Full time MBA | Brunel Business School

The full time Brunel MBA is a one-year intensive course providing you with a qualification that signifies dedication to continued development in your profession.  

This course is ideal if you want to complete your MBA in a short time, which may be useful if you are an international candidate. Brunel MBA students represent huge diversity in the variety of industries, professions, cultures, and countries that they come from and this is one of the key strengths of our programme. The people you meet on your MBA make up a valuable network of business contacts and friends for life.

The international quality benchmark statement for the MBA says that that it represents a "practice development master’s degree". Hence The Brunel MBA is a post-experience MBA, which means that all participants are required to have significant work experience, including at least three years’ experience at managerial or professional level before joining the course.

We are also pleased to announce that according to the CEO magazine, who showcase top business schools from across the globe, Brunel Business School is once again ranked in Tier 1.

The average age of the current MBA intake is 34 and participants have an average of seven years' professional work experience.

The class sizes are between 25 - 35 students, allowing for an excellent learning atmosphere and individual attention.

There are two intakes per year, one in January and one in September. The course is made up of three terms: Winter, Spring and Summer. Exams are in May and a dissertation period concludes the programme, leaving you ready to re-enter the business world with new skills and confidence.

Watch our video below to learn how the course will be taught, meet our academics and hear about the facilities available on our campus.

How your course is structured

Compulsory modules


  • MB5537 Business Project and Professional Portfolio
  • MB5601 Business Economics
  • MB5525 Corporate and Competitive Strategy 
  • MB5523 Corporate and Business Finance
  • MB5528 International Business
  • MB5527 Leading People and Managing Organisations
  • MB5522 Operations Management 
  • MB5538 Principles of Marketing

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Optional modules

Depending on your course, you'll choose one or two from:

  • MB5605 Digital Transformation Strategy 
  • MB5531 Healthcare Policy 
  • MB5604 Managing Digital Technology and Innovation
  • MB5526 Managing for the Future
  • MB5602 Managing Service Operations and Change in Healthcare 

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Business project

To complete your MBA, you'll be required to undertake an in-depth study of a business or management issue of particular interest to you. This will allow you to conduct extensive research, analyse your findings and reach your own conclusions. 


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