Business Administration MBA
- Overview
- Special Features
- Course Content
- Teaching & Assessment
- Employability
- Fees
- Entry Criteria
About the Course
Quick facts:
- Three management specialisations: General, Healthcare or Aviation
- Fully accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) for over 10 years
- Excellent links to industry
- Leadership Masterclass Series (LMS)
- Career Development Programme (CDP) workshops
- Dedicated Career Coaching
- International Study Tour for selected candidates
- Home/EU MBA Scholarships Awards of £5,000
The Brunel MBA is very much a practical qualification aimed at meeting the needs of aspiring middle level or senior managers so it is highly appropriate that it is underpinned by Brunel’s close links to business.
The Brunel MBA is a 1-year Full Time Programme with three specialisations:
Academic tutors on the MBA Programme are also researchers in one or more of the Business School’s six world renowned Research Centres and students have access to this innovative international research. Brunel Business School has established longstanding contract research, knowledge transfer, Research & Development partnerships with some of the world's largest corporations, as well as with many innovative SMEs.
Strong recognition and credibility
- The Brunel Business School is ranked in Top 20 Best Business Schools in UK according to the Financial Times
- The Brunel Business School is ranked in Top 75 European Business Schools according to the Financial Times
- The Brunel MBA is one of a distinguished group of MBA programmes worldwide to have achieved accreditation by The Association of MBAs (AMBA), the leading MBA accreditation body
- Brunel University is ranked in the Top 5 in London for student satisfaction
Please visit the Brunel MBA webpage: www.brunel.ac.uk/bbs/mba
Enquiries
MBA Admissions
Brunel Business School
Email: brunelmba@brunel.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1895 265910
Special Features
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The Brunel MBA is one of a distinguished group of MBA programmes worldwide to have achieved accreditation by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the leading MBA accreditation body. Guided by world-class research Equipped with Global Professional Advantage |
Accreditation
Course Content
The MBA is an intensive one-year full time programme starting annually in late September. It takes a real commitment and is designed for managers to maximise their investment in time and resources. Classes are scheduled from Monday to Thursday with some events and professional workshops held on Fridays and Saturdays.Our integrated MBA programme consists of:
- six core modules
- two electives
- a 12000 word Business Project
Core Modules
- Strategic Marketing Management
- Leading People & Managing Organisations
- Corporate and Competitive Strategy
- Operations Management
- International Business
Elective Modules*
- Information Systems in Organisations
- Managing for the Future
- Global Diversity Management
- Healthcare Policy
- Managing Change in Healthcare
- Airline Management, Economics and Ethics
- Airport Management and Planning
The Brunel MBA (General)
Choosing the General Management specialisation as part of their Brunel MBA can help students to become a better manager all-round – from corporate business finance to international strategy, from harnessing IT technology to marketing. This General Management specialization is the traditional route for an MBA award and focuses on giving students the skills of practical application of knowledge to solving contemporary business issues, identifying your strengths and weaknesses, maximizing your assets and turning them into a more profitable future.
- Information Systems in Organisations
- Managing for the Future
- Global Diversity Management
- Healthcare Policy Setting
- Managing Change in Healthcare
- Airport Management and Operations
- Airline Management, Economics and Ethics
The Brunel MBA (Healthcare Management)
Choosing the Healthcare Management specialised modules as part of their Brunel MBA can help students have a more informed output into senior management decision making or consultancy within the industry. Learning on the programme is deeply rooted in the Healthcare industry and enables students to develop managerial skills to handle real-life business situations in the sector. The MBA (Healthcare Management) award is designed for professionals in strategic health authorities, primary care trusts and hospital administration, and for those working in the growing number of private health contractors, outside suppliers and consultancies.
- Healthcare Policy Setting
- Managing Change in Healthcare
The Brunel MBA (Aviation Management)
Choosing the Aviation Management specialised modules as part of the Brunel MBA can help students have a more informed output into senior management decision making or consultancy within the industry. Learning on the programme is deeply rooted in the Aviation industry and informed by extensive cutting-edge aviation research. The MBA (Aviation Management) award is designed for professionals working for airlines, airports authorities and supply and support services within the aviation sector such as engineers, logistics, catering, cargo, energy, safety, security, IT and travel and tourism. It is supported by our proximity to the world’s busiest passenger hub at Heathrow, Brunel’s growing reputations in aerospace and environmental research, and our close links with the aviation industry.
