. Discover our model on page 18.
You’ll also capitalise on our expertise, research and
connections. Leading UK centres for broadcast
innovation and excellence in sport are open to you with
MediaCityUK, BBC Sport, and the world class football
teams of Manchester United and Manchester City on
our doorstep. And, as you gain new skills, you’ll have the
opportunity to prove them through a Business Innovation
Live Project. You’ll take on – and overcome – real-world
problems on behalf of the chosen company, a true test
of your diverse new business management skill set.
To be recognised as THE Business School of the Year is
really testament to the hard work and talent of our team.
Now we look to build on these foundations, welcoming
the best and the brightest to become experts and leaders
who’ll transform business tomorrow. That’s people like you.
To be recognised as THE Business
School of the Year is really testament
to the hard work and talent of our team.
You may be interested in joining us at MediaCityUK
where there’s opportunity to learn and establish vital
links, collaborations, relationships and associations
with top organisations in the digital, media and creative
industries. You may want to undertake one or more of
our CPD Leadership courses available in UAE, perhaps
you’ll study further afield, online and through our Global
Hubs Network. Whatever path you choose, I look forward to
welcoming you to our inspirational learning community
and to contributing to the realisation of your ambition.
Finally, as a Salford MBA graduate, you’ll join our global
alumni network, a connection to thousands of business
professionals, experts and leaders around the world –
an exciting community to support your working life.
I look forward to meeting you soon.
Dr Yvonne Moogan, PhD.
Professor Amanda J. Broderick, PhD.
MBA Programme Director.
Pro-Vice Chancellor (International Priorities)
& Executive Dean, Salford Business School.
*The Times Higher Education, Nov 2014.
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Contents
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About Salford
Business School.
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Awards & Achievements.
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Welcome to the MBA.
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Expertise.
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Samuel’s Story.
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Our MBA.
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Business Innovation.
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Employability.
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Global Experiences.
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Alumni Network.
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Entry Requirements,
Fees & Funding.
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Student Life.
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Useful Contacts.
Opposite
Our MediaCityUK campus
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About Salford Business School
You’re
an Expert.
Become
a Leader.
Welcome to your future.
Salford Business School is the place to turn potential and ambition into expertise,
giving you the knowledge, confidence and practical skills to step up to higher roles.
If you want to transform real business, Salford is where your transformation begins.
Research-informed, industry-led.
From our renowned research programmes to our multiaward winning Centre for Digital Business, we create
leaders in the profession, and experts across digital
and media, financial, legal services, sports business
and technology industries. Here you’ll gain practical
experience and connections as you learn the latest
theory and best practice.
Meet the business school
that will get you there.
Valued, valuable courses.
The Salford MBA is led by contemporary best practice
and developed in partnership with business leaders.
We believe in working with the people who lead their
fields to give you the skills successful businesses need.
Ultimately, these partnerships deliver pathways into
the workplace and make you more employable.
It’s the mark of an MBA of the highest
quality – just 2% of business schools
make the grade internationally.*
One of the most flexible
MBAs in the world.
With six entry points across all of our MBA courses
(Sep, Jan, Mar, Jun, Jul, Nov) plus options for part-time
and distance learning – becoming a leader is more
possible at Salford. Furthermore, we are an Association
of MBAs business school, so you’ll graduate an
associate of the AMBA. It’s the mark of an MBA
of the highest quality – just 2% of business schools
make the grade internationally.*
THE Business School of the Year.
Salford University ranks 1st in the North West
for student experience, research quality, SME
engagement and social mobility opportunity.
What’s more, we’re in the top five to 15 for all four
UK-wide. Furthermore, here in the Business School,
we hold an even higher accolade: the Times Higher
Education Business School of the Year 2014 Award.
This prestigious award recognises our innovation
in postgraduate teaching and learning, our
advances in industry collaboration and our
expertise in digital business.
*2014 AMBA Careers and Salary Report.
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Awards & Achievements
Why invest in
the Salford MBA?
TOP
5
From the Association of MBAs accreditation to trailblazing
SMEs, here’s why you’ll make the right choice in Salford.
Top 5 HESA ranking
in SME engagement.
Internationally
TOP 2%
AMBA accredited.
The best MBA
qualification in
the world.
