Higher Education Courses

Level: Undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 Years
Tuition Fees: £9,250 per year for three years
Intakes: September/October, January/February and June
Mode of study: Full-time classroom based, daytime or evening and weekend
Assesment methods: Coursework and exams

Locations: London, Birmingham and Manchester

Studying BA (Hons) Business Management (Healthcare) will give you wide ranging and specialist knowledge in business and management,
improving your ability to learn and gain employment. The inclusion of specialist business modules in the field of healthcare will also help you
prepare for a career specifically in this sector.

During this programme you will gain expert understanding in a number of business areas, including business finance, management, marketing
and operations management, designed to help lay the foundations of a successful management career.

In your Foundation Year you will be introduced to key concepts in business and management along with modules that develop your fundamental skills in mathematics and academia.

In your second year, you will begin to build your understanding of key business areas in finance, marketing and management.

In year three, you will explore key concepts in organisational behaviour, to understand how organisations function, and be introduced to
healthcare provision.

In your final year, you will explore the importance of business strategy, the workforce, entrepreneurship and social and not-for-profit enterprise involvement in healthcare. These pathway specific modules will introduce you to the provision of healthcare and the different forms this can take, together with exploring how it should be funded. You will then have an opportunity to explore effective management and leadership in a healthcare context, together with exploring how to be entrepreneurial.

Career progression
Graduates from Business programmes enter a wide range of general business positions including;
Business Consultants, Managers, Researchers and Entrepreneurs. Completing pathway specific modules provides a great foundation for
management careers in the healthcare sector or further study at postgraduate level.

How to apply
Our admissions process is designed to be as simple, clear and logical as possible. If you would like more information please contact
us and our advisors will be able to discuss the details of your academic and work history and recommend the best entry point for you.

Please contact us: Tel: +44 (0)1908 368000 | Email: info@advancelearning.co.uk

Level: Undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 Years
Tuition Fees: £9,250 per year for three years
Intakes: September/October, January/February and June
Mode of study: Full-time classroom based, daytime or evening and weekend
Assesment methods: Coursework and exams

WHAT WILL I STUDY?

Through engaging, contemporary and industry-relevant units that are academically rigorous, stimulating and challenging, you will build specialist transferable skills that facilitate your development as an independent learner, whilst gaining expertise in a range of business functions and topics.

On this programme, you will systematically and critically review the established business management knowledge, theory and principles whilst investigating new and specialised knowledge. You will identify underlying business skills, practices, concepts and principles in work-based situations. In addition, you will develop the skillset of analysing information and data from a range of sources that will allow you to make reasoned judgements and responses to solve complex problems in a range of business contexts including work-related contexts.

Selected students are able to pursue additional qualifications during their studies. These include the PRINCE2 project management qualification, as well as industry-approved qualifications from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and the Communication Advertising Marketing Foundation (CAM). These qualifications can give jobseekers a real advantage, demonstrating to employers that the candidate is educated to a standard put in place by the industry itself.

This course is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute, this means as part of your degree you will also receive a CMI Level 5 Professional Qualification in Management and Leadership, which is recognised by 75% of employers.

BUSINESS SKILLS YOU WILL LEARN:

    Teamwork
    Communications skills through technical exercises
    Projects
    Strong business and customer awareness
    Problem-solving
    Numeracy
    IT
    Project management
    Research skills

COARSE MODULES:

YEAR 1
Contemporary Management Theory
Digital Future
PPD1 Awareness of self
Marketing, Sales and Negotiation skills
Creative Enterprise and Innovation
Business Finance for Managers

YEAR 2
Project Management in Business
Operations Management
PPD2 Development of Self
Community Enterprise
Global Challenges
Contemporary Growth Challenges for Business

YEAR 3
PPD3 The Business Professional
Research Methods
Strategic Management
Ecological Economics
Business Start-up
Final Major Project (20 credits)

How to apply
Our admissions process is designed to be as simple, clear and logical as possible. If you would like more information please contact
us and our advisors will be able to discuss the details of your academic and workhistory and recommend the best entry point for you.Please contact us: Tel: +44 (0)1908 368000 | Email: info@advancelearning.co.uk

Level: Undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 Years
Tuition Fees: £9,250 per year for three years
Intakes: September/October, January/February and June
Mode of study: Full-time classroom based, daytime or evening and weekend
Assesment methods: Coursework and exams

About the course

This course is designed to develop your knowledge of health and social care, and the wider social, policy, legal and organisational environment within which they are situated both within the UK and internationally.

