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Kingston University

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Kingston Business School

Full-time MBA

Accreditations: AMBA

Programme features

With an international reputation for delivering a high quality MBA programme for the past 25 years, and with a strong focus on business strategy, the AMBA accredited Kingston MBA offers an intensive, stimulating and challenging learning experience in a London-based business school. The Kingston MBA will provide you with a broad foundation of knowledge in the main management disciplines, and you can also choose to focus your studies in an area of particular interest through the wide range of elective modules available and via the MBA project. This project enables you to develop further the skills and knowledge gained on the course by applying them to the analysis of a specific business problem or issue, via a substantial piece of independent work.      

Our full time MBA students come from all over the world, from a wide variety of backgrounds and from many different employment sectors, ensuring that classroom debate takes on a worldwide perspective. Our courses are delivered in partnership with institutions in the Russian Federation, Greece and India, and the Kingston MBA in Moscow has been voted the number one MBA in Russia by alumni in a survey published in the Investia newspaper.  

In addition to learning the latest developments in business and management theory there is a strong focus on implementation of this theory in real-life settings and the key personal and inter-personal skills required for effective leadership and implementation. Our MBA students have access to a bespoke careers service tailored to their individual needs including tailored one2ones with our dedicated MBA Careers Advisor and a series of group workshops and talks throughout the year culminating in an MBA Careers Day with alumni and outside speakers from industry.  

Course offered

Kingston MBA

Duration

1 year starting in September or February

Number of places

20–30 per cohort (40–60 per year)

Fees and funding 2012–13

  • UK student fees £18,560.
  • EU student fees £18,560.
  • International student fees £18,000.
  • Bursaries available of £1,000–£4,000.

Part-time Executive MBA

Accreditations: AMBA

Programme features

The Kingston Executive MBA is designed for senior managers who want the flexibility of a programme that they can combine with their current role and is typically taught over one weekend per month, with students performing self-led study in between these taught sessions.

With an international reputation for delivering a high quality MBA programme for the past 25 years, and with a strong focus on business strategy, the AMBA accredited  Kingston MBA offers an intensive, stimulating and challenging learning experience in a leading London-based business school. The Kingston MBA will provide you with a broad foundation of knowledge in the main management disciplines, and you can also choose to focus your studies in an area of particular
interest through the wide range of elective modules available and via the MBA project. This project enables you to develop further the skills and knowledge gained on the course by applying them to the analysis of a specific business problem or issue, via a substantial piece of independent work.

In addition to learning the latest developments in business and management theory there is a strong focus on implementation of this theory in real-life settings and the key personal and inter-personal skills required for effective leadership and implementation. Our Executive MBA students also attend a residential weekend between part 1 and part 2 of their programme, filled with a series of seminars and group activities based on topical themes. 

The Kingston MBA is truly international in its outlook and many of our alumni now hold very senior positions including CEOs and Directors of small to medium sized companies both within the private and public sector across the globe.

Course offered

Executive MBA

Duration

2 years (weekends, starting in September or February)

Number of places

20–30 per cohort (40–60 per year)

Fees and funding 2012–13

  • UK student fees £9,650 per year for two years.
  • EU student fees £9,650per year for two years.
  • International student fees £9,650per year for two years.

For further information

Web
  • www.kingston.ac.uk/postgraduate-course/master-business-administration-mba/
Email
  • http://www.kingston.ac.uk/postgraduate/enquiries/business/
Phone
  • +44 (0) 20 8417 5343
Address
  • Kingston Business School
    Kingston University
    River House
    53–57 High Street
    Kingston upon Thames
    Surrey
    KT1 1LQ

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