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MBA (Master of Business Administration)
The full-time Glasgow MBA at the Adam Smith Business School, with careers support and networking. Aimed at experienced professionals moving into senior management.
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World Changers Global Excellence Scholarship for new international UG students (2027 entry): £10,000 per year for Science & Engineering and MVLS, £7,000 per year for Arts and Social Sciences. Global Leadership Scholarship for PGT: £10,000 tuition fee waiver.
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A clearer look at MBA (Master of Business Administration)
The full-time Glasgow MBA at the Adam Smith Business School, with careers support and networking. Aimed at experienced professionals moving into senior management.
This 12-month postgraduate route concentrates on strategic leadership and responsible management, business decision-making in uncertain environments, applying management thinking to live organisational challenges. The course record does not promise a placement, so students should judge it primarily by its curriculum, teaching approach and project opportunities.
Course focus
What you can expect to explore
- Strategic leadership and responsible management
- Business decision-making in uncertain environments
- Applying management thinking to live organisational challenges
- Understand how organisations operate and compete.
Skills development
Capabilities you can build
- Executive-level analysis
- Leadership communication
- Commercial decision-making
- Cross-functional problem-solving
The balance of technical, academic and professional skills depends on the modules and assessments offered for your intake.
Learning experience
How you may learn
- Applied work such as case studies, workshops, projects or problem-based tasks.
- Independent postgraduate study, critical reading and a dissertation or major project where required.
- Assessment may combine coursework, reports, presentations, examinations or projects; the exact balance is set by the university.
Who is this course for?
A strong fit for professionals and graduates who want broader strategic responsibility and a practical route into management or leadership. Entry requirements still determine eligibility, and students should compare the official module list with their own career goals before applying.
Career direction
Where it may lead
Relevant career directions may include:
- Business or operations manager
- Strategy consultant
- Business development leader
- Entrepreneur or enterprise manager
These are examples, not guaranteed outcomes. Employment depends on your experience, location, professional registration where applicable and the modules completed.
Course contents
Published course content for this programme.
27 curriculum items were captured from the university’s official course page. These may include modules, course units or published curriculum topics, and can change by intake, pathway and availability.
- 01Decision Making Under UncertaintyPublished course content
- 02Financial Information and AnalysisPublished course content
- 03Global EconomyPublished course content
- 04Managing OperationsPublished course content
- 05Marketing ManagementPublished course content
- 06People & Organisations: Understanding and applying the sciencePublished course content
- 07Strategic ManagementPublished course content
- 08StrategyPublished course content
- 09Generative AI for Productivity and GrowthPublished course content
- 10Hacking the MoD (H4MoD)Published course content
- 11Innovation ManagementPublished course content
- 12International Strategy For Multinational EnterprisePublished course content
- 13Strategic Human Resource ManagementPublished course content
- 14Supply Chain ManagementPublished course content
- 15FinancePublished course content
- 16Corporate Finance and Financial MarketsPublished course content
- 17Entrepreneurial FinancePublished course content
- 18Financial Markets & Risk ManagementPublished course content
- 19Mergers and AcquisitionsPublished course content
- 20MarketingPublished course content
- 21Business to Business Relationship ManagementPublished course content
- 22Consumer BehaviourPublished course content
- 23Digital MarketingPublished course content
- 24Strategic Brand ManagementPublished course content
- 25Research projectPublished course content
- 26MBA Group Consultancy ProjectPublished course content
- 27Denis Fischbacher-SmithPublished course content
Entry requirements
Can I apply?
- Academic
- Honours degree (or equivalent) in any subject plus at least three years of professional work experience.
- Sri Lankan qualifications
- Bachelor Special or Professional degree: 2:1 / 60% / GPA 3.30 for programmes requiring a UK 2:1; 2:2 / 55% / GPA 3.0 for programmes requiring a UK 2:2.
- English (IELTS)
- 6.5 overall, no band below 6.0
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Course information checked October 2026 from the official course page on gla.ac.uk. The expanded description is original GEC guidance built from the recorded course summary, award level and subject; it does not reproduce a university or partner listing word for word. Exact modules, teaching, assessment, professional recognition, fees, entry requirements and intakes can change. We confirm the latest details with University of Glasgow before you apply. Global Educational Consultants is an independent consultancy.