You will study areas including the sociology of health, public health, mental health, disability, multi-agency working as well as welfare and social care issues faced by vulnerable individuals and groups.

There is a strong employability focus at all levels of the course, which will enable you to develop a range of transferable, employability-enhancing skills.

Unit Information - What will I learn?

Units:
    Introduction To Health And Social Care (ASS072-1) Compulsory
    Law, Society And Controversy (ASS071-1) Compulsory
    Skills For The Social Sciences (ASS065-1) Compulsory
    Understanding The Human Services (ASS066-1) Compulsory
    Global Public Health (ASS007-2) Compulsory
    Multi-Agency Working (ASS069-2) Compulsory
    Researching, Representing And Evidencing The Social World (ASS081-2) Compulsory
    The Social Sciences At Work (ASS099-2) Compulsory
    Comparing Welfare Internationally (ASS068-2) Optional
    Disability In Childhood: Critical Perspectives On Policy And Practice (ASS062-2) Optional
    Mental Health And Society (ASS091-2) Optional
    Refugees, Displacement And The Politics Of Migration (ASS096-2) Optional
    Sociology Of Health (ASS045-2) Optional
    Health Issues In Gender, Age And Ethnicity (ASS006-3) Compulsory
    Independent Project In Health And Social Care (ASS118-3) Compulsory
    Care Of Older People: Health And Social Care In An Ageing Society (ASS058-3) Optional
    Childhoods In Global Context (ASS023-3) Optional
    Disability Politics And Protest (ASS060-3) Optional
    Forensic Mental Health (ASS103-3) Optional
    Innovations In The Human Services (ASS061-3) Optional
    Safeguarding Across The Lifespan (ASS109-3) Optional

 How will I be assessed?

The assessment methods include course work, such as essays, reports and case studies, in-class tests and examinations, presentations and group work, such as group poster presentations, group wikis and taking part in a case conference. Working in groups is an important attribute and as part of the assessment process you will work in groups with others. However, your contribution will be individually graded and you will receive a grade based on your contribution to the assessed group work At Level 4, coursework, in-class assessments and examinations allow you to demonstrate your understanding of policy, legislation and key issues in health/social care. In subsequent years, at higher levels, you will demonstrate your ability to problem-solve, assess differing arguments and apply your learning. On some of the units you do at Level 4 and 5, assessments also include non-graded elements such as writing plans where you receive feedback prior to producing the final assignment. The tutor feedback on the different assessments will help you develop transferable skills and knowledge steadily across the course allowing you to improve your performance on subsequent assessments.

How will this course improve my career prospects?

The degree prepares graduates for a range of roles in the wider health and social care sectors, including the not-for-profit (voluntary), private sector and public sector. Typical graduate destination for Health and Social Care students include:

Direct work with service users in areas such as:

    Children and families
    Drug and alcohol misuse
    Mental health
    Services for older and disabled people and young people

Work in other areas of the human services such as:

    Health promotion/Public Health
    Welfare
    Community development
    Environmental health
    Health policy and administration
    Healthcare management
    Social enterprise development

Further study at master’s level (Level 7), for example, MSc Social Work, MSc Public Health, MSc Nursing with Registration (Mental Health, Adult), MA Human Rights and Social Enterprise.

How to apply
Our admissions process is designed to be as simple, clear and logical as possible. If you would like more information please contact
us and our advisors will be able to discuss the details of your academic and work history and recommend the best entry point for you.Please contact us: Tel: +44 (0)1908 368000 | Email: info@advancelearning.co.uk

Level: Undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 Years
Tuition Fees: £9,250 per year for three years
Intakes: September/October, January/February and June
Mode of study: Full-time classroom based, daytime or evening and weekend
Assesment methods: Coursework and exams

About The Course:

The BSc (Hons) Business Accounting programme is designed to provide you with the appreciation of, and insight into, the role of accounting in the context of business governance, project management and accounting information systems. Throughout your studies you will build your knowledge and understanding of the conceptual and practical aspects of accounting, providing a foundation for further study or professional development depending on your chosen career path.

