Master of Business Administration in Occupational Health and Safety

Fully Online
18 months
2250 hours | 90 ECTS
Degree
Scaler Neovarsity
Accreditation:
EQF7

About

The course teaches students comprehensive and specialised subjects in entrepreneurial leadership and management for various business situations; it develops skills in critical thinking and strategic planning for changing and fast-paced environments, including financial and operational analysis; and it develops competences in leadership, including autonomous decision-making, and communication with employees, stakeholders, and other members of a business. These generalized MBA insights are firmly rooted in a curriculum focused on innovation, social entrepreneurship, finance, and technology. Specialised MBA programmes aims to refine the expertise in the specific field.

Gain the knowledge and skills to ensure a safe and healthy work

environment, prioritizing employee well-being and mitigating workplace

risks for enhanced organizational productivity.

  • Target Audience

    • Ages 19-30, 31-65, 65+

  • Target Group

    • The course is suited for executives and general business managers in organisations of all sizes and types, or for those who will soon move into such management positions. It is designed for those that will have responsibility for planning, organising, and directing business operations. Some of the specific pathways will have associated audiences.

    • For example the MBA in International Business is suited for executives and general business managers, or aspirants to these roles, who work in organisations with global reach and need to enhance their understandings of internationalisation and cross-cultural aspects of work and business.

    • Similarly, the MBA in Technology Leadership is suited for business leaders at the forefront of digital and technological transformation in their organisations.

    • In all cases, the target group should be prepared to pursue substantial academic studies fitting to the MQF level.

  • Mode of attendance

    • Full-Time and Part-Time

  • Structure of the programme

    • Please note that this structure may be subject to change based on faculty expertise and evolving academic best practices. This flexibility ensures we can provide the most up-to-date and effective learning experience for our students.

  • Full-Time: 50 Weeks, 1 Year, or 3 Semesters (2250 hrs at ~45 hrs/week)

    • Semester I (~17 weeks): Tier One Foundational modules (30 ECTS, 750 hrs) result in 1 semester of coursework (~45 hrs/week)

    • Semester II (~17 weeks): Tier Two Specialisation modules (30 ECTS, 750 hrs) result in 1 semester of coursework (~45 hrs/week)

    • Semester III (~17 weeks): Tier Three Capstone module (30 ECTS, 750 hours) results in 1 semester of coursework (~45 hrs/week)

  • Part-Time: Up to 250 Weeks, 5 Years, or 15 Semesters (2250 hrs at <9 hrs/week)

    • Semester I (~17 weeks): Tier One Foundational module (3 ECTS, 75 hrs) at ~4.5 hrs/week

    • Semester II (~17 weeks): Tier One Foundational module (3 ECTS, 75 hrs) at ~4.5 hrs/week

    • Semester III (~17 weeks): Tier One Foundational module (3 ECTS, 75 hrs) at ~4.5 hrs/week

    • Semester IV (~17 weeks): Tier One Foundational module (3 ECTS, 75 hrs) at ~4.5 hrs/week

    • Semester V (~17 weeks): Tier One Foundational module (3 ECTS, 75 hrs) at ~4.5 hrs/week

    • Semester VI (~17 weeks): Tier One Foundational module (3 ECTS, 75 hrs) at ~4.5 hrs/week

    • Semester VII (~17 weeks): Tier One Foundational module (3 ECTS, 75 hrs) at ~4.5 hrs/week

    • Semester VIII (~17 weeks): Tier One Foundational module (3 ECTS, 75 hrs) at ~4.5 hrs/week

    • Semester IX (~17 weeks): Tier One Foundational module (3 ECTS, 75 hrs) at ~4.5 hrs/week

    • Semester X (~17 weeks): Tier One Foundational module (3 ECTS, 75 hrs) at ~4.5 hrs/week

    • Semester XII (~17 weeks): Tier Two Specialisation module (10 ECTS, 250 hrs) at ~15 hrs/week

    • Semester XIII (~17 weeks): Tier Two Specialisation module (10 ECTS, 250 hrs) at ~15 hrs/week

    • Semester XIV (~17 weeks): Tier Two Specialisation module (10 ECTS, 250 hrs) at ~15 hrs/week

    • Semester XV (~17 weeks): Tier Three Capstone module (30 ECTS, 750 hours) at ~45 hrs/week

  • Grading System - Scale: 0-100 points - Components: 60% of the mark derives from the average of the assignments, and 40% of the mark derives from the cumulative examination - Passing requirement: minimum of 60% overall

  • Dates of Next Intake - Rolling admission

  • Pass rates - 2023 pass rates will be publicised in the next cycle, contingent upon ensuring sufficient student data for anonymization.

  • Identity Malta’s VISA requirement for third country nationals: https://www.identitymalta.com/unit/central-visa-unit/

Supporting your global mobility
Supporting your global mobility

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Woolf degrees align with major international qualification frameworks, ensuring global recognition and comparability. Earn your degree in the most widely recognized accreditation system in the world.

