Why choose the Graduate School of Business
In the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2025, our business and management courses rank in the top 10 in their subject field for teaching; skills development; organisation and feedback; sense of community; and dissertation experience.
Flexible courses designed to accommodate your work and life commitments with block delivery and different entry points through the year.
Assessments linked to live projects where you engage with industry professionals and find real business solutions; also opens up opportunities for networking and work placements.
About the course
This full-time MBA, specialising in finance, accelerates career growth by refining leadership and strategic management skills. Tailored for finance enthusiasts, it equips you to navigate organisational change in a global context. Core units cover professional practice, resource management, and strategy, while finance modules delve into business economics and strategic finance. The course runs over three semesters with six entry points throughout the year. The point at which you join the course determines the order of the units you study.
For further course information, contact Bulent Anil at [email protected]
Facilities and specialist equipment
- Access our state-of-the-art data lab, equipped with top-tier business analytics software and platforms, including Vensim simulation software, allowing hands-on learning and exploration
- Benefit from a range of learning resources, such as the Harvard Business Review and Oracle OPERA, to support you on your learning journey 
Student experience
Learn from our highly experienced academic team of industry experts engaged in consultancy, business involvement and social impact.Â
Learning supported by extensive Harvard Business Publication resources and simulations. Â
Acquire essential professional skills aligned with bodies like the Chartered Management Institute.Â
Join our Global Guest Speaker series, featuring academics, industry leaders, and professionals from organisations like Luton Borough Council, the European Commission, and bodies such as the Association of Project Management (APM).Â
Participate in field trips to exhibitions and industry visits where you can gain first-hand industry insights. Â
Solve real-life problems working with the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s Research and Innovation Service (RIS) where you can assist local businesses and SMEs to up-skill and innovate.ÌýÌý
Responsible leadership and sustainable management – Understand the principles of ethical decision-making; explore contemporary global challenges; develop practical skills through case studies and real-world application.
Strategy: analysis and practice – Select relevant tools to critically evaluate the quality, applicability and authenticity of data sources and industry information; be able to use your analysis to push forward strategic decisions.
Economics in action: from market foundations to global challenges – Gain a comprehensive understanding of economic principles and theories and their application to real-world global market dynamics and policy impacts.
Corporate financial strategy – Develop financial skills in appraising business ideas; evaluate business performance, identifying potential improvements and reaching better business decisions; and explore the financial management of large and listed companies.
MBA applied project – Using a data-driven, evidence-based approach, integrate your MBA toolkit with your specialist pathway (Finance) to produce a live consultancy project.
For an at-a-glance list of modules for this course, download the course specification.
The underpinning philosophy of all assessments is to develop both your knowledge and skills to enter employment as a confident manager with a strong base from which to meet your own aspirations. This requires consideration of your own personal capabilities as well as looking outward at the business world. The aim is for you to become an independent and self-directed lifelong learner. Apart from the formal assessments there will be an emphasis on self peer and group assessment. Tutors will provide feedback on formative assessments to support your development of good academic practice. All assessments are rooted in authentic and practical workplace scenarios to enable the integration of theory and practice in dynamic `real world work contexts. Exams are kept to a minimum. To facilitate learning for all students a range of assessment methods are used throughout the course including: - Business Reports to demonstrate contextual insight and professional practice; - Project Plans to demonstrate project planning skills; - Seminar Papers to develop critical analysis skills; - In-class tests of your knowledge of core concepts in context; - Project Report integrates learning throughout the course independently applied in practice; Business simulation where you demonstrate the impact of your strategic decision making. The focus is on the impact of management education to management practice and later assessments require greater complexity and integration through independent study to support your successful transition into work. This is exemplified by two units at the dissertation stage: Management Practice and the Theory into Practice Project. These help you to consider your personal and professional development and the complexity of applying management education in practice once in employment.
Careers
On completing your MBA, you will be well placed to fill a wide range of positions. Your team-working skills, analytical abilities and understanding of management will be attractive to employers. You would be expected to enter into mid-level management careers in SMEs and larger organisations or start your own business.
If you wish at a later point in your career, you may pursue a doctorate of Business Administration (DBA).
Entry Requirements
2.2 honours degree or equivalent in related area
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Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email [email protected]
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email [email protected]
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email [email protected]
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email [email protected]
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email [email protected]
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email [email protected]
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email [email protected]
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email [email protected]
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email [email protected]
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email [email protected]
Fees for this course
UK
The standard fee for the MBA for students starting in the academic year 2025/26 is £15,400. This is the cost of the whole course.
Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email [email protected]
International
The 2025/26 academic year standard international fee for an MBA course up to 15 months is £18,000.
For more information on our MBA fees, please see international fees
If you have any questions around international fees and funding, please email [email protected]
