RANKINGS Which MBA? 2009 155 (Figures in brackets represent rank) University of Strathclyde Business School 199 Cathedral Street Glasgow UK G4 0QU Tel : +44 141 553 6104 E-mail : [email protected] Website: www.strath.ac.uk/business Programme director : Dr George Burt Ranking Rank (out of 100) Full-time Overall rank 91 Regional rank 35 Open new career opportunities 94 Diversity of recruiters >100 Number in jobs three months after graduation 45 Jobs found through the careers service 84 Student assessment of careers service 84 Personal development and educational experience>100 Faculty quality 97 Student quality 91 Student diversity 92 Education experience 81 Increase in salary 31 Increase in salary >100 Post-MBA salary 20 Potential to network 77 Breadth of alumni network 10 Internationalism of alumni 69 Alumni effectiveness >100 Student profile (full-time) (%) Strengths and weaknesses Strengths : strategy and strategic management, entrepreneurship, international business Weakness: some teaching Accreditation ✓AACSB ✓ AMBA ✓ EQUIS Student/alumni quotes “Strathclyde is world-renowned for strategy and all my expectations have been met and exceeded.” “Professors are too theoretical. They really need to re-think their teaching style.” Background The University of Strathclyde Business School (previously the Graduate School of Business) has good links with industry and good international connections. The school claims a number of firsts, in cluding being the first in the Britain to offer a full-time one-year MBA (in 1966), the first British provider of a part-time MBA, the first to offer a distance-learn ing programme and the first to offer a DBA (Doctor of Business Administration). Facilities The school has excellent facilities at its purpose-built city-centre site, which includes teaching and administration blocks, tw o computer laboratories and business information and audio-visual centres . MBA students have access to the main university library and good on- campus sports facilities. T he school also has a fully equipped Campus Conference and Hotel Centre with 108 bedrooms. Plenty of on-campus accommodation is available. Full-time MBA Student assessment of facilities 4.2 (77) Faculty Number of faculty: 136 full-time, 5 part-time, 45 visiting Number of faculty per student 0.5 (56) Percentage of faculty with PhD 79 (98) Student rating of faculty 3.8 (>100) Programme highlights ● The Strathclyde MBA can be earned full-time or part-time and through open-learning, in-company and consortium programmes. There is considerable flexibility in moving between the various delivery options but all have an emphasis on strategic management. ● The one-year full-time programme consis ts of three academic terms and an in-company project (July–September). It is divided into five modules, f rom a compulsory grounding in basic business to specialised or generalist elective courses and then the final project in module 5. ● The part-time evening programme lasts for three years and classes are held on two evenings a week; there are also some weekend sessions. ● The flexible-learning (open-learning) programme takes three years on average. Course materials consist of study guides, textbooks and notes, as well as telephone, fax and e-mail contact with programme administrators and tutors. There are some required face-to-face classes in Glasgow. ● The MBA is also offered part-time at a number of international centres: Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Greece (Athens), Hong Kong, Malaysia, Oman, Singapore and Switzerland (Zurich). Student rating of programme 3.9 (95) Overseas exchange places available (% of intake) 0 (87) Number of languages on offer 5 (62) Students Annual intake 64 Applicants:places 7:1 Percentage of women students 21 (>100) International diversity score 46 (45) Average GMAT score 590 (93) Average number of years’work experience 7 (13) Age range of students 27-38 Average age 29 Student rating of culture and classmates 3.2 (>100) Recruiters /careers service Number of industry sectors that recruited graduates 6 (100) Percentage of graduates in jobs 3 months after graduation 88 (72) Percentage of graduates finding jobs through careers services 45 (80) Student rating of careers service 2.6 (>100) Post-MBA salary ($) 101,870 (40) Percentage increase in salary 22 (>100) Principal recruiters of graduates Philip Morris, Johnson & Johnson, Aker Cost Application fees n/a Programme fees £21,000 ($38,896) Comments – Accommodation costs (on campus, per year) £4,800 ($8,890) Accommodation costs (off campus, per year) £5,500 ($10,187) Financial aid available £40,000 ($74,087) Type of aid available Scholarships Criteria on which aid is granted Various Application details Application deadline – Programme dates Sep start, 12 months Admission requirements First degree; 3 years’work experience; TOEFL or IELTS; references; 3 essays; laptop EU Non-EU Europe North America Other Americas Asia/Australasia Africa/Middle East