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Master of Business Administration
Online Programme
Get ahead with an

online MBA from the
University of Liverpool
International reputation ranked in the
top 1% of universities worldwide, with an
AACSB accredited management school
Convenience fit your studies around your
other commitments. Accelerate your career
without interrupting your current job
Global perspective meet like-minded
professionals from all over the world
for a rich, multi-cultural experience
Practical skills and knowledge
develop critical understanding and
analytical skills to respond to todays
toughest business challenges
Dedicated support benefit from
close, personal support and feedback
throughout your studies, helping
you stay motivated and focused.
Contents
Get ahead with an online MBA
Accelerate your career
Learn with a globally-respected UK university 8

A world-class research institution
ULMS - a reputation you can rely on
11
Accredited at the highest level
11
The University of Liverpool online MBA
12
Programme structure
14
Dissertation or consultancy project
15
Maximum convenience, maximum results
18
Take your career to the next level
22
Invest in your future
23
Join our global alumni network
24
Admission requirements
28
Take the first step today
29
6 Master of Business Administration
Accelerate
your career
he University of Liverpools globally-oriented online MBA is designed for successful business professionals who want
to advance their careers, develop as leaders, and
positively contribute to the growth of their organisations and their communities.
Offered fully online by the University of Liverpool

Management School (ULMS), the programme
lets you study without interrupting your personal
and professional life. On the programme youll explore critical theories and concepts around highlevel business management with a global network
of peers, enjoy 24/7 access to your classroom, and
have the flexibility to choose elective modules specific to your own professional development.
This MBA will:
Dr Claire Moxham
Director of Studies for the online

MBA, University of Liverpool
Our students quickly see the benefits of
studying the MBA online. From day one you
are able to achieve professional impact by
applying current thinking from the classroom to your workplace. The international
make-up of our online classes and our research driven teaching combine to offer an
exciting and vibrant learning environment
that will challenge and inspire you.
Equip you with the key transferable
skills you need to be a successful manager
Empower you with practical knowl-
edge of the principles and current issues

relevant to senior business management
roles
www.university-liverpool-online.com/mba 7
Nurture your business
skills in a collaborative
international environment
with a global faculty base
and international professionals studying alongside
you
Help you acquire a
range of analytical techniques for effective tactical and strategic management
Support your personal

and professional development with a critically reflective mode of learning
Studying the
MBA online with
the University of
Liverpool is one of
the best decisions
I have ever made
in my career.
It has opened up another
page in my career. Its a
personal and professional
investment but one that
offers lifetime reward.
Khan Yeh (MBA 2013), online graduate
Operations Delivery Lead
From Taiwan, living in China
University of Liverpool
Key facts
In the top 1%
of universities worldwide
Member of the UKs
Russell Group
One of Europes largest
providers of
fully online degrees
Nine
Nobel Laureates
*As listed in the International Universities Handbook, published 2012
Learn with a
globally-respected
UK university
Making the commitment to pursue an MBA is a big decision.
There are many choices you need
to consider which university to study with, its reputation,
the quality of the management
school, how you will learn and
what sort of experience you will
have.
t the University of Liverpool, we offer the

very best choice for successful international professionals looking to collaborate
and share best practice with their peers from around
the world. Our online MBA will broaden your horizons, challenge your thinking, help you develop critical and analytical understanding, and give you the
skills, knowledge and confidence to respond to todays
toughest business challenges and boost your career
potential. Best of all, you wont need to take any time
out from your job to study.
A world-class
research institution
he University of Liverpool is a world-class research university with a long track record of

academic excellence and rigour. It is a member of the UKs prestigious Russell Group and ranked
within the top 1% of universities worldwide*. We have
been providing online postgraduate education since
2000, with more than 10,500 online students currently
studying with us around the world. Over 5,000 students have already graduated with an online degree,
joining the Universitys thriving international alumni
network of 183,000 people in over 192 countries.
Global pioneers
We have been pioneers in research and education
since our founding in 1881, and are considered one of
the great international centres of research, knowledge
and innovation. Our pioneering reputation attracts
students, faculty, experts and partners from across the
globe. Through our research, teaching and collaborations we seek to be life changing and world shaping.
Leaders in online
Were also a European leader in fully online postgraduate degrees. Our partnership with e-learning experts
Laureate Online Education enables us to support you
every step of the way throughout your studies. Its
through this exciting partnership that the University
is a member of the Laureate International Universities
network an international network of prestigious, innovative institutions of higher education giving you
access to international experts and leaders through
events such as the World Business Forum and the
Clinton Global Initiative.
*As listed in the International Universities Handbook, published 2012
AACSB Accreditation puts

