MBA Retail Management
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MBA Retail Management
 
(University of Wales)
 
 
Why take this course?
 
1. The international Retail Industry of the 21st Century provides exciting career opportunities for qualified leaders and managers
 
  • The international Retail Industry has many dimensions and provides many different opportunities both within developed and developing markets. 
  • As a result of the considerable changes that have taken place in the business environment of Retail Organisations in terms of globalisation, increased competition, new technology, logistics, customer values and the retail mix, it has become a necessity to employ competent Retail Managers who have a strategic perspective towards decision making. 
 
2. The “MBA Retail Management” Course enables students to combine strategic ideas from different disciplines with that of the best practices from the retail industry
 
  • The MBA Course with a pathway in Retail Management enables the students to gain the knowledge and skills to competently manage a retail organisation by incorporating strategic ideas from different managerial disciplines as well as from the best practices of the Retail Industry on an international level. 
 
3. The “MBA Retail Management” qualification will enhance the career prospects of people from different backgrounds:
 
  • Professionals with experience within the Retail Sector who wish to enhance their career prospects. 
  • Newly qualified graduates from a related field such as Business Studies / Management who wish to develop their career prospects within the Retail Industry. 
  • Newly qualified graduates from a non-relevant field who wish to establish a career within the Retail Sector. 
  • Professionals with experience in other industries who wish to make a career move to the continuously expanding Retail Industry.
 
4. Knowledge & Skills
Upon successful completion of the MBA Retail Management Course you will have developed the knowledge and skills to:
 
  • Integrate all aspects of management in strategic decision making. 
  • Manage and control different disciplines such as Finance, Marketing and Human Resource Management within a Retail Sector organisation. 
  • Strategically manage the Retail mix of a Retail Industry Organisation. 
  • Integrate technology within the Retail Strategy. 
  • Be at the forefront of innovation and change within a retail business by adapting and introducing international best practices. 
 
5. Career Opportunities
 
  • An MBA Retail Management qualification will enable you to find varied careers within the dynamic Retail Sector in different parts of the world, including in the UK, the Middle East (in places like Dubai and Abu Dhabhi), the Far East Asia, the South East Asia and highly lucrative emerging economies like China and India. 
  • The Retail Sector itself is highly diversified and includes large super markets, specialist equipments stores, high-end fashion outlets and online stores. There will be leadership and managerial opportunities within these organisations at head offices in general and in specialist areas, in the field (managing chain of stores as Area Managers) and within large stores. 
  • Large multinational manufacturing and marketing organisations require specialists in Retail Management to assume leadership positions within the areas of marketing and supply chain management. 
  • Lead your family retail company or even will be able to start your own Retail Organisation.
 
 
  
COURSE CONTENT AND ASSESSMENT
 
The assessments are exams and coursework based. Students have to pass 6 Core modules, 2 Pathway modules and the Dissertation (combined with the Research Methods module) to be awarded the “MBA Retail Management” Degree.
 

No
Module Name
Assessment
Credit Weighting
1
   Managing Finance
  1 Exam
 15 Credits
2
   Managing Markets
  1 Coursework
 15 Credits
3
   Managing Information
  1 Coursework
 15 Credits
4
   Managing People
  1  Exam
 15 Credits
5
   Managing Operations
  1  Exam
 15 Credits
6
   Managing Strategy
  1 Coursework
 15 Credits
7
   A Strategic Perspective of
   Retail Management
  1 Coursework
 15 Credits
8
   Contemporary Issues  
   In Retail Management
 1 Coursework
 15 Credits
9
   Research Methods
 1 Coursework
 Linked to the 
 Dissertation
 Module
 
  
 
 
10.
   Dissertation
 1 Dissertation Project of   
 15,000 – 20,000 Words
 60 Credits

 
 
 
PATHWAY MODULES FOR RETAIL MANAGEMENT
 
  • A Strategic Perspective of Retail Management (15 credits)
This module aims to provide learners with the opportunity of attaining the knowledge and skills that are necessary for taking strategic decisions within the sphere of Retail Management by incorporating varying range of environmental influences including that of globalisation and changing perception of customer value.
 
  • Contemporary Issues in Retail Management (15 credits)
The module aims to provide learners a distinct learning experience on the basis that it is resource-based and promotes the learners’ creativity and independent thinking. By addressing a management issue and relating it to the Retail Industry learners are given the freedom to select a subject area of their interest, which may form the foundation of their final project.
 
  • The Final Project (60 Credits) should focus on a Retail Management topic.
 
 
 
 
Course Duration and structure
 
The course duration is 12 months of full-time study, which is divided into 4 terms with flexible start dates in January, April, July and October every year.
 

Course Start Date
 Course Finish Date
Course Duration
   July 2009
   July 2010
   12 months
   October 2009
   October 2010
   12 months
   January 2010
   January 2011
   12 months
   April 2010
   April 2011
   12 months

 
The year (12 months) is divided into 4 terms and students study 3 modules per term for the first 3 terms with the Dissertation in the final term.
 

Term
  Duration
   Study
1
  3 months
   3 modules
2
  3 months
   3 modules
3
  3 months
   3 modules
4
  3 months
   Dissertation
Total
  12 months
   9 Modules plus Dissertation

 
 
  
Entry Requirements
 
Entry onto the “MBA Retail Management” Course is the standard University of Wales matriculation requirements, either an initial degree in any discipline recognised by the University of Wales or with 2 years relevant experience in a management capacity.
 
Candidates must have a minimum English certification comparable to an IELTS level of 6.5.