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Success stories
Success stories

How students have found success through Woolf

"As a working parent, I needed something flexible and manageable. Woolf’s structure fit me perfectly. I was nervous at first, balancing work, parenting, and midnight classes, but the support, resources, and sense of community kept me going."
Andreia Caroll
Clinical Research Nurse
“Woolf and Scaler’s hands-on Master’s program gave me the practical skills and confidence I was missing after my undergraduate degree. Real projects, professional tools, and mentorship transformed how I think, build, and solve problems — leading me to a career as a Software Engineer.”
Bhavya Dhiman
Master’s in Computer Science
"Woolf provided me flexibility, a strong community, and high quality education. It really broadened my perspective and significantly improved my communication skills. I graduated not just more knowledgeable, but also more confident and well-rounded."
Brian Etemesi
Software Engineer
“Woolf’s flexible, accredited program gave me structure, community, and the confidence to grow. From landing my dream internship to winning a hackathon, Woolf opened doors and shaped both my career and mindset.”
Dominion Yusuf
Higher Diploma in Computer Science
"As a working parent, I needed something flexible and manageable. Woolf’s structure fit me perfectly. I was nervous at first, balancing work, parenting, and midnight classes, but the support, resources, and sense of community kept me going."
Andreia Caroll
Clinical Research Nurse
“Woolf and Scaler’s hands-on Master’s program gave me the practical skills and confidence I was missing after my undergraduate degree. Real projects, professional tools, and mentorship transformed how I think, build, and solve problems — leading me to a career as a Software Engineer.”
Bhavya Dhiman
Master’s in Computer Science
"Woolf provided me flexibility, a strong community, and high quality education. It really broadened my perspective and significantly improved my communication skills. I graduated not just more knowledgeable, but also more confident and well-rounded."
Brian Etemesi
Software Engineer
“Woolf’s flexible, accredited program gave me structure, community, and the confidence to grow. From landing my dream internship to winning a hackathon, Woolf opened doors and shaped both my career and mindset.”
Dominion Yusuf
Higher Diploma in Computer Science
Learning Outcomes for Skills obtained at the end of the programme The learner will be able to: a) Develop advanced, innovative, and multi-disciplinary problem-solving skills. b) Communicate business plans clearly and unambiguously to specialised and non-specialised audiences. c) Develop advanced abilities related to operational procedures and implement them in response to changing environments. d) Critically evaluate alternative approaches through analytics, computational methods, and modelling on the basis of academic scholarship and case studies, demonstrating reflection on social and ethical responsibilities. e) Formulate business judgements and plans despite incomplete information by integrating knowledge and approaches from diverse domains including anthropology, ethnography, and sociology. f) Enquire critically into the theoretical strategies for executing a business plan. g) Develop new skills in response to emerging knowledge and techniques and demonstrate leadership skills and innovation in complex and unpredictable contexts. h) Demonstrate professional norms, values, and skills in a real-world business environment. i) Apply technological skills to generate innvovate solutions and improve business outcomes by aligning technological capacity of the organisation/business with high-impact leadership.

Course Structure

Strategic Economics
75 hours | 3 ECTS

About

This module explores basic economic principles (theories and applications) that are relevant to a variety of businesses. The module emphasises an economist's mindset and amassing the tools necessary to do so, including the study of microeconomics and macroeconomics.

Throughout the module, students will examine the underlying economics of successful business strategy: the strategic imperatives of competitive markets, the sources and dynamics of competitive advantage, managing competitive interactions, and the organisational implementation of business strategy.

Additionally, the module focuses on case discussion and analysis and provides a foundation for consultants, managers, and corporate finance generalists.

Teachers

Mark Anthony Naval
Mark Anthony Naval
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Adeena F A
Adeena F A
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Has specialised knowledge of techniques for production and cost analysis.
  • Has a comprehensive knowledge of the business cycle beyond that associated with general studies.
  • Select topics in the strategic deployment of Information, auctions, and incentives.
Skills
  • Performs critical evaluations of business environments in order to model relevant markets.
  • Analyse and communicate the relevance of gross domestic product and its components for a given market.
  • Analyse and take leadership decisions in a fast-changing environment about monetary policy and the supply and demand for money.
Competencies
  • Have the autonomy to recognise and describe the different strategic goals for firms managing in competitive and monopolistic environments.
  • Research the determinants of market demand and supply in a given industry.
  • Demonstrates the ability to respond to fast-changing market conditions with actionable proposals for strategic firm behaviour including game theory, entry and deterrence, collusion and cooperation, and bargaining.
Leading People, Teams and Organisations: Organisational Theory
75 hours | 3 ECTS

About

This module will approach leadership by identifying practices that researchers and practitioners have shown to be the most effective. Through these processes, students will gain a broad range of skills.

