Business Pathway
MBA Business Management in the Global Food Industry
The Royal Agricultural College
Qualification On successful completion of the course you will be awarded a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Management in the Global Food Industry.
Awarding Body The Royal Agricultural College.
Course Description This MBA has been developed to create the calibre of manager required to fill vital roles in this complex and dynamic global industry. The course welcomes students worldwide to share cultural and managerial experience. The ideal student will have a good Honours degree or equivalent and normally at least two years of work experience.
Mode Online distance learning
Course Content (Modules) Comprises eight modules and a dissertation:
1. Business Strategy Enables the student to analyse the strategic capability of an organisation, appraise the internal and external factors influencing its performance and to develop and implement strategic plans.
2. Personal and Organisational
Change Advances participants’ understanding of the interconnection of personal (individual) and organisational dimensions of change. The module prepares organisational practitioners for stepping into the realities of change in organisational life in ways that help to improve situations.
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3. Marketing; Planning and Strategy Aims to develop the knowledge and ability to apply marketing principles, ranging from consumer behaviour to marketing strategies, to the farming, food, wine and equine industries.
4. Economics and Policy Provides the necessary background economic theory for business decision-making in the farming, food and equine industries.
5. Financial Management Enables students to identify problems in the financial management of a business and appraise solutions to them.
6. Team Project Students work in small teams to solve a ‘live’ problem normally provided by a company. This is aimed at deepening, applying and integrating expertise and skills acquired during the course. Past projects include ‘Sourcing organic fruit from Spain, USA and Italy for the UK market’, ‘The UK market for pepper’, ‘Developing a new baby food in the UK’, ‘Market for Spanish olive oil in Beijing’, and ‘Strategy for marketing high quality red Portuguese wine in the UK’.
7. Food Chain An overview of the current issues faced by food chain players from farmer to the consumer. This includes cases based on managers, operating at a senior level within local, national and multinational institutions and companies. The focus is on explaining how managers address the issues in successfully managing a business in this dynamic sector.
Online-based distance learning
8. International Business Provides an understanding of the main theories and issues, such as culture and tradition, impacting on international business in the food industry.
Dissertation A dissertation based on independent research by each student, focused on an approved topic. Students are expected to present a proposal for approval and will be assigned a supervisor. The dissertation should be a minimum of 15,000 words and a maximum of 25,000 words.
Assessment
Each module will be assessed either by coursework, examination or a combination of both. You will complete three formal examinations (in exam conditions), twelve assignments, one report and one team presentation. You will also complete a dissertation of between 15,000 and 25,000 words.
Duration of course This course is studied over a minimum period of two years.
Entry requirements · Honours degree at 2:1 or above or an equivalent academic qualification from a comparable international institution.
· A minimum of two years’ work experience with managerial responsibilities.
· Mature candidates with significant relevant work experience and lower academic qualifications may also be considered for entry.
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