In your first year, you will study 6 compulsory modules which are designed to give a solid grounding in the subject area of accounting and prepare you for a more detailed exploration of the subject in your second year.

In the second and final year, you will be required to devote more time to ethics, governance and controversial accounting principles. You will study accounting rules and apply accounting skills. There is more emphasis on discussion, critical evaluation, reflection and anticipation of likely future developments in accounting.

Teaching and Assessment

You will be actively involved in a range of learning, teaching and assessment approaches as part of BSc (Hons) Business Accounting. Such active approaches aim to put you in the centre of your learning so you are involved and engaged in all aspects of your assessment and learning. Your programme will require your active participation in learning activities and engagement with your fellow students both individually and collaboratively, working and learning with other students. Learning activities may also occur both within and outside the classroom.

All learning and teaching take place in seminar sized groups and within these sessions, you will be presented with a wide variety of learning opportunities including formal lectures, seminars, guest speakers, online videos – prequels and sequels, fortnightly round-ups. Fortnightly Round-Ups are one hour online live chat sessions with your module tutor on MyLearning. These are open to all students on the module.

You will have 12 hours per week of contact time throughout your programme and will be expected to engage in 28 hours per week of self-study time. If you choose to study the daytime course, the course will be delivered across 2 days each week. If you choose to study the evening and weekend option, tuition will be on 2 evenings and a Saturday each week.

Your learning will also be supported by technology. Increasingly your tutors will be using existing and emerging learning technologies to engage you in e-learning activities. Your programme will be facilitated using a variety of media and online tools (MyLearning on UniHub, podcasts, wikis etc) which will allow you flexible access to a diverse range of online resources, quizzes and learning materials as well as collaborative tools with which you can engage and learn with your peers.

Sage accounting software will be used in your Accounting Information Systems module where you will have the opportunity for external certification.

Assessment methods: Coursework and exams

What Will I Learn?

Year One
    Financial Accounting
    Management Accounting
    Corporate Responsibility and Ethics (15 credits)
    Business Environment (15 credits)
    Accounting Information Systems (15 credits)
    Financial Data Analysis (15 credits)

Year Two
    Applied Financial Accounting
    Applied Management Accounting
    Financial Project Management
    Personal Financial Behaviour

Year Three
    Advanced Financial Data Analysis
    Corporate Finance
    Accounting Theory (15 credits)
    Ethics and Sustainability (15 credits)
    Business Start Up OR Work Internship

Careers and further study
There are many career options open to graduates of this programme in the field of accounting and finance within the business, for example project management, business analysis, taxation, back-office finance positions in the City and corporate finance.

The programme currently benefits from some exemptions from various accounting bodies but this is not the focus of the programme.

All students who complete the BSc (Hons) Business Accounting programme can apply to anyone of the accountancy bodies for exemptions. The programme is accredited by the following:

    The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
    The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
    The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
    The Chartered Institute of Public Finances and Accounting (CIPFA)
    The Association of International Accountants (AIA)

How to apply
Our admissions process is designed to be as simple, clear and logical as possible. If you would like more information please contact
us and our advisors will be able to discuss the details of your academic and work history and recommend the best entry point for you.Please contact us: Tel: +44 (0)1908 368000 | Email: info@advancelearning.co.uk

Level: Postgraduate degree
Duration: 2-3 Years
Tuition Fees: £9,250 per year
Intakes: September/October, January/February and June
Mode of study: Full-time classroom based, daytime or evening and weekend
Assesment methods: Coursework and exams

Overview

The MSc International Business aims to allow students to acquire mastery of both the macro and micro contexts of international business, and is designed to enable students to acquire, develop, and integrate international business theory, and develop the skills to then apply this in terms of international business practice. The Masters dissertation provides the opportunity to conceive, design and implement satisfactorily a substantial research project within the broad subject area of international business.

