MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
iMBA Degree + L7 PGDip.Man
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The Integrated Master of Business Administration (iMBA) Degree provides a firm academic grounding in leadership strategy, marketing and finance while preparing the learner/student from a professional perspective to fulfil a leadership role in any industry at any career stage of his/her life and aims to develop the necessary competencies and capabilities that will contribute to achieving and maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. The programme offers a fast and thorough road to professional advancement in a variety of industries, where project managers and strategic leaders, play a critical role in ensuring the development and execution of plans utilising a best practice approach. 
Qualification Outcome 

When you graduate from this course you will receive:

  • L4 Diploma in Management (EduVisa)

  • L5 Higher Diploma in Management (EduVisa)

  • L6 Graduate Diploma in Management (EduVisa)

  • L7 Post-Graduate Diploma (Strategic Management) (EduVisa/Ofqual) 

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree (EduVisa/Arden University)

  • Foundation Chartered Manager Status and the post nominal fCMgr status

  • Complimentary Membership of the Business Graduates Association (UK)

Integrated MBA Curriculum 

The Integrated Master of Business Administration (iMBA) Degree combines a Bachelor's in Business Administration and Master of Business Administration Generic Curriculum into a fast-track, Dual-qualification and Regional Scholarship supported Integrated Master of Business Administration (iMBA) Degree.  This enables the student to register for an accelerated, cost-saving UK-accredited Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree.  The programme incorporates the concept of progressive certification which awards the student with a L4 Diploma, L5 Higher Diploma, L6 Graduate Diploma and L7 Post-Graduate Diploma accredited on the UK-Ofqual Qualification Framework while studying towards the MBA Degree (See iMBA Academic Components):

 

L4 Diploma in Management (Trimester 1 Bachelor Equivalency)

  • Academic Writing and Research Skills (IQF)

  • Business Operations (IQF)

  • Communication in Business (IQF)

  • Finance and Accounting (IQF)

  • Leading and Managing Teams (IQF)

  • Operating in a Global Context (IQF)

L5 Higher Diploma in Management (Trimester 2 Bachelor Equivalency)

  • Principles and Concepts of Strategy (IQF)

  • The Management of Human Resources  (IQF)

  • Marketing for Managers (IQF)

  • Business Law for Managers  (IQF)

  • Management Accounting and Decision Making (IQF)

  • Business Start-up: Conception to Market  (IQF)

L6 Graduate Diploma (Trimester 3) (Pre-MBA Formative Theory)

  • Business Transformation (IQF)
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation (IQF)
  • Corporate Governance, Law & Ethics (IQF)
  • Independent Study (IQF)
  • Project Management (IQF)
  • International Business Management (IQF)

L7 Post-Grad Diploma (MBA Theory) (Trimester 4) (Ofqual Assessment)

  • Strategic Management (IQF Theory + RQF Assessment)
  • Strategic Leadership (IQF Theory + RQF Assessment)
  • Strategic Human Resource Management (IQF Theory + RQF Assessment)
  • Advanced Business Research Methods (IQF Theory + RQF Assessment)
  • Strategic Financial Management (IQF Theory + RQF Assessment)
  • Strategic Marketing (IQF Theory + RQF Assessment)

MBA Top-Up (Trimester 5) (MBA Capstone & Mini-Thesis)

  • MBA Progress Examination (Open-Book Examination)
  • MBA Faculty Colloquium 
  • MBA Capstone (Mini-Thesis/Dissertation) (Registration Date)

Please take note that completion of the L4 Diploma (IQF), L5 Higher Diploma (IQF), L6 Graduate Diploma (IQF) and L7 Post-Graduate Diploma (IQF) is regarded as a curriculum build-up prepare for the final MBA Capstone/ Mini-Thesis phase. 

 

 

Capstone & Mini-Thesis Completion

Prominent Business Schools or Graduate Management Schools usually require MBA students to avail themselves for a Faculty Colloquium during which a panel of senior academics will interview the candidate online or locally to determine the level of preparation as well as suitability to proceed towards the final MBA Top-Up (Capstone & Mini-Thesis) curriculum phase.  If required, the student the Faculty Representative will liaise with the student.  

The MBA Top-Up (MBA Capstone & Mini-Thesis) represents the final stage of the Integrated Master of Business Administration (iMBA) Degree programme following the completion of the Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (L7PGDip.Man) (IQF/RQF) curriculum.

