(FT RANK 73)
Address
MBA Office
Aston Business School
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7ET
United Kingdom
Switchboard: +44 (121) 204 3100
Fax: +44 (121) 204 3224
Email: mba@aston.ac.uk
Web: http://www.abs.aston.ac.uk/
USP of the school
Aston Business School's outstanding student facilities include a purpose-built suite, accessible exclusively to MBA students 24 hours a day by swipe card, and free Wi-Fi connection. The suite contains lecture theatres, seminar and study rooms and a lounge area.
Description
The Aston MBA helps people who have already made their mark in business to reach their true potential, transforming them into influential business leaders on the international stage. Prospects, salaries and career progression can be drastically improved through a world-class teaching programme, underpinned by exceptional academic research and well-developed links across business and industry.
We instil a winning business mentality, feeding aspiration through inspiration, and enabling our students to take full control of their careers. By building, developing and honing leadership skills, we shape the most enterprising global managers of the future on executive, full-time, part-time and distance learning programmes. So they can get out there and inspire others.
You’re ready, the world is waiting
Study in one of Europe’s top Business schools and see the results of an Aston MBA for yourself:
• Significantly improve your career progression
• Enhance your global employability with our dedicated skills workshops
• Acquire valuable practical management skills
• Build your business future networks
• Study at one of only 1% of business schools worldwide with triple accreditation.
Career Advancement
The Aston MBA is perfect for business professionals wanting to be the next global business leaders but need the skills or the qualifications to make the next step in their careers. Our aim is to help you realise your full career potential and our ‘CONNECT’ programme provides you with the knowledge and skills required to achieve these goals. The programme aims to build skills that will benefit you over your whole career and enable you to become highly employable in the long term.
Award and Accreditation
With an established global reputation for offering a unique educational experience, Aston Business School provides high quality education and is among the elite 1% of worldwide business schools with triple accreditation from AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS.
Aston is consistently recognised by the most well-regarded MBA rankings - an indication of a high quality and valuable business education.
The 2010 FT Global MBA Rankings placed Aston's full-time MBA:
• 11th in the UK
• 19th in Europe
• 1st in the UK and 5th in the world for career progression
With more than 25 nationalities represented last year, the Aston MBA is truly international. This international make-up is central to the programme, designed to enhance the learning experience and to create an environment which helps you develop the essential skills required to become a global leader.
Full time MBA Statistics
Student Profile
% Female Students 26%
% International 87%
Avg. Work Exp. 7 years
Avg. Student's Age 29
Avg. GMAT 600
Programme Profile
Accreditations AACSB, AMBA, CIM, CIPD, EQUIS
Established Date 1979
Start Dates September
Avg. Programme Duration 12 months
Avg. Total Tuition Fees (excluding living expenses + books) GBP 22000
Class in Corporate Governance or Business Ethics Yes
Teaching Methodology More than 50% Case Method / Less than 50% Lecture based
Scholarship / Financial Aid
School-sponsored Scholarship / Financial Aid Yes
Admission Requirements
Application deadline June
Min. Gmat 600
Min Toefl (Paper) 620
Min Toefl (Computer) 260
Accept IELTS Yes
Min IELTS 7
Min years of work experience 3
Essay Req. No
Interview Req. Yes
References Req. Yes
Resume / C.V. No
Undergrad or equivalent degree No
Official Transcripts Yes
Completed Application Form Yes
Application Fee GBP 50
Executive MBA Statistics
Student Profile
% Female Students 10%
% International 10%
Avg. Student's Age 24
Programme Profile
Accreditations None
Established Date 2000
Start Dates September
Avg. Programme Duration 24 months
Class in Corporate Governance or Business Ethics No
Admission Requirements
Application deadline September
Min. Gmat 500
Min Toefl (Paper) N/A
Min Toefl (Computer) N/A
Accept IELTS Yes
Essay Req. Yes
Interview Req. Yes
References Req. Yes
Resume / C.V. Yes
Undergrad or equivalent degree Yes
Official Transcripts Yes
Completed Application Form Yes