This module examines how leaders can most effectively use the resources of their team members to achieve business outcomes. The module develops managerial and leadership competencies, focusing on how key improvements in the general strategy and techniques of managing people can produce outcomes more significant than isolated improvements to employee performance. The module provides students with concepts to support them across their careers as they continue to develop effective delegation, management strategy, and engagement with people inside of an organisation.

Specific topics covered include managing a diverse workforce; self-leadership; perception pitfalls; decision making; conflict resolution; emotional intelligence; improving performance; team structure.

Teachers

Mark Anthony Naval
Mark Anthony Naval
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Adeena F A
Adeena F A
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Critical knowledge of business leadership strategy.
  • Select topics for the advanced management of human resources.
  • Analyse and assess theories of management and concepts of delegation and performance tracking
  • Strategies for improving general strategy and techniques of managing people to produce outcomes more significant than isolated improvements to employee performance
  • Specialised knowledge of key strategies for effective delegation
Skills
  • Autonomously gather material and organise it into a coherent, comprehensive presentation
  • Communicate an in-depth domain-specific knowledge and understanding of business leadership and strategy.
  • Creatively apply the theories learned in the module to develop critical and original solutions for the challenges of business leadership and strategy including: Assessing the resources of a team to show how those resources could be used to achieve business outcomes; assessing the performance of a team to show whether they are on track to meet business goals
  • Employ the standard modern conventions for the presentation of scholarly work and scholarly referencing.
Competencies
  • Create critical and contextualised understandings and discussions of key issues related to leadership and management.
  • Solve problems and be prepared to take leadership decisions related to business leadership and strategy
  • Demonstrate self-direction in research and originality in solutions for management and leadership problems
  • Efficiently manage interdisciplinary issues that arise when assessing human resources and delegating effectively to achieve business goals.
  • Apply a professional and scholarly approach to research problems pertaining to the effective use of team resources and delegation of personnel
  • Identifying research problems and solutions related to business leadership and strategy.
Integrative and Strategic Thinking
75 hours | 3 ECTS

About

In this module students will gain the capacity to understand how firms work in a global context, incorporating a broad, future-oriented, systems-based approach that incorporates data, information and insights from diverse perspectives and sources. This module is designed to convey the key concepts of strategic thinking and how they fit into the larger context of management strategy and decisions. Students will be presented with both the practical “how” and the fundamental “why” in the light of contributions from behavioural science, economics, and statistics.

Teachers

Mark Anthony Naval
Mark Anthony Naval
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Adeena F A
Adeena F A
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Piyali Mondal Amitava Mondal
Piyali Mondal Amitava Mondal

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Key strategies for applying integrative and strategic thinking to business.
  • Select topics for the advanced management of future-oriented, systems- based strategic planning.
  • The relevance of theories of strategy implementation for business applications.
  • Critical knowledge of the role of strategic thinking in scenario planning.
  • Diverse scholarly views on the role of strategic thinking as a core competency developed by managers.
Skills
  • Autonomously gather material and organise it into a coherent, comprehensive presentation of a strategic plan with implementation strategy.
  • Creatively apply the theories learned in the module to develop critical and original solutions for the challenges of integrative and strategic thinking in business by engaging in scenario planning.
  • Apply an in-depth domain-specific knowledge and understanding to integrative and strategic thinking in business.
  • Employ the standard modern conventions for the presentation of scholarly work and scholarly referencing.
Competencies
  • Act autonomously in identifying research problems and solutions related to a broad, future-oriented, systems-based strategic plan.
  • Efficiently manage interdisciplinary issues that arise when assessing the implementation of a strategic plan.
  • Create synthetic contextualised discussions of key business issues related to integrative and strategic thinking.
  • Apply a professional and scholarly approach to research problems of developing strategies for a global context.
  • Solve problems and be prepared to take leadership decisions related to integrative and strategic thinking in business.
  • Demonstrate self-direction in research and originality in solutions developed.
Working With Others
75 hours | 3 ECTS

About

In this module students will deepen and extend their ability to create and maintain high-quality relationships with people who come from a wide range of backgrounds and possess different points of view in order to create and execute processes that produce successful outcomes and results.

This module teaches business managers and leaders to reflect critically on concepts from the behavioural sciences that can be applied to a fast changing business environment to improve their abilities to lead and manage in organisations.

Behavioural frameworks for individuals, teams, and organisations are evaluated critically and discussed in the context of real-world cases. Tutorial groups provide practice in problem-based teamwork, communicating in specialist and non-specialist registers, and in applying the frameworks in practice.