The course is offered on both a full-time and part-time basis at the Magee campus, and as such it attracts a variety of students with different educational needs: business studies graduates wishing to pursue a career in international business, mature students wishing to improve career options and develop expertise, and business practitioners wishing to acquire the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to enable them to compete in a rapidly developing and constantly evolving global business environment. In recent years the course has also attracted growing numbers of EU and international students keen to pursue careers in this field.

About
This programme will enable students to acquire a knowledge and understanding of the political, social and cultural aspects of different trade blocs, particularly the European Union, Asia and the USA.

This programme is designed to provide a coherent academic progression for students who will explore the overall environment in which international business takes place. Core management techniques are analysed from varying perspectives to understand their application on an international scale.

The unique selling point of this programme is the richness that evident from the diverse student base which progresses through this programme of study. Sharing experiences from varied cultural, economic and employment backgrounds is invaluable.

The course is structures as follows:

YEAR ONE
Semester 1

BMG705 Global Business in Context (15 credits*)

BMG704 International Finance (15*)

Semester 2

BMG935 International HRM (15*)

BMG936 International Entrepreneurship (15*)

YEAR TWO

Semester 1

MKT860 International Marketing (15*)

BMG814 The Digital landscape (15*)

Semester 2

BMG827 Applied Research Skills (15*)

BMG815 Global Strategy (15*)

Semester 3

BMG847 Dissertation 60 credits

or

BMG858 Applied Research Project 60 credits
Attendance

All modules are delivered 'executive style' in a flexible three-day block format and can be paced to individual needs.

The part-time MSc is completed in 2-3 years. Full-time participants can also exit with a PgCert after successful completion of one semester (four modules) or alternatively exit with a PgDip after successful completion of two semesters (eight modules).

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Assessment is 100% coursework assessed

This Masters offers various methods of teaching and learning to address the needs of industry and the economy in today's fast-changing world.

Studying and interacting with students and academic staff in an international setting, creates a network of contacts and links to local knowledge on an international stage. This masters degree offers directed tutor and peer learning, providing guidance and support throughout the entire programme, in addition to technical assistance.

How to apply
Our admissions process is designed to be as simple, clear and logical as possible. If you would like more information please contact
us and our advisors will be able to discuss the details of your academic and work history and recommend the best entry point for you.Please contact us: Tel: +44 (0)1908 368000 | Email: info@advancelearning.co.uk

Level: Undergraduate degree
Duration: 3-6 Years
Tuition Fees: £9,250 per year
Intakes: September/October, January/February and June
Mode of study: Full-time classroom based, daytime or evening and weekend
Assesment methods: Coursework and exams

Overview
You may have been thinking about studying Computing for some time, but haven’t found a course that fit with your other commitments. You may want to improve your career options. You may be a recent school leaver who wants to combine study with work. You may even be an employer interested in higher-level apprenticeships, wanting to recruit talented people to your organisation, empowering them to earn as they learn.

Whatever your profile, Computing Systems empowers you to study at your own pace, tailoring your own pathway through the modules offered by the degree. This flexibility is a unique approach to the study of Computing and is Ulster’s first course to offer ‘Variable Rate Progression’ (VRP). VRP provides ultimate flexibility, enabling you to complete the degree part-time in 3, 4, 5 or 6 years. This approach helps you design your own degree around life’s everchanging commitments and is offered at no extra cost.

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Computing Systems develops skills in subjects that include programming, databases, networking, web development, human computer interaction, artificial intelligence, security and even embedded systems design. When you finish, you will be ready for a professional career in computing equipped with the technical and personal skills sought by industry to apply best practice in software engineering and to develop wide ranging systems for any organisation. Over 90% of our graduates find employment within 6 months and starting salaries for Computing graduates is £2,000 higher than average wage (NNS 2019, DLHE Survey 2017).

MODULES
Courses are continually reviewed to take advantage of new teaching approaches and developments in research, industry and the professions. Please be aware that modules may change. The exact modules available, as in any programme, may vary depending on course updates, staff availability, timetabling and student demand.

Uniquely, BSc Computing Systems is designed using a Variable Rate Progression (VRP) model. Consequently, you may design your own personal pathway through the modules of the course, something that is not possible in traditional courses. The precise pathway, its duration and specific modules, are determined by each student. Many potential pathways exist.

