UOS MBA

Master of Business Administration

Faculty of Business and Law

Sunderland Business School

PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION

Date of Validation Event: 2011
Date Approved by QMSC: 2011

CONTENTS

Version History 3
1.0 CORE INFORMATION 4

2.0 PROGRAMME AIMS 6

3.0 LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAMME 6

4.0 PROGRAMME STRUCTURE 8

5.0 TEACHING AND LEARNING 12

6.0 ASSESSMENT 15

7.0 STUDENT SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE 16

8.0 ADMISSIONS 18

9.0 PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE 19 10.0 LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES 20 Appendix 1 – SITS Form (Module List) 24
Appendix 2 – Matrix of modes of teaching, learning and assessment 28
Appendix 3 – Assessment Criteria 36

Version History

Please complete each time a new version is drafted e.g.

Occasion of Change
Change Author Last Modified

0.1 First Draft Tom Cuthbertson
MBA Programme Leader Created
20.02-06

0.2 Amendments recommended by team Tom Cuthbertson
MBA Programme Leader Created
16-03-06
0.3 Amendments recommended by Programme Studies Board Abby Cathcart

Chair of PSB Created

21-03-06
0.4 Amendments recommended following Consultation Abby Cathcart

Chair of PSB Created

23-03-06
0.5 Amendments recommended by SQAB Tom Cuthbertson
MBA Programme Leader Created
05-04-06
1.0 Amendments recommended by Institution Approval Event Tom Cuthbertson
MBA Programme Leader Created
05-07-06
2.0 Amendments to;
a)MBA Admissions Criteria
b) Removal of PGBM 17 from MBA Final Stage
FQMSC/08-09/6/10/6 Tom Cuthbertson
MBA Programme Leader Created
05-08-09
3.0 Amendments to;
Provide an additional number of specialist MBA -Routes Tom Cuthbertson
MBA Programme Leader Created
14-01-10
4.0 Amendments recommended by