Teachers

Mark Anthony Naval
Mark Anthony Naval
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Adeena F A
Adeena F A
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Critical knowledge of how high-quality business relationships can produce successful outcomes and results.
  • Select topics in behavioural frameworks for individuals, teams, and organisations for the advanced management of business relationships.
  • Diverse scholarly views on business relationships and their role in successful business outcomes.
  • Key strategies for using business relationships to generate successful business outcomes.
  • The relevance of relationship theories for business applications in the domain of business relationships.
Skills
  • Creatively apply the theories learned in the module to develop critical and original solutions for case studies of business relationships.
  • Employ the standard modern conventions for the presentation of scholarly work and scholarly referencing in discussions of business relationships.
  • Autonomously gather material and organise it into a coherent, comprehensive presentation on the role of high-quality relationships in successful business outcomes.
  • Apply an in-depth domain-specific knowledge and understanding to business relationships, using concepts learned in the course (such as concepts from the behavioural sciences) for the cultivation of high-quality business relationships.
Competencies
  • Demonstrate self-direction and originality in solutions developed for managing high-quality business relationship.
  • Act autonomously in identifying research problems and solutions related to business relationships.
  • Apply a professional and scholarly approach to research problems pertaining to the cultivation of business relationships in order to create results.
  • Solve problems and be prepared to take leadership decisions related to business relationships, both on a personal level, and relationships between companies.
  • Efficiently manage interdisciplinary issues that arise in developing relations with people who come from a wide range of backgrounds.
  • Create synthetic contextualised discussions of key issues related to business relationships.
Effective Managerial Communication
75 hours | 3 ECTS

About

In this module, students will gain the capacity to appropriately apply a broad repertoire of communication skills in business, professional, and social contexts.

Throughout the module, students will critically analyse managerial communication skills required for leadership in a wide variety of industries. It considers the varied means of communication including writing, speaking, and calling, and generally appearing professional. The communication requirements of different contexts are studied, including informational, persuasive, and relational forms of communication.

Teachers

Mark Anthony Naval
Mark Anthony Naval
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Adeena F A
Adeena F A
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Effective managerial communication techniques, guidelines, and strategies.
  • Theories for business applications in the domain of effective managerial communication.
  • Topics for the advanced management of effective managerial communication-including writing, speaking, calling –and generally appearing professional.
  • Key strategies for applying effective managerial communication to improve the connection between management and frontline employees.
  • Diverse scholarly views on effective managerial communication.
Skills
  • Apply in-depth domain-specific knowledge and understanding to effective managerial communication.
  • Autonomously gather material and organise it into a coherent, comprehensive presentation of effective managerial communication techniques and strategies.
  • Employ the standard modern conventions for the presentation of scholarly work and scholarly referencing in discussions of effective managerial communication.
  • Creatively apply the theories learned in the module to develop critical and original solutions for the challenges of effective managerial communication.
Competencies
  • Apply a professional and scholarly approach to defining appropriate and effective managerial communication.
  • Efficiently manage interdisciplinary aspects of effective managerial communication.
  • Act autonomously in identifying research problems and solutions related to effective managerial communication.
  • Demonstrate self-direction in originality in developing an appropriately broad repertoire of communication skills.
  • Solve problems and be prepared to take leadership decisions related to effective managerial communication.
  • Create synthetic contextualised discussions of key issues related to effective managerial communication.
Evidence-Based Decision Making
75 hours | 3 ECTS

About

In this module students will strengthen their capacity to lead individuals, teams, and organisations in processes that generate data-driven solutions to problems, data-driven insights into customer behaviour, and data-driven decision-making.

This module provides the foundations of probability and statistics required for a manager to interpret large quantities of data and to make informed decisions under conditions of uncertainty, with incomplete information, and in both structured and unstructured settings. Theoretical topics include decision trees, hypothesis testing, multiple regression, and sampling.

Teachers

Mark Anthony Naval
Mark Anthony Naval
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Adeena F A
Adeena F A
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Select topics for the advanced management of data- driven insights into customer behaviour.
  • Key theoretical topics pertaining to evidence-based decision-making such as decision trees, hypothesis testing, multiple regression, and sampling.
  • Diverse scholarly views on evidence-based decision-making in a business context.
  • The relevance of theories for business applications in the domain of evidence-based decision-making.
  • The foundations of probability and statistics to the extent required for a manager to interpret large quantities of data and to make informed decisions under conditions of uncertainty.
Skills
  • Autonomously gather evidence and organise it into a coherent, comprehensive presentation advocating an evidence-based decision.
  • Employ the standard modern conventions for the presentation of scholarly work and scholarly referencing.
  • Creatively apply the theories learned in the module to develop critical and original solutions for the challenges of evidence-based decision-making in a business context.
  • Apply an in-depth domain-specific knowledge and understanding to evidence-based decision-making in a business context.
Competencies
  • Efficiently manage interdisciplinary and diverse kinds of evidence that inform decision-making.
  • Demonstrate self-direction in gathering and using evidence and data for decision-making.
  • Create synthetic contextualised discussions of key issues related to evidence-based decision-making.
  • Solve problems and be prepared to take leadership decisions related to evidence-based decision-making in a business context.
  • Act autonomously in identifying research problems and solutions related to evidence-based decision-making in a business context.
  • Apply a professional and scholarly approach to data and evidence as factors in decision-making.
Technology and Operations Management
75 hours | 3 ECTS

About

This module enables students to develop the skills and concepts needed to ensure the ongoing contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. It helps them to understand the complex processes underlying the development and manufacture of products as well as the creation and delivery of services. Throughout the module, students will receive a comprehensive overview of technology utilisation to drive a competitive advantage for company operations. Students explore various technology solutions for business process automation, including value proposition analysis across organisation functions.