Average student age.
69%
Male student populace.
31%
Female student populace.
50%
£96,661
International
50%
European
Average salary of
AMBA accredited
graduates.*
Work with talented
peers from around
the globe.
10
Million
The University of
Salford has invested
in new facilities.
Yrs
Average business
experience
Surround yourself
with like-minded
leaders.
83% of submitted
research internationally
recognised.
1
ST
First university in
the UK to gain a Social
Enterprise Gold Mark.
Partner links
including MUFC’s
You’ll study at
CLASS
OF ‘92
MEDIA
CITY UK
Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville,
Phil Neville, Paul Scholes
and Nicky Butt.
and at Salford
Crescent campus.
135,000
Student demographic:
31
92
83%
£130
SMALL
BUSINESS
CHARTER
University Alumni.
27,500
43
120
IOD completions
School Alumni.
100+
Academics.
Our trailblazing support
for micro-businesses
and start-ups.
Formal international
partnerships agreed.
Senior leaders completed
our IOD Company Director
Programme in just 2 years.
*2014 AMBA Careers and Salary Report.
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Welcome to the MBA
Lead the way.
It’s your future. Define it with us.
Accredited by the Association of MBAs. Delivered by the Times
Business School of the Year. Created in partnership with industry.
Connected the world over. Finessed by you.
More than a typical MBA.
MediaCityUK.
We strive to create holistic leaders by providing a
more integrated programme of study. Of course, latest
research, global best practice and up-to-the-moment
expertise are all essential elements of The Salford
MBA. However, creativity and entrepreneurial outlook,
plus the soft skills it takes to become a collaborative
community-building manager are all essential to your
success at Salford. It helps you become a more valuable
leader – good for employability, and great for the
people who work around you.
The buzzing heart of the North, home to some the
region’s most exciting digital and creative organisations.
It’s also the start point of your MBA journey. Beyond
superb facilities, you’ll be perfectly placed to make
career-enhancing connections, whatever your
discipline. There are also excellent transport links;
central Manchester is under 10 minutes away, and
tram and bus services to the Greater Manchester
area are plentiful.
The flexibility you need.
The Salford MBA is one of the most flexible in
the world. It works around your commitments and
ambitions, enhancing your skill-set and inspiring you
to step up to more. The part-time executive route
means no compromise between education and other
responsibilities. And with six entry points every year,
your fast track to leadership can start straight away.
More on courses and structure from page 16.
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Opportunity the world over.
If your ambitions are international, Salford is a superb
career catalyst. We’re accredited by the Association of
MBAs – only 2% of MBA course providers achieve this
– and offer international connections and experiences.
You can spend an intensive study week with an AMBA
partner school, and MBA Live opportunities are available
with international partners.
Upon graduation, you’ll hold one of the most respected
professional qualifications in the world – and be invited
to join our active supportive alumni network – find out
more on page 28.
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Expertise
Industry-shaping
thought leadership.
Meet our team.
Here at Salford, our curriculum reflects the needs of industry – and our research interests
are shaping commercial futures. You’ll learn with some of the UK’s leading researchers…
Dr. Yvonne Moogan
Dr. Marie Griffiths
Prof. Chris Brady
Director of MBA programmes
Director of the Centre of Digital Business
Director of the Centre for Sports Business
Yvonne draws on a decade of directorial
experience to run our MBA programmes.
She also teaches Research Methods modules
to MBA and PhD students. Since joining
Salford Business School in 2014, she worked
with our team to refine courses and obtain
AMBA re-accreditation, and her focus is
constant improvement. Yvonne has supervised
postgraduate dissertation and project students
for more than twenty years. A renowned
independent researcher, she finds the
process exciting and vibrant – for valuable
information as well as unexpected findings.
Reader and Director for our Centre of
Digital Business, Marie’s main research
focuses on the role of digital technologies
in the business setting, specialising in the
convergence of the ‘real’ and digital worlds
and the social influences of technology.
Her teaching focuses on Digital Innovation,
Information Security, and Information
Systems – she has recently been awarded
a VCs Distinguished Teaching award for
her innovative approach.
Chris, our Professor of Management
Studies, is an expert in football business
and finance and has written several books
on the subject, including Rules of the Game,
End of the Road, and best-seller; The 90
Minute Manager.
