University of Bath School of Management
| University of Bath School of Management | |
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| Established | 1966 |
| Type | Business School |
| Dean | Veronica Hope Hailey |
| Location | Bath, United Kingdom |
| Campus | Semi-rural |
| Affiliations | University of Bath |
| Website | www.bath.ac.uk/management |
The University of Bath School of Management in Bath, England, is the international business school of University of Bath. The school was established in 1966 and is continually ranked as one of the top schools in the UK.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
It offers a range of programmes including undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD, as well as executive education for individuals and organisations. The Bath MBA is offered as a one-year full-time programme or as a part-time Executive programme.
Accreditation
Bath is one of a number of international business schools who has been accredited by EQUIS, the European Foundation for Management Development's (EFMD) quality inspectorate.[7] The Bath MBA has been fully accredited since 1976 by the Association of MBAs (AMBA).[8]
Degree programmes
The school offers a range of degree programmes from undergraduate through to doctoral and post-experience programmes including an MBA programme.
The Bath MBA
The Bath MBA is an intensive programme designed for mature individuals with several years' relevant, postgraduate experience. The programme is available in both full-time and part-time, executive formats. The Bath MBA has been AMBA-accredited since 1976.[8]
Doctoral
The school offers three research degrees: a PhD, a specialist Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Higher Education Management and an Engineering Doctorate (EngD).
Reputation
In 2013, Bath’s MBA programme was ranked in the top 10 UK schools in the Financial Times global top 100 ranking of MBA programmes. The programme was also ranked 4th in the UK and 7th in Europe for research.[2]
Also in 2013, the Executive MBA programme ranked 11th in the global Economist's Executive MBA ranking and 2nd within the UK.[1]
The school is ranked 5th in the latest UK government’s Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).[9]
Faculty
The School of Management has a faculty of over 100 teaching and research staff, including visiting academics, with a support team of around 70 managerial and administrative staff. All academics are members of a teaching subject group, a research cluster and often a research centre/ network. Each teaching subject group has a group convenor or head and each research centre has a director.
Subject groups
- Accounting and Finance
- Business, Society and Business Economics
- Information, Decision and Operations
- Organisation Studies
- Marketing
- Strategic and International Management
Research Centres/ Networks
- Centre for Business, Organisations and Society (CBOS)
- Centre for Governance and Regulation (CGR)
- Centre for International Business & Management (CIBAM)
- Centre for Research in Advertising and Consumption (CRiAC)
- Centre for Research in Strategic Purchasing and Supply (CRiSPS)
- Centre for Strategic Risk & Insurance (CSRI)
- International Centre for Higher Education Management (ICHEM)
- Work and Employment Research Centre (WERC)
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Group (EIRG)
- Lean and Agile Research Group (LARG)
- Management Research in Action (MaRIA)
Notable alumni
- Justin King, CEO, Sainsbury’s
- Bob Wigley, Chairman, Merrill Lynch International (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
- Athena Andreadis, Musician
- Neil Fox, DJ and TV presenter known as "Dr Fox"
- Russell Senior, ex Pulp guitarist
- Terence Thomas, Baron Thomas of Macclesfield, CBE Former chairman, Northwest Development Agency (1999–2002) and former Managing Director of the Co-operative Bank
See also
- University of Bath
- City of Bath
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Economist, Executive MBA Rankings 2013, Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2013". Financial Times. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ "Masters in Management 2013". Financial Times. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ↑ "Masters in Finance Pre-experience 2013". Financial Times. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ↑ "1st for Student Satisfaction in Business Studies". National Student Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ↑ "1st for Accounting and Finance, The Times & The Sunday Times 2014". The Times & The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ↑ "EQUIS Accredited Schools". European Foundation for Management Development. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "AMBA Accredited Schools". Association of MBAs. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ↑ "Research Assessment Exercise". Higher Education Funding Council for England. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
