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Cambridge and ChelmsfordCambridgeTaught coursesTaught coursesBusiness Administration(MBA)Children’s Book Illustration(MA)Length of courseFT 1 yearStart dateSeptember and FebruaryEntry requirements• Students will be expected to hold a degreefrom a UK university, usually at a minimumof lower second-class honours.• Minimum entry age is 24 years.• You will be expected to demonstrate previoussupervisory experience, preferably at middlemanagement level.• You will also be expected to hold IELTS6.5 or equivalent.FeesFind out how much your course will cost byvisiting our online course fees calculator atwww.anglia.ac.uk/coursefees or for moreinformation call one of our Contact CentreAdvisers on 0845 271 3333.For further informationCall our Contact Centre on 0845 271 3333or email: answers@anglia.ac.ukor visit: www.anglia.ac.ukHow to applyApplication details are available from ourContact Centre.Participants on the programmecome from all over the worldand from a wide range oforganisations in the private,public, and not-for-profitsectors, creating a trulyinternational programme.Course contentThe MBA is aimed at middle to senior managerswho wish to enhance their career prospectseither within their current organisation, or gainknowledge of a wider range of organisationalsectors; individuals who have a desire tocontinue the learning process and develop theirown knowledge, skills and attitudes as managersat senior level; and those who wish to move froma specialist field to a more senior strategic role.The cultural diversity of the students addsan invaluable experience when returning tomanagement posts by giving greater confidencein conducting international negotiations.The course content includes: OrganisationalBehaviour; Financial Statement Analysis;Marketing Management; Research Methods forManagers; Business Analysis Project; StrategicManagement; Dissertation; plus elective moduleson a range of relevant business topics.Methods of teaching and learningTeaching methods include lectures,case studies, syndicate work, role playing,business games, and group presentations.Syndicate and group work is encouraged toenable participants to benefit from the variedbackgrounds and experience of other cohortmembers. Guest speakers and alumni mayalso be invited in order to enrich the content.AssessmentEach credit-rated module is assessed byan assignment, often work-based. There areno formal examinations. This ensures thatlearning is context-specific and transferredto the organisation.Benefits to youThe MBA programme creates moreeffective managers, who are better equippedto lead the organisation into the changingbusiness environment of the 21st century.The programme content includes the latestthinking and research on management atstrategic level. The programme includesparticipants from a wide range of businessand service backgrounds, providing anexcellent pool of experience and expertisefrom which to learn.Benefits to your organisationThe MBA has a strong emphasis ontransferring your learning to the organisationthrough work-based assignments. The MBAwill develop your key competencies includingleadership, decision making, managingacross cultures, organisational transformationand innovation. It will equip you to handlecomplex organisational issues across awide range of management disciplines.Special requirementsAttendance is over one calendar year withprogrammes starting in September andFebruary annually. Teaching is over three daysper week for the normal teaching semesters andin blocks during the June-August teaching period.A key feature of the programme is the activitiesorganised by our MBA Society.CareersThe MBA will prepare middle managers forsenior roles within their organisations.Links with industry or businessLinks between the MBA and international partnerinstitutions are fostered through internationalwebsites and conferences.Illustration by Sarah Adams.Length of courseFT 3 semestersStart dateSeptemberEntry requirements• Students will normally have a goodfirst degree in illustration, graphic design,fine art or similar.• APEL through professional practiceis negotiable.FeesFind out how much your course will cost byvisiting our online course fees calculator atwww.anglia.ac.uk/coursefees or for moreinformation call one of our Contact CentreAdvisers on 0845 271 3333.For further informationCall our Contact Centre on 0845 271 3333or email: answers@anglia.ac.ukor visit: www.anglia.ac.ukHow to applyApplication details are available from ourContact Centre.This unique programme,validated in 2000, is foundedon the principle that ‘picturesare the most intelligible form oflearning that children can lookupon’ (Bishop Comenius 1657).And as an area of visualendeavour with such a richtradition, particularly in the UK,it is worthy of the opportunityto study and practice atmasters-level.The course has evolved through the notablesuccesses achieved in this field at both nationaland international level by our BA (Hons) students.The programme encourages students to createan outstanding body of work in the field ofillustration for children.Course contentThis programme is taught by establishedpractitioners of the art of illustration.Students make contact with a range ofleading artists and publishers in the field, whiledeveloping a body of visual work to the higheststandards. The graduation exhibition is held ata London gallery, with an invited audience ofpublishers of children’s books. The course alsofeatures field trips and group excursions(eg Bologna Children’s Book Fair), andwe work closely with a number of publishers.The programme has recently collaborated withthe Faculty of Education at Cambridge University(Homerton College) on a series of researchseminars titled, Words About Pictures, PicturesAbout Words. This series involved MA and PhDstudents from both universities coming togetherto share ideas about visual literacy from theart and education perspective. The series alsofeatured presentations from leading artistsQuentin Blake and Charlotte Voake, as wellas the writer Martin Waddell.StaffStaff include: Resident Visiting Professor,John Lawrence (one of Britain’s best-lovedbook illustrators); BAFTA award-winning animatorand illustrator Jonny Hannah (MA, RCA);leading author/illustrators David Hughes andJames Mayhew; children’s writer, Tony Mitten;and rising star Katherina Manolessou.These are in addition to core staffMartin Salisbury and Chris Draper.We emphasise the importance of an authorialapproach to the subject and include inputfrom professional writers, but do not expectall students to be successful writers.Methods of teaching and learningOne to one teaching, feedback from staff aboutongoing project work (projects are developedthrough negotiation), group critiques andseminars, lectures, and presentations.AssessmentAssessment takes place at the end of eachsemester when students submit their visual workalong with a short essay. The main written elementof the programme is submitted for the penultimatemodule (the Diploma Review). This is followedby the 60-credit masters project.Benefits to youYou will be working in a stimulating studioenvironment where the creative developmentof the individual student is at the centre of theprogramme. The course provides opportunitiesto meet with leading publishers, artists, andwriters. The graduation exhibition takes placeat a leading London gallery.Benefits to your organisationThe publishing world has already benefitedsubstantially from the flow of talent which hasemerged from the BA Illustration programme.The masters programme builds on this foundation,nurturing authors and illustrators of the highestcalibre. Many recent graduates have gone on tosign multiple book deals with publishers in theUK and abroad.Links with industry or businessThe course has developed close links with theChildren’s publishing industry.22 Call our Contact Centre 0845 271 3333 for more informationweb www.anglia.ac.ukemail answers@anglia.ac.uk 23