Master Business Administration at UCA

If you are seeking a top-level career within the creative industries, UCA's Master of Business Administration course will accelerate your progression within the industry sector of your choice.

As a student at our Business School for the Creative Industries at UCA Epsom, you will gain an understanding of how global corporations operate as you examine and evaluate real-life case studies and form a strong foundation of theoretical knowledge.

You will learn the key skills expected of those in senior positions in organisations, and will be encouraged to explore entrepreneurism and develop your capacity as a future leader.

Independent learning is at the core of this course - you will be expected to identify, develop and manage your own business project based on your chosen specialist area of the creative sector. Through a proactive relationship with your tutor, you will lead your project work and be supported by staff and through engagement with industry connections.

Every course within our Business School portfolio is taught with a global perspective, giving graduates the skill set required to pursue a creative business career anywhere in the world. Our teaching programmes are all project-based, combining knowledge from both business and the creative industries to ensure that you graduate as a well-rounded, highly employable professional with a highly-regarded qualification. 

 

Course entry options

Select from the following options to find out more about the different study options available for this course:

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Master Business Administration
MBA

An intensive one-year course of advanced study of business practices, usually taken after you have gained professional experience rather than moving straight from an undergraduate degree.

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UCA Epsom
Start date(s)
September 2025, January 2025
Duration
1 year full-time
Entry requirements

Good Honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in the subject/related discipline
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Two years' relevant work experience

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Master Business Administration
MBA with Integrated International Pre-Masters

This course includes a year-long preparatory course of study to ready you for your Masters course, developing your specialist knowledge, research skills and confidence in working alone.

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Campus
UCA Epsom
Start date(s)
September 2025, January 2025, May 2025
Duration
2 years full-time
Entry requirements

A recognised bachelor degree or 3 year diploma with a strong portfolio in a relevant subject

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What you'll study

What you'll
study

The content of the course may be subject to change. Curriculum content is provided as a guide.

On this course you’ll prepare for postgraduate study with a mix of online and face-to-face learning that will give you the study skills required to complete a Masters course.

Business Analytics and Operations in the Creative Industries
This unit is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the application of analytics and operations management principles in the context of the creative industries. You will develop the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively analyse data, optimise operations, and drive strategic decision-making in this dynamic industry. This will help you to analyse market trends, assess competitive landscapes and identify growth opportunities that will inform strategic decision-making in supply chain management, inventory and quality control and capacity planning.

Strategic Innovation and Finance Management
You will explore business, financial and management models relating to the creative economy and strategic innovation. The unit will explore sources of potential operational risks within creative organisations and ways of pursuing innovative and entrepreneurial practices for sustainable and ethical business.

Marketing Strategy for the Creative Industries
Develop a comprehensive understanding of contemporary theories and strategies for managing business and processes. Your studies will be focused on current business and marketing concepts, helping you navigate the dynamic and challenging landscape of the creative industries.

Leadership, Decision-making, and Culture
Increasingly, values, diversity and ethos have become core to a successful business in a competitive environment. Leadership, team-direction, and decision-making is needed to leverage the very best from creative people and the diverse differences within global organisations – and keeping creative people motivated and active, while staying on track with business outcomes, is a key challenge. So, this unit will provide you with creative skills relating to leadership and leading creative individuals within a supportive and sustainable environment.

Final Major Project
The culmination of your studies, the Final Major Project is the opportunity to conceptualise and carry out a project that relates directly to your career ambitions and that will facilitate your path into a career in or related to your course content in the creative industries. It will take the form of a Research Project Proposal (20% of your final mark) and the Final Project (80%).

This unit is self-directed, although you will be supported through taught research methods classes, support workshops and through supervision meetings.

Course specifications

Please note, syllabus content indicated is provided as a guide. The content of the course may be subject to change in line with our Student Terms and Conditions for example, as required by external professional bodies or to improve the quality of the course.

Fees & funding

Fees & financial support

Tuition fees

  • 2025/26 entry: £13,900

Tuition fees

Tuition fees

  • 2025/26 (MBA): £18,500
  • 2025/26 entry (Integrated International Pre-Masters course - Sept & Jan): £17,500
  • 2025/26 entry (Integrated International Pre-Masters course - May): £8,750

Please note: the fees listed here are correct for the stated academic year only. For more detailed information about our course fees please see our fees and finance pages. 

UCA scholarships and fee discounts

At UCA we have a number of scholarships and fee discounts available to assist you with the cost of your studies.

Current UCA students and alumni may be eligible for a tuition fee discount.

Financial support

There are lots of ways you can access additional financial support to help you fund your studies - both from UCA and from external sources. Discover what support you might qualify for please see our financial support information.

Additional course costs

In addition to the tuition fees there may be other costs for your course. The things that you are likely to need to budget for to get the most out of a creative arts education will include books, printing costs, occasional or optional study trips and/or project materials.

These costs will vary according to the nature of your project work and the individual choices that you make. Please see the Additional Course Costs section of the Course Information Document for more details of the costs you may incur.

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Facilities

At UCA Epsom you have access to our wide range of campus facilities, including computer suites, print studios with screenprinting facilities, photography studios, 3D workshops, media store for borrowing film and photography equipment.

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Business School Studios, UCA Epsom

Business School, UCA Epsom

Business School Studios, UCA Epsom

Business School, UCA Epsom

Business School Studios, UCA Epsom

Business School, UCA Epsom

Business School, UCA Epsom

Business School, UCA Epsom

Career opportunities

Graduates of this course can take their MBA to any leadership role within the creative industries and elsewhere.

  • Careers could include:
  • Senior management 
  • Consultancy
  • Global operations management
  • Chief Executive Officer roles
  • Business analyst roles

You may want to undertake further study or research to specialise even further.

Our Staff

Frank Fitzpatrick, Lecturer Business School

Dr Frank Fitzpatrick

Programme Director of Strategic Business & Management
Piyya Muhammad Rafi-ul-Shan

Dr Piyya Muhammad Rafi-ul-Shan

Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management & Organisational Behaviour

Entry requirements

This course does not require a portfolio.

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