School Profiles
Aberdeen Business School is one of the leading providers of management and professional education in Scotland, and is nationally and internationally recognized for its corporate and management education.
The School is part of Robert Gordon University, which has been regularly acclaimed as one of the Best New Universities in the UK. The Times Good University Guide 2010 positions the University for Business Studies at 31 out of 110 in the UK, as well as names the University as the top Scottish modern university for graduate-level jobs and fourth in the UK.
Our MBAs are accredited by Association of MBAs, and are positioned in the top 40 global MBAs by Business Week and the Financial Times listings. We currently offer MBA, MBA Oil and Gas Management, and MBA Transport Strategy and Management programmes.
Our philosophy for MBAs is that they should provide you with a portfolio of skills combined with a higher level of critical thinking that will stay and grow with you for the rest of your life.
Our MBAs follow a progression from core management modules through specialist elective modules and thereafter to a strategic management module. The core management modules will provide you an underpinning to all essential functional decision-making skills required by a general manager and introduces aspects of strategic analysis and thinking. The electives will allow you to specialize in areas that match your individual interests and career aspirations.
Features of our AMBA accredited MBA Course Include:
Type of Course:
Program Format: Full-time, Part-time, Distance Learning
Start Date:
Length of Course:
Application Deadline: August and December
Number of nationalities: 12-16, countries have recently been represented as:Nigeria, India, P.R.China, Taiwan, Hongkong, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Egypt, Germany, Spain, Scotland, England, Ireland, Tanzania, Ghana, Pakistan, Poland, Belarus, Russia and Canada.
Men: Women 70:30
Age Range: from 25 to 35
Average Age: 28
Degree Background:
Business/Commerce 45%
Engineering 35%
Sciences/tech 20%
Length of Work Experience:
5 years: 20%
3-5 years: 60%
3 years: 20%
A top class degree
GMAT: not compulsory but useful
References: two references (one should be from your employer)
Language fluency: IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 570 (computer 230)
Minimum Age: 25 years old
Business Experience: 3 years relevant business experience
Full and Partial Scholarships available: click here
Tuition fees:
Estimate for accommodation/living costs: £6000/year
Address:
Garthdee Road,
Aberdeen,
Scotland, UK
Telephone: 0044 (0) 1224 263800
Fax: 0044 (0) 1224 263838
Website:
www.rgu.ac.uk/mba
Dean: Rita Marcella
r.marcella@rgu.ac.uk
MBA program director: Allan Scott
a.scott@rgu.ac.uk
MBA admissions: Eiligh Sligo e.sligo@rgu.ac.uk