The programme may be completed in 3, 4, 5 or 6 years, dependent on the precise pathway you derive. Note that should you enter the course in February, rather than September, the minimum duration of the course will be four years.
Attendance

Computing Systems is delivered on a Monday afternoon and evening during Semesters 1 and 2 (September-May). There are also 6-12 days of block training during Semester 3 (around the end of June and beginning of August). Typcial weekly timetabled hours involve 3.5-7hours scheduled for delivery between 1.15pm and 9.15pm. This contact time accounts for around 1/3 of the expected self-directed study time for each module.

The duration of the degree is dependent on the number of modules you study and successfully completed each year. There are six modules at each of three levels in the course. Each year, you can choose undertake a minimum of three modules and a maximum of six modules. This empowers you to complete the course in as little as three years or to choose a slower track lasting four, five or even six years.

Career options
Graduates of BSc Hons Computing Systems are well equiped for a broad range of professional careers within computing, software engineering, web development and database administration, and in fields related to software engineering processes and quality assurance.

Students from this course will be eligible to enter graduate employment or to undertake further study at Master's or PhD level.

How to apply
Our admissions process is designed to be as simple, clear and logical as possible. If you would like more information please contact
us and our advisors will be able to discuss the details of your academic and work history and recommend the best entry point for you.Please contact us: Tel: +44 (0)1908 368000 | Email: info@advancelearning.co.uk

Level: Undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 Years
Tuition Fees: £9,250 per year for three years
Intakes: September/October, January/February and June
Mode of study: Full-time classroom based, daytime or evening and weekend
Assesment methods: Coursework and exams

COURSE OVERVIEW

Enter the exciting world of international tourism with this specialised management degree. You’ll learn the skills, qualities and knowledge required by employers to help you develop a successful career in a growing global industry.

Tourism is a huge global business and contributes 10% of the world’s GDP. There is increasing diversification and competition between destinations within the industry, as well as a growing number of new destinations. As a result, the international tourism industry currently accounts for 1 in 11 jobs globally (WTTC 2018).

Our Tourism Management Institute (TMI) accredited BA (Hons) International Tourism Management aims to provide you with the specialist knowledge and theory in international tourism. Through an academically engaging, industry relevant and stimulating range of units you will develop your understanding of the changing nature of the industry.

WHAT WILL I STUDY?

BA (Hons) International Tourism Management programme is the ideal course for students who aspire to careers in tourism marketing, cruising, international tour operation, resort management or any other aspect of the international tourism industry.

This dynamic course will challenge you to develop all the skills you need for a career in travel, tourism and management. You will gain insight into a range of topics such as security, safety, risk, resilience and crisis management on regional, national and international scales whilst becoming proficient in all aspects of this complex profession from problem solving to managing diverse and disparate teams.

Embedded field trips and visiting key players in this industry will give you a chance to fuse theory and practice that will make you ready for a career in this popular industry.

This course aims to:

• Provide you with an academic framework to understand the global, national and local impact travel and tourism can have upon communities, economies and social and cultural development thereby developing your personal knowing

• Offer opportunities to apply your academic knowledge to the practical operations and planning of travel and tourism making you work ready

• Deliver choice of destinations for graduates through analysing the diversity of international travel and tourism, air travel and cruising through knowledge of local, national and international cases

• Give you confidence in your expertise and able to deliver reasoned solutions through robust research, critical judgement and experience.

• Through seminars and assessed activities you will develop your interpersonal skills, organisation, cross-cultural communication, problem-solving and leadership skills, as well as in management and IT. These transferable skills are developed throughout the programme and specific attention is paid to enhancing your cultural awareness and your ability to communicate effectively in a range of formats appropriate for the international tourism industry.
  

You’ll be taught using a range of teaching methods that include lectures, seminars and workshops, totalling 9-12 hours per week. You will also be expected to engage in independent study, around 38 hours per week.

You will have access to Solent’s virtual learning environment that provides quick online access to assignments, lecture notes, suggested reading and other course information.

Assessments are based on coursework, presentations and exams.

EVENING AND WEEKEND STUDY
One of our study options available for UK and EU nationals includes evenings and weekends.
This study option offers exactly the same levels of student support and the ability to balance your full-time studies with your personal life.

