MBA Innovation
14 monthsProgramme duration
Programme overview
Main Subject
Business and Management Studies
Degree
MBA
Study Level
MBA
Study Mode
Online
Online MBA Innovation Transform creative ideas into powerful career achievements – all while continuing your current role.
The Walbrook MBA Innovation provides you with the skills, confidence, and insight to guide bold initiatives from concept through to execution. Anchored by the Institute of Directors’ Competency Framework, this MBA combines strategic leadership with practical expertise in entrepreneurship, digital business, and change management—empowering you to drive the future within your organisation or industry.
Delve into subjects such as venture creation, sustainability, finance, and artificial intelligence, while cultivating the mindset needed to lead at a senior level. Through applied assessments, dedicated support, and a research project tailored to your personal objectives, you'll start making a tangible impact from your first day.
Programme Highlights: Start your MBA any month from July 2025, studying 100% online in a structured, yet flexible format designed for busy professionals. Each module spans eight weeks, giving you the flexibility to balance your studies with your career. Pay per module and complete your MBA Innovation in as little as 14 months.
About the MBA Innovation Online Our programme equips you with leadership, entrepreneurial, and commercial skills essential for change and growth. Alongside core business disciplines like finance and strategy, you'll engage with modules on digital innovation, AI, and venture creation—learning to transform insights into actionable solutions for business growth.
Modules You’ll work through a thoughtfully curated series of modules, joining a cohort of peers learning together. Flexible monthly start dates mean you can begin with the next available module.
- Venture Creation : Transform ideas into practical business plans. Learn about business models, financing, risk management, and innovation planning to launch new ventures or drive innovation within existing organisations.
- Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence : Explore AI's role in business innovation, engaging with no-code platforms such as Power BI and AutoML to understand automation and data-driven decision-making.
- Environmental Focus : Discover the intersection of innovation and sustainability, analysing how businesses can respond to environmental challenges and how ethical leadership can deliver competitive advantage.
- Strategy Formulation and Implementation : Master strategic planning and execution. Use real-world cases to evaluate risks, test assumptions, and create frameworks supporting sustainable innovation.
- Change Management : Learn the skills to lead organisational transformation, exploring effective communication, change management frameworks, and leadership techniques for overcoming resistance.
- Marketing Communication : Understand how integrated marketing strategies can generate buy-in, build trust, and communicate value to position new ideas competitively.
- Agile HRM : Study adaptive HR strategies that foster innovation and performance, aligning people, culture, and capability with an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Financial and Business Intelligence : Gain expertise in assessing the financial viability of new initiatives and using data to back strategic decisions and innovation.
- Research Methods : Build essential research skills to investigate innovation in practice, including framing research questions, selecting methodologies, and collecting meaningful data.
- Research Development : Develop a research proposal tailored to innovation or entrepreneurship, presenting your project and refining it with feedback.
- Research Project : Complete a 6,000-word dissertation focused on a real-world innovation challenge or opportunity, applying your learning to deliver practical solutions and contribute fresh thinking to your sector.
Self-Study Approach
Each module is designed for completion within eight weeks, allowing you to fit your studies around your life and work.
Your independent learning will include:
- Dynamic online content through our dedicated study platform
- Case studies and applied tasks linking theory directly to real-world business scenarios
- Preparation for assignments, including reports, proposals, and project work
Study Support and Resources
We are committed to your success, offering support from enrolment through to graduation. You’ll benefit from:
- Access to digital learning materials, best-in-class readings, research resources, and engaging video content
- A digital library for your research needs
- Guidance to help you stay organised and connect with the right support teams
Career Opportunities
The Walbrook MBA Innovation programme prepares you for senior roles in strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurial leadership. Whether you plan to launch your own venture, spearhead digital transformation, or drive innovative change within an established business, this degree equips you with creativity, commercial acumen, and the confidence to drive what’s next.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Business and Management Studies
Degree
MBA
Study Level
MBA
Study Mode
Online
Online MBA Innovation Transform creative ideas into powerful career achievements – all while continuing your current role.
The Walbrook MBA Innovation provides you with the skills, confidence, and insight to guide bold initiatives from concept through to execution. Anchored by the Institute of Directors’ Competency Framework, this MBA combines strategic leadership with practical expertise in entrepreneurship, digital business, and change management—empowering you to drive the future within your organisation or industry.
Delve into subjects such as venture creation, sustainability, finance, and artificial intelligence, while cultivating the mindset needed to lead at a senior level. Through applied assessments, dedicated support, and a research project tailored to your personal objectives, you'll start making a tangible impact from your first day.
