There is a mandatory Seminar in Durham at the end of the first stage. The third Stage is a project resulting in a Dissertation. Academic expertise is provided by the faculty at the Business School, which has some 58 academic and academic related staff, plus a network of associates, visiting professors, fellows and research students. Faculty specialisms include Enterprise, Strategy, Finance and Accounting, Public Sector and Supply Chain Management. Student support is provided by Subject Tutors, to whom assignments are submitted and who are available to answer questions.
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For the Project a Supervisor is appointed to provide guidance. The programme is wholly administered from a dedicated office within the Business School. Application may be made at any time during the year, but the programme start date is in September. The Durham MA in Management by Distance Learning will provide a solid foundation for further studies and delivers the potential for an accelerated MBA after 3 years work experience.