Modules:

YEAR 1
Introduction to Travel and Tourism
Introduction to the Cruise Industry
Academic and Employability Skills for Festivals, Events, Air and Tourism
Marketing for Festivals, Events, Air and Tourism
Introduction to Organisations and Finance
Global Travel and Tourism with Field Trip
 
YEAR 2
Tourism Destination Management and Planning
Relationship Marketing in the Digital Era
The Management of Visitor Attractions
Sustainable Economics for Tourism and Air Travel
Festival, Events, Air & Tourism Research Skills
Tourism and Cruise Experiences, Innovation and Management with Cruise Field Trip

YEAR 3
Contemporary Issues in Travel and Tourism
Natural and Cultural Heritage Tourism
Business Start-up
Globalisation of the Cruise Industry
Dissertation for Festivals, Events, Air and Tourism (40 credits)

This course is industry-focused, leading to careers in the growing UK and international overseas tourism industry. Working in tourism is an exciting option if you have a passion for travel and creating a memorable and inspiring experience for tourists. You may prepare travel itineraries, lead tour parties or even work with local attractions and hotels. Jobs include tour operators, reservation consultants, local authority tourism officers and a variety of management positions.

Suitable roles for graduates include:

    International tourism marketing
    Customer services
    Public sector tourism
    Visitor management
    Heritage attractions management
    International hospitality
    Global cruise industry
    Tourism research
    International tour operation
    Resort management

How to apply
Our admissions process is designed to be as simple, clear and logical as possible. If you would like more information please contact
us and our advisors will be able to discuss the details of your academic and work history and recommend the best entry point for you.Please contact us: Tel: +44 (0)1908 368000 | Email: info@advancelearning.co.uk 

Level: Postgraduate degree
Duration: Full-time - daytime, or evening and weekend
Tuition Fees: UK/EU – £5,150 / International – £12,500 (London), £11,000 (Birmingham)
Intakes: January, May (London only), September
Mode of study: Full-time classroom based, daytime or evening and weekend
Assesment methods: Coursework and exams

About this course
The overall aim of the MSc Marketing course is to provide an academically challenging, intellectually stimulating programme of study that educates, develops and enhances the professional competence of students of marketing and business.

The course is designed to help build your knowledge, transferable skills and capabilities to prepare you for middle and senior appointments within public, private and social economy sectors in the global business arena.

This programme is also available as MSc Marketing with Advanced Practice, which includes either an internship or project.

The aims of this course are to:

Provide an advanced study of business and management with a particular focus on marketing

Prepare you for a career in marketing and business by building the transferable skills necessary for marketing management at a variety of levels

Develop your ability to apply knowledge and critical understanding of marketing and business to complex issues, both systematically and creatively, to improve entrepreneurial marketing and business practice

Enhance your lifelong learning skills and personal development to work with self-direction and originality and to contribute to business and society at large

Critically evaluate the application and impact of marketing theories and concepts to practical marketing problems

Develop strong transferable skills of logical reasoning, creative thinking, effective communication and the ability to critically evaluate contemporary issues

Acquire the skills necessary to conceive, design and implement a substantial research project

Cultivate highly developed lifelong learning skills and an appreciation for continuing personal and professional development, through self-directed and reflective learning

Teaching methods

We employ a wide variety of teaching and learning methods across the various modules of this course, depending on the nature and priorities of each module. You will be taught using a mix of lectures, seminars, tutorials and workshops, around 12 hours per week.

In addition to your time in class, you will be expected to engage in approximately 30 hours of self-study time per week.

You’ll be taught by experienced lecturers who will bring practical business related experience into the classroom to enable students to understand how business works in the real world.

You will have access to Blackboard, our online learning environment, where you can access module resources and reading lists that will assist your preparation for classes and self-study.
Assessment

Each module is assessed by coursework only.
Careers and progression

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be well placed to apply for a range of marketing positions across public and private sector organisations.

Additionally, the skills you will learn on the MSc Marketing will prepare those who choose to set up their own business.

The average starting salaries for graduate trainees in marketing is £21,461, the average the salary for a marketing manager is £37,305, a senior brand or product manager earns an average salary of £48,296 and the average salary for a marketing director is £77,799.

