MBA (Leadership and Strategy)
This Master Class MBA provides working professionals an immersive online learning experience with opportunities to learn from global world leaders and practitioners. Designed using a Master Class approach, students will learn alongside world leaders and an engaged online community of dedicated business instructors and other adult students across the world – giving students a true world-class online MBA learning experience.
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15 months
100% online
Fully accredited
February
June
October
US$15,000*
GBP£12,870*
*Various scholarships and financial aid opportunities. Consult with an Enrollment Advisor to explore your eligibility and options further.
5 Subjects + Applied Career Project
The Ducere Advantage
Exclusive access to insights from global and elite business leaders
Sharpen your business smarts with insights from hundreds of global leaders and business innovators.
Work with the world’s top employers
Showcase your know-how in real-world scenarios, working for the world’s leading employers or in your own organisation.
Fully-accredited online MBA (Leadership and Strategy)
Earn your globally-recognised MBA degree from College De Paris.
100% online
Study for your online MBA degree from anywhere, anytime. Manage your work and family commitments while studying remotely.
No exams
We assess you only on your real-world assignments and an applied project. There’s no need to memorise mindless theory purely to pass an exam. Assessments are based on practical project-focussed work.
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Programme Overview
- Critically evaluate the role of strategic planning, marketing, human resources, technology, and leadership within a contemporary business environment.
- Identify and apply appropriate methodologies, frameworks, concepts, and tools to analyse, and problem solve complex business challenges and issues.
- Use strategic planning frameworks and tools to assess competitors, human resources, technology systems and infrastructure and formulate strategies to create a competitive advantage.
- Demonstrate strategic leadership by developing and communicating innovative business strategies, processes, and practices.
- Apply research design principles and methodologies to conceptualise solutions relevant to a real-world business problem.
The MBA curriculum is structured around the five core pillars of business: strategic planning, marketing, people, leadership and technology. Therefore, students are immersed in foundational business topics while learning to lead strategic development for a business or social enterprise while earning an MBA degree.
Additionally, students learn through real-world, applicable learning experiences and develop critical and reflective skills resulting in personal growth and transformation.
Every class is specifically designed for online learning and breaks down complex business theoretical concepts into short lessons and includes interactive networking opportunities making the learning experience extremely rewarding and obtainable for working adults.
Subjects
- Business Strategy Planning
- Strategic Marketing
- People and Culture
- Technology Leadership
- Strategic Leadership
- Applied Career Project
Course Details
CORE SUBJECTS
Module 1: Business Strategy Planning
Business Strategy Planning provides students with a broad understanding of business strategy fundamentals and strategic planning approaches. Students will analyse the role business strategy has in identifying how companies can respond to the threats and opportunities in the market in which it operates. Also, students will examine strategic planning frameworks and apply them to formulate new and innovative strategies to create a competitive advantage, drive growth, and improve business performance. Lastly, students will consider the risks and strategic changes required during a business strategy implementation.
- Critically analyse strategic business planning and its role in responding to threats and opportunities.
- Select appropriate strategic business frameworks and concepts to inform business decision making and strategy implementation.
- Examine and recommend business strategies to achieve business goals, create a competitive advantage, or develop efficiencies.
- Develop effective business strategies to drive growth or improve business performance for organisation.
Module 2: Strategic Marketing
Strategic marketing enables students to critically examine strategic marketing from a customer-driven perspective. Overall, students will learn how to devise marketing strategies that focus on creating meaningful value for customers and gaining a competitive advantage. This begins with students conducting market research and assessing an organisation’s product positioning within a selected industry. Other fundamental marketing concepts such as segmenting and targeting, customer behaviours, product positioning, pricing, promotions, and customer experiences will be examined and used to create effective marketing strategies.
- Examine the role of strategic marketing and its impact on creating a competitive advantage.
- Conduct and critically analyse market research to discover relevant consumer trends and behaviours.
- Apply strategic marketing theoretical frameworks and tools to assess the marketing position of an organisation products or services.
- Develop effective customer-driven marketing strategies to create value for target customers.
Module 3: People and Culture
As societies become more intertwined on a global scale and culturally diverse, organisations must understand how to become more inclusive and ways to engage with humans from different cultures and backgrounds. In this subject, students will explore how human factors influence organisational effectiveness and productivity. They will explore how human, cultural and social dynamics influence organisation culture, individuals, and teams. Students will critically examine the dynamics and formulate strategic approaches to balance between organisational and human demands in an increasingly diverse and global business environment.
- Critically evaluate the different elements of culture and behaviour prevalent in organisations
- Evaluate and develop organizational development approaches and tools to support a diverse workforce
- Develop strategies and approaches to manage diverse teams to achieve organisational objectives
- Examine and formulate strategies approach to managing organisational culture including developing, training, and motivating employees
Module 4: Technology Leadership
Technology has become a vital aspect of executing business strategy, reinventing operations, and enabling innovation. Leaders who can understand new technologies and leverage them strategically are extremely valuable to any organisation. In this subject, students will examine technology from a managerial and leadership perspective focusing on three key areas including big data, technology infrastructure and data analysis. Additionally, they will be given opportunities to explore how technology can be used to improve efficiencies, promote growth, and gain a competitive advantage.
- Illustrate a confident use of technical terminology and management of information systems.
- Critically evaluate existing data sources, infrastructures, and data analysis tools and devise opportunities to realise commercial outcomes.
- Articulate the value and risk proposition of information and systems.
- Assess and recommend information systems and tools to execute business strategies to improve operational efficiencies promote growth or a competitive advantage.
Module 5: Strategic Leadership
This subject explores strategic leadership in the context of the 21st century and aims to prepare students to develop the capabilities to successfully lead organisations in the current turbulent competitive landscape. Through the exploration of different leadership theories and frameworks, students will learn how strategic leaders can create nimble organisations in order to stay ahead of the competition. As a result, students will gain new perspectives on effective leadership approaches and practices.
- Critically explore the role of strategic leadership in the new knowledge era.
- Critically evaluate key leadership theories and concepts and how they have been utilised by global industry leaders.
- Reflect on how social identity and selfhood impacts leadership approaches and practices.
- Apply appropriate strategic leadership approaches to a contemporary organisation.
Module 6: Career Applied Project
The Career Applied Project enables students to consolidate their skills, knowledge, and past experiences to develop solutions for a real-world business problem identified in their workplace, start-up business, or industry of interest. In this module, students will be introduced to case study research methods and draw on their theoretical, conceptual and practical learnings from other classes to inform innovative ideas and solutions. Throughout the industry project, students will advance their practical and professional abilities while developing innovative ideas and solutions that have immediate practical application.
- Prepare a research project proposal that outlines the exploration of a complex business problem or issue and adherence to ethical research.
- Define a relevant research question or problem statement and apply research design principles and methodologies to execute an applied research project.
- Demonstrate a theoretical and conceptual understanding of relevant literature by composing a literature review.
- Collect relevant information and data and select key theoretical frameworks to conceptualise potential solutions relevant to a business problem or issue.
- Communicate findings and recommendations using a relevant format while demonstrating academic rigour and immediate practical applications.
- Demonstrate technical and project management understanding by managing and leading a research project.
Industry Project Partners
Career Outcomes
- CEO
- Business Owner
- Executive Director
- Consultant
- General Manager
- Project Manager
- Director
- Senior Manager
Entry Requirements
Bachelors degree + 2 years work experience
Or
No Bachelors degree + 3 years Senior Management Experience
Tuition, Payment Plans, Loans
Tuition
US$15,000 GBP£12,870
*Various scholarships and financial aid opportunities. Consult with an Enrollment Advisor to explore your eligibility and options further.
Payment Plans
Speak to an Enrolment Advisor
Loans
UK residents may be eligible for a Postgraduate Student Loan to cover all or part of the fees.
Skills Outcome
Presentation
Woo your audience with improved persuasion and presentations skills.
Creativity
Show your creative streak by approaching business challenges in a new way.
Collaboration
Harness the skills and abilities of others while working together to create better results.
Problem-solving
Use your creativity to find a solution that will give you the best outcome.
Critical Thinking
Evaluate and assess research to make the right decision to get the best result.
Digital Literacy
Become more tech-savvy and understand the impacts of the digital world on your workplace.
Financial Literacy
Sharpen your numbers game and learn how financial analysis can help steer your decision-making to boost your bottom line.
Initiative
Know what you need to do to get the result you want and take the steps to make it happen.
Our Student Voice
Ducere Global Business School is an online education provider – recognised as one of the most student-focused and industry-relevant business school in Australia, The UK and The USA. We partner with established universities to deliver internationally recognised qualifications.
Learn from 250+ world leaders
Ducere Global Business School is an online education provider – recognised as one of the most student-focused and industry-relevant business school in Australia, The UK and The USA. We partner with established universities to deliver internationally recognised qualifications.