Business Administration (Executive) MBA
Perfect your existing managerial skills as you excel in strategic leadership and consultancy on our MBA Business Administration (Executive) degree.
Overview
| Course length: | 1 year full-time 2 years part-time |
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| Start dates: | September 2025 January 2026 September 2026 |
| Location: | Edge Hill University |
| Example offers: | 2:2 or above (or equivalent) in any discipline. View full entry criteria |
| Subject(s): | Business Management, Accounting and Finance |
| Faculty: | Arts and Sciences |
| Department: | Business School |
Designed for experienced practitioners such as you, this degree expands beyond the traditional styles of management. You will learn how to critically evaluate risk from the perspective of the stakeholder, giving you vital insights which will help to progress your career.
Develop your reflective skills as you consider multiple aspects of management, including collaboration, financial analysis and leadership behaviours. You’ll be able to apply your knowledge as you solve an organisational challenge through working on a consultancy research brief, enabling you to expand your management consultancy skills.
This degree is more than just the theoretical side of management, you will apply your learning to real world organisational challenges through the management consultancy independent study. This experience will enable you to apply your findings to your own workplace as you liaise with experts and stakeholders.
Course features
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International students can apply
What you'll study
On our MBA Business Administration (Executive) degree, you’ll gain the opportunity to enhance your competencies in the area of strategic leadership and management.
You’ll explore the key features of a high-performing team and develop the essential knowledge, skills and confidence to lead more effectively. You’ll examine risks from organisational and stakeholder perspectives and develop approaches to mitigate them. We’ll help you develop key knowledge and skills needed to structure, analyse, and solve a variety of decision-making issues, including those associated with finance. You’ll also gain the opportunity to formulate and evaluate strategies that maximise organisational effectiveness without compromising longer term sustainability goals. The Management Consulting module allows you to collaborate with your peers to solve a real organisational problem while the Management Consultancy Project provides you with the opportunity to apply your learning to a challenge within your own professional context.
By the end of the programme, you’ll emerge as a more effective and responsible leader, capable of driving positive change in your work environment.
How you'll study
Sessions are delivered via workshops, seminars and lectures.
How you'll be assessed
The course utilises a variety of summative assessment methods, such as academic critical essays, examinations, simulations, case studies, reports, group presentations and portfolios.
Who will be teaching you
All modules are delivered by experienced lecturers and professors who have research specialism and/or professional experience in their subject matter.
Where your course includes optional modules, these are to provide an element of choice within the course curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements. Some restrictions on optional module choice or combinations of optional modules may apply.
Entry criteria
A degree equivalent to a UK lower second class (2:2) honours degree in any discipline or professional experience/ professional qualifications.
A lower honours degree attainment may be admitted where you can provide evidence of experience and/or prior learning at the discretion of the department.
Professionally qualified and/or experienced candidates who do not meet the formal qualifications will also be considered but assessed individually.
Evidence of a minimum of two years’ experience of working in a management and/or in an organisational context in a position of responsibility for resources (finance, people or projects).
You may be invited to an interview.
Overseas qualifications will be assessed using ECCTIS (formerly NARIC) to ascertain comparability.
Please note, the above examples may differ from actual offers made. A combination of A Level and BTEC awards may also be accepted.
If you have a minimum of two A Levels (or equivalent), there is no maximum number of qualifications that we will accept UCAS points from. This includes additional qualifications such as Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), AS Levels that haven't been continued to A Level, and General Studies AS or A Level awards.
English language requirements
International students require IELTS 6.5, with a score no lower than 6.0 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.
If your current level of English is half a band, one band, or one-and-a-half bands lower, either overall or in one or two elements, you may want to consider our Pre-Sessional English course.
How to apply
There is an online application process for this course.
Please choose the application form for your preferred intake date and mode of study.
Apply for September 2025 Full-time
Apply for September 2025 Part-time
Application links for January 2026 entry will be added here when they are available.
Please see our international student pages for further information about how to apply as a prospective international student.
Should you accept an offer of a place to study with us and formally enrol as a student, you will be subject to the provisions of the regulations, rules, codes, conditions and policies which apply to our students. These are available at www.edgehill.ac.uk/studentterms.
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Facilities
A stunning £8million building provides impressive teaching and learning facilities for students in Edge Hill Business School.
The contemporary three-storey building offers a 100-seat lecture theatre and modern seminar and meeting rooms. There are also social learning areas which enc
ourage a more informal and interactive style of learning, in addition to an attractive roof garden and atrium.
Where you'll study
Finance
Tuition fees
UK Full-Time
£15,500
for the course
UK Part-Time
£86 per credit
for 180 credits
International
£21,500
for the course
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, as well as Irish nationals, may be eligible for the UK tuition fee rate.
Financial support
Please view the relevant Money Matters guide for comprehensive information about the financial support available to eligible UK students joining postgraduate courses at Edge Hill University.
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme may be eligible to apply for financial support. Irish nationals can ordinarily apply to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). If you are an EU student who does not have settled or pre-settled status, or are an international student from a non-EU country, please see our international student finance pages.
Your future career
This course will enable you to further your career in Business Management and/or Business Consultancy. We provide you with careers support, offering guidance on application processes, assessment days and interview techniques. Our extra-curricular activities will help you to work towards membership of professional bodies, along with networking events and graduate fairs.
Once graduated you could apply your knowledge and skills to a number of careers, for example:
- Consultant
- Finance Manager
- Project Manager
- Senior Director
- Chief Executive
