Course Details
- Duration: 12 months
- Awarding body : Teesside University,UK
- Academic Year: 2025 - 2026
- Lectures: Weekend
MBA
Digital Transformation
The environment in which businesses operate today is extremely dynamic. The rapid development in digital technology pose myriad of challenges and uncertainty for leaders and their organisations. As a successful graduate you will develop your personal, professional, critical thinking and reflective skills to manage, lead and transform organisations in an entrepreneurial, digital and responsible way, be innovative and have the ability to make a positive difference to your performance and society in this dynamic, complex and digital global environment.
Intakes
- February
- July
- October
Mode of Study
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Group Work
- Blended Learning
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- "We are thrilled to have been selected as the Daily Mail Modern University of the Year 2026. At Teesside University we are uncompromising in our pursuit of excellence, and we are delighted that this highly prestigious award is an acknowledgement of our success and commitment to our students and partners. Teesside University is dedicated to transforming lives and economies. As a global institution we have an international network of graduates making a real difference within their communities, both here in the Tees Valley and across the world, and it gives me immense pride to see this impact acknowledged."
- Professor Paul Croney OBE, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Teesside University, UK
Explore Our Teesside Postgraduate Programmes
Leadership in Global Context
(30 credits)
- The aim of this module is to enable students to become more self-reflective and develop their self-leadership skills, as well as understanding leadership and leading others within a Global and sustainable context. Students will engage with analytical tools to help identify their personal leadership strengths and also areas for development. In a fast paced 21st century organisation leaders need to be adept at navigating internal and external challenges, therefore a creative and entrepreneurial approach to leadership is essential to organisational agility and success. Through action learning sets and working with peers, students will develop skills in both personal leadership and leading others in an increasingly global context, these skills can then be used to develop the teams in their Organisations.
Business and Finance Strategy
(30 credits)
- As the global business environment becomes ever more complex and volatile, there is a need for organisations of all shapes and sizes to think and act more entrepreneurially, innovatively and creatively in order to be able to change and adapt. This interdisciplinary module will provide students with an understanding of the internal and external factors that impact strategic decision making. Students will be introduced to a variety of strategic theories, tools and concepts, in the context of both the external and internal environments and their impact on strategic challenges and choices. Students will also look at the associated strategic financial concepts and how they support and help to manage long term planning. Students will be exposed to a variety of academic and practical material that they can apply to their own organisations, or a live case organisation in order to appreciate the importance of developing and implementing innovative strategic plans for the success of the organisation, its key stakeholders and society more broadly.
Digital Transformation
(20 credits)
- Digital transformation is a change process that allows businesses and society to achieve goals such as improving accessibility and quality of digital services, increasing income generation, implementing innovative and generating a collaborative culture through the use of technology. The adoption of emerging technologies is important to businesses and can be fundamental to their survival. But digital transformation is not all about technology. Learners gain an in-depth understanding of the context of digital transformation, its challenges and possible future as well as its leadership and management. Learner gains the skills to develop a digital transformation strategy for an organisation, by engaging in critical assessment of cutting-edge research findings to inform your solution.
Project Management Philosophies and Tools
(20 credits)
- Contemporary project management is an evolving and extensive discipline that has grown substantially to meet the needs of modern project management demands. This module cultivates detailed and critical awareness of this domain and its expanding range of philosophies, tools and frameworks. The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the expanding discipline of project management and familiarise them with modern and contemporary project management modalities and the importance of effective project management to organisational functioning, enterprise growth and development.
Hacking the Human
(20 credits)
- This module will explore what is increasingly recognised as one of the most important areas and greatest threats of cyber security; that of the human being. Criminals are increasingly targeting people as an easy way to access a computer system; this is summed up in a famous quote by Bruce Schneier (a well-known writer on cyber security) - "Only amateurs attack machines; professionals target people". The module will explore what these types of cyber security threats are and what steps individuals and organisations can take to mitigate against them.
MBA Dissertation
(60 credits)
- This module requires individuals to integrate learning and development and synthesize knowledge and understanding of theory and practice through its application to organisational issues, which are demonstrably concerned with development within the organisation(s). Students work towards this through undertaking a major project related to a business issue of significance within a duration of 16 months.
Why Teesside Masters ?
Northumbria University and BMS have built a strong partnership over the past 22 years. This partnership has resulted in diverse degree pathways in Business and Management, Biomedical Science, Banking and Finance, Biotechnology, and Design. Northumbria - BMS partnership has produced graduates who have made significant contributions locally and globally.
