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An Executive MBA from Hull University Business School transforms the people who study it and the organisations they work for.

Aimed specifically at busy working professionals with established careers, this part-time programme combines theoretical knowledge, strategic thinking and critical skills to inspire socially-responsible leaders capable of managing complex challenges in an ever changing business world.

Plus, it’s been co-designed between our own expert lecturers and senior leaders from a variety of public and private sectors – so you know it will always be up-to-date and relevant.

This course is accredited by

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About this course

Recognising that the way we live and do business is evolving, our AACSB, AMBA and CMI-accredited programme is designed to give you the leadership skills needed to thrive in an increasingly Net Zero and digitally-transformed world.

Teaching takes place on campus in four-day blocks. This gives you the face-to-face element we know modern business leaders value, with the added benefit of a range of complementary online resources to support your learning.

Major topics include ethics, sustainability, digitisation, internationalisation, entrepreneurship, and diversity and inclusion, all delivered by internationally recognised speakers and academics.

And alongside the core MBA content above, you’ll also take part in Leadership Accelerator modules to really take you out of your comfort zone and help you reflect on your leadership style.

Plus, we take a fresh and dynamic approach to your development with a number of hands-on elements such as a study tour at one of our international partner schools and exclusive VIP dinners featuring high-profile guest speakers.

Learn more about the course from our graduates, industry partners and advisory board.

Module options

For a full Masters degree, you'll study 180 credits over the duration of your course. Some programmes offer a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) qualification or a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) qualification. For a PGDip, you'll study 120 credits, and for a PGCert, you'll study 60 credits.

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  • MBA Orientation & Leadership Catalyst

    No matter who you are or where you’re from – we know you’ve got the potential to be a brilliant leader.  

    We’ll start with an overview of the programme, but after that, it’s all about you – your experience, your skills, knowledge, behaviours, and your aims. 

    You’ll reflect on and analyse your journey so far, using academic literature, inspiring case studies, and personal research to pinpoint areas to develop, skills to hone, and measure your growth throughout the course and beyond. This new level of self-awareness will provide a solid footing as you discover your own leadership style and unique place in the business world. 

    Right from the get-go, you’ll be developing vital study skills and training in essential systems. As well as a strong academic and theoretical approach, you’ll explore fundamental principles of leadership, including growth mindsets, decision-making, and persuasion.

    This module won’t just help you get the most out of your course; it will prepare you for your own transformative leadership journey. 

    compulsory

    15 credits

  • Global Economic Environment

    Organisations operate within a face-paced global economic environment that influences their performance.

    Changes in the global economy can be both unexpected and significant, leading to an increase in uncertainty about the state of the global, regional and national economies through impacting their future evolution and, thereby, the performance of business.

    The Global Economic Environment module introduces the concepts, tools and analytical approaches of modern economics to inform business leaders’ understanding and decision-making relating to contemporary global, regional and national events, indicators and trends.

    compulsory

    15 credits

  • Marketing in a Disruptive Digital Age

    In this volatile business landscape, disruption is the norm. Organisations have to be ready and willing to break the status quo. This could mean shaking up their entire business model or revamping their service or product, and it will almost always involve adapting how they reach their customers.

    In this highly interactive module, you’ll gain real, hands-on experience. You’ll get to grips with the marketing platforms and analytic tools to understand how organisations use the very latest data and harness the most disruptive digital trends to build sustainable growth for stakeholders.

    You’ll learn how to critically evaluate an increasingly competitive, online, and distraction-filled marketplace and identify key trends. You’ll understand the importance of reaching customers with the right product at the right price, at the right time, and through the right channels. By combining insight into the complete brand planning process with the University’s vision for a ‘fairer, brighter, carbon neutral future’, this module will inspire sustainable marketing plans that meet the needs of the organisation, the customers, and the environment – we call this Total Marketing.

    compulsory

    15 credits

  • Strategy Making in a Complex World

    With the rapid pace of change and disruption, future-focused leaders need to be able to strategise in a complex world and deal with emergent complex challenges and many have already relinquished assumptions of a mechanistic world associated with a more stable world order and are now working out what a complex world means and how to be effective in it.

    Systems thinking not only offers future leaders theoretical understanding of how complexity is created but also provides practical support for the managerial endeavour of strategising in complex systems and the creation of sustainable social value.

    compulsory

    15 credits

  • Accounting, Finance & Corporate Social Responsibility

    The future of finance is digital transformation, this module will equip leaders with the future trends embracing the accounting and finance discipline. Technology and new global standards such as eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) are changing the way finance and accounting processes operate and financial data are reported.