ULMS in the top 5% of the
worlds business schools. It
reflects the dedication of our
staff to helping our students
learn to make a difference
to employers worldwide.
ULMS - a reputation
you can rely on
Our online MBA is offered by the University of
Liverpool Management School (ULMS), a globally recognised centre for management and leadership training, education and research. Our mission
is Learning to Make a Difference. This is reflected
in the foundations of our research and teaching,
which strive to make a difference to the lives of individuals, businesses and communities.
Accredited at the
highest level
ULMS is accredited for all its campus and online
programmes by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the oldest and
most respected global accreditation body for business schools. Less than 5% of the worlds business
schools have achieved this distinction.
By holding this accreditation, we have made a commitment to continuous improvement, and to providing a curriculum that is both responsive to the
needs of business and delivered in a high-quality
teaching environment.
For more information, visit www.aacsb.edu.
The University of Liverpool

online MBA
The ULMS online MBA is designed for business professionals looking for a rewarding, interactive international experience at the highest level. You can learn while you earn and accelerate your career
with practical knowledge and advanced skills that you can put to
immediate use in your career.
Global perspectives, local impact
Leadership skills that inspire
The programme allows you to study from wherever you are, at any time of the day from your
first module all the way through to graduation. Our
easy-to-use learning platform and collaborative
approach connects you with an international network of fellow professionals from every continent.
Through this collaborative approach, you will gain
real insights into todays global business trends that
you can immediately apply in your work.
Our MBA is designed to support you personally

and professionally as you progress and develop
your leadership strengths. You will explore the most
influential management theories, exercise your
critical thinking skills and broaden your strategic
understanding of business. You will also create a
Personal Development Plan that runs throughout
your programme, helping you reflect on your own
learning and record your leadership journey.
An international hallmark
of excellence
Learn from the worlds best
Delivered by an AACSB-accredited Management

School, our MBA programme is also accredited for
teChnology Enhanced Learning (or CEL) by the European Foundation for Management Development
(EFMD). This hallmark of excellence demonstrates
the academic rigour of our MBA programme and
the quality of the online experience you will enjoy.
Through our partnership with Laureate, you will

have access to our executive video speaker series,
giving you an exclusive insight into the experiences, thinking and guidance of some of the worlds
top business brains.
Tailor-made for you

Our online MBA allows you to tailor your learning to your career. Choose from a range of modules
in established pathways such as General Management, International Business, Marketing & Business Operations, Entrepreneurship or Finance and
Accounting or choose individual electives to
create your own programme of study. In the final
phase of the programme, you can also choose between a research dissertation and a live consultancy project addressing a real business issue at your
organisation.
Reap the rewards immediately

You dont have to wait until you graduate for your
programme to have an impact. The beauty of our
online MBA is that you can apply your learning
and understanding to your work as you progress
through the programme increasing your opportunities and career prospects while you study.
Programme structure
The programme includes five
core modules and three elective modules. You can choose
from a pool of electives based
on your areas of interest, or
choose individual electives in
order to create a self-designed
programme of study.
The process by which you choose electives will be
linked to your Personal Development Plan. Our
elective portfolio covers a broad range of study areas such as International Business, Finance and Investment, Entrepreneurship, Operations, Marketing, Project Management, and others.
Core modules (mandatory)

1
Being a Leader
The Organisation in a Strategic Context
Finance & Accounting for Managers
Market Perspectives
Innovation and Change
Elective modules
Entrepreneurship
International Business
Investment Strategies
Project Management
Operations Management
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Strategic Human Resources
Consumer Behaviour
Business in Emerging Markets
Managerial Accounting
Business Finance
Global Leadership
Business Leadership
Financing the Entrepreneurial Organisation
Financial Reporting
Services Marketing
visit www.university-liverpool-online.com/MBA
for module details
*Please note that current scheduling may be subject to change

and that we cannot guarantee that all elective modules will be
offered in every calendar year.
Dissertation or
consultancy project
You complete your MBA with
either a dissertation or a consultancy project:
Dissertation
The dissertation is a 15,000 20,000 word piece of
research. You identify an appropriate research topic, critically select and apply appropriate research
methodology and data collection methods to your
chosen research topic, and demonstrate a rigorous
understanding of the theory and literature relevant
to the issues under investigation.
Consultancy project
For your consultancy project you would work on
a specific project for an organisation typically
an employer or another organisation with which
youre familiar. The aim is to enable you to undertake a self-managed process of systematic practitioner inquiry within the management domain. The
output will be a 15,000 20,000 word report.
The thing that

