United Kingdom

Northumbria University

Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)

Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University offers a two-year part-time Executive Master of Business Administration starting September 2027. It is hybrid: each module has a two-day Newcastle workshop and online synchronous teaching before and after. Standard entry is a 2:2 or equivalent and at least three years' work experience. The 2027/28 Full UK Fee is £24,600, with boilerplate that fees are charged for each year of study. The international fee is Not Applicable and the university does not sponsor part-time Student Route visas. Eligible self-funded Home students can receive a £4,000 discount. The one-year full-time MBA is campus-based and was not included. An apprenticeship-only MBA route that is not recruiting externally was excluded.

The school’s page presented this as a current program. Last checked 2026-10-27. Confirm the details with the school before you apply.

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Country of the award
United Kingdom
Delivery
Hybrid or blended
Residency
Required
Duration
2 years part time
Language
English
Tuition
£24,600 published fee for domestic students
Admissions test
GMAT or GRE rule not published
Business school
Newcastle Business School

Overview

Official award title
Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
University
Northumbria University
Business school or department
Newcastle Business School
Awarding institution
Northumbria University
Awarding note
Degree-awarding institution recorded as the university that publishes the program.
Country of the award
United Kingdom
Location recorded
Newcastle, United Kingdom
Executive MBA label
Yes, the school uses an executive label
Named pathways
Executive pathway after a shared first-year core

Study format and residency

Delivery
Hybrid or blended. Course page: a hybrid approach combining a two-day face-to-face workshop for each module with online synchronous learning before and after the workshop. Experiential learning is described as two back-to-back days on the Newcastle campus each semester.
Intensity
Part-time
Duration
2 years part time
Teaching languages
English
Complete program in English
Yes
Language requirement
International applicants: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with 5.5 in each component, or an approved equivalent.
Live or asynchronous
Live classes
Mandatory residency
Yes
Residency detail
Each module includes a two-day face-to-face workshop on the Newcastle City Campus, plus online synchronous sessions. The page also says two back-to-back campus days each semester.
Intakes
September 2027.

Admissions

Previous degree
Normally a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree, or an equivalent academic or professional qualification. Experience-only applicants may be interviewed.
Work experience
At least three years of work experience with the degree or equivalent qualification.
GMAT or GRE
GMAT or GRE rule not published
Geographic eligibility
The university does not currently sponsor international applicants for part-time study on a Student Route visa. Full international fee is listed as Not Applicable.

Tuition and funding

Published tuition
£24,600 published fee for domestic students
Fee notes
Year: 2027/28 Who this fee applies to: domestic students Scholarships: £4,000 tuition fee discount for eligible self-funded Home fee status applicants beginning September 2027. Alumni discount may also apply. Not for employer-sponsored students. 2027/28 entry is labelled Full UK Fee £24,600. The same block says fees are set in line with the UK government tuition fee cap and may increase in later years, and later boilerplate says the published figure is the first-year fee. It is stored as a published fee, not as a confirmed annual rate or a full-degree total. The international fee is listed as not applicable.

Accreditation

Business-school accreditation
AACSB — accredited. Newcastle Business School page cites AACSB among its accreditations. Checked 2026-10-27.
Outcomes
No salary or employment figure is published here. This directory does not estimate outcomes.

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