COURSE SPECIFICATION

Course Title MBA

Final Award Master in Business Administration
Interim Awards Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration
Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration
Awarding Body Ravensbourne University London
Teaching Institution Ravensbourne University London
UCAS Code
HECOS code (with Subject
percentage Splits if applicable)
QAA Subject Benchmark QAA Masters SBS Business and Management February 2015
External Accrediting Bodies
Apprenticeship Standard used to
inform the development of the
course (if applicable)
Accelerated Degree Option Yes
No
Level 6 Top Up Option (online only) Yes
No
Study Load Full-time
Part-time
Mode of study Face-to-face
Blended
Online
Delivery Location(s) Ravensbourne University campus
Online
Length(s) of Course(s) 1 Year
Type (open/closed)
Validation period Five years
Intended First Cohort Start Date January 2023
Date produced/amended 3/9/22
Course Leader Marios Konstantindis
Course Development Team Federica Della-Rocca
Members
Course Administrative Contact

Course Description

The MBA at Ravensbourne has been created to provide both vocational and academic challenges in
business management and administration. It has been uniquely designed for all those who are interested in
studying amongst the UK’s finest creatives in a design led technological environment and provide you with
a holistic approach to your business practice. We want students to explore Business at an international and
global level and it is a programme for managers and executives who are looking to progress their career or
for those who have been working in industry who want to reapply their studies and advance their standing
in business.

Through a series of business lectures and classes taught by industry and academic professionals, you will
develop competencies which will support a wide array of skillsets necessary to progress in Business and
Management.

You will be expected to participate in a collaborative working environment, and you will be forced at times

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to come out of your comfort zone and explore areas of your own leadership and management skills and be
put to the test through simulated tasks emulating real world practice.

Through term 1 and 2 understanding contemporary business practices in learning innovation, digital
transformation and enterprise you will be prepared for the dynamic ever changing international landscape
and develop your own skills in how you can adapt and make use of changes in trade and economy through
financial planning for your own business. Through strategy you will align long term business planning and
support this with project management skills taught in term 2. In term 3 through your final dissertation you
can realise a long-standing business research problem creating a proposal which aims to support your own
research findings and that of others.

If you want to study for your MBA in an environment with colleagues who have similar interests and you
can share your ideas and vision, this versatile and diverse Master’s in Business Administration will support
you and prepare you for your career switch or progression into a variety of different sectors.

Roles which support your MBA are amongst; consulting, finance and investment, technology, analyst,
operations, HRM

Course Aims

⋅ To engage and prepare students with knowledge and skillsets required in a highly
dynamic and fast paced global and international business environment

⋅ To enable students to become autonomous thinkers and learners acquiring skills and
attributes which support and harness the leaders and decision makers in future
business

⋅ To provide students with rigorous systematic professional and theoretical application

of international business theories, policies and practice

⋅ To provide students with the opportunities to network and alongside their peers to
advance practical and professional skills

⋅ To enable students to develop careers goals and aspirations to enter employment or

pursue further interest in postgraduate study in their subject discipline

Course Learning Outcomes

The course provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and
understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas.
On completion of the Master in Business Administration students will be able to:
Explore LO1 Devise and present rigorous academic study which underpin fully explored and
substantiated research within a business and management sector

Create LO2 Present systematic research and analysis which inform both professional and
academic practice of business and management
Influence LO3 Demonstrate sound strategic and innovative thinking to enable effective business
opportunity and decision making in local global and international environments
Integrate LO4 Identify and present core concepts to identify strategic, tactical and operational
issues to how organisations operate, communicate and are managed in professional
context
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Where a student does not complete the full course, but exits with an Ordinary Degree, they will
have had the opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities,
skills and other attributes in the following areas.
On completion of Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration the students will be able to:
Explore LO1 Present academic study which underpin fully explored and substantiated research
within a business and management Creative sector

Create LO2 Present competent research and analysis which inform both professional and
academic practice of business and management
Influence LO3 Demonstrate some strategic and innovative thinking to enable effective business
opportunity and decision making in local global and international environments
Integrate LO4 Identify and present core concepts to identify strategic, tactical and operational
issues to how organisations operate, communicate and are managed in professional
context

Where a student does not complete the full course, but exits with a Diploma in Higher
Education, they will have had the opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge and
understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas.
On completion of the Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration students will be
able to:
Explore LO1 Present academic study which underpins research within a business and
management sector

