Master of Business Administration Digital Business

Course Code

AU001

Fast-track your career in senior leadership or management with this online MBA Digital Business degree from home at your own pace.

Study online and achieve your MBA Digital Business degree from anywhere in the world.
When you enrol, you’ll have access to an online library containing almost half a million books, journals, and industry literature, meaning you don’t need to trawl the books in a library or buy expensive books.
Free CMI (Chartered Management Institute) membership throughout your studies, giving you access to a range of additional resources, a mentoring service, and invitations to both online and offline networking events.
Flexible entry requirements – previous work experience, degrees, qualifications, and studies will be considered when you apply for the degree.
Various funding options available, including student finance from the Student Loans Company (SLC).

Speak to an adviser

Find out more about this degree, our payment options and how to apply by clicking on the ‘enquire’ button below and completing the form. One of our friendly course advisers will be in touch shortly.

Further your understanding of digital business and advance your career in senior leadership with this MBA Digital Business degree.

With this online MBA, you’ll learn more about the digital business environment and the factors affecting it. During your course you’ll study areas such as developing a competitive strategy in the digital business environment; managing a digital business supply chain; leading and working in a digital business environment; and the digital finance and ledger systems available. You will also choose an elective module to study to tailor your MBA to meet your career needs.

Once you have successfully completed your course, you’ll have an advanced understanding of what it means to be a strategic leader in a digital business. You’ll also develop valuable and transferable skills during your studies, including the ability to analyse data sets, develop your leadership style, and assess compliance issues, ethical considerations, and legal constraints.

Course Duration

You will have up to three years to complete this online MBA degree.

Course Outcome

Once you have successfully completed your Master of Business Administration in Digital Business degree, you will be awarded your MBA degree certificate.

You will study six core modules and select one elective module.

Develop an appreciation for the opportunities and challenges presented by the emergence of the new digital economy.
Unlocking the value in digital assets and competences.
Analysing Big Data sets to develop digitally focused strategic plans.
Evaluating the necessary strategic leadership skills required to be successful in digital business transformations.
Examine theory, data sets, and case material relevant to digital business strategy.

Explore and evaluate the contribution of digital finance and ledger systems.
Evaluate a range of new financial technologies.
Develop applied digital financial management skills.
Assess the challenges that impact digital operations.
The design and evaluation of digital financial systems to meet these challenges, including blockchain technologies, financial modelling, fintech, and cloud-based solutions.

Explore the concept of the digital supply chain management in terms of the impact of digital technology on conventional supply chains, and upon the emerging digital product and service supply chains.
An overview of contemporary supply chain management practice and issues.
Learn the difference between digital supply chain management and digital product supply chain management.
Evaluate the main technologies and digital disrupters impacting supply chains.
The importance of ethical decision making, resilience, and regulations in supply chain decision-making.

Investigate the role of leadership at a mid to senior level in the digital business environment.
Leadership concepts from a theoretical perspective.
How disruptive technologies and businesses are initiating digital transformations.
Developing your leadership mindset and demonstrating the use of KPIs/KPBs to monitor transformation success.

Digital business models and strategies, which enable managers to make effective business decisions.
Understand online marketplaces and touch points, virtual ecosystems, Big Data, machine learning, and ethical and regulatory aspects of the digital environment.
The role of “digital” within business.

This is your opportunity to research a digital intervention that a chosen organisation could harness to enhance organisational performance.
Your project will develop a business plan for the chosen organisation, critically evaluate the organisational benefits, and discuss the various challenges that might arise.

Explore and evaluate the characteristics of Big Data using the 5Vs model.
Tools and techniques that can be used to manage and interpret Big Data.
Evaluate data governance issues.
Develop business solutions based upon Big Data outputs and analyses.
Ethical, legal, and regulatory challenges such as GDPR.

Why cloud computing if the most critical technology powering the business world.
Understand cloud technology best practice and the rewards and risks to organisations in various contexts.
Core skills required to deliver cloud-based solutions for organisations.
How today’s organisations are not only moving their critical assets and information to the cloud, but also seeking on-demand cloud-based solutions for business problem solving and decision making.

Develop your understanding of customer/user experience within a digital framework, which will enable you to relate your experience to contemporary ideas and practice within a local and global context.
The importance of managing customer experience and user experience, particularly within the digital environment.
Sources of tracking user experience and customer experience and academic theory in this domain.
Relevant software applications.
How to plan and develop user experience and customer experience strategies.

