 MBA or MSc Top-up (Dissertation Only)
Awarding Body
University of Gloucestershire (UoG)
This is an excellent opportunity for students who successfully obtain the Guildhall College validated Postgraduate Diploma in International Business Management awarded by the University of Gloucestershire to complete a dissertation for a Masters Degree. Those students who satisfy the Work Experience requirement detailed below will be eligible to register for the award of MBA. Those students who do not have the Work Experience requirement detailed below will only be eligible to register for the award of MSc.
Research Methods |
Four days of Research Methods Workshops to equip students for research in order to prepare and submit a dissertation to Master's level.
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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Dissertation |
The dissertation gives students the opportunity to pursue a specific interest. This substantial component of the course capitalises on students' skills as a graduate and develops in depth business insight. The Dissertation requires the student to evaluate and synthesise relevant literature and use appropriate research methodology to produce a scholarly piece of work of 18,000 words.
The objectives of the dissertation are:
- To allow the students to carry out a self-managed piece of work that provides an in-depth investigation of business management issues;
- To reflects upon, apply and develop theory from analysis of data;
- To argue and critically evaluate alternative research claims with justification;
- To select and utilise appropriate research methods effectively;
- To collect data to meet academic and organisational needs;
- To reflect a substantive academic research dissertation based on recognised and justified research methods and to include description of a range of research approaches and methods
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Duration
Research Methods Workshop and Dissertation - 16 Weeks
Intakes
February, July & October.
English
To apply for this course you should have a minimum IELTS score of 6.5.
Applicants must provide proof of their scores, ideally an IELTS TRF (test report form), but internationally recognised equivalents (Cambridge FCE, TOEIC, TOEFL, iGCSE, BULATS) will be also be accepted, as will A level equivalent (HSC) In English.
Academic
Postgraduate Diploma in International Business Management or equivalent.
Work Experiences
If you are applying to register for the MBA award you will need to show evidence of 2 years of relevant work experience. This work experience must be of a supervisory nature, during which time you had some management responsibilties. You must list and describe the responsibilties you have had. This work experience will be proved with references from your employers. These references will need to contain details of your work and the dates on which you were employed.
Please list in the GC application form the work experience you wish us to consider. If you do not have satisfactory levels of work experience we may offer you the MSc. as an alternative.
We may ask you to scan and send letters as attachments in an email. In any event you will be required to bring original documents, including references, when you arrive at the college.
Download the Application Form to send us.
Please read "How to Apply" before download it.
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