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RANKINGS

 

Which MBA? 2009 155

(Figures in brackets represent rank)

University of StrathclydeBusiness School

199 Cathedral StreetGlasgowUKG4 0QU

Tel : +44 141 553 6104

E-mail : admissions@gsb.strath.ac.uk

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 internationalconnections. The school claims a number of firsts, including being the first in the Britain to offer a full-time one-year MBA (in 1966), the first Britishprovider of a part-time MBA, the first to offer a distance-learning 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, two computerlaboratories and business information and audio-visual centres. MBA students have access to the main university library and good on-campus sports facilities. The school also has a fully equipped Campus Conference and Hotel Centre with 108 bedrooms. Plenty of on-campusaccommodation 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 isconsiderable flexibility in moving between the various delivery options but all have an emphasis on strategic management.

● The one-year full-time programme consists of three academic terms and an in-company project (July–September). It is divided into fivemodules, from 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