Applications for this degree will be considered on a case-by-case basis. We will take into account your work experience and previously gained qualifications or degrees when we discuss your application.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this MBA in Digital Business, you need to have the following:

A first degree or equivalent at 2:2 level or above, plus two years of management level experience.

Candidates who lack formal qualifications but possess at least five years of relevant experience at managerial level will also be considered.

Non-UK resident applications

If English is not your first language, we ask that you hold an IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element), or TOEFL iBT 90, or equivalent. Alternatively, you must provide evidence that you have previously studied in English, for example, a letter to show that the Medium of Instruction was in English can be accepted. We also offer an internal English test for applicants.

The total course fee for this MBA in Digital Business is £10,950.

Ways to pay for your online degree

Student Loans (UK students)

Many students enrolling on an online MBA degree choose to pay for their course with a student loan from Student Finance England (SFE). Loans are typically paid in three instalments during the academic year directly to you.

More information on the amount you can borrow and to check your eligibility for your master’s loan, click here.

Once you have completed your course, you will start paying back your master’s loan when your income rises about the threshold which is currently £21,000 a year before tax.

Additional support is also available in the form of the Special Support Grant, which is for students receiving certain benefits, are a lone parent, or have certain disabilities. Students with children or adult dependents can also apply for:

Childcare grant to cover the cost of childcare while you study.
Parent’s learning allowance.
Adult dependent’s grant.

Complete the form at the top of this page to speak to an adviser and get more information about this payment option.

Pay in full

If you have the funds available, you can choose to pay for your course in one go. Alternatively, you can pay for a level in full through a fixed payment plan.

If you choose this method you can pay via credit or debit card (Visa, Mastercard, or Maestro) or by bank transfer.

Pay by instalments

You can choose to pay for your degree through a one-year payment plan for each level of study. This can be confirmed when you speak to a member of the team and a payment plan can be agreed separately with you. Please note, a holding fee will be deducted from the fees payable, and your remaining fees will form the basis of your payment plan.

After each level, you will need to confirm prior to the start of the next level whether you will be paying in full or continuing to pay via instalments for the following year.

This MBA degree is available to study fully online, giving you total flexibility over your learning. You can enrol and study from anywhere in the world at your own pace, without needing to attend any classes. This method of learning allows you to achieve your degree from home, fitting your studies around your work and family commitments while allowing you to achieve your goals.

You’ll need access to a laptop, computer, or mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet and have access to the internet in order to access your learning materials and study this course.

You will have access to our online learning platform which includes virtual classrooms and lectures, as well as an online library which is free to access throughout your studies, giving you access to half a million books and journals.

Our online learning platform is also integrated with Zoom, allowing you to speak to your tutor during seminar sessions and access their valuable support and guidance. Your tutor will provide you with regular feedback, and you will also have the chance to connect with other like-minded students via our message and community boards to discuss the topics you’re currently studying.

Unlike other MBA programmes, you will not be expected to sit exams on this course. Instead, this MBA in Digital Business focuses on applying your learning to real-world scenarios, helping you to operate as a leader in a digital business environment.

You will be assessed using a variety of assessment methods to allow you to demonstrate your strengths. You will be assessed using the following methods to allow us to track your progress:

Practice-driven assessments
Digital business project
Reflective analyses
Strategic plans
Negotiated assessments
Digital business analyses
Software appraisals
Development of digital strategies

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) are the only organisation in the UK that can award their members with Chartered Manager status to their members. The institute promotes excellence in management and leadership throughout the UK. They aim to boost their member’s career development and connect you with like-minded professionals across a diverse range of sectors.

When you enrol on this MBA digital business degree, you will receive free CMI membership throughout your studies. This will give you access to a large variety of additional resources such as a mentoring service and invitations to both online and offline networking events.

Studying the topics covered in this online MBA digital business degree will allow you to master a range of transferable skills that will help you demonstrate your senior-level leadership abilities and enhance your CV. These skills include:

Knowledge of competitive strategies, digital finance, and the digital business environment.
New perspectives on taking a digital approach to solving business, managerial and organisational challenges.
Evaluate and analyse data sets using digitally-driven analytical tools.
Leadership approaches and styles appropriate to digital business environments.
Ability to assess compliance issues, ethical considerations, and legal constraints that impact the business environment.
Develop and evaluate business leadership strategies for success in the digital business environment.

Once you have successfully completed your MBA Digital Business degree, you will have a range of knowledge and skills that are critical to developing your senior leadership career in change, transformation, or business management, or even work in consultancy. Relevant career options for graduates of this MBA degree include: