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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OU Business School

The Open University Business School MBA is for you if you want:

• A reputable programme accredited by AMBA, EQUIS&AACSB and recognised among MBA employers
• Quality programme content, faculty and materials
• To study with a group of peers around the globe and become part of a global network
• Stimulating face to face contact with other experienced professionals and managers
• To choose where you study
• A pattern of study which suits your lifestyle and combines your career with your studies

The MBA programme is for practising middle and senior managers and for those aspiring to senior management positions.

There are no short cuts to a good MBA, but our innovative courses and learning processes provide a proven way for you to gain a top qualification from one of Europe's leading Business Schools whilst adding value to your own management development.

Students are not required to complete the full MBA programme in Russia, they may continue their studies in the other countries where the OU Business School MBA programme is presented.

STAGE 1

There are two routes into Stage 1 - Fast Track and Open Access

Open access
is the Stage 1 route for those not meeting the fast track criteria and comprises the OU Business School Certificate and Diploma in Management. You need no prior qualifications to enter the Certificate programme.

Fast track
is a single 12-month course BZR713 Fundamentals of Senior Management. All entrants to the MBA are expected to have
- a UK honours degree (or equivalent),
- organisational experience, some of it at a middle level of management or above. You must have a minimum of three years experience in a managerial, professional or technical role.
- Usually this means that you are at least 25 years old.
Study, tuition and assessment of this course is in English

STAGE 2

Stage 2. Compulsory

• BZR820 STRATEGY aims to develop the strategic decision-making skills of senior managers and provide an understanding of the rationale for strategy for middle managers.
• BZR830 MAKING A DIFFERENCE will develop your capability to make a real difference to organizational performance as a manager of leader. It will provide you with an integrated learning experience to enable you to make a difference both in your own organization and enhance your own personal professional development.

Stage 2. Course Options

• BZR821 FINANCIAL STRATEGY introduces the financial aspects of corporate management, with an emphasis on the use of financial tools relevant to middle and senior management.
  
  
• BZR822 CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND CHANGE develops and promotes imaginative, flexible and practical thought and action.
  
  
• BZR824 MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES introduces theoretical, conceptual and empirical human resource strategies.
  
  
• BZR825 MARKETING IN A COMPLEX WORLD addresses issues of complexity in marketing - on the premise that there are no simple answers in today's increasingly complex world.