She publishes in the area of HE student
decision-making and widening participation
issues, gaining extensive knowledge in areas
including: how and why potential students
decide to attend university; barriers to Higher
Education at stages within the decisionmaking process; and disadvantaged pupils
and their motivation and perception, and
the influences at play. More recently she has
focused on international student performance
and the challenges this group faces – such as
‘culture shock’ in the HE environment – and
the internationalisation strategies of the UK
Higher Education market place.
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Her current research agenda centres upon
digital business and the significances of
digital innovative technologies, innovation
business models as enablers and value
creators. An additional body of research
looks at young people and digital media,
exploring their behaviour in virtual spaces,
and their roles as ‘prosumers’ in social
networking sites. Marie also researches
identity, privacy and surveillance
technologies in these areas. In the past,
live research projects have explored the
commercial and societal implications of
technological change.
Dr. Marie Griffiths
His two most recent books are
‘The Extra Mile’, which deals with
employee engagement, and ‘Intelligent
M&A’, an analysis of the intelligence
function within the M&A process. His
current research interest focuses on all
aspects of the business of sport. Chris is
a regular contributor to BBC TV News, Sky
Business News and Radio 5; he is also an
occasional contributor to BBC Newsnight
and a variety of other news media outlets.
Dr. Yvonne Moogan
For more information www.salford.ac.uk/course-finder
Prof. Chris Brady
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Samuel’s Story
The MBA kicked my
start-up into gear.
Meet Samuel Otigba.
Samuel will complete his MBA Digital Business in 2016, using the qualification as a springboard
to launch an exciting web and mobile app, Gruvve Inc. The combination of specialist expertise,
personal support and broader business skills makes him confident about future success.
Consider first what you want to get out of the
experience. For me, it was the opportunity to
create my dream company and watch it grow.
Through the aid of our wonderful tutors and
business school’s administration team my
dream is being actualized.
Samuel Otigba
MBA, 2016.
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‘Most universities pride themselves on a robust course
outline, triple accreditation, strong alumni base or Ivy
League credentials filled with foreign and local awards.
These are all great things, don’t get me wrong, and
Salford certainly competes.
I think the greatest advantage I’ve acquired so far is
the ability to learn, and put all that learning immediately
to practice. From managing organisational resources to
gaining the ability to be an effective leader, the School
has given me an edge in a very competitive market.
But all too often more important things are
neglected in this large portfolio of achievements:
detailed attention to one’s needs, camaraderie,
incentive to study, an ecosystem of excellence based
on one’s unique potentials and a true support system.
SBS has all of this and more. And I think it is these
potentials displayed by Salford Business School that
sets it apart from its competitors.
Another real positive is the relationships you develop
– both between students and tutors, and between
students and students. In my opinion Salford Business
School has created a dynamic foundation where
diversity is welcomed at an unprecedented level.
When you come here blending in is not an issue
– I felt right at home straight away.
If you’re thinking about an MBA, my advice would
be to consider first what you want to get out of the
experience. For me, it was the opportunity to create
my dream company and watch it grow. Through the
aid of our wonderful tutors and business school’s
administration team my dream is being actualized.’
From managing organisational resources to gaining
the ability to be an effective leader, the School has
given me an edge in a very competitive market.
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Our MBA
Three unique programmes.
Countless destinations.
Choose your programme.
Study in style.
Our programmes are created by leading experts, in consultation with industry. That means
you’ll develop the skills organisations are looking for. However, your ambitions play an equal
part in shaping your learning direction... Because we understand that tomorrow’s business
leaders have commitments today, study is flexible to fit around life and work.
The Centre for Digital Business.
Programme:
Programme:
Programme:
The Salford MBA.
The Salford MBA:
Digital Business.
The Salford MBA:
Sports Business.
Meets increasing demand for digitally
savvy business executives who can operate
seamlessly in today’s digitized global
business environment.
This MBA option has been developed by
the University’s respected research Centre
for Sports Business, for executives working
within the sports and related industries.
Ideal for:
Ideal for:
Managers who want to take advantage
of the growing digital skills gap. This
programme is the ideal way for senior
managers to learn the strategic skills that
will facilitate informed decision making
in the face of a rapidly changing
technological and economical landscape.
