Master of Business Administration (Taught)

Why choose this course

• Our Master of Business Administration (MBA) delivers a transformational learning experience for professionals who want to accelerate their careers, strengthen their leadership capability, or pursue new ventures. Bringing together AI, digital transformation, responsible leadership, and entrepreneurship, this programme prepares future leaders to combine innovation with responsibility and drive meaningful change in a rapidly evolving world.

• We offer a variety of funding options, including scholarships ranging from 10 - 50%, equating to fee-waivers of up to £14,500, making the MBA a smart and accessible investment in your future.

• Flexible study routes allow you to complete the MBA full-time in one year, part-time over two years, or on an unstructured two-to-five-year part-time schedule to fit around your professional and personal commitments.

• Alongside core management topics, you can tailor your MBA experience through elective modules within three study pathways - Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneurship, and Hospitality Service Leadership - to develop deeper expertise in areas that matter to your career.

• Exclusive to the Surrey MBA, the Career Growth Accelerator is a four-stage journey of self-discovery, skills development, and strategic insight, designed to shape you into a confident, future-ready leader and ensure you graduate with a distinctive, evidence-based portfolio that showcases your capabilities to employers and investors alike.

What you will study
We believe that truly successful careers are built on visionary leadership, a strong sense of responsibility, and the ability to navigate the challenges of the new economy while creating innovative and sustainable opportunities. These values are at the heart of the Surrey MBA, enriched by a forward-looking emphasis on data-driven decision-making and the transformative potential of AI.

The Surrey MBA is a future-focused programme designed to combine academic excellence with real-world relevance. Drawing on the expertise of our leading researchers in their field and the University of Surrey’s strong industry engagement, the programme combines theory with practice to foster a dynamic learning environment, equipping students with the knowledge and confidence to apply contemporary management principles and tools in the disruptive global digital economy.

Core, compulsory modules ensure that graduates can integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines and develop holistic problem‑solving skills, while elective options allow participants to tailor the degree to align with their career goals.