Specific topics addressed include process analysis; cross-functional and cross-firm integration; product development; information technology; and technology and operations strategy.

Additionally, students will analyse how technology can be leveraged to improve product development during the four lifecycle phases. The module provides a detailed overview of the impact of technology on various operating models such as manufacturing, supply chain management, customer-facing, product development, and support functions.

Teachers

Mark Anthony Naval
Mark Anthony Naval
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Adeena F A
Adeena F A
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • The importance of an effective production and operations strategy to an organisation.
  • Quality management practice in organisations and how total quality management and six-sigma facilitate organisational effectiveness.
  • Market and product research relevant to technology-based businesses.
Skills
  • Assess technology architecture and infrastructure capabilities depending on various operating models.
  • Assess the value proposition, including cost reduction and revenue generation, of integrating technology across operation functions.
  • Make product and service design decisions that impact other design decisions and operations.
Competencies
  • Evaluate how technology-savvy human capital drives technology adoption in operations management.
  • Develop a phased approach and methodology for embedding technology solutions across the operation, triggered by business value proposition and priorities.
  • Understand and assess contemporary operations and manufacturing organisational approaches and supply-chain management activities and the renewed importance of this aspect of organisational strategy.
Business Leadership and Strategy
75 hours | 3 ECTS

About

This module examines how leaders can most effectively use the resources of their team members to achieve business outcomes. The module develops managerial and leadership competencies, focussing on how key improvements in the general strategy and techniques of managing people can produce outcomes more significant than isolated improvements to employee performance.

The module provides students with concepts to support them across their careers as they continue to develop effective delegation, management strategy, and engagement with people inside of an organisation.

Teachers

Mark Anthony Naval
Mark Anthony Naval
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Adeena F A
Adeena F A
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Critical knowledge of business leadership strategy.
  • Why improvements in the general strategy and techniques of managing people can produce outcomes more significant than isolated improvements to employee performance.
  • Select topics for the advanced management of human resources.
  • Key strategies for effective delegation.
  • The relevance of theories of management and concepts of delegation and performance tracking.
Skills
  • Creatively apply the theories learned in the module to develop critical and original solutions for the challenges of business leadership and strategy including: • Assessing the resources of a team to show how those resources could be used to achieve business outcomes. • Assessing the performance of a team to show whether they are on track to meet business goals.
  • Communicate an in-depth domain-specific knowledge and understanding to business leadership and strategy.
  • Employ the standard modern conventions for the presentation of scholarly work and scholarly referencing.
  • Autonomously gather material and organise it into a coherent, comprehensive presentation.
Competencies
  • Create synthetic contextualised discussions of key issues related to leadership and management strategy.
  • Apply a professional and scholarly approach to research problems pertaining to the effective use of team resources and delegation of personnel.
  • Efficiently manage interdisciplinary issues that arise when assessing human resources and delegating effectively to achieve business goals.
  • Solve problems and be prepared to take leadership decisions related to business leadership and strategy.
  • Demonstrate self-direction in research and originality in solutions for management and leadership.
  • Act autonomously in identifying research problems and solutions related to business leadership and strategy.
Supply Chain Management
75 hours | 3 ECTS

About

Increases in product variety and customization in the past few years have posed challenges to firms in terms of delivering products to customers faster and more efficiently. With the prevalence of the usage of the Internet for business, electronic business transformations are occurring in every business. One of the fundamental enablers of electronic commerce is effective supply chain management. Thus, supply chain management has become the focus of attention of senior management in the industry today.

This module considers management of a supply chain in a global environment from a managerial perspective. The focus is on analysis, management, and improvement of supply chain processes and their adaptation to the electronic business environment. The module focuses on six topics: Inventory and Information Management; Distribution and Transportation; Global Operations; Supplier Management; Management of Product Variety; and Electronic Supply Chains. Several new concepts including Prognostic Supply Chains, Build-to-Order, Collaborative Forecasting, Delayed Differentiation, Cross Docking, Global Outsourcing, and Efficient Consumer Response will also be discussed. At the end of the module, a student will have the necessary tools and metrics to evaluate a current supply chain and recommend design changes to supply chain processes.

