How will I learn?
The Global Executive MBA is taught through a combination of highly-participative online learning and five global workshop residentials (32 days of face-to-face teaching in total). This blended learning approach is ideal for fitting your studies around your work and home commitments, while still getting an equivalent amount of on-campus teaching time as many full-time executive MBA programmes.
Global workshop residentials
Most courses that you will study include an intensive, three-day residential workshop. These are a chance to immerse yourself in your studies, away from the distractions of daily life, focus on what you want to achieve and build a robust and supportive cohort. At the workshops, you will experience a challenging mix of experiential learning from renowned business experts and practitioners, and group work focusing on real business problems. Additionally, there’s the opportunity to network, socialise and make connections that could transform your career. To give you extra flexibility, for elective courses we offer some courses that have more online or face-to-face learning to suit your commitments.
Travelling cohort
Unlike the Global MBA, where workshops for core courses take place at your ‘home’ centre, our Global Executive MBA will immerse you in our global study locations. You will attend four core workshop residentials as a cohort in Manchester, Dubai and Singapore for greater exposure to international business culture, then choose your own electives at any of our global centres. We will provide 26 nights of accommodation across the three core global workshop locations.
Workshop schedule
July 2022 intake
| Year One | Months 13-18 |
|---|---|
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11-16 July 2022 (6 days in Manchester) |
July 2023 (7 days in Manchester) |
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21-28 September or 22-27 September 2022 (6 days in Singapore) |
September/October 2023: (6 days - choose up to 2 locations) |
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March/April 2023 (7 days in Dubai) |
N/A |
July 2023 intake
| Year One | Months 13-18 |
|---|---|
|
January 2023 (6 days in Manchester) |
July 2024 (7 days in Manchester) |
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September/October 2023 (7 days in Singapore or Hong Kong) |
September/October 2024 (6 days – choose up to 2 locations) |
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March/April 2024 (6 days in Dubai) |
N/A |
January 2024 intake
| Year One | Months 13-18 |
|---|---|
|
January 2024 (6 days in Manchester) |
July 2025 (7 days in Manchester) |
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March/April 2024 (6 days in Dubai) |
March/April 2025 (6 days – choose up to 2 locations) |
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September/ October 2024 (7 days in Singapore or Hong Kong) |
N/A |
Online learning
Our executive MBA programme blends online learning with face-to-face workshops. To make it easier for students, we provide online teaching, learning and student support, including:
- Dedicated online learning and support hub
- Live online lectures and virtual workshops to support face-to-face workshops
- Virtual office hours with world-leading academics
- Online student surgeries
- Digital library
- Discussion forums
- Pre-sessional study skills and foundational review courses
- Virtual guest speakers and networking opportunities
Typical course unit
- Delivered online + three-day face-to-face workshop (either at the start or around the middle of the teaching period)
- Typically studied over six months (some are shorter) with a total of 150 hours of study per unit
- Taught from an applied perspective using practical elements, such as problem-solving, case studies, interactive activities and online quizzes, so you can apply your learnings immediately
- Assessed by ongoing coursework with no exams (you will typically complete two individual/group assessments per unit)
- Informed by the latest cutting-edge research
- Taught by world-leading academics with extensive expertise and teaching experience
Assessment
There are no examinations in our executive MBA programme. Assessments comprise individual and group coursework.
Teacher – Students Ratio
1: 35 students