Managers who aspire to work at the
highest levels in the sports industry.
It provides a mix of modules that develop
business administration skills, and takes
full advantage of the University’s position
at the heart of the North West. BBC
Sport is a neighbour of the University at
MediaCityUK and two of the biggest brands
in world football – Manchester United and
Manchester City – are on our doorstep.
Our career development generalist
programme for ambitious professionals
with significant post-graduation work
experience. Draw on your previous
management experience to make the most
of advanced scholarship and research, then
reflect your learning back into the workplace
to achieve exceptional professional practice.
Ideal for:
Managers with big ambitions and open
minds. Our broad range of modules and
unique business partnerships make this
programme an ideal option for executives
who are seeking to improve their knowledge
across a full range of advanced skill sets.
Because we understand that tomorrow’s
business leaders have commitments today,
study is flexible to fit around life and work.
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Our established centre achieves an
international reputation for relevant, high
quality and accessible research. Based at
the University of Salford’s new campus at
MediaCityUK, all of the centre’s members
are active researchers working closely with
a variety of business sectors.
The award-winning centre regularly
hosts high-profile speakers, commercial
workshops, and also offers consultancy,
postgraduate supervision, and bespoke
training to equip students and professionals
with the very latest business-relevant digital
and analytical skills.
The Centre for Sports Business.
The Centre for Sports Business promotes
research and consultancy in areas such
as sports statistics and analytics, sports
finance, sports law, and the economics
of sport.
It provides consultancy on a wide-range
of topics to industry partners, who
have included EA SPORTS, the Football
Association, Press Association, Football
DataCo, NPower Championship and
British Cycling.
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Our MBA
Designed by experts.
Forged in industry.
Programme:
The Salford MBA: Sports Business.
Modules:
30 Credits
Managing the
Competitive
Environment.
+
30 Credits
Managing the
Organisational
Resource.
+
30 Credits
Managing the
Business of Sport.
+
How our MBA programme modules work.
The Salford MBA.
30 Credits
MBA Business
Innovation Live
Project.
+
Programme:
30 Credits
Managing the
Organisational
Resource.
+
30 Credits
Choose 1 option
from below.
+
30 Credits
Choose 1 option
from below.
Financial Management
and Social Accounting.
Resourcing
Learning and Talent
Management.
Creative Leadership
and Managing
Creative Teams.
Search and Social
Media Marketing.
Global Supply
Chain Management.
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Creative Leadership
and Managing
Creative Teams.
Programme:
Managing the
Competitive
Environment.
Choose 1 option
from below.
60 Credits
Financial Management
and Social
Accounting.
You’ve chosen your programme, now select the modules that compliment
your skill-set and professional interests for an MBA that takes you further.
Modules:
30 Credits
+
60 Credits
MBA Business
Innovation Live
Project.
The Salford MBA: Digital Business.
Modules:
30 Credits
Managing the
Competitive
Environment.
+
30 Credits
Managing the
Organisational
Resource.
+
30 Credits
Digital
Innovation.
+
30 Credits
Search and Social
Media Marketing.
+
60 Credits
MBA Business
Innovation Live
Project.
Module delivery model
(all programmes)
Week 1
3 day block delivery.
Week 4
3 day block delivery.
Week 2
Seminars/tutorials/
support activity.
Week 5
Seminars/tutorials/
support activity.
Week 3
Assessment 1.
Week 6
Assessment 2.
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In line with the school’s block delivered
postgraduate portfolio, there are up to
six entry points per year.
You will take modules in a sequence
dependent on your point of entry.
None of the modules have pre-requisites
or co-requisites and can be taken as
stand-alone modules.
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Our MBA
MBA Modules.
The very best in executive education.
Every module is designed to engender the skills employers seek in
future leaders – so whichever route you take, you’ll get further, faster.
Managing the Competitive Environment.
Managing the Organisational Resource.
Global Supply Chain Management.
This module is divided into the three key areas of
Marketing, Strategy and Economics.
This module is broken down into Organisational
Theory and HRM, Finance and Operations.
Key leadership knowledge outcomes include:
Key leadership knowledge outcomes include:
• Developing knowledge of the major areas
of business external to an organisation.