Teachers

Mark Anthony Naval
Mark Anthony Naval
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Adeena F A
Adeena F A
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • A specialised knowledge of the global outlook that reflects changes experienced and anticipated by firms and industries and the requirements for effective change management in operations and supply chains.
  • A critical knowledge of the increasing importance of supply chain management in today’s business environment.
  • Define and assess the significance of logistics as it relates to transportation and warehousing.
Skills
  • Demonstrate the use of effective written and oral communications, critical thinking, team building, and presentation skills as applied to business problems.
  • Utilise management skills such as negotiating, working effectively within a diverse business environment, ethical decision-making, and use of information technology.
  • Design management plans for global supply chains that are lawful, ethical, and environmentally and socially responsible.
Competencies
  • Align the management to supply chains with corporate goals and strategies.
  • Analyse and improve supply chain processes.
  • Apply current supply chain theories, practices, and concepts utilising case problems and problem-based learning situations.
  • Use concepts of operations and supply chain management and qualitative and quantitative methods to make decisions in business contexts that include new and unfamiliar situations.
  • Analysing current supply chain management trends and their relevance for specific markets, industries, or organisation.
  • Use and apply computer-based supply chain optimization tools including the use of selected state-of-the-art supply chain software suites currently used in business.
Ethical Issues for Managers
75 hours | 3 ECTS

About

Ethical dilemmas are frequently encountered in the workplace, in every function of the organisation, and at every level. Knowing how to deal with ethical issues is critical in being able to be an effective leader. Additionally, the range and complexity of ethical issues have increased in recent years, as well as expectations of responsible corporate conduct; knowing how to deal with such concerns is an important part of management today.

In this module, students examine how organisations, and individuals within them, can deal with ethical issues and dilemmas at the collective and personal levels. Throughout the module, students will gain skills related to elements of ethical decision-making, the psychological aspects related to business ethics, and ethics in the global marketplace. The module will focus on how business leaders can make ethical decisions, skilfully manage ethical issues in the workplace, and help encourage ethics in a variety of organisations.

Teachers

Mark Anthony Naval
Mark Anthony Naval
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Adeena F A
Adeena F A
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova
Shakhnoza Rakhim Qizi Shamsuddinova

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • The application of core elements of effective ethical and socially responsible management and leadership.
  • The critical integration of ethical decision-making tools into their decision-making process in the workplace.
  • Self-reflection upon, evaluation of, and improvement of their own practices as individuals, employees/managers, and consumers.
Skills
  • Identify and evaluate key ethical and CSR issues related to different sectors of activity & different functions.
  • Diagnose sources of organisational ethical culture and deviant behaviour.
  • Propose solutions to business problems in a global environment.
  • Design ethical programmes designed to accomplish specific objectives in organisations.
  • Analyse ethical issues and they apply to management.
Competencies
  • Identify and analyse the implications of social and ethical issues in a business context.
  • Recognise and critically assess cross-cultural variations and similarities in organisational practices in corporate social responsibility and business ethics.
  • Apply knowledge of the diverse demographics of business to make effective ethical business decisions.
  • Identify and solve ethical business problems.
  • Implement both personally and organisationally key theories relating to personal, organisational, and societal ethics and values.
Health, Safety, and Leadership Essentials
250 hours | 10 ECTS

About

This module has been designed to foster a strong safety culture by disseminating safe behaviours throughout the organisation, with a strong focus on leadership development at all levels.

Teachers

Nabil Bechara
Nabil Bechara
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Rekha Shray Shewakramani
Shilpa SP
Shilpa SP
Rupal
Rupal

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Exhibit comprehension of workplace health and safety laws, regulations, and standards applicable to employees.
  • Define essential concepts in occupational health and safety, such as hazard identification, risk assessment, ergonomics, and psychosocial factors, to enhance decision-making and mitigate risks.
  • Apply leadership strategies and concepts to inspire and motivate teams, fostering a safety-oriented work culture.
Skills
  • Apply health and safety leadership knowledge to suggest emergency response drills and propose effective ways of responding to health and safety crises.
  • Utilize risk assessment methodologies to identify health and safety hazards and prevention strategies.
  • Implement safety training and education programs in an organisational setting to equip employees with proactive health and safety skills and knowledge.
Competencies
  • Advise on ways to mitigate occupational health risks.
  • Collaborate with teams to promote workplace health and safety culture.
  • Lead teams to implement compliant health and safety policies.
  • Assess the relevance of quality management and various quality management models.
Enterprise Risk Management
250 hours | 10 ECTS

About

This module provides an introduction to the main areas of Enterprise Risk Management. This module also covers Risk Management processes and strategies. Numerous case studies from various business sectors will illustrate the increasing importance of Enterprise Risk Management.