Programme Highlights: Start your MBA any month from July 2025, studying 100% online in a structured, yet flexible format designed for busy professionals. Each module spans eight weeks, giving you the flexibility to balance your studies with your career. Pay per module and complete your MBA Innovation in as little as 14 months.
About the MBA Innovation Online Our programme equips you with leadership, entrepreneurial, and commercial skills essential for change and growth. Alongside core business disciplines like finance and strategy, you'll engage with modules on digital innovation, AI, and venture creation—learning to transform insights into actionable solutions for business growth.
Modules You’ll work through a thoughtfully curated series of modules, joining a cohort of peers learning together. Flexible monthly start dates mean you can begin with the next available module.
- Venture Creation : Transform ideas into practical business plans. Learn about business models, financing, risk management, and innovation planning to launch new ventures or drive innovation within existing organisations.
- Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence : Explore AI's role in business innovation, engaging with no-code platforms such as Power BI and AutoML to understand automation and data-driven decision-making.
- Environmental Focus : Discover the intersection of innovation and sustainability, analysing how businesses can respond to environmental challenges and how ethical leadership can deliver competitive advantage.
- Strategy Formulation and Implementation : Master strategic planning and execution. Use real-world cases to evaluate risks, test assumptions, and create frameworks supporting sustainable innovation.
- Change Management : Learn the skills to lead organisational transformation, exploring effective communication, change management frameworks, and leadership techniques for overcoming resistance.
- Marketing Communication : Understand how integrated marketing strategies can generate buy-in, build trust, and communicate value to position new ideas competitively.
- Agile HRM : Study adaptive HR strategies that foster innovation and performance, aligning people, culture, and capability with an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Financial and Business Intelligence : Gain expertise in assessing the financial viability of new initiatives and using data to back strategic decisions and innovation.
- Research Methods : Build essential research skills to investigate innovation in practice, including framing research questions, selecting methodologies, and collecting meaningful data.
- Research Development : Develop a research proposal tailored to innovation or entrepreneurship, presenting your project and refining it with feedback.
- Research Project : Complete a 6,000-word dissertation focused on a real-world innovation challenge or opportunity, applying your learning to deliver practical solutions and contribute fresh thinking to your sector.
Self-Study Approach
Each module is designed for completion within eight weeks, allowing you to fit your studies around your life and work.
Your independent learning will include:
- Dynamic online content through our dedicated study platform
- Case studies and applied tasks linking theory directly to real-world business scenarios
- Preparation for assignments, including reports, proposals, and project work
Study Support and Resources
We are committed to your success, offering support from enrolment through to graduation. You’ll benefit from:
- Access to digital learning materials, best-in-class readings, research resources, and engaging video content
- A digital library for your research needs
- Guidance to help you stay organised and connect with the right support teams
Career Opportunities
The Walbrook MBA Innovation programme prepares you for senior roles in strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurial leadership. Whether you plan to launch your own venture, spearhead digital transformation, or drive innovative change within an established business, this degree equips you with creativity, commercial acumen, and the confidence to drive what’s next.
Admission Requirements
Every application is unique. If you’re unsure whether you meet the entry requirements or have any questions, please reach out to us for guidance.
Previous Study and Professional Experience To be eligible for the Walbrook MBA, you must meet one of the following:
Option 1:
- Hold a 2:2 honours degree (or equivalent) from a recognised institution, and
- Have at least 2 years of relevant professional experience
Option 2:
- Have 2 or more years of relevant work experience
Recognition of Prior Learning If you have prior studies or are considering transferring from another institution, you may be able to transfer up to 60 credits towards your MBA (note: credits cannot be granted for the Research Development or Capstone Project modules).
- Review our recognition of prior learning procedures
- Speak with our Enrolment Team
- Submit a recognition of prior learning form along with your application
Other Qualifications International qualifications may be accepted, provided they can be verified for equivalency—typically through ECCTIS (also known as UK ENIC).
English Language Requirements If English is not your first language, you'll need to demonstrate English proficiency by one of the following methods. You may also be eligible if you have previously studied in English at an appropriate level from a recognised institution.
- IELTS: Overall score of 6.5 or above, with no section below 6.0
- TOEFL iBT®: Total score of at least 88 (with at least 18 in reading, 19 in listening, 19 in speaking, and 23 in writing)
- Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE): Level II with distinction in each skill (results valid for two years)
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency or Advanced English: Overall score of 176, with no component below 169
If you need further details, please contact our team.
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