• Developing knowledge of the major areas of business
which underpin the internal configuration and
management of an organisation.
This module gives you an in-depth understanding of
the critical nature and meaning of global supply chain
management and its application in various types of
organisations and sectors internationally.
• Developing an understanding of how such
aspects can influence senior management
strategic decision making.
Creative Leadership
and Managing Creative Teams.
This module has been designed to develop the skills
and knowledge required for creative leadership and
for leading and managing creative teams.
Key leadership knowledge outcomes include:
Key leadership knowledge outcomes include:
• Analytical overview of global procurement,
logistics and supply chain systems,
• Leadership and strategic change,
• Develop skill-set to evaluate contribution
of global logistics,
• Team dynamics and creativity.
• Developing an understanding of how the
relationships and interdependencies of strategic
management, marketing and economics are
considered and analysed.
• Developing an understanding of how the relationships
and interdependencies between the key areas of
Human Resource Management, Organisation Theory,
Finance and Operations Management are analysed,
leading to a holistic understanding of general
management within the contemporary organisation.
Digital Innovation.
Managing the Business of Sport.
This module offers a comprehensive understanding of
effective digital business practice in modern organisations.
This module increases your knowledge and understanding
of all aspects of the business of global sports.
Resourcing, Learning
and Talent Management.
Key leadership knowledge outcomes include:
Key leadership knowledge outcomes include:
Key leadership knowledge outcomes include:
• Risk management and strategic finance.
• Review of strategic business models exploiting
innovative and disruptive technologies.
• Developing your management capabilities
in the global sports business environment.
• Learn how digital technologies have become vital
to business strategies.
• Understanding and articulating key issues
contributing to the effective operation of sports
business organisations. Utilising sports business
analytics as a tool for improved decision making.
This module focuses on the development of leadership
and management at all levels ranging from first line
to senior managers and draws on the established
body of knowledge and theory in both leadership and
management and learning and development.
• Awareness of recurring problems, best practice
solutions and new insights into digital innovation.
• Develop skill-set to evaluate contribution
of global logistics,
• Enhance your knowledge of performance
measurement and lead times.
• Theories and modules of leadership,
Financial Management
and Social Accounting.
This module is divided into International Finance, Corporate
Finance, Risk Management and Strategic Finance.
• International and corporate finance,
Search and Social Media Marketing.
Key leadership knowledge outcomes include:
This module focuses upon the development of the latest
theories, trends and techniques in the use of search
engine optimisation.
• Leadership and management development,
Key leadership knowledge outcomes include:
• Coaching,
• Advanced SEO techniques,
• Developing effective teams.
• Social media – practices and principles,
• Campaign tracking and measurement.
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Business Innovation
Show the world
what you can do.
Put mastery into practice.
Consult on a live business challenge, invigorating
an organisation and showcasing your talent and ability.
MBA Business Innovation Live Project.
10-week transformation.
The MBA Live Project offers a unique learning and
professional development experience by allowing
delegates to take on a consultancy position with
an organisation in a field of their interest. This
module enables delegates to work on a real-world
business problem, enabling the organisation to
overcome obstacles and achieve predefined goals.
As a Live Project consultant, you will be supported
by our expert lecturers in defining clear objectives
for the project with the host organisation and then
planning, executing and reviewing outcomes.
The live project acts as a proving ground for the best
practice you’ve learned. You’ll be fully supported
by your teaching staff at Salford, yet free to push
boundaries and refine your ways of working.
Key leadership knowledge outcomes include:
• Research methodologies,
• Project management,
• Entrepreneurship and innovation.
The Salford MBA has
completely changed
my way of thinking and
attitude towards work.
It has provided me with a
new insight into how to
view and run a business
from top to bottom and to
appreciate all aspects of it.
It’s the ideal opportunity to stretch yourself and
showcase your potential. What’s more, you’ll be
able to dedicate your time wholly to solving the
challenge – a rare luxury in the busy working world.
Tailored to you, by you.
MBA Live Projects are just that. Live. Though we’ll
vet potential partners to ensure the opportunity is as
valuable to you as it will be to them, you’ll be the one to
agree objectives, scope, deliverables and expected time
frame. With new-found skills and confidence at
an all-time high, it’s your time to shine.
