Online MBA
Aston University Online
Key Information
Campus location
Online
Languages
English
Study format
Distance learning
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 18,700
Application deadline
Request Info
Earliest start date
Request Info
Scholarships
Explore scholarship opportunities to help fund your studies
Introduction
Gain a Leadership Edge
The Aston MBA includes a personal and professional development programme based on the latest thinking in behavioural science to give you the "Aston Edge".
The Aston Edge programme delivered alongside the core curriculum will develop your skills portfolio to help you become a better performer, achieve your goals and equip you to deal with the big challenges that lie ahead in your future at the forefront of business.
Aston online MBA graduates have the ability to think like a leader, make decisions and execute in the real world. They put into practice the key concepts gained during the programme and become highly proficient, engaged leaders. The online MBA can be a catalyst for lasting professional success and new opportunities.
Admissions
Curriculum
Core Modules
You can either choose to follow a given pathway or select your own modules, providing more flexibility to mix and match modules. Note that if you choose a pathway and a project in the same area this will be recorded in your final Programme of Study. Please request more info for a full list of pathway modules.
- Measuring and Enhancing Financial Performance
- Creating and Delivering Customer Value
- Crafting Organisational Strategy
- The Global Economic Environment
- Designing and Managing Operations, Systems & Processes
- Leading Complex Organisations
Pathways
You can choose to follow one of three available pathways, or you can select one module from each of Block 1 and Block 2. For more information on the optional modules request more information.
Entrepreneurship
Gain the analytical and strategic skills necessary to start a successful small business. It also aims to contribute to an 'entrepreneurial culture' amongst Aston postgraduates and encourage students to consider entrepreneurship as an alternative to employment.
- Discuss the key theories of entrepreneurship and the strategic practice of entrepreneurship.
- Evaluate the growth and market potential of existing and new business opportunities.
- Prepare a feasible and sustainable plan for the creation of a new business venture based on a clearly identified commercial opportunity.
Finance
Focus on the key principles and challenges of financial management decisions, the characteristics of different forms of finance, and the linkages between organisations, the financial markets and financial strategy.
- Identify and analyse the financial problems faced by firms in their financial and economic environments.
- Use financial tools to provide effective solutions to organisational challenges.
- Critically evaluate the financial theory in the identification of effective solutions to organisational challenges.
Global Business
Develop a systematic understanding of the fundamental aspects of the global business environment that influence business decisions and behaviour.
- Explore the opportunities and challenges involved in the operation of multinational enterprises.
- Assess the economic, political, social and cultural influences on the operation of multinational enterprises.
- Evaluate the entry and organisational strategies of multinational enterprises using key theories from international business studies.
The Aston Edge
Our Aston Edge modules are taken alongside the MBA curriculum and are designed to give you that leading edge. You will delve into modern skills like agility and learn to lead with empathy naturally. Become a strategic communicator with top negotiating skills and tools at your disposal to manage conflict effectively.
By the end of the modules, you will have created your brand, expanded your global network and grown vital business relationships. You will have a unique portfolio that continues to serve your professional development well after graduation.
The Aston Edge Modules
Aston Edge Futures
The first phase aims to prepare you to make the most of the MBA programme by building on critical skills. You will be asked to set goals, reflect on what motivates you, what your ideal career looks like and what obstacles you must overcome to fulfil your long-term goals.
Aston Edge Reflections and Growth
Continue to foster self-awareness during this phase of the Aston Edge programme, building on your networking and relationship skills. Through online activities, webinars and networking, this portion teaches you aspects of behavioural science to effectively communicate with others.
Aston Edge Project
This final stage is the completion of a hands-on research project to showcase the skills and leadership capabilities developed throughout the MBA programme. You will select an organisational challenge and spend time curating the ideal managerial methods, business methods and tools necessary to reach a socially responsible solution.
Program Outcome
Getting the Aston Edge
The Aston Edge is designed in three phases to build your skills as you progress through your studies. Its flexible structure will enable you to choose which areas of development you wish to focus on. This way you can tailor the programme to suit your own needs and aspirations and create your own personal portfolio of your professional development.
Phase 1: Critical skills workshops
- Improve your interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Increase your inter-cultural awareness
- Grow your confidence
- Enhance your creativity and performance.
Phase 2: Networking and relationship-building activities
- Employer speed networking
- One-to-one mentoring
- Networking dinners
- Industry speaker events.
Phase 3: Experience project
- Undertaking a live consultancy project for a client
- Writing a business plan for a start-up
- Conducting a themed research project.
- Complete a report on an in-company internship in the UK or abroad
- Study at one of our partner institutions and undertake a related extended project.
You may also complete an internship or study abroad in addition to your major project.
Career Opportunities
Recognised by Employers Worldwide
Aston University graduates get jobs because employers recognise an Aston MBA and know that graduates are prepared to make an immediate impact. Over the last 20 years, Aston University has consistently been ranked as a top university for graduate employability:
- 80th in the World and 12th in the UK - QS Graduate Employability Rankings.
- Join a global alumni network of more than 90,000 - build connections with peers, instructors and potential future employers.
English Language Requirements
Certify your English proficiency with the Duolingo English Test! The DET is a convenient, fast, and affordable online English test accepted by over 4,000 universities (like this one) around the world.