University of Bath School of Management
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The University of Bath School of Management in Bath, England
, is the international business school
of University of Bath
. Established in 1966, it is one of the oldest business schools in the UK. It offers a range of programmes including undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD
, as well as executive education for individuals and organisations. The world-ranked Bath MBA is offered as a one-year full-time programme or as a part-time Executive programme.
The School of Management is the Management School of the University of Bath
. Overlooking the UNESCO
-designated World Heritage City of Bath, the campus is modern with some of the best sporting facilities in the country.
(HEFCE) assessments.
Bath is one of a select number of international business schools who has been accredited by EQUIS
, the European Foundation for Management Development
's (EFMD) quality inspectorate. The Bath MBA Bath has been fully accredited since 1976 by the Association of MBAs
(AMBA).
.
In the 2009 Bath is placed joint 2nd place with Imperial College in its Business Studies category. Of the top four ranked Schools, Bath had the highest student satisfaction result and the second highest figure in the Graduate Prospects category.
At postgraduate level, its MSc
in Management is ranked 6th place in the UK by the Financial Times
and the Bath MBA is continually ranked as one of the top programmes in the world (Financial Times and Economist Intelligence Unit
's Which MBA? It was recently ranked place in the UK in the Beyond Grey Pinstripes ranking which looks at how well a School incorporates social and environmental issues into the MBA curriculum. In this ranking Bath’s business and society research is ranked 8th in the world.
programmes from undergraduate through to doctoral and post-experience programmes including the world-ranked Bath MBA. The following programmes are currently offered by the school:
The ethos of The Bath MBA is to look beyond business processes and techniques to emphasise self-awareness, intuition, cross-cultural sensitivity and entrepreneurship skills as well as a socially responsible and ethical approach to business and management
The Bath MBA has been AMBA-accredited since 1976 and is in the Financial Times and Economist Intelligence Unit’s global top 100.
The School is ranked 5th in the latest UK government’s Research Assessment Exercise
(RAE).
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, is the international business school
Business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource...
of University of Bath
University of Bath
The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....
. Established in 1966, it is one of the oldest business schools in the UK. It offers a range of programmes including undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD
PHD
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, as well as executive education for individuals and organisations. The world-ranked Bath MBA is offered as a one-year full-time programme or as a part-time Executive programme.
The School of Management is the Management School of the University of Bath
University of Bath
The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....
. Overlooking the UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
-designated World Heritage City of Bath, the campus is modern with some of the best sporting facilities in the country.
Reputation & accreditation
The University of Bath School of Management consistently achieves both top research (ranked 5th, RAE 2008) and teaching ('excellent') ratings in the Higher Education Funding Council for EnglandHigher Education Funding Council for England
The Higher Education Funding Council for England is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in the United Kingdom, which has been responsible for the distribution of funding to Universities and Colleges of Higher and Further Education in England since...
(HEFCE) assessments.
Bath is one of a select number of international business schools who has been accredited by EQUIS
Equis
Equis may refer to:*European Quality Improvement System an international system of assessment and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration run by the European Foundation for Management Development....
, the European Foundation for Management Development
European Foundation for Management Development
The European Foundation for Management Development is an international membership organization, based in Brussels, Belgium. Europe's largest network association in the field of management development, it has over 700 member organizations from academia, business, public service and consultancy in...
's (EFMD) quality inspectorate. The Bath MBA Bath has been fully accredited since 1976 by the Association of MBAs
Association of MBAs
The Association of MBAs is a London-based international organization that accredits postgraduate business programs at business schools worldwide. The Association is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in business education and styles itself "the world's impartial authority on...
(AMBA).
Rankings
The School is frequently recognised in external rankings. In the 2012 Bath is ranked in 1st place for Accounting and Finance, and 5th place for Business Studies by the Complete University Guide, published by The IndependentThe Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
.
In the 2009 Bath is placed joint 2nd place with Imperial College in its Business Studies category. Of the top four ranked Schools, Bath had the highest student satisfaction result and the second highest figure in the Graduate Prospects category.
At postgraduate level, its MSc
MSC
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in Management is ranked 6th place in the UK by the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
and the Bath MBA is continually ranked as one of the top programmes in the world (Financial Times and Economist Intelligence Unit
Economist Intelligence Unit
The Economist Intelligence Unit is part of the Economist Group.It is a research and advisory company providing country, industry and management analysis worldwide and incorporates the former Business International Corporation, a U.S. company acquired by the parent organization in 1986...
's Which MBA? It was recently ranked place in the UK in the Beyond Grey Pinstripes ranking which looks at how well a School incorporates social and environmental issues into the MBA curriculum. In this ranking Bath’s business and society research is ranked 8th in the world.