Get inspired.
It’s the ideal opportunity to stretch
yourself and showcase your potential.
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Basil Mohammed
MBA, 2015.
Participating organisations include both public
and private sector, while opportunities are local,
national and international.
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Employability
Success is
our standard.
Your future is our focus.
Choose the Salford MBA, it’s the Industry focused
leadership qualification that’s renowned the world over.
Employability is the key focus of our MBA.
Many graduates go on to enjoy leading roles in
large multinational organisations, while others lead
and develop their own companies.
Our MBA graduates can be secure in the knowledge
that an AMBA-accredited qualification is internationally
recognised as the best in the world.
The Association of MBAs.
On completion of our MBA, you will become a lifelong
member of AMBA. This means you’re backed by Salford
Business School throughout your career, and can take
advantage of the latest job vacancies, learning events,
study evenings and lectures. You’ll also join our alumni
network – see page 28.
Links with industry.
We have a monthly leaders series bringing in business
leaders to share their knowledge, expertise and
leadership experience with our students and alumni.
Our dedicated leaders series teamed with national
and international industry visits will allow you to learn
from some of the best. Recent leaders events
and industry visits include:
As the MBA programme
will underline, strategies
require flexibility and are not
normally achieved in a linear
fashion from A to B. Set your
course and be prepared
to let the tide take you to
new places along the way.
• The Chief Economist, ING Commercial Banking,
• Gary Neville, former MUFC and England Football Player,
• Alastair Campbell, former Prime Minister spokesman
and director of communications and strategy,
Mark Rix
MBA, 2002.
CEO, Al Sidra Media LLC, Dubai.
• Jaguar Land Rover, Cadburys and Astra Zeneca.
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Visit
us oninformation
an open day.
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Global Experiences
Where will your
MBA take you?
A wider world of business.
You see global opportunities.
So why wouldn’t your MBA include international experience?
Whether you’re working towards senior management or
aspire to establish your own company, you’ll understand
just how vital an international perspective is.
An integral part of the MBA experience is an
overseas visit. We’ll offer you the opportunity to
spend an intensive week overseas, enabling you
to meet like-minded leaders of the future and
immerse yourself in another business culture.
Previous global destinations include:
• Brazil
• Hong Kong
• Barcelona
This year’s visit will include a trip to
the United Arab Emirates.
Left
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Middle
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Right (above)
Barcelona, Spain.
Right (below)
Hong Kong.
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Alumni Network
Connect with a global
community of leaders.
Wherever you decide to go after graduation, you
will never be too far away from another graduate.
Worldwide Members
Over 700 alumni. Join the network of success.
From business leaders and digital entrepreneurs to lawyers and bankers, Salford’s
Business School’s MBA alumni network is a family you’ll be proud to be part of.
Leading alumni
Mark Rix
MBA, 2002.
CEO, Al Sidra Media LLC, Dubai.
Damian Facey
MBA, 2004.
Vice President, Program Management
Office-Government Solutions,
BNY Mellon, New York.
Aizad Ahmad
MBA, 1997.
Senior Process Consultant, Lean Six
Sigma Solutions, Sunlife Financial, Canada.
Phil White
MBA, 2014.
Technical and Health and
Safety Manager, United Utilities, UK.
Be in good company.
Practical support.
Our MBA alumni network represents
a community of talented Salford MBA
graduates in over 50 countries across
the globe.
When you graduate from Salford Business
School your lifelong journey with us will
continue. Being part of our alumni network
offers a range of useful benefits including:
Being part of this truly global community is
something special and will not only provide
you with a range of services to support life
after completion of your studies with us,
but will also provide the opportunity to
enhance your professional networks. You
will also unite with a distinguished group
of professionals and experts, strengthening
Salford Business School’s 27,500 strong
expert global community. Our alumni have
gone on to have exciting and rewarding
careers at companies including KPMG,
BNY Mellon, Adidas, Astra Zeneca, Barclays,
Vauxhall, Coca Cola and PwC, both in the
UK and around the world.