I enjoyed most
was meeting
people from
different parts
of the world
via the online classroom.
Students were in constant
dialogue with each other,
which was a really great
way to collaborate and
share experiences.
Mohamed Badi Derouiche
(MBA 2013), online graduate
Finance Manager
From Tunisia, living in the United Arab Emirates
Maximum convenience,
maximum results
As a fully online programme, our MBA conveniently fits around your existing personal
and professional commitments. It means that
wherever in the world you live and work, you
can study for a prestigious ULMS MBA without interrupting your career or your personal
life.
here are no fixed lecture times. All your

coursework, class discussions and group
projects take place online, and the classroom
is always open. As long as you have internet access,
you choose when in the day you study and where.
Continuous Support
You can interact and collaborate with your faculty instructors and fellow students all over the world at any
time of the day. And if you run into any IT problems,
our technical support team is on hand 24/7 to help
you out.
You will also benefit from continuous academic support. From the moment you contact us right through
to your graduation, you will enjoy dedicated support,
including a personal Student Support Manager and
regular feedback on your progress from our international faculty instructors, as well as additional selfstudy and taught skills modules to support your academic and professional development.
Your online
experience
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Your studies will be based around the Laureate

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Laureate LENS also enables you to network with
your fellow online students around the globe.
You can engage, learn and share with your peers
and with the faculty, not only on your course,
but across the entire online university community giving you the chance to make valuable
connections across a range of professions and
industries.
Since graduating
from the
Liverpool online
MBA, I started
my own NGO
and am now supporting
NGOs and social corporations
in the field of organisational
development. Graduating
has been a gift to myself
it has opened up the
next phase in my life.
Maik Fuellmann (MBA 2013), online graduate
Social Entrepreneur
From Germany, living in Thailand
What our online MBA

graduates say:
90%
felt that their degree prepared
them for their career.*
75 %
perceived a career improvement as
a result of their education with the
University of Liverpool.*
90%
would recommend the University of
Liverpool to a friend, family or colleague.*
*Results gathered by the University of Liverpool in 2012 from online alumni who responded to our survey.
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century. Its a unique opportunity to comcentury. Its a unique opportunity to combine rigorous academic study with practical
bine rigorous academic study with practical
experience and insights into real business
experience and insights into real business
issues, in an exhilarating international enviissues, in an exhilarating international environment of collaboration, management and
ronment of collaboration, management and
leadership.
leadership.
Studying with us gives you a solid foundation
Studying with us gives you a solid foundation
on which to accelerate your career, achieve
on which to accelerate your career, achieve
your aspirations, handle the toughest busiyour aspirations, handle the toughest business challenges and boost your earning poness challenges and boost your earning potential.
tential.
Not only will you study the latest manageNot only will you study the latest management thinking, develop new skills and unment thinking, develop new skills and understanding, and learn how to apply the
derstanding, and learn how to apply the
very latest industry theory to real life busivery latest industry theory to real life business situations, you will develop an extensive
ness situations, you will develop an extensive
global network of high-powered professionglobal network of high-powered professionals, from accountants and project managers
als, from accountants and project managers
to engineers and scientists.
to engineers and scientists.
Our online MBA students:
Invest in
your future
ur students come from senior positions in organisations all over the

world. The key thing they have in
common is commitment: a commitment to
investing in their future, in their potential, in
their career.
The Liverpool online MBA will be tough. It
will stretch you beyond your comfort zone.
But you will come away with an unrivalled
armoury of skills and knowledge of critical
business functions, such as finance, strategy,
marketing and human resources, that you can
apply directly to your own organisation, delivering tangible results for both your career and
your employer.
39
average age
85%
work full-time
1120
average years
work experience
Did you know that...
94 %
of online MBA
graduates said their
University of Liverpool education
provided them with a strong return
on investment in their career.**
**Results gathered by the University of Liverpool in