Degree programmes
The University of Bath School of Management offers a range of degreeAcademic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
programmes from undergraduate through to doctoral and post-experience programmes including the world-ranked Bath MBA. The following programmes are currently offered by the school:
Undergraduate
- BSc (Hons) Business Administration
- BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance
- BSc (Hons) International Management & Modern Languages
Specialist Masters
- MSc in Management
- MSc in International Management
- MSc in Advanced Management Practice
- MSc in Accounting and Finance
- MSc in Finance
- MSc in Finance and Banking
- MSc in Finance and Risk
- MSc in Marketing
- MSc in Innovation and Technology Management
The Bath MBA
The Bath MBA is an intensive and rigorous world-class programme which recruits highly motivated, experienced managers from across the world. It is designed for those with a minimum of three years' work experience and is available in both full- and part-time, executive formats.The ethos of The Bath MBA is to look beyond business processes and techniques to emphasise self-awareness, intuition, cross-cultural sensitivity and entrepreneurship skills as well as a socially responsible and ethical approach to business and management
The Bath MBA has been AMBA-accredited since 1976 and is in the Financial Times and Economist Intelligence Unit’s global top 100.
Doctoral
As a research-led institution, research degrees represent the pinnacle of academic study at the University of Bath School of Management. The School offers two research degrees: a PhD and a specialist Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Higher Education Management.Research quality
The School's high research output is signified by its ranking of 6th in Europe in the Financial Time’s ‘research rank’ category. This is calculated according to the number of faculty publications in 40 leading international academic and practitioner journals. With 97% of its faculty holding a doctorate, Bath also appears in the top 5 in Europe in this important category.The School is ranked 5th in the latest UK government’s Research Assessment Exercise
Research Assessment Exercise
The Research Assessment Exercise is an exercise undertaken approximately every 5 years on behalf of the four UK higher education funding councils to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions...
(RAE).
Faculty
The School of Management has a faculty of 90 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 Economics and Strategy
- Business and Society
- Information Systems
- Higher Education Management
- Human Resource Management & Organisational Behaviour
- International Business
- Marketing
- Operations Management and the Management of Supply
Research Clusters
- Organisations: Work, Leadership & Change
- Decisions, Information & Risk Analysis
- Business Regulation & Society
- Complex Networks & Systems
Research Centres/ Networks
- Work and Employment Research Centre (WERC)
- Centre for Action Research in Professional Practice (CARPP)
- Centre for Business, Organisations and Society (CBOS)
- Centre for Information Management (CIM)
- Centre for Research in Strategic Purchasing and Supply (CRiSPS)
- International Marketing and Purchasing Research Centre (IMPRC)
- Centre for study of Regulated Industries (CRI)
- International Centre for Higher Education Management (ICHEM)
- Centre for Research in Advertising and Consumption (CRiAC)
- (CIMA) Centre of Excellence at the University of Bath School of Management
- Lean and Agile Research Group (LARG)
- Research Network for International Business and Emerging Economies (RNIBEE)
Notable alumni
- Justin KingJustin King (businessman)Justin Matthew King, CBE is a British businessman, who is the CEO of J Sainsbury plc, parent company of the supermarket chain Sainsbury's.King was previously Director of Food at Marks and Spencer and has held senior positions at Asda...
, CEO, Sainsbury’s - Bob WigleyBob WigleyBob Wigley is the former senior vice president and chairman of Merrill Lynch EMEA .He has held a number of management positions at Merrill Lynch, serving from 2003 to 2004 as chairman of EMEA Corporate Banking, global co-head of Telecom and Media Investment Banking in 2002, co-head of U.K...
, Chairman, Merrill LynchMerrill LynchMerrill Lynch is the wealth management division of Bank of America. With over 15,000 financial advisors and $2.2 trillion in client assets it is the world's largest brokerage. Formerly known as Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., prior to 2009 the firm was publicly owned and traded on the New York...
International (Europe, Middle East and Africa) - Athena Andreadis, Musician
- Tony Illsley, Former President, Walker Snack Foods (PepsiCoPepsiCoPepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company...
) - Neil Fox, DJ and TV presenter known as "Dr Fox"
- Russell SeniorRussell SeniorRussell Senior is the guitarist and violinist of the band Pulp.Senior grew up in Sheffield. Whilst at University in Bath, he formed the "Dada Society" and appeared as the lead role in a dramatic adaptation of Kafka's The Trial...
, ex PulpPulp (band)Pulp are an English alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Their lineup consists of Jarvis Cocker , Russell Senior , Candida Doyle , Mark Webber , Steve Mackey and Nick Banks ....
guitarist - Lord Terry Thomas, CBE Former chairman, Northwest Development Agency (1999–2002) and former Managing Director of the Co-operative BankCo-operative BankThe Co-operative Bank plc is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom and Guernsey, with its headquarters in Manchester.The bank markets itself as an ethical bank, and refuses to invest in companies involved in the arms trade, global climate change, genetic engineering, animal testing and use of...