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MBA Business Management in the Global Food Industry

MBA Business Management in the Global Food Industr

MBA Business Management in the Global Food Industry

Business & Admin, Distance Learning, Management, Online Learning


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Apply From: 30th October 2012
Start Date: Ongoing
Location: Nationwide
Type: Distance Learning : MBA Degree
Required Grades: Honours Degree
Age Requirements: 16 and Up


Qualification


Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Management in the Global Food Industry

Awarding Body


The Royal Agricultural College 

Mode

: Online distance learning 

Course Description


This MBA has been developed to create the calibre of manager required to fill vital roles in this complex and dynamic global industry. The course welcomes students worldwide to share cultural and managerial experience. The ideal student will have a good Honours degree or equivalent and normally at least two years of work experience

Course Content (Modules)


1. Business Strategy: Enables the student to analyse the strategic capability of an organisation, appraise the internal and external factors influencing its performance and to develop and implement strategic plans.
2. Personal and Organisational Change: The module prepares organisational practitioners for stepping into the realities of change in organisational life in ways that help to improve situations.
3. Marketing; Planning and Strategy: Aims to develop the knowledge and ability  to apply marketing principles, ranging from consumer behaviour to marketing strategies, to the farming, food, wine and equine industries.
4. Economics and Policy: Provides the necessary background economic theory for business decision-making in the farming, food and equine industries.
5. Financial Management: Enables students to identify problems in the financial management of a business and appraise solutions to them.
6.  Team Project: Students work in small teams to solve a ‘live’ problem normally provided by a company. Past projects include ‘Sourcing organic fruit from Spain, USA and Italy for the UKmarket’, ‘The UK market for pepper’, ‘Developing a new baby food in the UK’, ‘Market for Spanish olive oil in Beijing’, and ‘Strategy for marketing high quality red Portuguese wine in the UK’. 
7. Food Chain: An overview of the current issues faced by food  chain players from farmer to the consumer. This includes cases based on managers,  operating  at a senior level within local, national and multinational institutions and companies. The focus is on explaining how managers address the issues in successfully managing a business in this dynamic sector.
8. International Business: Provides an understanding of the main theories and issues, such as culture and tradition, impacting on international business in the food industry.
 

Assessment


You will complete three formal examinations (in exam conditions), twelve assignments, one report and one team presentation. You will also complete a dissertation of between 15,000 and 25,000 words. 


What’s Included


RDI’s Online University ilearn is used to deliver all resources for this course including: 

  • Study materials

    : Access electronic copies of your learning materials and important information, such as assessment instructions, whenever and wherever you are

  • Tutor support

    : tutors use live chats and forums to stimulate discussions, request input and highlight external sources

  • External resources

    : links to external sources can include key journal articles, your university’s online library, sites of topical interest, etc

  • Discussion with other students & Forums: 

    allow students to come together, share thoughts and ideas and you can initiate topics of interest


Workload


We recommend an average of 12-15 hours study time per week for this course.
 

Duration of programme

This course is studied over a minimum period of two years
 

Entry requirements

  • Honours degree at 2:1 or above or an equivalent academic qualification from a comparable international institution. 
  • A minimum of two years’ work experience with managerial responsibilities. 
  • Mature candidates with significant relevant work experience and lower academic qualifications may also be considered for entry
  • If your first language is not English, or you have not previously studied in English we will accept the International English Language Test (IELTS) with a minimum score of 6.5 average with no element below 5.5.

Exemptions

For this qualification we may allow you to count credit for relevant study you have already done elsewhere. Please note that we cannot consider work experience alone for exemption.






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