Modules
All modules are core.

Academic and Professional Development – MSc Marketing – 0 credits

Foundations in Management – 20 credits

Strategy and Innovation – 20 credits

Marketing Management – 20 credits

Global Marketing – 20 credits

Digital Marketing Communications – 20 credits

Marketing Analytics – 20 credits

Entrepreneurial Marketing – 20 credits

Applied Marketing Project – 40 credits

How to apply
Our admissions process is designed to be as simple, clear and logical as possible. If you would like more information please contact
us and our advisors will be able to discuss the details of your academic and work history and recommend the best entry point for you.Please contact us: Tel: +44 (0)1908 368000 | Email: info@advancelearning.co.uk

Level: Postgraduate degree
Duration: Full-time - daytime, or evening and weekend
Tuition Fees: UK/EU – £9,150 / International – £18,500 (London), £17,000 (Birmingham))
Intakes: January, May (London only), September
Mode of study: Full-time classroom based, daytime or evening and weekend
Assesment methods: Coursework and exams

About this course

The MBA with Advanced Practice is a general management course aimed at aspiring and established middle managers from a range of business sectors. The Advanced Practice element offers students the opportunity to gain valuable workplace environment experience.

The course has been designed to account for current (local, regional and international) market trends and has recently been updated to provide additional flexibility, choice and the opportunity and to help apply taught management skills.

The overall objective of this course is to educate and develop individuals as managers and business specialists, adding value through an integrated, applied and critical understanding of management and organisations, as well as the development of professional, transferable and intellectual skills that are essential for successful general and strategic management in private, public and third sector organisations.

Students will have the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and insight in the following areas:

Develop multidisciplinary and international perspectives, concepts and issues in the major management disciplines

Gain an understanding of relevant toolkits and techniques for analysing business and management issues
Cultivate the ability to analyse, synthesise and apply knowledge and understanding to solve management problems critically, rationally and rigorously
 
Gain an appreciation and application of contemporary management and information systems to aid strategic decision making in business and management

Develop an appreciation of appetite and responsibility for lifelong learning and personal development

Develop skills for leadership and transformational roles in business in the changing external context within which they are likely to operate

Develop strategic thinking, innovation and entrepreneurial skills

Improve interpersonal and group-working skills

Advanced Practice

The compulsory Advanced Practice element of this programme takes place after you have studied 8 taught modules at the Masters stage and will enable you to undertake a 15 week long internship, or applied consulting project, working with a real organisation on a live business problem. This gives you the opportunity to gain experience of the workplace environment and/or practical experience of the “real world” issues faced by those currently engaged in marketing.

The Advance Practice stage module provides an excellent way to put your learning into practice and hence, enhance your employability. It also provides you with an enhanced knowledge of the workplace which will facilitate the completion of your Dissertation. Please note if you undertake an internship this maybe paid or unpaid.
Course Duration

On successful completion of each stage of this programme of study, the duration will be 21 months.

Teaching methods

You will be taught using a wide variety of teaching methods across the modules including lectures and seminars, totaling around 12 hours per week. In addition to your time in class, you will also be expected to engage in approximately 30 hours of self-study time per week.

You’ll be taught by experienced lecturers who will bring practical business related experience into the classroom to enable students to understand how business works in the real world.

You will have access to Blackboard, our online learning environment, where you can access module resources and reading lists that will assist your preparation for classes and self-study.
Assessment

You will be assessed by coursework, including assignments, group assignments, presentations and class tests.
Careers and progression

The course places a strong focus on enhancing the employment prospects of its graduates. Previous Ulster University alumni have secured positions within large multinational organisations such as Diageo, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte and KPMG as well as small to medium-sized enterprises. Others have used the programme as a valuable springboard to gain a thorough understanding of business and management principles before starting up their own business.

Modules

All modules are core.

Level 7 MSc Workshop – 0 credits

Marketing – 15 credits

Accounting and Finance – 15 credits

Innovation and Entrepreneurship – 15 credits

Economics and the Business Environment – 15 credits

Managing People in the Organisation – 15 credits

Operations Management – 15 credits

Leadership and Change – 15 credits

Management Research Methods – 15 credits

How to apply
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