the 2013 July graduation survey.
70 %
male/female
30 %
Join our global

alumni network
On graduation, you become
part of the University of Liverpools 183,000-strong international alumni network. The
Universitys alumni programme
will continue to support you
throughout your career, offering
a range of benefits and services
to help you achieve your career
aspirations.
Wherever you are in the world, the benefits of an
online postgraduate degree with the University of
Liverpool Management School will stay with you,
both professionally and personally, long after graduation.
Alumni Benefits
Professional
development courses
Exclusive
discounts
International
events and lectures
Career and business
focused webinar series
Free
online journal access
Elevate
your l eadership ability
An online MBA with the University of
Liverpool can help you:
Increase your career opportunities
Boost your salary potential
Strengthen your leadership skills
Develop better managerial skills
Enhance your professional credibility
Secure more challenging and interesting jobs
Build a global network of senior industry contacts
ULMS 2013 online graduates outside the Management School after graduation, from left to right:
Francis Banda (Malawi), Jose Marcos Orobiyi (Equatorial Guinea), Fabian Uzoechi (Nigeria)
My experience
with the University
of Liverpool
has changed my
perception of life.
My relationship with my
clients and staff have changed
and improved. If youre a
business professional and
want to manage your business
better, this programme
offers the total package.
Sidiquat Akindele (MBA 2013), online graduate
Managing Director, Nigeria
Admission requirements
The ULMS online MBA is aimed at working professionals looking
to further their careers in business and gain knowledge they can apply immediately in their work. We welcome applications from people all over the world, at any time of the year.
he programme is based on the demands

of todays fast-moving business world. We
expect our students to be able to demonstrate real business skills, experience and knowledge that will enrich their studies and help them
gain maximum benefit from our online MBA programme.
When you apply, we will consider both your educational qualifications and your work experience. In
general, you will be expected to have a bachelors
degree from an accredited college or university, or
a degree from a recognised institution comparable
or equivalent to a British honours degree, as well as
three years relevant working experience.
If you do not directly meet the educational requirements, you will be evaluated on an individual basis,
taking into account your vocational and professional qualifications and your working experience.
English proficiency
The online MBA programme is taught in English.
So if English is not your mother tongue, you will
need to demonstrate English proficiency comparable to IELTS 6.5, TEEP 6.5, TOEFL 600, or GCSE C.
How to apply
Its our aim to make the application process as
smooth and straightforward as possible. The first
step is to get in touch with one our dedicated Enrolment Advisors. They will advise and guide you
through the application process, help you prepare
the information we need, and explain your options
to you.
After that, you will need to:

1 Submit an online application form
2 Provide the required documents (for example, identification and certificates)
3 Pay an application fee
Your application will then be passed to the Admissions Team, and provided it meets the entry
requirements, to ULMS, who will assess your application.
Take the
first step today
To contact an Enrolment Advisor, find out more
about the ULMS online MBA, or check key dates
and tuition fees, visit
www.university-liverpool-online.com/MBA
Information sessions and webinars

You can also come and meet us at one of the many
information and networking sessions we organise
all over the world, or join us online for free 45 minute webinar presentations, where you can have your
questions answered and find out more about the
University of Liverpools online programmes.
Visit www.university-liverpool-online.com/events
to find out when the next information and networking session or webinar is taking place.
Contact:
L aureate Online Education B.V.
www.university-liverpool-online.com
Haarlerbergweg 23C
learnmore@liverpool-online.com
1101 CH Amsterdam Z.O.
+31(0)20 7130000
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Master of Business Administration

Get ahead with an

Accelerate your career

Learn with a globally-respected UK university 8

ULMS - a reputation you can rely on

Accredited at the highest level

The University of Liverpool online MBA

Dissertation or consultancy project

Maximum convenience, maximum results

Take your career to the next level

Invest in your future

Join our global alumni network

Take the first step today

6 Master of Business Administration

Offered fully online by the University of Liverpool

This MBA will:

Director of Studies for the online

Equip you with the key transferable

skills you need to be a successful manager

Empower you with practical knowl-

edge of the principles and current issues

Nurture your business

Help you acquire a

range of analytical techniques for effective tactical and strategic management

Support your personal

8 Master of Business Administration

10 Master of Business Administration

t the University of Liverpool, we offer the

he University of Liverpool is a world-class research university with a long track record of

12 Master of Business Administration

AACSB Accreditation puts

14 Master of Business Administration

The University of Liverpool

Leadership skills that inspire

Our MBA is designed to support you personally

Learn from the worlds best

Delivered by an AACSB-accredited Management

Through our partnership with Laureate, you will

Tailor-made for you

Reap the rewards immediately

16 Master of Business Administration

Core modules (mandatory)

The Organisation in a Strategic Context

Finance & Accounting for Managers

Innovation and Change

*Please note that current scheduling may be subject to change

18 Master of Business Administration

The thing that

20 Master of Business Administration

here are no fixed lecture times. All your

LEARN. EVOLVE. NETWORK. SOCIALIZE.

Your studies will be based around the Laureate

22 Master of Business Administration

24 Master of Business Administration

What our online MBA

Our online MBA students:

ur students come from senior positions in organisations all over the

Did you know that...

**Results gathered by the University of Liverpool in

26 Master of Business Administration

Join our global

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30 Master of Business Administration

he programme is based on the demands