Master of Business Administration MBA
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    Master of Business Administration MBA

    University of Sussex
    University of Sussex
    United Kingdom
    United Kingdom, Brighton
    University Rank:#247
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    Duration1 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 35,871 / Year
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

    Master of Business Administration MBA

    About

    Become a better business leader. The Sussex MBA helps you gain responsible, sustainable and innovative leadership skills for today’s disrupted, digital world.

    On the Sussex MBA you’ll learn:

    • how to develop the leadership skills to connect people with the business processes and practices that are fundamental to success
    • how to develop your problem-solving skills and use them effectively as a leader to cut through complexity and make things work
    • how to gain the leadership skills to influence and drive positive change within your organisation and beyond.

    Guided by leading academics and industry experts, you’ll gain the skills, experience, and confidence to make a meaningful impact in business and the wider world. You’ll develop your critical and strategic thinking, and learn to apply cutting-edge business theory in practice.

    Students on our MBA come from all over the world and have experience in a range of industries. This diversity helps open up new ways of thinking. Through teamwork you’ll delve into cross-cutting themes in the world of business.

    Our flexible study options allow you to fit the course around your work and personal life.

    Accreditation

    You’ll join the EQUIS and AMBA-accredited University of Sussex Business School. Learn more about all of our course accreditations here. Find out more

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Degree requirementsBachelors degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.0/5.0 or 2.8/4.0.Subject-specific requirementsYou must have a minimum of five years’ relevant full-time work experience after graduation, of which three years should be experience in management. Applicants with lower academic results will generally need to demonstrate a longer duration of work experience. When assessing your application, we will look closely at your career progression in terms of roles and responsibilities, experience of managing projects and people, and how you have continued to develop your skills throughout your career to date.Please noteOur entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis.

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 59
    • IELTSMin 6
    • TOEFLMin 80

    English Program Requirements

    IELTS (Academic)

    High level (6.5 overall, including at least 6.0 in each component).

    IELTS scores are valid for two years from the test date. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. Find out more about IELTS

    We accept IELTS One Skills Retake.

    We do not accept IELTS Online.

    Check full details of our English Language requirements and find out more about some of the alternative English language qualifications listed below

    Alternative English language qualifications

    Career

    Careers

    Our MBA is for you if you’re interested in mid-career development or want a general management qualification. MBA graduates are eligible for a Level 7 Strategic Management and Leadership Diploma from the Chartered Management Institute.

    You’ll be able to:

    • understand different approaches to business administration
    • provide the leadership needed to make a meaningful impact in business and beyond, by driving long term change in organisations, society and the wider community
    • apply a critical evaluation of these approaches to current problems and/or new insights at the forefront of your field
    • apply these methods to make sound professional judgements, and to be able to communicate these clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences
    • demonstrate originality, self-direction and autonomy in planning and implementing business administration in organisations.

    In our University of Sussex Business School blog, MBA alumn Alexander Little (Manager in Risk Advisory at Deloitte, and British Army Reservist) talks about how the Sussex MBA helped him stand out and build invaluable connections – leading to him securing his dream role.

    The MBA has benefited my career, helped me with my direction in life and rejuvenated my ambition. Engaging with faculty who pushed me, and told me where I needed to be in my career and how to get there, has had such an impact.”Alexander Little
    MBA student
    Deloitte

    Fee Information

    27300

    Tuition Fee
    35,871 / year

    Master of Business Administration MBA

    University of Sussex

    University of Sussex

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Brighton

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