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School of Management

Full-time MBA

Accreditations: AMBA, EQUIS

Programme features

The Bradford MBA is an integrative programme designed for those seeking high-level careers in management. It provides knowledge and skills in a wide range of business disciplines, and aims to ensure that graduates can make a significant contribution to management through career-long self-development. There are five pathways to the MBA programme, enabling managers to organise their studies and pace their learning according to their circumstances.

What you will gain from the programme

The Bradford MBA provides you with valuable skills in every area of management. The MBA offers you a unique combination of cutting-edge research and business-orientated skill development helping you better manage the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Special Features

• The Bradford Personal Development Portfolio (PDP). Your personal development is integrated into the MBA through the assessed PDP. The PDP is a programme of skill development activities and resources that helps you learn more effectively.
• Flexibility. The Bradford MBA is designed to suit your changing needs. Therefore you have the option to switch between pathways during the programme or take modules offered on a different pathway to the one you are undertaking.
• Dedicated Careers & Alumni Service. This service will help you improve your understanding of the job market and what employers seek. Your CV will also be included in the annual MBA Directory, which is sent to employers and recruitment consultants.
• Effective Learning Service (ELS). Our ELS bridges your return to education by helping you to develop effective learning techniques to make the most of your study time.

Stage 1

tudents study a full range of business subjects with the aim of ensuring they have a working knowledge of operations in different business functions.

Modules:

• Business accounting
• Business economics
• Managing people
• Marketing
• Operations management
• Strategic management
• Corporate finance
• Business research

Stage 2

Participants select five electives (from around 25 diverse electives offered in any year) based on their personal interests and career aspirations. Participants also finalise their Personal Development Portfolio.

Stage 3

An individually selected management project, involving an original and in-depth investigation of a business management issue. Participants are encouraged to undertake an organisation-based project, tackling a real business problem to which the organisation would like a solution. For participants on the full-time pathway, we provide some company-based project opportunities from a range of regional, national and international organisations with which we have close ties. These are open to participants on the part-time routes, although it is more usual for them to undertake projects within their own organisations.

Course offered

MBA

Duration

1 year

Number of places

100

Fees and funding 2011-12

• UK student fees £19,950
• EU student fees £19,950
• International student fees £19,950
• The University of Bradford has a range of scholarships for students. Find out more on the university website.
• Overseas students may be eligible for British Council grants. More information from your local British Council office, or telephone +44 (0)161 957 7755.
• American candidates with a minimum 3.5 GPA (out of 4.0) in their first degree may be eligible for Fulbright awards specifically for MBA students. More information is available on the Fulbright Commission website.

Full-time Accelerated MBA

Accreditations: AMBA, EQUIS

Programme features

This unique programme, the Accelerated MBA – the first of its kind in the UK – has been created for the most highly motivated and committed students, offering them the chance to complete the Bradford MBA in a shorter time period than the normal 12 months. We have a cohort of up to 30 students who work in study groups of five to seven.

The programme begins in January with a week-long induction, designed to accelerate your learning and get those who may not have studied for some time back into the way of learning. The programme consists of core modules that provide the fundamental knowledge of management principles and theory and advanced modules that build on this knowledge to provide a wider understanding of specific topics that have been identified as essential and relevant to the contemporary commercial world. The practice of sustainability is an important ethos at the School of Management, and this forms a major focus for the whole programme.

The programme uses a variety of learning and teaching approaches, including lectures, case analysis, group work, individual and group problem solving research. Modules are also delivered in variety of ways. Many of the modules are provided in a block-week format solely for the Accelerated MBA students, whilst others are held during the day or in the evening with our full-time MBA and Executive part-time students. In this way, you will experience the full benefit of networking with a fantastic mix of managers and professionals with diverse backgrounds and cultures from across the world.

Accelerated MBA Support

At the School of Management we recognise that you are not just buying a learning experience when you take the Bradford MBA, you are choosing to transform your life. Whatever your motives, you can anticipate a substantial increase in salary and new opportunities to become available that were previously unobtainable.

To facilitate this transformational journey, you will be supported by a dedicated team of professionals in careers development and effective learning who will be on hand to help you realize your ambitions. We aim to create a learning environment that will enable participants to learn from each other by sharing their knowledge and experiences in a collegial context and to provide opportunities to develop professional international networks with other students and alumni, whilst learning how to relate contemporary business knowledge to the real business world.