• Lifelong access to the Careers
and Employability service,
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North America
• National and international
networking opportunities,
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• Access to online journals,
Africa
• Competitive postgraduate
and CPD loyalty discounts,
• Access to the University’s libraries,
• A continued connection to
the University and fellow alumni,
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• A special Leader’s Series,
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EU
AF
Europe
ME
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Middle East & Asia
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South America
• Plus more exclusive discounts and offers.
The Salford MBA had good structures and was helpful
in shaping my future career. The practices taught helped
make me the confident businesswoman I am today.
Annie Wang MBA, 2010. Director, Lawrence Wang Ltd.
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Find out more about our alumni network at www.salford.ac.uk/business-school/alumni
For more information www.salford.ac.uk/course-finder
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Entry Requirements, Fees & Funding.
A worthwhile
investment.
We recognise the investment you’re making in
your leadership career. It’s a big decision, and we’re
committed to helping you achieve your career goals.
Entry requirements, fees and funding.
Entry requirements.
Graduate entrepreneurship.
Scholarships and awards.
British Government awards.
Normally minimum 2:2 honours degree or equivalent in
a business related subject. This should be combined with
at least three years full-time post study work experience
with evidence of managerial responsibility.
The University of Salford has been awarded Tier 1
Graduate Entrepreneurship status by the Home Office,
which means our international MBA students have the
opportunity to apply to stay in the UK to in order to put
a business idea into practice.
Vice Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarship
Eligibility: 2:1 Honours degree or equivalent.
MBA Amount (All students): £4,000
discount on tuition fee for MBA.
There are a number of British Government
awards offered to outstanding international
students, under schemes including the
Commonwealth Scholarships and the
Chevening Scholarships.
Accreditation for Prior Learning (APL).
We welcome applications from students who may not
have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant
experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.
The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could
help you to make your work and life experience count.
The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or
to give you exemptions from parts of your course.
Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation
of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation
of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).
English language requirements.
Normally international applicants must also provide
evidence of proficiency in English. This takes the form
of IELTS 6.5 band score with no element below 5.5, or
equivalent SELT grade.
MBA
2014-15
2015-16
Loyalty discount
Eligibility: For University of Salford graduates
from level 6 (BA (Hons), BSc (Hons), BEng
(Hons), LLB (Hons), MChem, MEnv, MPhys,
Grad Dip) or level 7 (Masters) or level 8
(Doctoral) courses.
Full-time
£16,495
£16,945
Amount: 25% off the net fee.
Full-time international
£16,495
£16,945
Part-time
£16,495
£16,945
Country Bursary Scheme
Eligibility: Specific countries –
denoted by the World Bank as
low and low-middle economies.
Amount: £1,000 discount on tuition fee.
Your tuition fees.
You’ll need to pay annual tuition fees. You can
choose to pay your fees in full or by instalments.
Funding.
We recognise the investment you’re making in
your leadership career. It’s a big decision, and we’re
committed to helping you achieve your career goals.
There’s no automatic government funding for
postgraduate students, but there are some other
ways to ease the financial burden.
Remember, if you’re a University of Salford graduate and
are eligible for the Vice Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarship,
you’ll get the £1,500 discount (for full-time study) on your
fee plus the further discount of 25% off the remaining fee.
There are a number of British
Government awards offered to
outstanding international students.
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Visit us on an open day. Book online at www.salford.ac.uk/visit
Find out more visit: www.educationuk.org
Bursary competitions.
Many public and non-governmental
organisations hold annual bursary
competitions. Sometimes money is available
for study anywhere, in others you may
be required to apply for study at a specific
University or in a specific country.
Find out about our competitions at:
www.salford.ac.uk/study
Part-time work.
If you need to work and study, our
Careers & Employability service can put you
in touch with local employers. If you’re an
international student from outside the EU,
government rules allow you to work up to
20 hours per week during term time and
full-time during the vacations. To make the
most of your course, we recommend that
you work no more than 10-15 hours per
week during the semester.
Professional career
development loan (EU only).
A loan designed to help you pay for learning
that enhances your job skills and career
prospects. It’s a bank loan, so you’ll have
to pay it back once you’ve left your course,
however you don’t pay interest for the period
when you’re in learning. Borrow between
£300 and £10,000 interest free while you’re
studying, then pay it back in the normal way.
Find out more at: www.gov.uk
Immigration health surcharge.