- Airport Management and Operations
- Airline Management, Economics and Ethics
Business Project
Brunel MBA students have the opportunity to undertake their Business Project in a real world context, through a collaboration arranged by the School with multinational companies, SME or public sector institutions. To complete your MBA, you will be required to undertake an in-depth study of a business or management issue of particular interest to you. It could be something that you have met in your career to date, a challenge that your organisation currently faces, or an exploration of a subject completely outside of your own experience. You will be expected to conduct extensive research, analyse your findings and reach your own conclusions. But before you embark on your project, we will give you comprehensive guidance and will coach you all the way through, from the first draft to your completed 12,000 Business Project.
*Please note that specialisation modules are subject to a minimum enrolments of 10 students
Teaching and Learning
You will be taught by a team of highly qualified, experienced, research active academic staff at the forefront of their field or professionals with a wealth of commercial experience. Teaching will be through a mix of lectures, interactive case discussions, small group and plenary discussions. In addition, speakers from a range of industrial sectors and business areas regularly give guest lecturers to students on the programme.
Employability
The Brunel MBA Students benefit from an intensive corporate exposure designed to build Global Professional Advantage thought their programme. A rich calendar of internal and external events and training allows students to get the most of their MBA by activities such as annual international business tours, visits to companies in the UK, networking with companies on campus, Employee Best Practice Competencies training workshops, Business Games and Simulations, high-profile corporate guest speakers, showcase events to present student work to global companies, on-campus recruitment fairs, and many more.
Students also benefit from the strong recognition from employers in the UK and internationally thanks to the research partnerships the University enjoys and have access to the Brunel award winning Placement and Career Centre enabling student to find placements, internships and continue in their career globally.
According to a survey conducted by the Placement and Career Centre the Brunel MBA class 2009/2010 average salary was £60,000 six months after completion of their studies.
An MBA is very much a practical qualification aimed at meeting the needs of aspiring senior managers and their employers so it is highly appropriate that the Brunel MBA is underpinned by Brunel’s close links to business as well as our relationships with key areas of the public sector.
Company Links and Visits
MBA students undertake regular visits to companies in the UK and many companies visit the students on campus as part of the MBA Guest Speaker Series: 'Let’s Talk Business'. The following companies have an on-going relationship with the Brunel MBA and students where our students have had the chance to network and work with representatives from:
- Barclays
- British Airways
- Capital & Counties Properties PLC
- Enterprise Rent-a-Car
- Goldman Sachs
- HSBC
- IBM
- Iraq Energy Institute
- Jaguar
- Johnson and Johnson
- Lloyd Northover
- Microsoft UK
- Oxford Instruments
- Radley Yeldar
- Xerox
International Business Tour
MBA students have the opportunity to embark annually on a Business Tour to one of the main economic hubs in the world, where they learn about operations of multinational corporations. A recent visit included a weeklong trip to one of the leading BRIC economies: India. Students had a unique opportunity to meet with senior directors of companies such as Cadburys, McDonalds and Merrill Lynch – as well as a number of local social enterprises and SMEs.
MBA Advisory Board
The MBA Advisory Board provides a fresh perspective on the development, relevancy and impact of curriculum for the Brunel MBA so that the programme is properly reflective of commercial organisation and management needs. Furthermore it ensures that MBA graduates are suitably aware of and responsive to industry requirements. The Advisory Board for the MBA Programme includes a mix of well-known and local corporations in the UK:
- British Airways
- Buckhinghamshire NHS Trust
- Capital & Counties Properties Plc.
- Hewlett-Packard Ltd
- IBM
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- The Walt Disney Company
Career Coaching
MBA Students have exclusive access to individual career management sessions with Ms Pauline Irons who has an extensive coaching experience as the former Head of Global IT Recruitment at GlaxoSmithKline. Pauline gives students advice on all aspects of job hunting, including reassessment of their true strength and weaknesses, and career management. This aspect of the MBA programme is invaluable to students who having worked in managerial roles for a number of years may now wish to assess their experience to date and progress their careers into the future.
