An extensive series of Master Classes, structured as six-hour sessions and delivered by specialist presenters, cover a range of topical issues faced by today's professional managers. These bring inspiring ideas, fresh perspectives and on-going value back to the workplace.

As a student you will be expected to complete a minimum of eight Master Classes over the first two years of the programme. These offer the opportunity to gain specialist knowledge and skills. Additional workshops will be held in order to facilitate the integration and application of the knowledge gained in the Master Classes in an organisational context.  Master Classes will change to reflect topical issues and leading-edge research and management thinking. 

Master Classes are offered to University of Portsmouth MBA Alumni (at no charge) who have an interest in a particular subject or wish to explore a new concept.

Additionally if there is spare capacity we will offer places to our business contacts who will add a further diversity to the audience.  A fee will be payable.

To see and hear what Master Classes are all about, eavesdrop on International Market Entry with Professor Colin Wheeler, please click here for a 20-minute overview of the session held recently.

Examples of Master Classes:

• Artificial Intelligence in Business and Management
• Best Practice in HR
• Business Improvement
• Company Valuation
• Consultancy and the role of the consultant in Strategic Development
• Corporate Governance
• Crisis Management
• Developing the integrated Business Plan and Hi-Performance Executive Team
• Emotional Intelligence
• Entrepreneurship
• Exploring EFQM Excellence Model
• Innovation
• Lean and Responsive Decisions
• Organisation Learning from Failures
• Project Management with Prnce2
• Resource Based Strategy
• Risk Management
• Sales Management
• Strategic Information

Full refreshments will be available throughout the day.

If you are a Student or Alumni and would like to attend a Master Class, please email: mba@port.ac.ukwith your choice(s) as soon as possible.  If you are a business associate and would like to attend, please go to our Online Store to see availability and to register your place.

We would be delighted to see you here again in Portsmouth.  All sessions do have limited space and we will operate on a first-come first-served basis, so we apologise in advance if classes fill quickly and we cannot accommodate your request. 

All Master Classes will be held in the Richmond Building.

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