MBA Innovation, Enterprise and Circular Economy
Online
DURATION
2 up to 3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 20,196 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* home/international
Introduction
We offer the world’s first and only MBA focused on the Circular Economy.
This new economic model aims to:
- Use resources and energy more effectively
- Reuse products and materials
- Deliver increased profit for organizations
As a student you’ll have a unique degree and first-mover advantage, opening up a range of new career opportunities. You’ll learn the core aspects of a traditional MBA program, augmented by an in-depth study of this contemporary economic model – equipping you with the skills you need to tackle the business, social and environmental challenges of the twenty-first century.
The curriculum has been developed in partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. You’ll study topics including:
- Regenerative product design
- New business models
- Reverse logistics
- Materials, resources, energy, and competitiveness
- Operations, marketing, and strategic management
The program is studied part-time through distance learning, using a combination of self-study, online teaching, and group discussions. This flexibility means you can fit your learning around your work and home commitments, and complete the MBA at a pace to suit you in anything from two to three years.
Professional accreditation
We are proud to be in an elite group of business schools to hold the triple accreditations of Equis, AMBA, and AACSB, often referred to as the "Triple Crown".
Admissions
Curriculum
What you will study
All module information is for 2023 entry and is subject to change.
First-year
- Accounting and Economics for Decision Making
- Circular Economy Core Principles and Concepts
- Digital Marketing, Branding and Strategy
- Leadership for Transformational Change
- Business Models for a Circular Economy
- Diversity, Scale, and Development
- Enterprise and Innovation
- Materials, Resources, Energy and Competitiveness
- MBA Management Project
Learning and assessment
Our Circular Economy MBA program consists of three stages:
- 20-credit core modules – designed to help you get back into learning and provide fundamental knowledge of management principles and theory, before leading into an in-depth understanding of specialist topics that are essential and relevant to the contemporary commercial world
- 10-credit core modules – designed to help you explore contemporary management topics in more detail
- Management project – enables you to put the knowledge and skills gained throughout the program to practical use on a relevant management issue
To help you focus on your career trajectory, the range of subject areas will enable you to assess and find creative solutions to complex issues. Your knowledge and understanding of each subject area studied will be assessed by the most appropriate means.
Learning experiences and assessments are done through the following methods which reflect the tasks and behaviors of senior leadership roles:
- Individual and Group Assignments - for Example Producing Actionable Plans and Advice for Your Organisation to Solve Their Problems
- Live Online Tutorials
- Various Discussion Forums
- Reflective Personal Reports on Shared Experience
- Multimedia Presentations
- Online Collaboration, Discussion and Viva Voce
- Online Multiple-choice Quizzes
- Formal Examination
How you study
Each module contains study units that you will progress through each week under the guidance of a module leader. This equates to approximately 14-16 hours of study per week.
If work or family life is particularly busy we offer flexibility for completion of the MBA in two to three years.
Career Opportunities
Career Support
The University is committed to helping you develop and enhance your employability. This is an integral part of our MBA programs.
Specialist support from dedicated MBA Career Development Services is available throughout the course. According to the recent FT rankings, our Careers Services for MBA students is ranked 6th in the world.
Our MBA Careers Service is free to use and available to all MBA students and Alumni up to five years after graduation.
The Careers Services is comprehensive and includes coaching appointments, webinars, workshops, events, a dedicated website, and a curated suite of MBA-specific careers resources.
Our MBA Exchange gives you access to Leadership Development Programmes, the AMBA network, global job databases, links to executive search firms, and the Bradford Mentoring Programme.
You will also have the opportunity to develop a portfolio of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Certificates, which will demonstrate to employers that you are not only ambitious but also take responsibility for your own professional development.
In addition, the program will also include activities to promote teamwork, confidence, communication, and many other skills sought by employers.
MBA students are encouraged to access this support at an early stage and to use the extensive resources on the careers website.
Career Prospects
The MBA is designed to enhance future employability and help you to progress in your career.
The Financial Times Global MBA Rankings show that MBA alumni continue to operate in a wide range of sectors with, on average, 20% of them being in board-level positions within three years of graduation. Our graduates are ranked 8th in the world for career progression three years after completing our online MBA.
Often students use the MBA as an opportunity to develop the skills to consolidate experience, progress in their current job or industry, or even change career direction.
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
Every year we award numerous non-repayable scholarships to UK, EU and international students on the basis of academic excellence, personal circumstances or economic hardship. For full details, visit our scholarships section.
The School of Management offers a number of scholarships to MBA students from anywhere in the world to help fund tuition fees.
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.