Cardiff Business is the world's first Public Value Business School - we consider not just the economic impact of business but also the social and environmental impacts. This is embedded into all our teaching not least our MBA. The Cardiff MBA is structured around a series of six challenge-focussed modules, based on cross-functional and action-based scenarios typically found in the workplace. Several themes will provide integration across the modules. These may include Responsible Leadership, Digital Transformation and The Future of Work. Choice and specialisation is embedded in modules. For example, the ‘Confronting Grand Challenges’ module will provide you with the opportunity to focus on a challenge that has relevance for your future career.
The learning required to engage with the challenges is experienced in immersive blocks designed to stimulate your curiosity, inform your process of enquiry, and strengthen the application of your learning.
This approach provides an enriched opportunity for:
the use of multiple and extended activities to enhance understanding.
student interaction to support shared sense making.
guided in-depth inquiry.
collaboration between students and the programme team.
frequent review of insights and development.
focussed learning rather than the distracting demands of multiple modules.
structured independent learning.
Challenges include a business strategy simulation, a time-constrained solution to a brief from a senior management team, the development of an innovative business solution and a complex multi-stakeholder challenge. The Accelerator Project is a real-world project carried out in partnership with a corporate client to develop solutions to a significant strategic issue. The concluding module then uses a crisis management simulation to consider the multiple facets of current leadership challenges. It also anticipates the future landscape and transformative change this requires.
This immersive challenge-based structure will enhance your capability in four interrelated areas. You will:
develop a holistic understanding of core business areas and processes, drawing on contrasting functional, disciplinary, and contextual perspectives.
integrate theory and practice to promote critical thinking and problem solving.
engage with the complex, dynamic and ambiguous nature of strategic decision-making.
gain enhanced insight into your personal potential and develop advanced leadership skills.
Running throughout the programme is a supporting package of activities provided by the MBA’s Leadership Development Programme. These directly address the personal and professional skills needed for you to perform effectively in each challenge, and in the next stage of your career. There will be a particular focus on being resilient, resourceful, responsible, and relational.
World University Rankings - Business and Economics 151-175 (Times Higher Education)
Admission requirements
General
Work experience (years)
3 (Min)
Managerial experience (years)
1 (Min)
Language
Language
English
Scores
TOEFL
100+
IELTS
7+
Student body
Male students
37%
Female students
63%
International students
100%
Nationalities represented
4
Female faculty
42%
International faculty
45%
Geographic representation/ Geographical origin:
Africa
3
Asia Pacific
92
Western Europe
3
USA
3
School Accreditations
AACSB
AMBA
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Location
Campus
Address:
Cardiff Business School, Colum Drive, Cardiff , Cardiff, United Kingdom
Last update on: 04/02/2025
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