Program Overview
The MBA Finance and Sustainability program equips students with a comprehensive understanding of sustainable finance, emphasizing leadership skills for driving change in the financial sector. It covers social, ethical, and governance issues, fostering critical engagement with sustainability discourses and developing management and organizational knowledge. The program is led by renowned experts in the field, providing students with valuable insights and career opportunities.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The MBA Finance and Sustainability program is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to sustainable finance, analyzing the social, ethical, and governance issues of different financial service sectors. This program emphasizes the development of leadership skills to lead change within the financial sector by promoting a personal and professional reflection on the social responsibility of organizations.
Objectives:
- Provide a comprehensive introduction to the field of sustainable finance.
- Engage in critical engagement with contemporary discourses in sustainability.
- Develop relevant management and organization knowledge.
- Develop critical reflection skills.
- Enhance organizational capability through applying new knowledge.
- Develop understanding of the organization's strategic focus and environment.
- Develop further commitment to continuous personal and professional development.
Outline:
Year One:
- Compulsory Modules:
- Organisational Behaviour
- Sustainable Finance
- Marketing Management
- Strategic Management
- Tackling Global-Local Challenges in Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability
- Optional Modules:
- Financial Management
- Information Management
- Money Management
- Corporate Strategy and Competitiveness
Teaching:
- The course draws on the expertise of Professor Jem Bendell, Director of the Institute of Leadership and Sustainability at the University of Cumbria.
- Dr David Costa, one of the tutors, has extensive experience in Investment Management and is a regular guest on international TV networks like CNBC and Bloomberg television as a market strategist.
Careers:
An MBA is the prime management qualification, providing a catalyst for those with strong career aspirations.
The tuition fee for this course is 12,000 CHF (Swiss Francs). This includes library access, OnlineCampus access, graduation fees, and University of Cumbria matriculation fees. Fees are payable in interest-free instalments. The fees are for the entire programme, and include all the courses as well as supervision for the finaldissertation. Some of the textbooks that you will need for the course are not included in these fees.
Entry Requirements:
- 1st or 2nd class honours degree.
- Students with other qualifications may be admitted to the course. Please contact the Enquiry Centre for further details.
- More information about levels and credits.
- Selection criteria:
- A) Candidate must satisfy one, or combination, of the following conditions;
- i) A UK first degree with honours at a minimum of 2:2 or above.
- ii) A non-graduate qualification which the University deems to be of satisfactory standard for the purpose of post-graduate admission.
- iii) In the absence of a UK first degree with honours (or equivalent), the candidate should have relevant work experience and have held a position of team leader responsibility for a minimum of three years within the previous five years.
- C) Applicants presenting non-standard qualifications with substantial business and management experience may be invited for an interview to present their experiential learning.
- D) If an applicant's first language is not English, he or she must be able to demonstrate oral and written fluency in English. Working or studying in an English-speaking environment will usually be sufficient to demonstrate an acceptable competence. Otherwise applications for admission must be accompanied by a certificate of competency in the English language from a recognised institution or programme.
Language Proficiency Requirements:
- English language requirements for non-English-speaking students are a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 or minimum TOEFL score of 600, or equivalent.
