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Assessment
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see website details below.
The Kent MBA
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Location: Canterbury
Entry requirements: A good
degree from a UK or other
approved university and/or
an equivalent professional
qualification; a minimum of
three years’ relevant managerial
work experience. An individual
interview forms part of the
selection process.
Our AMBA-accredited MBA
transforms you into a responsible
business leader, using sustainable
management practices for the
advancement of local and global
communities. We ensure you
develop the skills to enhance
the scope and potential of your
career in a senior leadership role.
The Kent MBA combines a
rigorous grounding in business
theory with opportunities to put it
into practice with global live case
studies, a European study tour,
Consultancy Week – working
with a range of businesses on live
issues – and internships with highprofile,
multinational corporations.
Throughout the duration of the
Kent MBA you engage with a
range of organisations, small,
medium and large, regional to
multinational, allowing you the
experience to test theories
immediately in real-world
situations. You also have the
opportunity to gain the CMI
Level 7 Diploma in Strategic
Management and Leadership
(QCF) on completion of your
studies – a qualification highly
sought after by employers.
Course content
Stage 1
• Compulsory modules:
Accounting and Financial
Management; Contemporary
Issues in Strategic
Management; Corporate
Social Responsibility and
Sustainability Management;
The Fundamentals of
Corporate Finance and
Investment; International
Business; Introduction to
Strategic Management;
Leadership and Change;
Marketing Analysis and
Planning; Models for
Decision Making; Operations
Management; Strategic
People Management
• One from: Delivering Innovation
(tbc); Entrepreneurship;
International Marketing;
A Systems Approach to
Managing Complexity
Stage 2
• Business Report
Business Analytics MSc
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Location: Canterbury
The programme focuses on the
application of state-of-the-art
quantitative and qualitative
analytical systems to interpret
data. You undertake predictive
and strategic business modelling
by data mining, forecasting,
spreadsheet and mathematical
techniques. You have the
opportunity to work for real
organisations, improve your
consultancy skills and enhance
your employability through
the Student Implant Scheme,
which bridges the gap between
classroom learning and business
application.
Course content
• Compulsory modules:
Advanced Spreadsheets and
Decision Support Systems;
Business Statistics and
STAFF PROFILE
Marian Garcia
Professor of Marketing and
Innovation
Marian Garcia’s research
focuses on marketing-led
innovation, with a particular
focus on new product
development and value
co-creation strategies.
She has published in leading
international journals, including
Research Policy, Technovation,
California Management Review
and MIT Sloan Management
Review. Her book, Open
Innovation in the Food and
Beverage Industry, has
become a key reference source
for innovation scholars and
practitioners in the food industry.
Marian established the KBS
Open Innovation Network in
2013, a user-led regional
network bringing together
businesses, academics
and practitioners to facilitate
connections and knowledge
transfer.