You’ll need a minimum of a second class honours degree in any subject, or an equivalent qualification. However, you can still apply if you don’t have these formal qualifications, but bring significant work experience in a relevant area. If you don’t meet the required criteria for this course, you can complete the Graduate Diploma in Business, Finance and Sport to gain a guaranteed entry onto this Master's degree. INTO University of Stirling offers a Graduate Diploma for those students who do not meet the required criteria for this course. If you successfully complete the Graduate Diploma in Business, Finance and Sport and meet the required progression grades, you will be guaranteed entry onto this Master's degree.
This exciting new course is the first in Scotland to be run in partnership with SAS, a global leader in business analytic solutions. It has been developed in close collaboration with leading financial services organisation HSBC and The Data Lab, to produce graduates with the skills that industry needs. The course addresses the acknowledged shortage of business leaders and managers with a detailed working knowledge of data analytics. It provides students with a deep understanding of the industrial and scientific relevance of advanced analytics and their application in strategic and operational decision making. In doing so it develops graduates with highly sought after blend of data analytics, business acumen and advanced management skills. The course gives you the opportunity to develop specialist skills by choosing elective modules from finance, marketing, data science and management. You’ll work in real life consultancy-style projects alongside industry leaders in data analytics. Our extensive network of external organisations across all sectors provides opportunities to build your knowledge, skills and experience for a successful career in business analytic roles.
You’ll need a minimum of a second class honours degree or an equivalent professional qualification. In addition, you must have a minimum of three years’ postgraduate managerial work experience. Applicants without formal qualifications are encouraged to apply if they can demonstrate significant managerial experience — normally a minimum of five years.
The Stirling MBA is unique in the way it focuses on the practices, processes and outcomes of managing in a range of contexts: from a large multinationals to small enterprises. There’s an emphasis on responsible leadership, sustainable strategy, creativity and change that helps inform contemporary debates about how to effectively manage limited resources with maximum impact. The Stirling MBA covers the functional areas of business and management, including accounting and finance, marketing, economics, operations management, and human resource management. It is designed to transform capable managers into successful, significant business leaders. We underpin this approach by a significant investment in personal and professional development throughout the course. This course will give you the confidence and resilience to respond to continually developing circumstances, the skills to build and lead a team, and the theoretical and practical knowledge to successfully manage through the pressures and challenges of the modern business environment. Our close links with external organisations mean we can offer our MBA students regular site visits with senior executives and industry experts, many of whom are also involved in guest lectures and workshops. Students will also have the opportunity to undertake a three-month consultancy project with an external company.
