There are two routes to the MBA depending on when you start your studies.
November 2019 onwards route
If you start this year or have started with B870 in November 2019 or thereafter, including if you've previously studied any electives as a standalone module, you'll need:
60 credits from the following:
plus 60 credits from the following:
Or the discontinued module T848.
plus the following:
plus at least 15 credits from the following:
| Option modules and microcredentials |
Credits |
Next start |
- Contemporary issues in organisations (BB853)
This module will help you become a knowledge leader by demonstrating that you’re ahead of current organisational and business challenges.
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|
15 |
01 Nov 2025 |
- Entrepreneurship in context (BB851)
This module will equip you with an entrepreneurial mindset and help you learn about entrepreneurship and different forms of entrepreneurial practice.
See full description Register
|
15 |
01 Nov 2025 |
- Leadership and management of public services (BB852)
In this module, you’ll study the many dimensions of managing public services, which may be public, private for-profit or not-for profit.
See full description Register
|
15 |
02 May 2026 |
- Supply chain management (BB849)
This module provides an analysis of important concepts and practices in supply chain management, taking into account issues such as supplier relationships, supply chain performance, sustainability and risk management.
See full description Register
|
15 |
01 Nov 2025 |
- Sustainable creative management (BB842)
This module explores creative, innovative and sustainable ways of developing and managing organisations and offers practical approaches for developing yourself, your team and your organisation.
See full description Register
|
15 |
01 Nov 2025 |
- Making strategy with systems thinking in practice (TB871)
TB871 builds capability for making strategy within your own chosen area of (professional) practice using ideas and tools from five traditions of systems thinking.
See full description Register
|
30 |
01 May 2026 |
- Managing change with systems thinking in practice (TB872)
This module is about effecting systemic and systematic change in uncertain and complex situations, change that can transform situations for the better.
See full description Register
|
30 |
01 Nov 2025 |
- Making environmental decisions (T891)
This module teaches you to use a systems framework to integrate environment with other considerations when making decisions in complex environmental management situations.
See full description Register
|
30 |
01 Nov 2025 |
- Project management (M815)
This APM accredited module is ideal for aspiring project managers and practising project managers who wish to develop their knowledge and skills of managing technological projects.
See full description Register
|
30 |
01 May 2026 |
- Leadership and management in intercultural contexts (BZVM803) NEW*
Develop your leadership and management skills as you build a global mindset that will enable you to lead more effectively across cultures and national contexts.
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|
15 |
13 Oct 2025 |
- Management of change: organisation development and design (BZVM802) *
Discover tools and concepts of human-centred management and design, and develop skills to manage and lead in the 21st century.
See full description Register
|
15 |
13 Oct 2025 |
- Management of uncertainty: leadership, decisions and action (BZVM801) *
Develop greater leadership skills and learn to make effective decisions in conditions of radical uncertainty.
See full description Register
|
15 |
13 Oct 2025 |
Or the discontinued modules, BB841, BB844, BB848, BXM871, BZFM801, BZFM802, T839, T863, T867, T877, T878, TD866, TU811, TU812, TU870 and W822.
*Microcredentials are 10–12 week professional development courses. Learn more about counting microcredentials towards OU qualifications.
plus 30 credits from the following:
Hybrid route
If you have gained 60 credits from completing either of the discontinued modules B716 or BXFT716 you'll need:
60 credits from the following:
Or the discontinued module T848.
plus 15 credits from the following:
Or the discontinued module BB831.
plus at least 15 credits from the following:
| Option modules and microcredentials |
Credits |
Next start |
- Contemporary issues in organisations (BB853)
This module will help you become a knowledge leader by demonstrating that you’re ahead of current organisational and business challenges.
See full description Register
|
15 |
01 Nov 2025 |
- Entrepreneurship in context (BB851)
This module will equip you with an entrepreneurial mindset and help you learn about entrepreneurship and different forms of entrepreneurial practice.
See full description Register
|
15 |
01 Nov 2025 |
- Leadership and management of public services (BB852)
In this module, you’ll study the many dimensions of managing public services, which may be public, private for-profit or not-for profit.
See full description Register
|
15 |
02 May 2026 |
- Supply chain management (BB849)
This module provides an analysis of important concepts and practices in supply chain management, taking into account issues such as supplier relationships, supply chain performance, sustainability and risk management.
See full description Register
|
15 |
01 Nov 2025 |
- Sustainable creative management (BB842)
This module explores creative, innovative and sustainable ways of developing and managing organisations and offers practical approaches for developing yourself, your team and your organisation.
See full description Register
|
15 |
01 Nov 2025 |
- Making strategy with systems thinking (TB871)
TB871 builds capability for making strategy within your own chosen area of (professional) practice using ideas and tools from five traditions of systems thinking.
See full description Register
|
30 |
01 May 2026 |
- Making change with systems thinking in practice (TB872)
This module is about effecting systemic and systematic change in uncertain and complex situations, change that can transform situations for the better.
See full description Register
|
30 |
01 Nov 2025 |
- Making environmental decisions (T891)
This module teaches you to use a systems framework to integrate environment with other considerations when making decisions in complex environmental management situations.
See full description Register
|
30 |
01 Nov 2025 |
- Project management (M815)
This APM accredited module is ideal for aspiring project managers and practising project managers who wish to develop their knowledge and skills of managing technological projects.
See full description Register
|
30 |
01 May 2026 |
- Leadership and management in intercultural contexts (BZVM803) NEW*
Develop your leadership and management skills as you build a global mindset that will enable you to lead more effectively across cultures and national contexts.
See full description Register
|
15 |
13 Oct 2025 |
- Management of change: organisation development and design (BZVM802) *
Discover tools and concepts of human-centred management and design, and develop skills to manage and lead in the 21st century.
See full description Register
|
15 |
13 Oct 2025 |
- Management of uncertainty: leadership, decisions and action (BZVM801) *
Develop greater leadership skills and learn to make effective decisions in conditions of radical uncertainty.
See full description Register
|
15 |
13 Oct 2025 |
Or, subject to the rules about excluded combinations, the discontinued modules BB844, BB848, BXM871, BZFM801, BZFM802, T839, T863, T867, T877, T878 TD866, TU811, TU812, TU870 and W822.
*Microcredentials are 10–12 week professional development courses. Learn more about counting microcredentials towards OU qualifications.
plus 30 credits from the following:
You should note that the University’s unique study rule applies to this qualification. This means that you must include at least 60 credits from OU modules that have not been counted in any other OU qualification that has previously been awarded to you.
Details of the Final Study in May 2020 route, which is no longer available to new students, can be seen below in the qualification regulations.
If you’ve successfully completed some relevant postgraduate study elsewhere, you might be able to count it towards this qualification, reducing the number of modules you need to study. You should apply for credit transfer as soon as possible, before you register for your first module. For more details and an application form, visit our Credit Transfer website.
We regularly review our curriculum; therefore, the qualification described on this page – including its availability, its structure, and available modules – may change over time. If we make changes to this qualification, we’ll update this page as soon as possible. Once you’ve registered or are studying this qualification, where practicable, we’ll inform you in good time of any upcoming changes. If you’d like to know more about the circumstances in which the University might make changes to the curriculum, see our Academic Regulations or contact us. This description was last updated on 18 March 2025.