    This is enabling CFOs and investors to make quick data drive decisions and to help other leaders in the organisation lead and influence projects, also to benchmark. Equally there is a need to balance profit with purpose, with greater focus now on financial products, investments, financial instruments, or fund products focused on sustainable investment.

    compulsory

    15 credits

  • Leadership Behaviours and Psychology

    Leadership and Business Psychology enable you to reflect on your leadership behaviours and examine new ways of working in volatile, uncertain, chaotic and ambiguous environments. We will examine how the environment around us influences the decisions we make (as leaders) and tasks we focus on. Also focusing our attention on behaviours and psychology allows us to unpack the critical success factors for socially responsible leadership.

    compulsory

    15 credits

  • Global Talent Management and Human Resource Management

    People: your business’s most valuable resource.  

    In this module you’ll gain a profound understanding of people management within a complex, shifting, and increasingly globalised context.  

    Split into three main parts, it covers the principles of human resources management, global talent management, and organisational culture. From this, you’ll develop helpful people management strategies to apply to your own real-life experiences – giving you the tools to become a responsible and ethical leader.  

    From recruiting and managing talent in a global market, to committing to corporate social responsibility; from creating diverse and supportive cultures, to the implications of the psychological contract; and from workforce health and wellbeing to the global paradox; this module covers the full breadth of theories and practices relating to talent and human resource management.  

    compulsory

    15 credits

  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management

    Never before has responsible and ethical supply chain leadership been so important to organisations and the world economy. The global pandemic, modern-day slavery, the energy crisis and climate change have shone a spotlight on the importance and impact of supply chains in making a difference.

    Gain an in-depth understanding of supply chain strategy, design and sustainability. Learn how to analyse and design effective supply chain operations and how to use data models and simulation games to solve problems and inform decisions. You will become an ethical role model with a reputation for sustainable development in a global supply chain community, acting with integrity and promoting an ethical, inclusive and supportive culture.

    compulsory

    15 credits

  • Digital Transformation and Information Security

    Explore how digital technologies can lead to failures for organisations, but also, how technology can enable organisations to achieve a meaningful digital transformation and compete in the digital economy. You will review the latest disruptive technologies and consider their wider implications in business and society.

    Examine technology in a systems theoretical manner, develop critical thinking around digital assets and consider the core cybersecurity challenges that organisations face in an era where information systems security becomes a fundamental concern for all businesses.

    compulsory

    15 credits

Our academics

Our academics are busy working on a range of issues, including sustainable business practice.

We’re one of the first business schools in the UK to become a member of the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME). So you’ll develop the skills to be a successful and sustainable leader.

Linda Whicker

Linda Whicker

Senior Lecturer and Programme Director in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Dr Roberto Palacios Rodriguez

Dr Roberto Palacios Rodriguez

Lecturer, Economics and Management Systems

Entry Requirements

What do I need?

When it comes to applying for this Postgraduate Taught degree, you'll need an Undergraduate degree (or equivalent). For this course, you'll need a 2:1 in any bachelors degree.

The programme is designed for graduates from any discipline with a strong interest in the foundations this subject.

If you’re an undergraduate student at Hull, you’re guaranteed a fast-track route to this postgraduate degree, as long as you meet the entry requirements.

In order to ensure our students have a rich learning and student experience, most of our programmes have a mix of domestic and international students. We reserve the right to close applications early to either group if application volumes suggest that this blend cannot be achieved.

Fees & Funding

How much is it?

Scholarships

We offer a number of awards, bursaries and scholarships for eligible students. They’re awarded for a variety of reasons including academic achievement and/or to help those on lower incomes.

Scholarships and bursaries are separate to student loans. And the best bit is, you don’t pay a penny back.

Alumni Postgraduate Scholarship

University of Hull undergraduates progressing to a taught masters course may receive a 20% discount on the cost of their tuition fees.

Find out if you’re eligible by visiting the University of Hull Alumni Postgraduate Scholarship page.

See more Scholarships

We offer a range of scholarships and awards to students at the university to help with their financial load.

To view all of our scholarships and determine whether you're eligible, please visit our Scholarships and Awards page.

Our facilities

Make connections with industry professionals, like-minded entrepreneurs, and corporate partners in our Business Lounge. It’s also a great space to meet your course mates for group work.
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Future prospects

The Executive MBA is your gateway to a world of opportunity.

For starters, it’s not one qualification, it’s two. As our course is fully accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), you’ll automatically be awarded their Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice when you graduate, alongside your Masters degree.

This means you’ll have two internationally recognised qualifications to provide a springboard for your future career.

And thanks to our further AMBA accreditation – held by fewer than 2% of business schools worldwide – you’ll be eligible to join their powerful global community with exclusive access to events, career development advice and online resources.

Take your career to the next level

Like what you’ve seen? Then it’s time to apply.

Make your application online now, and our admissions team will get back to you as soon as possible to make you an offer.

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We regularly deliver virtual and on-campus events to help you discover your perfect postgraduate course, whether it’s a subject you already love or something completely different. Our events are an opportunity for you to chat to tutors and current students and find out about the career options a postgraduate degree could lead to.

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