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Why choose the Graduate School of Business
Our business and management courses rank 4th overall in their subject field in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2024, with top 3 rankings for teaching, student engagement, sense of community and organisation.
Flexible courses designed to accommodate your work and life commitments with block delivery and different entry points through the year.
Assessments linked to live projects where you engage with industry professionals and find real business solutions; also opens up opportunities for networking and work placements.
About the course
The full-time MBA, specialising in human resource management, fast-tracks career growth by honing leadership and strategic management skills. Tailored for HR enthusiasts, it prepares you for management roles, fostering global competitiveness. Core units cover professional practice, resource management, and strategy, while specialised units delve into corporate innovation and international HR management. The course runs over three semesters with six entry points through the year. The point at which you join the course determines the order of the units you study.
For further course information, contact Lubna Siddiqi at lubna.siddiqi@beds.ac.uk
Facilities and specialist equipment
- Access our state-of-the-art data lab, equipped with top-tier business analytics software and platforms, including Vensim simulation software, allowing hands-on learning and exploration
- Benefit from a range of learning resources, such as the Harvard Business Review and Oracle OPERA, to support you on your learning journey 
Student experience
Learn from our highly experienced academic team of industry experts engaged in consultancy, business involvement and social impact.Ìý
Learning supported by extensive Harvard Business Publication resources and simulations. Ìý
Acquire essential professional skills aligned with bodies like the Chartered Management Institute.Ìý
Join our Global Guest Speaker series, featuring academics, industry leaders, and professionals from organisations like Luton Borough Council, the European Commission, and bodies such as the Association of Project Management (APM).Ìý
Participate in field trips to exhibitions like the Great Business Exhibition and Tech Show London, as well as industry visits to companies like TUI, gaining first-hand industry insights. Ìý
Solve real-life problems working with the University’s Research and Innovation Service (RIS) where you can assist local businesses and SMEs to up-skill and innovate.ÌýÌý
What will you study?
Studying our MBA (Logistics and Supply Chain Management) will equip you with the specialist knowledge and skills for strategic supply chain management, responsible leadership and a digital business acumen. You will have the opportunity to engage in live supply chain projects with leading employers from diverse sectors and as a result, build on your personal and professional growth. Our unit in Logistics and Supply Chain Management will allow you to apply creative problem-solving skills and to critically analyse real-world supply chain issues and challenges, contemporary developments, strategies and best practices in supply chain management and logistics. This will allow you to develop a strong understanding of integrated supply chain and logistics management, how it is used to achieve competitive differentiation and advantage, and how enterprises coordinate the procurement, manufacturing, distribution and transportation to run a successful business.
You will also look at this on a global scale in our Global Supply Chain Management unit. Here, you will build an understanding of the characteristics and challenges of global supply chains alongside its strategies and operations. This includes looking at key components of global supply chain management, from sourcing, logistics and distribution to risk mitigation and uncertainties in global supply chains. Completing this unit will mean that you have gained the integrated management skills to build resilient, customer-focused supply chains in complex and global business environments. Through incorporating insights from business ethics, sustainability studies and organisational behaviour, you will develop a holistic view of Responsible Leadership and Sustainable Management. In this unit, you will explore contemporary global leadership challenges based on real-world case studies while applying the principles of ethical decision-making and effective stakeholder engagement.
This relates to our unit in Strategy: Analysis and Practice where you will be equipped with the practical knowledge of strategic management which you can use to execute effective strategies against business challenges. Working with real-world scenarios created using strategic simulations, you will learn to critically evaluate data sources and industry information to practice making informed strategic decisions in a controlled environment. Finally, you will complete an MBA Applied Project that will allow you to integrate your knowledge and understanding of business and management with an opportunity to work on a live consultancy project relevant to your specialism in logistics and supply chain management. You will work with an academic lead to apply your research and enhance management and business practice through independent, work-based consultancy. Throughout the course, you will be able to combine your learning with our diverse extra-curricular activities from guest speaker sessions, exhibition visits and entrepreneurship events.
How will you be assessed?
The underpinning philosophy of all assessments is to develop both your knowledge and skills to enter employment as a confident manager with a strong base from which to meet your own aspirations. This requires consideration of your own personal capabilities as well as looking outward at the business world. The aim is for you to become an independent and self-directed lifelong learner.
Apart from the formal assessments there will be an emphasis on self peer and group assessment. Tutors will provide feedback on formative assessments to support your development of good academic practice. All assessments are rooted in authentic and practical workplace scenarios to enable the integration of theory and practice in dynamic `real world work contexts. Exams are kept to a minimum. To facilitate learning for all students a range of assessment methods are used throughout the course including: - Business Reports to demonstrate contextual insight and professional practice; - Project Plans to demonstrate project planning skills; - Seminar Papers to develop critical analysis skills; - In-class tests of your knowledge of core concepts in context; - Project Report integrates learning throughout the course independently applied in practice; Business simulation where you demonstrate the impact of your strategic decision making. The focus is on the impact of management education to management practice and later assessments require greater complexity and integration through independent study to support your successful transition into work. This is exemplified by two units at the dissertation stage: Management Practice and the Theory into Practice Project. These help you to consider your personal and professional development and the complexity of applying management education in practice once in employment.
Careers
On completing your MBA you will be well placed to fill a wide range of positions particularly within the HR sector. Your team-working skills analytical abilities and understanding of management will be attractive to employers. You would be expected to enter into mid-level management careers in SMEs and larger organisations or start your own business.
If you wish at a later point in your career you may pursue a Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA).
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Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email international@beds.ac.uk
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email international@beds.ac.uk
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email international@beds.ac.uk
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email international@beds.ac.uk
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email international@beds.ac.uk
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email international@beds.ac.uk