Create LO2 Present research and analysis which inform both professional and academic
practice of business and management
Influence LO3 Demonstrate limited strategic and innovative thinking to enable effective
business opportunity and decision making in local global and international
environments
Integrate LO4 Present concepts to identify strategic, tactical and operational issues to how
organisations operate, communicate and are managed in professional context

Ravensbourne University Assessment Criteria

Research and Analysis
Explore Subject Knowledge
Critical Thinking and Reflection
Problem Solving
Ideation
Create Experimentation
Technical Competence
Communication and Presentation
Social Impact
Influence Ethical Impact
Environmental Impact
Collaboration
Integrate Entrepreneurship and Enterprise

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Professional Development

Core Competencies
Each module learning outcome should be aligned to at least one competency.

Aligned
Competency Definition Assessment
Criteria
The ability to acquire, retain and use knowledge, recognise,
Cognitive pose and solve problems. Attributes may include: Explore,
• Evaluate their own beliefs, biases and assumptions Create,
• Evaluate strengths, weaknesses, and fallacies of logic Integrate,
in arguments and information Influence
• Apply lesson from the past or learned knowledge
and skills to new and varied situations
• Perform basic computations or approach practical
problems by choosing appropriately from a variety
of mathematical techniques
• Devise and defend a logical hypothesis to explain
observed phenomenon
• Recognize a problem and devise and implement a
plan of action
The ability to generate new ideas, express themselves
Creative creatively, innovate and/ or solve complex problems in an Create
original way.
The ability to understand and effectively meet the
Professional expectations of industry partners, through outputs and Integrate,
behaviours. Influence

Emotional, Emotional -The intrapersonal ability to identify, assess, and Explore,

Social and regulate one’s own emotions and moods; to discriminate Influence,
Physical among them and to use this information to guide one’s Integrate
thinking and actions and where one has to make
consequential decisions for oneself. Attributes may include:

• Self-awareness & regulation (including

metacognition)
• Mindfulness
• Cognitive flexibility
• Emotional resilience
• Motivation
• Ethical decision- making

Social - The interpersonal ability to identify & understand the

underlying emotions of individuals and groups, enhancing
communication efficacy, empathy and influence. Attributes

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may include:

• Managing your audience

• Coordinating with others
• Negotiation
• Creativity
• People management
• Leadership & entrepreneurship
• Service orientation
• Active listening
• Coaching and mentoring

Physical - The ability to perceive and optimise physiological

activity and responses to influence emotion, solve problems
or otherwise effect behaviour. Physical intelligence engages
the body to train neuron pathways to help change an
inappropriate response to an appropriate response.
Attributes may include

• Self-discipline & management

• Attention
• Reaction & response time
• Cognitive & muscle memory
• Managing stress
• Physical resilience

Cultural The capability to relate to and work effectively across Influence,

cultures including intercultural engagement, cultural Integrate
understanding and intercultural communication.

The generation and application of ideas within a practical Create,

Enterprise and setting. It combines creativity, idea generation and design Influence,
Entrepreneurial thinking, with problem identification, problem solving, and Integrate
innovation followed by practical action. This can, but does
not exclusively, lead to venture creation (UK Quality
Assurance Agency, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
Education 2018).

The confident adoption of applications, new devices,

Digital software and services and the ability to stay up to date with Explore,
ICT as it evolves. The ability to deal with failures and Create,
problems of ICT and to design and implement solutions (Jisc Integrate,
Digital Capabilities Framework) Influence

Ravensbourne Engagement with inhouse activities including mentoring Explore,

Return other students, volunteering, acting as a student rep or Create,
ambassador. Influence,

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Demonstrate a knowledge of current events and social issues Integrate,

Identify their personal convictions and explore options for
putting these convictions into practice
Engagement with the external community through (from)
employment, volunteering, participation in a Professional
Life or other programme-based project.

