100% online MBA Psychology

The smarter way to give yourself a competitive advantage.

A 100% online MBA Psychology from the career-focused university

  • Apply By: 24 April 2025
  • To Begin: 05 May 2025

180 credits

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2 years part-time

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£6,000 total fees

Key benefits

  • 100% online MBA within 24 months
  • Study anytime, anywhere, on any device
  • Earn while you learn
  • £6,000 total fees, option to pay per module
  • Top 10 in the UK for ‘Teaching Quality’*
    *The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2024

Take your career in management and leadership to the next level with the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Psychology from North Wales Management School. The MBA Psychology is designed for ambitious working professionals who want to combine a broad base of key business skills and knowledge with an in-depth understanding of human behaviour. You will learn how to apply this understanding of business psychology to a professional context, equipping you with the tools to successfully influence, inspire, lead and embed a culture of positivity, health and wellbeing within the workplace.

A flexible MBA degree that can be studied from anywhere at any time

This MBA is 100% online and can be studied from anywhere in the world, with no need to visit campus. Because of the flexible online learning model, it can be studied at any time, meaning that you can fit study around your full-time work and family commitments and avoid costly study breaks.

Learn the knowledge and skills to set yourself apart as a manager

The programme develops key skills of transformational leaders, including:

  • Organisational psychology
  • Health psychology
  • Effecting creative change and innovation
  • Psychology and social media
  • Communication skills
  • Human resource management strategies
  • Deriving actionable insights from business intelligence
  • Strategic implementation

Experts in flexible teaching and learning

More than half of the students at Wrexham University study part-time and as a result we at North Wales Management School have considerable expertise in flexible study. This completely online MBA Psychology enables you to study at your own pace, on your own terms.

With six starts per year, you can start within weeks. There are flexible payment options to pay just £500 per eight-week module and, for those that are eligible, there are postgraduate government loans to cover the full programme cost.

Psychology MBA built for success in today’s employment market

This MBA Psychology is industry-led and career-focused, reflecting the culture and capabilities of North Wales Management School and of Wrexham University more broadly. Our business school’s deep relationships with major employers have fed into the programme content and have helped shape an MBA that specifically targets career enhancement outcomes across a wide range of sectors in the modern-day work environment. It is this approach that has seen us ranked in the top 10 UK universities for employability for part-time students.

Entry requirements for home and international students

  • You should have or be about to complete an undergraduate degree in any subject with a minimum grade of 2:2 (or equivalent qualification). We will also accept master’s degrees or equivalent.
  • We may also accept applicants who do not have these qualifications based on two or more years of relevant work experience.
  • If you earned your undergraduate degree outside the UK, you should check that it is equivalent to a 2:2.

English language requirements

  • If English isn’t your first language, you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. We accept:
    • IELTS at 6.0 overall with no individual component below 5.5
    • TOEFL overall minimum 60
    • PTE Academic overall minimum 50
    • Cambridge (CAE & CPE) overall 169 with minimum scores of 162 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.
    • A degree qualification taught in English
    • Evidence that you work in a company where English is the first language
    • High school qualifications in English
    • Completion of a Duolingo test with an overall score of 105 with no subscore less than 95 in the language section.

Fees

North Wales Management School’s online MBAs are designed to be affordable. Tuition fees are calculated per eight-week module. You can enrol in and pay for each consecutive session as your studies progress. Payment is accepted through the online student portal and must meet the payment deadline.

  • Total programme fees £6,000
  • Per 15-credit module £500

Modules

Modules
Personality at Work

This module covers key personality theories in relationship to practical considerations that impact on people’s experiences within the workplace. In this module, you will cover topics pertinent to the modern workplace and develop an understanding of how the application of an understanding of personality theory can be applied to understand and enhance the experiences of people in an organisation, as well as the ethical application of psychometric testing for recruitment purposes.

Topics in Health Psychology

Topics in Health Psychology aims to equip you with a knowledge and understanding of the role of social, psychological, and biological factors on health, illness, and wellbeing within the context of the individual, contemporary society, and how they relate to challenges in the workplace. The module encourages the development of a critical understanding of relevant theories and models of behavioural change. You will cover topics around health promotion, the impact of social media, and the impact and management of stress and chronic illness, which can be applied to strategic, informed management practices in business.

HRM in Context

Enables you to independently explore and develop your skills and knowledge as an HRM practitioner via contemporary and constructive debates, using information and understanding of HRM across the strategic and operational business environment and related management functions. The aim of this module is to increase credibility in the field of HRM and develop frameworks to support and underpin the evolving nature of work that will integrate with other HR strategies and functions and support human capital and business performance. It develops analytical techniques and judgements based on theoretical models and contextual trends that impact on reward management across strategic business functions.

Implementing Strategies

This module encourages you to independently explore and research the diverse contribution that strategic practices make to business performance. It develops analytical techniques and judgements based on theoretical models and contextual trends that impact on strategic implementation.

Finance Insights & Business Intelligence

This module develops your abilities to analyse business and financial data and glean key insights that can influence strategic decision making. This contributes to the sustainable financial wellbeing of commercial or non-profit institutions that are faced with disruptive competition.

Integrated Communications

This module is designed to develop your ability to apply effective communication planning and brand management concepts. It provides insights into the contribution to organisational performance made by enhancing sustainable stakeholder relationships and delivering customer value.

Emphasising the Environment

This module examines the complex relationship between business practices and the impact on the global environment. It considers ways in which business can contribute positively to global environmental concerns and policies.

Research Methods

This module provides insights into the nature and make-up of academic research methods that align with common research frameworks. It introduces analytical techniques and approaches to sampling along with research ethics in order to provide you with direction that will enable you to investigate and solve your research questions.

Research Proposal

This module supports you in identifying a contemporary business or management problem that is sufficiently complex to warrant investigation as a means of identifying possible solutions. It will provide insight into the nature of academic research, together with methodologies and analytical techniques. You will develop and submit your research proposal based on a focused literature review. The problem identified in this module will be researched in your dissertation.

Dissertation

In your dissertation, you will investigate and report on your chosen contemporary business or management problem. Your research and writing will be carried out under academic supervision.

Choose North Wales Management School

  • Top 10 university in UK for employability for UK-based graduates from part-time first degrees (Source: HESA PI E1b 2015/16)
  • 99.1% were in employment or further study 6 months after completing their studies (Source: HESA PI E1b 2015/16)
  • QAA-assured, industry-led programmes, incorporating deep knowledge and expertise of employer partners and tailored to the needs of the modern job market
  • Close links with leading local and regional employers, including Toyota, Kellogg’s, Brother Industries and the BBC
  • Expertise in flexible learning – more than half of our students study part-time
  • Dedicated Student Success team supports you every step of the way – from enrolment right through to graduation
  • International university of many cultures
  • Programmes suitable for a wide range of academic backgrounds
  • 10% fee reduction for graduates of Wrexham University