MSc Management Research / Doctor of Business Administration: Lead from Council Bluffs, United States
Build the knowledge to investigate complex business challenges and lead with greater confidence—without leaving Council Bluffs. Offered online in an exclusive partnership between the University of Salford and Robert Kennedy College, the MSc Management Research / Doctor of Business Administration combines advanced research with ideas you can apply in organisations around the world.
Earn a British Degree with International Recognition
A British degree can communicate academic achievement well beyond the United Kingdom. As your ambitions develop, it can help you present your qualifications to employers and professional networks internationally.
Studying with the University of Salford through its exclusive partnership with Robert Kennedy College gives you the opportunity to pursue that qualification while continuing to live and work in Council Bluffs. You can bring an international perspective to the questions that matter most in your career.
Study 100% Online in as Little as Four Years
The programme can be completed entirely online in as little as four years. You can work toward a substantial academic goal without planning a relocation or setting aside your life in Council Bluffs.
That flexibility makes it possible to connect your studies with your professional experience as you progress. Research becomes more than an abstract exercise: it can sharpen how you frame problems, evaluate evidence and consider decisions.
Learn Without Scheduled Online Attendance
You do not need to be online at specific times and dates. Instead of arranging your day around live attendance, you can engage with your studies when it fits your working hours and other commitments.
Whether your most productive time is early morning or after a full workday, the freedom to plan your learning can help you maintain momentum. You remain responsible for meeting programme requirements while choosing when to do much of your online study.
Take Your Studies Wherever You Go
Although you may begin in Council Bluffs, your learning does not have to stay there. The online programme can be studied from anywhere in the world, making it possible to keep moving forward while travelling or on the move.
Through the mobile app, you can download study materials and watch lectures offline. A journey or time away from your usual workspace can become an opportunity to read, reflect and develop your next idea.
Show Your Thinking Through Open-Book Assessments
Rather than relying on classical question-and-answer exams, the programme uses open-book assessments. These invite you to work with available sources as you develop and support your responses.
For a research-focused qualification, that approach offers a valuable opportunity to demonstrate how you interpret evidence and construct an argument. It rewards thoughtful engagement with ideas rather than memorisation alone.
Learn from Internationally Educated Faculty
Tutors and faculty include graduates of world-renowned universities such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel and Washington University in St. Louis. Their academic backgrounds can bring varied perspectives to your learning.
As you refine your research interests, engaging with experienced educators can help you ask stronger questions and examine assumptions more closely. The result is a learning experience shaped by intellectual curiosity and a broad view of business.
Join a Community Spanning More Than 130 Countries
The student base includes learners from more than 130 countries. Alumni work for international organisations including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Chevron, Verizon, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Hilton, the University of California, Riverside, Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie, the United Nations, Google, the ICRC, the World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens and Sony.
Learning alongside people with different experiences can broaden how you see a business challenge. From Council Bluffs, you can encounter perspectives shaped by industries, markets and cultures far beyond your own.
Plan with Interest-Free Monthly Instalments
Programme fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments. Spreading payments across instalments can make it easier to plan the cost alongside your existing commitments.
That clarity can help you focus on the work ahead: building your research capability, contributing to discussions and pursuing the questions that inspire you. Review the fee details as you consider the study plan that suits you.
Bring New Insight to Council Bluffs Industries
Council Bluffs and the wider Omaha metropolitan area have substantial logistics, transportation and warehousing activity. Advanced management research can help graduates investigate issues such as operational resilience, changing customer needs and the adoption of new technologies—questions that also matter to organisations across international supply chains.
The area’s technology and data-centre activity creates opportunities to think critically about growth, infrastructure and organisational change. A research-led approach can help graduates examine how teams make decisions, manage risk and turn complex information into a sound strategy.
Healthcare, hospitality and tourism also contribute to the regional economy. Whether considering service quality, workforce development or responsible innovation, graduates can use the programme’s internationally applicable theory to explore challenges relevant to these sectors and to organisations elsewhere in the world.
Your next chapter can begin where you are. Request our course catalogue to explore the programme in more detail.