Teachers

Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Adeena F A
Adeena F A
Rupal
Rupal
Maria Monica
Maria Monica
Anesh Jayantilal Soni
Anesh Jayantilal Soni

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Draw upon scholarly views on consequences of effective and ineffective risk management, reinforcing the importance of proactive risk planning.
  • Identify various risk categories so as to comprehend the diverse range of potential risks organizations may face.
  • Quote relevant risk management frameworks, methodologies, and industry standards to assessment and mitigation risks in real-world scenarios.
  • Define key concepts related to enterprise risk management like risk appetite, risk tolerance, risk exposure, and risk identification techniques to facilitate informed decision-making.
Skills
  • Demonstrate the use of risk management tools and techniques to collect information, analyze, and plan for contingencies and for risk reporting.
  • Plan crisis communication strategies to equip organisation and its employees with the necessary knowledge and skills to respond effectively to risk events.
  • Apply risk assessment techniques to identify and evaluate potential risks and profile them.
Competencies
  • Carry out risk management best practices to foster a culture of risk-awareness and responsible decision-making.
  • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to assess and address enterprise risks within diverse organizational contexts.
  • Supervise teams to develop risk mitigation strategies so as to protect the organization from potential threats and capitalize on opportunities.
  • Represent and advise senior management and stakeholders on risk- related matters, utilizing clear communication and persuasive skills to gain support for risk management initiatives.
Strategic Project Management and Implementation
250 hours | 10 ECTS

About

The purpose of this module is to give learners an opportunity to integrate all the knowledge from their programme of learning by developing a project in which they plan and implement a new product, service or process. Learners need to take a full and active role in all aspects of the project, and the selection of an appropriate management issue is crucial to success. Learners will cover a full range of management activities and roles, including resource and people management and implementation of change. The result needs to be a substantial report in a style appropriate for consideration by senior management

Teachers

Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Adeena F A
Adeena F A
Rupal
Rupal
Anesh Jayantilal Soni
Anesh Jayantilal Soni
Shilpa Sudhakaran
Shilpa Sudhakaran

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Identify various project management methodologies so as to choose appropriate approaches based on project requirements.
  • Quote relevant project management standards, best practices and globally recognized principles of managing projects effectively.
  • Identify the need for communication planning and management within a project context.
Skills
  • Plan and design project evaluation methods, utilizing key performance indicators (KPIs) and project success metrics to assess project outcomes and project team performance.
  • Demonstrate the use of project management software and tools to manage project schedules, resources, and communication efficiently.
  • Define project scope and limitations for any project through investigation and analysis.
  • Apply project risk assessment techniques to identify potential project risks and devise risk mitigation plans for project success.
Competencies
  • Effectively manage interdisciplinary issues that arise in connection to project management.
  • Advise teams on good project management practices that can boost the project performance and outcomes.
  • Create project plans demonstrating knowledge of project scheduling, resource allocation, and risk management.
  • Lead cross-functional teams by fostering collaboration, and communication.
  • Formulate project strategies that includes steps like assessing project resources, constrains and building road map for implementation.
AI and Business Analytics
25 hours | 1 ECTS

About

Upon completion of this course, you will gain a deep understanding of how business analytics supports data-driven decision-making in an evolving business landscape. You will explore key analytics frameworks, learning how organisations leverage data to navigate uncertainty and drive strategic growth. Through practical applications, you will differentiate between various data-driven techniques and examine their real-world implementation across industries such as banking and healthcare. Additionally, you will critically assess the challenges and ethical considerations of integrating analytics tools into business processes, equipping you to apply these insights effectively in your organisation.

Teachers

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Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Assess the evolution of business analytics and its role in data-driven decision-making.
Skills
  • Analyse business analytics and AI concepts to real-world case study, focussing on enhancing strategic and operational outcomes.
Competencies
  • Evaluate emerging trends, ethical considerations, and risk mitigation strategies in AI and business analytics.
Digital Transformation Essentials for Tech Leaders
25 hours | 1 ECTS

About

In this course, you will develop the strategic awareness and practical skills needed to lead digital transformation effectively within your organisation. You will explore the drivers of digital disruption, learn how to critically assess emerging technologies, and understand how to deliver transformation projects that align with organisational goals. You will also gain essential insights into cyber risk: how

to anticipate, mitigate, and respond to threats, and learn how to embed cyber resilience into your leadership approach. Through case studies, frameworks, and reflection exercises, you will build the confidence to lead digital initiatives in an informed, strategic, and future-ready way.

Teachers

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Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Identify and mitigate cyber risks to ensure secure digital environments.
  • Analyse the opportunities and risks associated with digital transformation.
Skills
  • Develop and apply strategies to successfully deliver digital transformation initiatives.
  • Critically evaluate emerging technology trends and their organisational impact.
Competencies
  • Lead digital transformation through a cyber resilience lens, aligning with strategic goals and stakeholder expectations.
Fundamentals of Operations Management
25 hours | 1 ECTS

About

Upon completion of this programme, you will develop fluency in the fundamental frameworks and analytical tools needed to effectively assess an organisation's strategic landscape. Through a blend of theoretical exploration and practical application, you'll gain the ability to develop insightful strategic recommendations for organisational success. Additionally, you will develop the knowledge and skills to analyse and improve how work is performed in your organisation.