Fees for 2012/13 entry
- Home/EU: £17,500 full-time only
- Overseas: £17,500 full-time only
Concessions:
- Individual concession - a 2% reduction in the fee for fully self-funding individuals if full payment of the programme fee is made at or before registration
- Alumni concession - a 10% reduction in the fee for fully self-funding Brunel University graduates if full payment of the programme fee is made at or before registration
- Corporate concession - a 10% reduction for each additional enrolment within 12 months of the first one if full payment of the programme fee is made at or before registration
Fees quoted are per annum and are subject to an annual increase.
Read about funding opportunities available to postgraduate students
MBA Scholarships
Seven MBA scholarships of £5000 are available to eligible Home/EU applicants towards their studies on the prestigious MBA Programme. The scholarships are available for applicants joining the Full-Time MBA programme in September 2012.The £5,000 scholarships will be offered to exceptional Home/EU candidates who can demonstrate:
- Fulfillment of the entry qualifications for the Brunel MBA: to be eligible for consideration, candidates will need a UK honours degree at 2.1 or above – or its overseas equivalent – together with a minimum of three years’ post graduation work experience
- A managerial position with responsibility for leading a team of professionals and/or a financial budget of a significant size and/or the delivery of an important project
- Clear career progression to date together with the aspiration to be a senior manager
- Citizenship of an EU Member State
Candidates will be expected to show how they consider they will benefit from the Brunel MBA as well as the contribution they will be able to make to it. To be considered for a scholarship, candidates are asked to provide a personal statement setting out why they consider they are eligible for a scholarship; this personal statement should be submitted in addition to the personal statement required to demonstrate suitability for a place on the programme that must be included with a full MBA application.
The Brunel International Scholarships
The Brunel International Scholarship Programme is an annual award run by the Brunel International office that is open to all international students. Its goal is to provide financial support to exceptional students. Scholarship holders will go on to represent Brunel as ambassadors throughout their time at the University. The 2012 Scholarships will offer 30 regional scholarships of £3000, as well as 8 scholarships of £2000, which are awarded by the Alumni office. Please visit the Brunel International Scholarships page.
Fees quoted are per annum and are subject to an annual increase.
Entry Requirements for 2012 Entry
The Brunel MBA recruits managers and other professionals of high calibre who can both benefit from and contribute to an intellectually challenging management development programme.MBA candidates are required to have a minimum of 3 years professional or managerial work experience after graduation and normally a good honours degree passed a 2:1 or overseas equivalent. Candidates without a completed degree who can demonstrate several years' managerial experience at a senior level will be considered.
It is important for candidates to clarify that they have significant / focussed sector experience with responsibility for either people, resources and/or budget which is supportable by official documentary evidence.
The list of roles and sectors we are likely to consider as suitable include:
- IT-based experience: software engineers, analyst/programmers, business analysts, developers
- any type of programme / project management / advisory role or responsibility
- any type of senior administrative or public sector role: this may include team leaders, supervisors, directors and equivalent in a range of organisations (from councils, through to charities and NGOs, or even SMEs)
- professionally qualified individuals: healthcare professionals (includes medics, clinicians, GPs, dentists, psychiatrists, nurses), aviation professionals (pilots, air crew, ground handling managers and supervisors, catering managers, suppliers, procurement professionals, cargo managers), engineers (civil engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, aeronautical engineers - all at either chartered or practicing status), local government or public body workers, candidates who hold other professional body qualifications (e.g. any of the chartered institutes or overseas equivalents), military personnel (at NCO or CO level).
If academic criteria have not been met we may consider:
- a GMAT score of 550 or above
English Language Requirements
- IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
- TOEFL Paper test: 580 (TWE 4.5)
- TOEFL Internet test: 92 (R20, L20, S20, W20)
- Pearson: 59 (51 in all subscores)
- BrunELT 65% (min 60% in all areas)
Brunel also offers our own BrunELT English Test and accept a range of other language courses. We also have a range of Pre-sessional English language courses, for students who do not meet these requirements, or who wish to improve their English.
