Course units
Unit 1: Future Leadership (20 credits)
This unit explores the role of collaborative and effective teamwork against the changing landscape of leadership. The unit focuses on personal transformation and intentions for effecting positive change as a foundation for learning and development across the MBA community.
Unit 2: Systems & Creative Strategy (20 credits)
This unit critically examines real-life practices through the lens of systems thinking and creative methodologies. You will explore complex, systems challenges to propose innovative solutions and appropriate scales of action that address societal, economic and ecological contexts.
Unit 3: Finance for Impact (20 credits)
This unit explores how existing and alternative business models and finance systems are being disrupted and impacted by macroeconomic and geopolitical change. You will be introduced to key principles of financial management, small business finance, and financial modelling in relation to contemporary thought leadership and the future of finance.
Unit 4: The Collaborative Unit (20 credits)
This unit explores the potential of collaborative practice and equips you with the ability to apply interdisciplinary approaches through collective agency. It supports you in building communities of practice across the College, drawing on interdisciplinary expertise and group working methods from a breadth of disciplines. The unit explores how relational and networked-based practices can create positive impact through business innovation.
Unit 5: Creative Entrepreneurship & Innovation (40 credits)
This unit focuses on designing and developing a new business or creative enterprise. You will explore the intersection of creative practice, innovation and entrepreneurship models to effect positive and meaningful change. The unit challenges key theories and emerging industry trends to propose ethical and sustainable business models.
Unit 6: Extended Live Project (60 credits)
The course culminates in a self-directed project, requiring you to draw upon the networks you have established to design and investigate an original research question or proposition. You will challenge business and management practices by critically reflecting on previously encountered theories, discourses and tools to develop new approaches to social challenges and organisational opportunities.
CSM Academic Support is delivered by a team of academics and practitioners working alongside your course to help you progress and achieve your maximum potential as a student. Academic Support can help you to develop your skills in different areas, including critical thinking, research and writing, time management, presentations and working independently and collaboratively. These may be offered as part of your timetabled classes or as bookable tutorials and workshops.
Mode of study
The course is offered in full-time mode which runs for 45 weeks over 12 months. You will be expected to commit 40 hours per week to study, which includes teaching time and independent study.
Credit and award requirements
The course is credit-rated at 180 credits. On successfully completing the course, you will gain a Master of Business Administration (MBA degree). Under the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, an MBA is Level 7. All units must be passed in order to achieve the MBA and the classification of the award is derived from the achievement in all units.
If you are unable to continue on the course, a Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) will normally be offered following the successful completion of 60 credits, or a Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) following the successful completion of 120 credits.