Learning, Teaching and Assessment

Learning and Teaching methods Assessment Strategy

[set out the overall method(s) of assessment for

the course, for example by exams, coursework or
Briefings practical assessments, etc (or a combination of
Lectures these) need to be set out (CMA guidance)]
Formative Assessments
Seminars
Workshops Both formative and summative assessment
Individual assessment methods will feature throughout the course.
Case studies
Simulated Corporate Activities
Group Work Assessment for most units within this course
Presentations and Pitches will be mixture of holistic ie.100% portfolio
Primary Field Research of evidence and weighted
Mentoring Assessment Methods & Requirements will
Industry Presentations include both written and visual components
Industry visits and field work including but not exclusively:
On-line activity & blended learning
Debate
• Report
Critiques
• Case studies
Self-directed independent study
• Business Pitch
• Financial Planning
• Management Plan
• Digital Roadmap
• Business Plan
• Dissertation
• Research proposal

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Course Structure

Module Module Title Shared Mandatory / Credits

Code Module Elective
Level 7

MBA22101 International Business Management Mandatory 20

MBA22102 Strategic Management and Mandatory 20
Leadership
MBA22103 Innovation and Enterprise Mandatory 20
MBA22104 Finance for Creative Enterprise Mandatory 20
MBA22106B Creative Technology and Digital Elective 20
Transformation
or Fashion Management Elective 20
MBA22106A
or Media Management Elective 20
MBA22106C
MBA22105 Research Methods and Practice Mandatory 20
MBA22107 Dissertation Mandatory 60
Total 180

Learning Hours

Learning Hours

Staff – Student Contact Hours Independent Study Hours

Taught hours 48 Independent Study, self-directed study 152

and assessment

Total 200

Course Regulations

Entry Requirements

A lower second class honour’s degree (or higher) from a UK university or an overseas
qualification of an equivalent standard from a university or educational institution of university
rank, or equivalent.

GCSE English Language at Grade 4/C or higher or an overseas qualification of an equivalent

standard or equivalent.

IELTS 6.0 overall and a minimum of 5.5 in each component: reading, writing, speaking and
listening, or equivalent.

Accreditation of Prior Learning (if applicable)

Applications are welcomed from those who may not possess formal entry qualifications, mature
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students, those with work experience or with qualifications other than those listed above. Such
applicants should demonstrate sufficient aptitude and potential to complete the course
successfully. Applicants will be assessed at interview in accordance with Ravensbourne’s
Accreditation of Prior Learning Policy and Procedure and Student Transfer Plan.
Conditions for Progression
Students will be deemed to have passed a module if they achieve a C- (50%) for postgraduate
students. Some modules, e.g. electives, use Pass/Fail grades and no marks are awarded.
Pass/Fail grades are not used in the calculation of classifications for awards.

A student who has passed all assessments to date but has not yet reached the end of a level (or
stage) will be permitted to proceed into the following semester by the Interim Assessment Board.
Reassessment of Failed Elements
Failure in any component will result in a Fail grade for the component.

Non-submission in any component will result in a non-submission for the component.

Students must then successfully retrieve the failed or non-submitted component by resubmission
of assessment in order to pass the module.

Where a student does successfully retrieve a component failure, the grade for the component
will be capped at 40% (undergraduate) or 50% (postgraduate) (except where Extenuating
Circumstances have been approved). The overall grade for the module will be calculated using
all achieved grades where there are 2 or more components.
Conditions for the Granting of Awards
A student who completes an approved course of study, shall be awarded Master’s in Business
Administration.

Those students who exit the Course without completing it may be entitled to exit with an award
of either a:

1. Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration 120 Credits provided they complete

an approved course of modules and the learning outcomes for such award as set out in
the Course Specification.
2. Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration 60 Credits, provided they complete
an approved course of modules and the learning outcomes for such award as set out in
the Course Specification.

Any derogation(s) from the Regulations required?

If yes, please state which regulation requires a derogation for approval by the Academic Board.

Student Support https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/student-services

Assessment Regulations https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/staff-and-student-policies

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Course Learning Outcomes CLO1 CLO2 CLO3 CLO4

Level 7 Units
International Business Management x x x
Strategic Management and x x
Leadership
Innovation and Enterprise x x x
Finance for Creative Enterprise x x
Elective (Fashion Management, Media x x x
Management, Creative Technology
and Digital Transformation)
Research Methods and Practice x x x
Dissertation x x x x

Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3

Research
International Strategic Innovation and Finance for methods Elective (Fashion Dissertation
Level Business Managemen Enterprise Creative management, Media 60 credits
7 Management t and
20 credits Enterprise 20 credits Management,
20 credits Leadership
20 credits
20 credits Creative Technology
180 and Digital
Credits Transformation)
20 credits

Course Diagram

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