The Metropolitan School of Business and Management (MSBM) is a young institution designed specifically to bridge educational gaps. Only having been established officially in 2012, the relatively new university has taken up innovative solutions towards education-based problems and has developed a platform that not only awards its own degrees with partner institutions, but also offers pathway and executive education courses to those seeking it.
When it comes to bridging gaps, MSBM regards itself as an Ed-Tech pathway college, priding itself upon introducing innovative technology into the educational space and bridging the gap between the traditional structures of education and the changing digital world. Furthermore, whilst the school grants students the possibility to earn a diploma degree that will grant them the necessary knowledge needed to enter into a business degree at their choice of institution, it also gives already working professionals that extra edge in the workplace through continuing professional degrees (CPD).
Moreover, students from all over the world will get the chance to enrol at the school in their own capacity, as MSBM is known to offer courses that are internationally regulated and targeted to prospective scholars worldwide. This has meant that students from more than 185 countries will and have had the opportunity to enrol for the business courses from the comfort of their native countries, ranging from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
Furthermore, as a part of the college’s forward-thinking approaches, MSBM also expresses educational aims built upon balance, encouraging independent study whilst offering adequate support to students as they complete their education. As such, students are given time to conduct self-study in their own time but are also offered institutional guidance through weekly virtual classrooms, the help of e-mentors, and courses that are created by industry professionals to steer students in the right professional direction.
Speaking of courses, the selection of qualification levels to be pursued range as follows:
Undergraduate:
- Bachelor’s degree - student would obtain dual qualifications at both a level 4 and 5 diploma, offering students an opportunity to fasttrack to their final undergraduate year of study
- Diploma (Regulated) - prepares students with the relevant skills to pursue their undergraduate studies where they may choose
- International Higher Diploma (Endorsed) - Aimed at developing students to meet the varying demands of the ever-changing business sector
Postgraduate:
- Doctorate degree - Aids the skill sets and career advancements of older students
- Master’s degree - Allows students to earn a master’s degree and a level 7 diploma qualification all at once
- Postgraduate Diploma (Regulated) - Helpful for students who wish to study international development at postgraduate level, but who wish not to commit to a full master’s degree
- International Postgraduate Diploma (Endorsed) - Helpful for students who wish to study international development at postgraduate level, but who wish not to commit to a full master’s degree
Executive Education:
- Advanced Professional Certificate courses - act as CPD courses for professionals
- Professional Certificate courses - act as short CPD courses for professional
- Online Special Executive Masters Programmes - these are CPD courses made to be taken after one has completed a master’s degree
The subjects available to be studied in this flexible format are as follows:
- Business Law
- Business Management
- Finance and Accounting
- Health and Psychology
- Health and Safety
- Hotel, Travel and Hospitality Management
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Leadership and Entrepreneurship
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Office Productivity
- Personal Development
- Sales and Marketing
- Teaching and Education
Students from all across the world who wish to be a part of this global student community, can visit the Metropolitan School of Business and Management’s official website here.
