strathclyde mba
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RANKINGS
Which MBA? 2009 155
(Figures in brackets represent rank)
University of StrathclydeBusiness School
199 Cathedral StreetGlasgowUKG4 0QU
Tel : +44 141 553 6104
E-mail : [email protected]
Website: www.strath.ac.uk/business
Programme director : Dr George Burt
Ranking Rank (out of 100) Full-time
Overall rank 91
Regional rank 35
Open new career opportunities 94
Diversity of recruiters >100
Number in jobs three months after graduation 45
Jobs found through the careers service 84
Student assessment of careers service 84
Personal development and educational experience>100
Faculty quality 97
Student quality 91
Student diversity 92
Education experience 81
Increase in salary 31
Increase in salary >100
Post-MBA salary 20
Potential to network 77
Breadth of alumni network 10
Internationalism of alumni 69
Alumni effectiveness >100
Student profile (full-time)
(%)
Strengths and weaknesses Strengths: strategy and strategic management,entrepreneurship, international business
Weakness: some teaching
Accreditation
✓ AACSB ✓ AMBA ✓ EQUIS
Student/alumni quotes
“Strathclyde is world-renowned for strategy and all my
expectations have been met and exceeded.”
“Professors are too theoretical. They really need to re-think
their teaching style.”
Background
The University of Strathclyde Business School (previously the Graduate School of Business) has good links with industry and good internationalconnections. The school claims a number of firsts, including being the first in the Britain to offer a full-time one-year MBA (in 1966), the first Britishprovider of a part-time MBA, the first to offer a distance-learning programme and the first to offer a DBA (Doctor of Business Administration).
Facilities
The school has excellent facilities at its purpose-built city-centre site, which includes teaching and administration blocks, two computerlaboratories and business information and audio-visual centres. MBA students have access to the main university library and good on-campus sports facilities. The school also has a fully equipped Campus Conference and Hotel Centre with 108 bedrooms. Plenty of on-campusaccommodation is available.
Full-time MBA
Student assessment of facilities 4.2 (77)
Faculty
Number of faculty: 136 full-time, 5 part-time, 45 visiting
Number of faculty per student 0.5 (56)
Percentage of faculty with PhD 79 (98)
Student rating of faculty 3.8 (>100)
Programme highlights
● The Strathclyde MBA can be earned full-time or part-time and through open-learning, in-company and consortium programmes. There isconsiderable flexibility in moving between the various delivery options but all have an emphasis on strategic management.
● The one-year full-time programme consists of three academic terms and an in-company project (July–September). It is divided into fivemodules, from a compulsory grounding in basic business to specialised or generalist elective courses and then the final project in module 5.
● The part-time evening programme lasts for three years and classes are held on two evenings a week; there are also some weekend sessions.● The flexible-learning (open-learning) programme takes three years on average. Course materials consist of study guides, textbooks and notes,
as well as telephone, fax and e-mail contact with programme administrators and tutors. There are some required face-to-face classes in
Glasgow.● The MBA is also offered part-time at a number of international centres: Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Greece (Athens), Hong Kong, Malaysia,
Oman, Singapore and Switzerland (Zurich).
Student rating of programme 3.9 (95)
Overseas exchange places available (% of intake) 0 (87)
Number of languages on offer 5 (62)
Students
Annual intake 64
Applicants:places 7:1
Percentage of women students 21 (>100)
International diversity score 46 (45)
Average GMAT score 590 (93)
Average number of years’work experience 7 (13)
Age range of students 27-38
Average age 29
Student rating of culture and classmates 3.2 (>100)
Recruiters/careers service
Number of industry sectors that recruited graduates 6 (100)
Percentage of graduates in jobs 3 months after graduation 88 (72)
Percentage of graduates finding jobs through careers services 45 (80)
Student rating of careers service 2.6 (>100)
Post-MBA salary ($) 101,870 (40)
Percentage increase in salary 22 (>100)
Principal recruiters of graduates Philip Morris, Johnson & Johnson, Aker
Cost
Application fees n/a
Programme fees £21,000 ($38,896)
Comments –
Accommodation costs (on campus, per year) £4,800 ($8,890)
Accommodation costs (off campus, per year) £5,500 ($10,187)
Financial aid available £40,000 ($74,087)
Type of aid available Scholarships
Criteria on which aid is granted Various
Application details
Application deadline –
Programme dates Sep start, 12 months
Admission requirements First degree; 3 years’work experience; TOEFL or IELTS; references; 3 essays; laptop
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North America
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Africa/Middle East