Teachers

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Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Understand and assess an organisation’s environment using key frameworks.
Skills
  • Develop strategic recommendations through analysis and research.
  • Apply frameworks to enhance operational efficiency.
Competencies
  • Optimise processes using operations management principles.
Basics of Financial Valuation
25 hours | 1 ECTS

About

Upon completion of this programme, you will develop a customer-centric and future-oriented marketing mindset to promote sustainable growth in your organisation, or organisations you might work with in the future. Additionally, you will delve into the foundational topic of finance and economics-valuation. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of how key concepts are applied in financial decision-making and investment strategies.

Teachers

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Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Develop a customer-centric marketing mindset to drive sustainable business growth.
Skills
  • Analyse company valuation using comparables analysis and financial modelling techniques, including LBO.
  • Apply segmentation, targeting, positioning (STP), and the marketing mix (4Ps) to optimise brand strategies.
Competencies
  • Evaluate key financial valuation methods, including NPV and DCF, to inform investment decisions.
Capstone: Digital Action Programme for Business Administration
750 hours | 30 ECTS

About

The Digital Action Programme for Business Administration provides a capstone course in which students deepen and apply their learning through a 'Digital Action Programme' (DAP). In the DAP, students are grouped into cohorts (typically five students) and must work both individually and together on a specific, real, contemporary business consultancy problem related to their specialisation (Data Analytics; Marketing; Finance; International Business; DEI), normally proposed by a cooperating organisation (corporation or non-profit), which results in a comprehensive solution proposal.

This provides students with a real-world business consultancy engagement, and the opportunity to produce, both individually and as a team, a substantial piece of relevant, scholarly, and actionable research, to be presented directly to stakeholders in the cooperating organisation.

Over the course of the DAP, students fulfil the learning objectives: each student demonstrates their comprehensive knowledge and understanding of key business processes; each student uses multidisciplinary approaches to perform critical analyses of real business issues in situations of uncertainty and incomplete information in order to develop an actionable solution; each student practises teamwork, exercises their leadership skills, and reflects on their own performance and the performance of their cohort; and each student communicates to members of their cohort, the cooperating organisation, and faculty members from Woolf. Students are required to demonstrate autonomy, individual scholarly acumen, self-reflection in their engagement with peers, role adaptability within their cohort, and teamwork while engaged in the DAP. The goal of the DAP is (1) to fulfil the learning objectives and (2) to produce a project portfolio containing an analysis of the business problem and the proposed solution.

Teachers

Rajnarayan Krishnan
Rajnarayan Krishnan
Adeena F A
Adeena F A
Harshini Esther
Harshini Esther
Noor Un Nisa Ali Nawaz
Noor Un Nisa Ali Nawaz
Rupal
Rupal

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge
  • Key strategies for applying creativity and leadership to a contemporary business problem.
  • Topics for the advanced management of a contemporary business problem.
  • Critical knowledge of a contemporary business problem.
  • Diverse scholarly views on a contemporary business problem.
  • Theories for business applications in the pursuit of a solution to a contemporary business problem.
Skills
  • Autonomously gather material and organise it into a coherent, comprehensive presentation.
  • Creatively apply the theories learned in the module to develop critical and original solutions for the challenges of a contemporary business problem.
  • Apply an in-depth domain-specific knowledge and understanding to a contemporary business problem
  • Employ the standard modern conventions for the presentation of scholarly work and scholarly referencing.
Competencies
  • Demonstrate self-direction in research and originality in solutions developed.
  • Act autonomously in identifying research problems and solutions related to a contemporary business problem; act as a professional team member where appropriate.
  • Efficiently manage interdisciplinary issues that arise in connection with analysing and proposing a solution to a contemporary business problem.
  • Apply a professional and scholarly approach to research problems pertaining to a contemporary business problem.
  • Solve problems and be prepared to take leadership decisions related to a contemporary business problem.
  • Create synthetic contextualised discussions of key issues related to a contemporary business problem.

Entry Requirements

Tuition Cost
20,000 AED
Student education requirement
Undergraduate (Bachelor’s)

Application Process

1

Submit initial Application

Complete the online application form with your personal information

2

Documentation Review

Submit required transcripts, certificates, and supporting documents

3

Assessment

Your application will be evaluated against program requirements

4

Interview

Selected candidates may be invited for an interview

5

Decision

Receive an admission decision

6

Enrollment

Complete registration and prepare to begin your studies

Ready to advance your education with a globally recognised degree?

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