As of 6 April 2015, The Home Office
UKVI have introduced an NHS surcharge
for all international students who need
a Tier 4 visa and are going to be studying
for longer than six months. Any student
who makes a visa application without
having paid the NHS surcharge may
have their visa application refused.
More information can be found at:
www.gov.uk/healthcareimmigration-application/overview
If you have any questions regarding
your application please contact:
[email protected]
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Student Life
The original
modern city.
Join a real community in the
heart of a great northern metropolis.
When you choose Salford, you choose an MBA programme that will catalyse
your career. That said, you also choose a location packed with life too.
Campus and connections.
Love life, love Manchester.
Call Salford home.
Salford itself is a city set in the metropolitan
borough of Greater Manchester. The University
was founded in 1896, and is home to
20,000 students and 3,400 postgraduates.
Our MediaCityUK campus is just 2k – 1.5
miles, or a 10 minute bus ride – from
Manchester city centre. That means you can
study at a university with a real community
atmosphere and identity, with one of the
UK’s most thriving cities on your doorstep.
Manchester’s thriving music scene is worldfamous, from edgy gigs in the Northern
Quarter to big nights at the Bridgewater
Hall. It’s home to some of the UK’s best
museums, galleries and theatres – and
the Lowry is right here in Salford. Night life
and shopping is the best in the North too.
So whether you’re after quirky individualism
and niche nights, a buzzing bar scene,
or Harvey Nichols and the Trafford Centre,
there’s something for everyone. Add cuisine
from every corner of the world, and you’ll
make the most of every minute you’re
not studying.
Many MBA students opt for University –
or University Partner – accommodation.
Your library.
The University Library will prove an invaluable
asset to all students. From free laptop loans
to silent study areas to e-Resources, the
support goes beyond bricks and mortar.
And, of course, the 24hr Clifford Whitworth
library is comprehensively stocked with
books, periodicals and journals ready to
support your research.
Sports and leisure.
Just £184 a year buys you unlimited
access to all our fantastic sports facilities.
From swimming and spa to indoor climbing,
fitness suites and racquets sports, it’s a
premium gym facility with a small price tag.
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Local legends.
You might have heard of our local sports
teams? We’re the closest university to
Old Trafford, the ‘Theatre of Dreams’.
It’s home to Manchester United Football
Club, and host to world-class rugby.
Emirates Old Trafford, home of Lancashire
County Cricket Club is on our doorstep
too, while the UK Centre for Cycling, the
Manchester Velodrome and Manchester
City’s Etihad Stadium are just 15 minutes away.
University accommodation offers:
• Single study bedrooms from £67 a week,
• A limited number of flats for families,
• Adapted rooms for disabled students,
• 24-hour security,
• Options for quiet and single
sex accommodation,
• Free bus services.
What’s more, from September 2015 the
doors will open to our new £81m student
accommodation complex with en-suite
bedrooms and an on-site cinema room,
gym, TV and games room, group study
lounges and a launderette.
For more information please contact:
[email protected]
For more information www.salford.ac.uk/course-finder
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Useful
Contacts.
We hope that this prospectus has answered most of your
questions about studying at Salford Business School. There is further
information on our website www.salford.ac.uk/business-school
where you can also find out more about one of our Open Days.
If you have any further questions, please get in touch.
+44 (0)161 295 4545
Professional
Development & Training
Help with applying
+44 (0)161 295 3000
[email protected]
University Central Admissions:
+44 (0)161 295 4545
[email protected]
Knowledge Transfer
Partnerships
Course enquiries
Help for
international students
+44 (0)161 295 4545
[email protected]
The Careers
& Employability Service
+44 (0)161 295 5088
[email protected]
Application Queries
msr-admissions-sbs
@salford.ac.uk
MBA course guide
+44 (0)161 295 2902
[email protected]
Student Life
+44 (0)161 295 0023
[email protected]
www.students.salford.ac.uk
Student Life Disability
& Learner Support
+44 (0)161 295 9000
+44 (0)7749 651 108 (text)
[email protected]
Salford Business School
The Crescent, Salford,
M5 4WT, United Kingdom.
+44 (0)161 295 2222
[email protected]
www.salford.ac.uk/business-school