Modules

• Business accounting
• Business economics
• Managing people
• Marketing
• Operations management
• Strategic management
• Corporate finance
• Business research
• Corporate Law & International Legislative Frameworks
• Management of Change
• Global Supply Chain Management
• Capital Markets & Investment Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainable Operations

Course offered

Accelerated MBA

Duration

10 months

Number of places

30

Fees and funding 2011–12

• UK student fees £22,950
• EU student fees £22,950
• UK students at Bradford may apply for a loan at preferential rates under the Association of MBAs scheme. UK full-time students may borrow up to two-thirds of their pre-course gross salary, plus tuition fees, less grants for each study year. Telephone the National Westminster Bank on freephone 0800 200400 for details. 
• Overseas students may be eligible for British Council grants. More information from your local British Council office, or telephone +44 (0)161 957 7755.
• American candidates with a minimum 3.5 GPA (out of 4.0) in their first degree may be eligible for Fulbright awards specifically for MBA students. More information is available on the Fulbright Commission website.

Part-time Executive MBA

Accreditations: AMBA, EQUIS

Programme features

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Modules

• Business accounting
• Business economics
• Managing people
• Marketing
• Operations management
• Strategic management
• Corporate finance
• Business research

Course offered

Duration

Number of places

Fees and funding 2011–12

Part-time Dubai MBA

Accreditations: AMBA, EQUIS

Programme features

The Dubai MBA programme begins every September and runs for 24 months. Each module is taught on a block basis over three days: Thursday, Friday and Saturday. This reduces the number of work days needed for study. Blocks run every 5–6 weeks, with a longer break during the summer. Teaching typically takes place between the hours of 8am and 4pm.

Our Dubai location is Knowledge Village in Dubai Internet City. All teaching is undertaken by Bradford's experienced faculty, who fly in to teach each MBA module. We do not restrict ourselves to teaching the Dubai MBA onsite. Each module is introduced with pre-reading exercises. Students remain in contact with tutors and other students and have access to all sorts of information through our virtual learning Blackboardsite and highly comprehensive on-line library. Assessment is typically through an individual project on a topic which can be applied directly into the workplace. Please request our full information pack for details of current Dubai MBA programme timetables:

Stage 1: nine foundation modules, each accounting for ten credits.
Stage 2: three advanced taught modules, each accounting for ten credits; two advanced distance learning modules each accounting for ten credits.
Stage 3: 15,000 word management project, accounting for 40 credits. 

Modules

• Personal Development
• Business Economics
• People and Organizations
• Marketing
• Operations Management
• Business Accounting
• Corporate Finance
• Business Research
• Strategic Management

Current advanced modules

• Management of Change
• International Business Strategy
• Product Innovation

Course offered

Dubai Executive MBA

Duration

2 years

Number of places

30

Fees and funding 2011–12

• UK student fees N/A
• EU student fees N/A
• International student fees £14,000
• Overseas students may be eligible for British Council grants. More information from your local British Council office, or telephone +44 (0)161 957 7755.
• American candidates with a minimum 3.5 GPA (out of 4.0) in their first degree may be eligible for Fulbright awards specifically for MBA students. More information is available on the Fulbright Commission website.

Distance Learning MBA

Accreditations: AMBA, EQUIS

Programme features

Offered nationally and internationally. The Distance Learning MBA enables participants to organise their study time according to their circumstances. It involves using distance learning teaching materials with remote supervision from the course tutor, principally by email, and for which the attendance requirement is limited to examinations either at the end of the module or at the end of the academic year. However, contact with other managers and staff is an important part of the learning process and this is done throughout the programme via email and the Virtual Learning Environment. The distance learning MBA can be completed in two years, or taken over a longer period, up to a maximum of six years. If taken over two years, approximately 14–16 hours of weekly study is required.

Stage 1

Students study a full range of business subjects with the aim of ensuring they have a workingknowledge of operations in different business functions.

Stage 2

Participants select five electives (from around 25 diverse electives offered in any year) based on their personal interests and career aspirations. Participants also finalise their Personal Development Portfolio.

Stage 3

An individually selected management project, involving an original and in-depth investigation of a businessmanagement issue. Participants are encouraged to undertake an organisation-based project, tackling a real business problem to which the organisation would like a solution. For participants on the full-time pathway, we provide some company-based project opportunities from a range of regional, national and international organisations with which we have close ties. These are open to participants on the part-time routes, although it is more usual for them to undertake projects within their own organisations.

Modules

• Business accounting
• Business economics
• Managing people
• Marketing management
• Operations management
• Strategic management
• Corporate finance
• Business research
• Business Ethics
• Management & Professional Development

Course offered

Distance Learning MBA

Duration

2¹/₂–6 years

Number of places

40

Fees and funding 2011–12

• UK student fees £11,500
• EU student fees £11,500
• International student fees £11,500
• Distance learning students are eligible to apply for a loan through the AMBA Loan Scheme arranged with Nat West – read more about the AMBA Loan.