Develop the skills to lead and succeed in business
University of Gloucestershire’s 100% online MBA equips professionals with the knowledge and ethical leadership skills needed to thrive in today’s dynamic business environment. This course fosters a cross-functional understanding of business operations and the ability to identify opportunities in the global marketplace.
You’ll expand your expertise in key areas including economics, cost-based decision-making, corporate finance, operations, marketing strategy, organisational management, and corporate planning. You'll also apply theoretical concepts to real-world business challenges, enhance your teamwork and communication skills, sharpen your critical and analytical thinking, strengthen ethical decision-making, and develop the agility to navigate an ever-evolving global economy.
Designed to fit around professional and personal commitments, this MBA prepares you for leadership roles across industries—whether in established multinational corporations, dynamic start-ups, or entrepreneurial ventures.
Course
overview
This MBA equips you with the strategic mindset and leadership capabilities required to navigate complex and evolving global business environments. You’ll develop the confidence to lead diverse teams and make sound decisions in dynamic organisational settings.
You’ll explore marketing strategy, supply chain logistics, innovation, and sustainable change, gaining practical tools to manage operations and drive growth. Modules like Marketing Management and Supply Chain Logistics give you the opportunity to work on real-world problems, while Innovation, Sustainability and Change challenges you to rethink organisational transformation in a modern, responsible context.
Skills and knowledge
Graduates of this course will be able to:
Apply ethical leadership skills for global business success
Understand cross-functional insight into finance, marketing, and operations
Apply business theory to real-world workplace challenges
Collaborate effectively across teams and organisational functions
Apply communication, critical thinking, and ethical decision-making skills
Anticipate and respond to dynamic global business environments
Entry requirements
To study Gloucestershire’s 100% online MBA, you will need to have completed:
A 2:2 undergraduate honours degree (or international equivalent)
OR
A minimum of three years of relevant work experience (CV required, including one reference).
English language requirements
If English is not your first language, or if your most recent education or work experience was not conducted in English, you must demonstrate proficiency through an approved English language test. This includes IELTS (minimum overall score of 6.0, with no individual component below 5.5) or an equivalent qualification.
Modules
Innovation Sustainability and Change
Learn how to accelerate business for continuous innovation, growth and sustainability and explore some of the major trends in business and what stakeholders expect around sustainable business. You will use a design thinking mindset, principles and practices to facilitate and manage radical innovation and explore frameworks to support sustainable decision-making such as the Global Reporting Initiative. Finally, you will gain an advanced understanding of contemporary practice, supported by an experiential approach using theory and research to support a hands-on application of design thinking tools, as well as entrepreneurial mindset and innovation management frameworks.
Supply Chain Logistics
Explore how supply chain logistics coordinates the movement and storage of goods throughout the supply chain. You will cover the concepts form the greater supply chain management system. Topics include supply chain logistics, warehouse management, transportation management, inventory management, and computerised systems used for managing the supply chain.
Marketing Management
Learn how to design and implement effective marketing strategies that align with organisational goals. This module helps you understand how to create and deliver value to customers and stakeholders. You’ll apply marketing tools and concepts to decisions around segmentation, targeting, branding, pricing, distribution, and promotion, strengthening your ability to make data-driven, strategic marketing choices.
Leadership and Organisation behaviour
Explore what it means to be an effective leader and learn how to navigate change and lead ethically within multicultural and diverse settings. You’ll focus on emotional intelligence, reflective leadership, and responsible decision-making. Drawing links between classical leadership theories and modern-day challenges, you’ll build a toolkit to lead with integrity and purpose in complex organisational environments.
Economics for Managers
Explore key economic concepts, models, and analytical tools to support sound managerial decision-making. You’ll study supply and demand dynamics, market structures—from perfect competition to monopoly—and the theory of the firm at a micro level. At the macro level, you’ll examine fiscal and monetary policy, along with broader topics such as international trade, financial markets, economic growth, and externalities. By applying economic reasoning, you’ll learn to evaluate trade-offs and make choices that align with organisational objectives.
Finance for Managers
Develop the essential financial knowledge to support day-to-day operations and long-term strategic planning. You’ll explore the time value of money, investment options, capital expenditure decisions, and financial structuring. With a focus on cash flow management and asset allocation, you’ll gain the skills to guide your organisation’s financial sustainability and growth.
Strategic Decision Making for Managers
Develop your capacity to make informed strategic decisions by examining how organisations build capabilities to compete effectively. You’ll study decision-making frameworks drawn from global business practices and apply them across a range of firm sizes and industries. You’ll strengthen your ability to align strategy with the external environment while fulfilling long-term objectives.
Business Strategy
You’ll gain a clear understanding of strategic thinking and how it supports long-term organisational success. This module introduces key theories, models, and analytical tools that help general managers make sound, value-adding decisions. Whether in the public, private, or non-profit sectors, you’ll learn to assess competitive positioning, build strategic capabilities, and lead your organisation with a forward-thinking mindset.
Operations Management
Explore the core elements of operations management and their critical role in business success. You’ll analyse areas such as process and capacity planning, quality management, materials and facilities planning, and operations strategy. Whether you work in consulting, start-ups, or corporate leadership, you’ll build the skills to optimise resources and drive operational efficiency.
Research Methods for Business and Management
Develop a solid foundation in both academic and consultancy-based business research. This module guides you in identifying research problems, conducting literature reviews, and designing effective methodologies. You’ll learn about philosophical underpinnings, research ethics, and practical methods for gathering and analysing data. By the end, you’ll be ready to produce a rigorous, well-designed research proposal.
Applied Research for Business and Management (30 credits)
Develop and apply your knowledge of research methods to tackle a real-world business issue. You’ll define a research problem, design your study, gather and analyse data, and deliver practical recommendations. Whether you pursue a thesis or project, you’ll demonstrate your ability to conduct independent, applied research that adds value to your field.
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