B
Bachelor’s degree
- Length
- 120 credit hours, normally 40 courses of three credit hours, including a graduation project.
- Entry
- A secondary school certificate or its equivalent, and documented work experience in the field.
- Status
- In preparation
- Levels
- Bachelor's · Master's · Doctorate
- Credit hours
- 120 / 36 / 54
- Delivery
- Fully online
- Experience
- Assessed course by course
- Status
- In preparation
Overview
About the program
A broad management degree for people who already carry responsibility at work. It connects what you do every day to the principles behind it: strategy, finance, people and operations.
The Business Administration program is designed for people who already work in the field. It covers principles of management, organizational behavior, financial and managerial accounting, marketing management, operations and quality, and ends with strategic management.
Like every Madison program, it is built for working adults. Courses you already master through your work are tested and recorded with a grade; the rest you study online, at your own pace, with tasks carried out in your own workplace.
In preparation. This program is not open for enrollment yet. It opens when its curriculum and courses are in place on the learning platform.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
- 01Principles of managementExplain the core ideas of principles of management and use them to read real situations at work.
- 02Organizational behaviorAnalyse a real problem in organizational behavior and recommend a course of action backed by evidence.
- 03Financial and managerial accountingApply the methods of financial and managerial accounting in your own organization and measure the result.
- 04Marketing managementPlan and lead work in marketing management, and document your decisions to a professional standard.
- 05Operations and qualityEvaluate current practice in operations and quality against recognised standards and propose improvements.
- 06Strategic managementAdvise colleagues and managers on strategic management in clear, well-structured writing.
Curriculum
What you will study
The main areas of the curriculum. Your personal study plan lists the exact courses, their credit hours and those you may claim through assessment.
- 01Principles of managementPlanning, organizing, leading and controlling: the core functions of a manager, applied to real teams.Core area
- 02Organizational behaviorHow people, groups and culture shape performance, and how a manager can influence them.Core area
- 03Financial and managerial accountingReading financial statements, costing products and services, and using numbers to make decisions.Core area
- 04Marketing managementSegmenting markets, positioning offers and managing the marketing mix to reach set targets.Core area
- 05Operations and qualityDesigning processes, managing capacity and inventory, and building quality into everyday work.Core area
- 06Strategic managementAnalysing the competitive environment, choosing a strategy and turning it into a plan people can follow.Core area
Levels
Levels, length and entry
M
Master’s degree
- Length
- 36 credit hours, 12 courses, including an applied project drawn from your own workplace.
- Entry
- A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, and professional experience related to the program.
- Status
- In preparation
D
Doctorate
- Length
- 54 credit hours, 12 advanced courses and an applied research project in your field.
- Entry
- A master’s degree or its equivalent, and senior professional or research experience.
- Status
- In preparation
Your experience
How your experience counts
- 01
Send your record
Your CV, certificates and evidence of work are mapped to the courses of this program.
- 02
Sit the course tests
Each course you claim is tested on its own. A pass is recorded on your transcript with its grade.
- 03
Study the rest
The remaining courses become your personal plan, with an expected end date in writing.
Professional titles
The field, by title
Beside the degree, this field is planned as a professional credential, with the title written before it. A title is not a degree. How titles work.
- 01Expert in Business AdministrationFor people who have practiced Business Administration for years and want their competence assessed and recorded.
- 02Consultant in Business AdministrationFor experienced people who advise organizations on Business Administration.
- 03Trainer in Business AdministrationFor experienced people who teach or coach others in Business Administration at work.
- 04Diploma in Business AdministrationA focused credential in Business Administration, based on assessed knowledge and evidence of practice.
In preparation. No title is open yet; the requirements are published when it opens.
Careers
Where this program is used
- Operations manager
- Department or branch manager
- Business development manager
- Business owner
Roles this program relates to. A degree supports a career; it does not guarantee a position, and each employer sets its own requirements.