Postgraduate - Glasgow Caledonian University

The Caledonian MBA Full-time
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Contact: The MBA Team
E: themba@gcal.ac.uk
T: +44(0)141 331 3511
W: www.caledonianmba.com
Mode of Study:
Full-time: One year
Number of Places:
30
UK/EU Fees & Funding:
Self-funded. £8,820 (2008/09 fees)
Application:
Download a form from our website on
www.caledonian.ac.uk/postgrad
For further information, see page 124 or use
the paper form at the back of this
prospectus. Two references required
Assessment:
A mixture of essays, reports, oral
presentations and exams
Programme Structure:
10 Modules: Strategic and Policy Processes;
The Reflective People Manager; Managing
Performance for Business Excellence;
Management Techniques and Theories;
Implementation Challenges in Business and
Public management; Leading Change:
Managing for Creativity; International
Business: Institutions, Policy and
Management; Research Perspectives and
Methods; Business Research Project;
International Management Project
Note: Students are required to attend a 10
day induction programme in mid September,
prior to the start of the academic programme
The Caledonian MBA is a full-time, one year Master’s programme. The programme is designed
to develop and enhance students’ managerial competences and capabilities, by equipping
them with the skills, theories and techniques to master the discipline of management,
particularly around the concept of leading and managing change.
This exciting programme examines the strategic nature of management, particularly the need to lead
and manage change in a dynamic, competitive global environment. The programme seeks to move away
from the traditional managerial ‘silo’ approach that characterises many MBAs and instead engage with the
reality that strategic management requires a more integrated, managerial approach.
The Caledonian MBA critically examines this global complexity through theory and practice on campus,
but also through the use of study visits, notably to a third country. This visit is held normally in the first week
of June. Countries visited in recent years have included France, Italy and Slovenia. The programme is
delivered in conjunction with a local university and gives students the opportunity to question and interact
with various local and multinational companies, as well as governmental organisations. The cost of
transport and accommodation is included within the programme fee.
The programme team has been widely praised for the support and encouragement it offers its students,
most recently in the March 2008 ELISR report, which praised ‘the excellent and innovative practice in
relation to postgraduate student induction and transition’.
Normally, an applicant can gain entry to the full time MBA if they have achieved the equivalent of a UK
undergraduate Honours degree and two years relevant experience, or equivalent of UK undergraduate
ordinary degree and three years relevant experience, or equivalent of UK HND and five years relevant
experience (two years of which must be at managerial level). Two references are also required (preferably
one academic and one employer).
International Students:
International students whose first language
is not English shall be required to
demonstrate evidence of satisfactory
competence by completing an IELTS test with
a score of at least 6.0 or by holding another
recognised qualification. See page 12 for
details
Overseas Fees:
£13,000 (2009 fees)
Scholarships:
Partial scholarships are available and
applicants will be advised of these
arrangements upon receipt of an offer
International Enquiries:
E: cbsinternational@gcal.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)141 331 8621