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One of Europe's Leading Schools
Manchester Business School was one of the first business schools in the UK and is the country’s largest campus-based business and management school. According to the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008 results, MBS is the UK's leading centre for business research. You can be assured of our quality – we are accredited by AACSB International, AMBA and EQUIS – one of only a small number of business schools worldwide to receive accreditation from all three international business school and MBA accrediting bodies.
At Manchester, we produce capable confident graduates with specialist expertise in key areas for the 21st century business environment.
Our masters courses focus on today’s key management challenges, and give you the chance to develop in-depth knowledge in a breadth of specialist areas, shaping your careers in the direction of your choice. Plus, you don’t have to have previously studied business or management as many of our MSc courses take graduates from any academic background.
Whether managing your own investment portfolio on the MSc Finance, looking at the effect of climate change, nanotechnologies, and 3g on the way business is conducted on MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship, or carrying out a project for a client company on MBus Global Business Analysis you will have the opportunity to learn in a forward-thinking, research-led environment working with academics at the cutting-edge of their fields.
You will join a diverse group of students from over 70 nations, meeting friends for life and contacts for the future. You will have access to our top ranked careers service, voted No 1 in the UK by employers for the past eight years. We offer excellent facilities and web based services including the business school’s specialist libraries and the University’s John Rylands Library, recognised as one of the most extensive libraries in the world.
School Info
Name of the school: Manchester Business School
Ranking: FT Ranking 2009 – 32nd in world for MBA and 1st in world for doctoral programme
Accreditation: AACSB International, AMBA and Equis
Number of Faculty: 304
Program Info
Type of Program: Full Time
Subjects of Masters Study:
Finance & Accounting –
MSc Accounting and Finance (Full time)
MSc Finance (Full time)
MSc Finance & Economics (Full time)
MSc Finance & Business Economics (Full time)
MSc Mathematical Finance (Full time)
MSc Quantitative Finance: Financial Engineering (Full time)
MSc Quantitative Finance: Risk Management (Full time)
Marketing & Communication –
MSc Marketing / MSc Marketing (specialism) (Full time)
MSc Corporate Communications & Reputation Management (Full time)
Business & Strategy –
MSc International Business and Management (Full time)
MBus Global Business Analysis (Full Time)
MSc Chinese Business and Management (Full time)
Management & Organisation –
MSc Information Systems: Organisations and Management (Full time)
MSc Operations, Project and Supply Chain Management (Full time)
MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (Full time or part time)
Others - We offer a range of other courses including those in human resource management, Information Systems – e-government, e-business or business information technology, analytics, organisational psychology, managerial psychology, public administration and healthcare management. See the website for the full list of courses available: http://www.mbs.ac.uk/specialist/courses.asp
Courses held in: English
Length of Courses: 12 months full time (some courses offered 24 months part time).
Starting Dates : September every year
Application Deadlines: Rolling admission
International Exchanges: Offered on MSc International Business and Management, MSc Marketing, MSc Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
Internships: Offered on MBus Global Business Analysis
Student Body
Average Class Size: Class sizes range from 10 – 80
Percentage of International Students: 78%
Number of Incoming exchange students: varies each year
Admission
University degree : 2:1 Bachelors degree
Prior educational background – Finance, Analytics and Psychology related courses require a relevant background
Specific Languages tests: IELTS 7 (with no element below 6) or ib TOEFL 100 (with no element below 20)
References: 2 academic required
Years of work experience : None except for MSc Healthcare Management and MPA Public Administration
Costs
Application fees : 50 GBP required for some courses. See website for details
Range of Tuition fees : See website for latest information
Instalments : 3 instalments in September, January and April can be arranged
Scholarships availabilities: See website for details
Contacts
Address: Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, Booth Street West, Manchester, UK, M15 6PB
Telephone: +44 (0) 161 306 1339
Contact Information: Ring as above or e mail pg@mbs.ac.uk
Website: http://www.mbs.ac.uk/specialist/index.aspx