Orientation

The Master of Business Administration (iMBA) Degree is based on and validated by the UK-Ofqual Qualification Framework and offered as a collaborative programme by EduVisa University College via the Centre for Accelerated MBA Studies and the EduVisa-linked Ofqual-accredited Online Business School (OBS) in collaboration with the Arden School of Leadership and Management. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree is awarded and accredited by Arden University (UK) and is supplemented by a L7 Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (RQF) certified by UK-Ofqual linked to professional membership of relevant UK Royal/Chartered Institutes/Associations. 

 

Programme Duration (Optimal Scenario) 

  • L4 Diploma in Management (Bachelor 1 Equivalency):   Trimester 1
  • L5 Higher Diploma in Management (Bachelor 2 Equivalency:  Trimester 2
  • L6 Graduate Diploma (MBA Progression Examination) (IQF):  Trimester 3
  • L7 Post-Graduate Diploma (MBA Capita Selecta) (IQF + RQF) (Ofqual):  Trimester 4
  • MBA Top-Up (MBA Capstone/Thesis):  Trimester 5
  • Study Duration:    20 - 36 Months

 

Ofqual Assessment and Progression

The iMBA Degree Programme is based on a combination of short Module Tests (IQF-Formative Assessment) and Module Assignments (RQF-Ofqual Summative Assessment) designed to help you apply your learning to real-word scenarios. This includes assessment methods such as individual reports, case study analyses, group presentations, and personal independent assignments devised in consultation with your course module leader.

Students thus complete both a Formative Assessment (IQF-UniQual) (Module Tests) followed by a Summative Assessment (RQF-Module Assignments) that will be externally moderated by the UK Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) which regulates qualification, examinations and assessments in England.

Upon completion of the Ofqual-Moderated RQF) Assessment (6 Mini-Assignments) the status of the Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (L7PGDip.Man) (IQF) will be upgraded to a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (L7PGDip.Man) (RQF-Ofqual) which activates registration for the MBA Top-Up (Capstone/Mini-Thesis) via EduVisa/Arden University culminating in a Master of Business Administration (MBA Degree) awarded by Arden University based on the EduVisa University College and Arden University Collaboration Agreements.

 

Eligibility & RPLE 

To be eligible for the iMBA Degree Programme, you must have:

  • Two subjects at GCE A-Level or equivalent, plus passes at grade C or above in three subjects at GCSE level or equivalent

  • The equivalent of a Grade 12 or Matric certificate or alternatively the EduVisa Diploma in Higher Education Access (Dip.HEA).

  • Students register and commit to the full Integrated Master of Business Management (iMBA) Degree Programme to benefit from scholarship, discount and RPLE curriculum exemptions during his/her studies.
  • The iMBA Degree follows a progressive academic process which prepares the student for the final L7 Post-Graduate (Ofqual RQF - MBA Theory Assessment) as well as the MBA Top-Up (MBA Capstone/Thesis) curriculum phases. Consequently, students are required to register for the next course (curriculum phase) within a period of 30 days after completion of the previous course to continue the programme.
EduVisa Discount & Payment Options 
  • Pre-Paid Course Discounted Fee (- 20%) 
  • Pre-Paid Bundle Discounted Fee (40%)
  • Payment Plan (Deposit + Monthly)

 

 View EduVisa Fee Options 
  • L4 Diploma in Management (Bachelor 1 Equivalency):   £665*
  • L5 Higher Diploma in Management (Bachelor 2 Equivalency:  £665*
  • L6 Graduate Diploma (MBA Progression Examination):  £665*
  • L7 Post-Graduate Diploma Management (MBA Summative Theory) (IQF/RQF-Ofqual):  £1,985
  • MBA Top-Up (MBA Thesis): £3.420

* Activation of the Pre-Paid Bundle Discount Plan (-40%) is conditional to full payment of the L4Dip.Man +  L5HDip.Man + L6GDip.Man) curriculum phase (See Programme Fees).

 

Important Information

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WHY STUDY TOWARDS AN MBA DEGREE?

After completion of the Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (L7PGDip.Man) (IQF) the Centre for Accelerated MBA Studies will transfer the student to the EduVisa Online Business School where the student will undergo a final Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (L7PGDip.Man Summative Assessment) (6-8 Mini-Assignments) that will be externally moderated by the UK Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) which regulates qualification, examinations and assessments in England. Upon completion of the Ofqual-Moderated RQF) Assessment (6 Mini-Assignments) the status of the Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (L7PGDip.Man) (IQF) will be upgraded to a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (L7PGDip.Man) (RQF) (MBA Capstone) which enables automatic registration for the MBA Top-Up (Mini-Thesis) via EduVisa/Arden University. This process forms part of the Integrated Master's of Business Administration (MBA) Degree Programme which culminates in a Master of Business Administration (MBA Degree) awarded by Arden University as part of the integrated EduVisa University College and Arden University Collaboration relationship.