Durham University
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Durham University Business School
Full-time MBA
Accreditations: AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS
Programme features
We believe effective business is about far more than academic theories, so we encourage innovation, decision making and creative thinking. Alongside this, we offer many opportunities to connect with the world of business, tackling real life scenarios, international issues, and learning from some of industry’s brightest minds.
The Durham MBA (full-time mode) features eight core modules, four elective modules and a dissertation:
- Strategic Management
- Managing in the Competitive Environment
- Managing in the Global Environment
- Managing Finance
- Managing People
- Models for Decisions
- Managing for Change and Sustainability
- The Boardroom Exercise
In addition you will study four modules selected from a wide choice, including: .
- Change Management
- Entrepreneurship and Business Start-up
- Global Marketing
- Leadership
- Management Consultancy
Course offered
- MBA
Duration
- 1 year
Number of places
- 75
Fees and funding 2013–14
- UK student fees £25,000
- EU student fees £25,000
- International student fees £25,000
- Read about the two full fees scholarships: the Durham MBA/Independent Newspaper Scholarship (applications open April), the F.D. Ellis Scholarship (applications open February).
Part-time Executive MBA
Accreditations: AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS
Programme features
Pairing flexibility with academic rigour, the Executive MBA is the perfect option if you need to plan your studies around work. Just like our globally renowned full-time MBA, this two-year part-time option will equip you with the right blend of theory and business-focused knowledge. What’s more, with an average age of 38, our students bring invaluable experience from the private and public sectors – which adds up to a more enriching, dynamic and fulfilling learning environment.
The Executive MBA features seven core modules, five elective modules and a dissertation:
- Strategic Management
- Managing in the Competitive Environment
- Managing in the Global Environment
- Managing Finance
- Managing People
- Modelling and Analysis for Management
- Methods of Inquiry
You also study five modules chosen from a wide selection, including
- Change Management
- Global Marketing
- Management Consultancy
- Strategic Innovation
- Leadership
Course offered
- Executive MBA
Duration
- 2 years
Number of places
- 50
Fees and funding 2013–14
- UK student fees £17,500
- EU student fees £17,500
- International student fees £17,500
- One full fees scholarship: the Durham MBA/Independent Newspaper Scholarship (applications open September).
Part-time DBS and EBS Executive MBA
Accreditations: AMBA
Programme features
The Durham-EBS Executive MBA combines the strengths of two of Europe’s most respected business schools: Durham University Business School and the European Business School in Germany. Together, we provide an exciting and dynamic programme, with valuable insights into the business world from both an Anglo-American and continental European perspective.
The Durham- EBS Executive MBA is taught on a modular part-time basis in the UK and Germany. There are two 6-day residentials in Durham (UK) and eleven 3-day core courses (Thursday–Saturday) in Oestrich-Winkel (Germany), five 3-day elective courses in Germany, UK or elsewhere, and an optional 6-day international study week. The seven modules are based around five core themes and there is a wide choice of electives:
- Managing in the Global Competitive Environment
- Managing Finance
- Managing People
- Managing in the Global Environment
- Improving Management Decision Making
- Strategic Management
- Methods of Inquiry
Course offered
- DBS and EBS Executive MBA
Duration
- 2 years
Number of places
- Circa 30
Fees and funding 2012–13
- UK student fees €29,500
- EU student fees €29,500
Distance Learning Global MBA and Global (Finance) MBA
Accreditations: AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS
Programme features
Global business demands 24/7 flexibility. So if you work in this dynamic environment and are planning to take your career to the next level our personalised Global MBA programmes are for you, whatever your location.
The Global MBA and Global (Finance) MBA courses feature seven core modules, elective modules and a dissertation:
- Strategic Management
- Managing in the Competitive Environment
- Managing in the Global Environment
- Managing Finance
- Managing People
- Improving Management Decision Making
- Methods of Inquiry
With three further compulsory modules for MBA (Finance) students:
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Planning and Control
- Financial Management
Electives are selected from a wide choice, and the programme culminates with a dissertation or business project.
Course offered
- Global MBA, Global MBA (Finance), Global MBA (Fast-track), mini-MBA
Duration
- 2 years (maximum 5 years)
Number of places
- n/a
Fees and funding 2012–13
- UK student fees £14,500
- EU student fees £14,500
- International student fees £14,500
- One full fees scholarship: the Durham MBA/Independent Newspaper Scholarship (applications open September).
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