Lead Further: MSc Management Research / Doctor of Business Administration from Beirut, Lebanon

Build on your experience without putting your life in Beirut on hold. The MSc Management Research / Doctor of Business Administration, offered online in exclusive partnership between the University of Salford and Robert Kennedy College, gives you a way to deepen your research skills and develop your leadership thinking from where you are today. Its management theories and research approaches can be applied across international settings.

Earn a British degree with international recognition

A British degree can give your academic achievement a clear identity when you introduce your qualifications to colleagues, employers and collaborators around the world. The programme brings together the University of Salford’s degree award and Robert Kennedy College’s online learning experience.

Whether your ambitions lie in Beirut or extend beyond Lebanon, an internationally recognised qualification can help you present your expertise with confidence. You can pursue that achievement while continuing to contribute to the work and community that matter to you now.

Progress entirely online in as little as four years

The programme can be completed 100% online in as little as four years. There is no need to relocate or plan your studies around repeated journeys to a campus.

This format makes it possible to pursue a substantial academic goal alongside professional and personal commitments. The timeframe offers an ambitious path forward while giving you room to bring your developing ideas into your work.

Study without scheduled online attendance

You are not required to be online at specific times or dates. Instead of organising your life around live sessions, you can engage with your studies at times that work for you.

That flexibility can be especially valuable when meetings, family responsibilities or changing work hours shape your week. You can make space for sustained thought and research without needing every day to look the same.

Take your learning wherever you go

Study from Beirut, elsewhere in Lebanon or another part of the world. Because the programme is online, travel does not have to interrupt your connection to your studies.

Robert Kennedy College’s mobile app lets you download study materials and watch lectures offline. Whether you are travelling for work or finding a quiet moment on the move, your learning can go with you even when an internet connection is unavailable.

Apply ideas through open-book assessments

Rather than classical question-and-answer exams, the programme uses open-book assessments. This approach gives you the opportunity to work with sources and develop considered responses.

For an experienced professional, the value lies in more than recalling information. You can practise examining evidence, weighing perspectives and communicating a reasoned argument—habits that matter in management research and decision-making.

Learn from internationally educated faculty

Your tutors and faculty bring academic backgrounds that include world-renowned institutions such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel and Washington University in St. Louis. Their varied educational journeys can add breadth to your learning experience.

As you refine your own research interests, contact with different academic perspectives can help you challenge assumptions and think beyond familiar approaches. It is an opportunity to develop your voice while learning from people shaped by diverse scholarly traditions.

Join a community spanning more than 130 countries

Studying alongside a student body drawn from over 130 countries can widen the conversation around management challenges. Different professional experiences and viewpoints can help you consider how ideas may work across organisations and borders.

Graduates of Robert Kennedy College programmes work for international organisations and companies including the United Nations, Google, ICRC, The World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens and Sony. Their career paths illustrate the breadth of the wider alumni community, rather than a promised employment outcome.

Plan payments with interest-free instalments

Investing in advanced study is a significant decision. The programme’s fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments, giving you a way to spread payments over time.

A predictable payment schedule can make it easier to plan alongside your other commitments. You can consider the academic opportunity with a clearer view of how its costs fit into your budget.

Bring your research ambitions to Beirut’s working world

Beirut’s banking, finance and professional-services organisations face questions about strategy, operations and change. For graduates working in these fields, the programme’s emphasis on research and critical analysis can support a more structured way to investigate complex management decisions.

In technology ventures, digital services and other growing businesses, leaders often need to evaluate new ideas while working with limited time and resources. Research skills can help graduates test assumptions, assess evidence and communicate recommendations—capabilities that can travel with them as their work reaches regional or international markets.

Beirut is also a base for people working in healthcare, education, humanitarian organisations and cross-border commerce. Graduates in these settings can use management research to examine organisational challenges, compare possible approaches and contribute informed perspectives to teams whose work reaches beyond any one city.

Ready to explore where this journey could take you? Request our course catalogue to learn more about the programme.