Business School Review
Cranfield School of Management
EUROPE
School Statistics
Programme Type:
Full Time MBA
Part Time MBA
O
ne of a handful of schools worldwide to hold
the triple accreditation of AACSB, EQUIS and
Modular MBA
AMBA, Cranfield School of Management has 40
Joint Degree Programmes Offered: years’ experience of delivering MBA programmes,
MBA Only
and enjoys an international reputation.
Specialisation by Function:
Change Management
A key feature of the ‘Cranfield Experience’ has
Corporate Governance
Economics
always been our focus on personal development. We
Entrepreneurship challenge our MBAs to improve the quality of their
Finance
General Management
team working, to enhance their ability to communicate
Human Resource Management and relate to others, and to be aware of cultural
Information Management
differences. In today’s business context, ‘soft skills’
Innovation / Knowledge Management
Leadership are as important as having the right management
Marketing
knowledge. It is these skills that are needed to apply
Operations Management
Organisational Behavior
the knowledge and tools offered by an MBA, and it is
Personal Development
this focus that gives Cranfield MBA graduates the edge
Strategic Management
with international employers. Personal and Professional
Full Time Course Information Development (PPD) is central to the learning process A unique feature of the Cranfield MBA programme
Start Dates:
at Cranfield. is a two-day Leadership Assessment Centre, provided
September
by our Career Development Service in association
Programme Duration: During part two of the programme, students with SHL, the world-leading provider of psychometric
12 months
study a number of cross-functional elective themed assessment and development solutions. This is offered
Tuition Fee:
modules. Instead of choosing disparate functional as part of the compulsory PPD module that runs right
GBP (£) 28000 / Total Program Cost
elective courses, students select management themes through the programme, and is followed by individual
Entry Requirements:
or business processes. Current themes include executive coaching to enhance your personal leadership
Min. GMAT Score : 600 entrepreneurship, change management, innovation performance. Our dedicated School of Management
Min. TOEFL Internet Based Score : 100
and leadership - topics that will be of particular Career Development team has a wealth of industry
Min. TOEFL Paper Based Score : 600
Min. IELTS : 7 interest to recruiters. These modules bring together in and recruitment experience and has developed close
Min. Years of Work Experience : 3
an integrated way the considerable expertise of faculty relationships with many of Europe’s major corporations
Application Fee:
from different disciplines. and consultancies. This year 97% of our MBAs were
GBP (£) 0
in their chosen employment three months after the
Part Time Course Information
One of the ways in which the Cranfield MBA programme, commanding some of the highest MBA
Start Dates:
exposes students to different cultures, alternative salaries in Europe.
January
business environments and diverse opportunities for
Programme Duration:
networking is through the compulsory International Students and alumni have access to a network of
24 months Business Experience (IBE) in term 3. Students are able over 10,000 alumni in more than 120 countries via
to choose from a number of study tour destinations CMAOnline, the Cranfield Management Association’s
Tuition Fee:
GBP (£) 28000 / Total Program Cost
and the costs are largely met by Cranfield. Each IBE interactive website.
programme includes academic input, usually through
Modular Course Information
a local partner business school, hosted company
Start Dates:
January
visits and other events such as meetings with other
MBA students/alumni, politicians and other significant
Programme Duration:
24 months
members of the local community. The destinations last
year included: China, Japan, India, North America,
Tuition Fee:
South Africa, Cuba and Brazil.
GBP (£) 28000 / Total Program Cost
Contact:
Student Profile
Lesley Smith, MBA Marketing
Cranfield School of Management
Cranfield University Dr William Tribe, MBA 2006 Beyond this there are numerous CV workshops,
Cranfield
guidance on networking and utilising alumni and other
Bedford, Bedfordshire
MK43 0AL
The fact that the careers service links, interview seminars and so on. Two examples
United Kingdom
is a part of the management school illustrate the value of the service in my case. Firstly,
Tel: +44 (0)1234 754386
was important to me in applying to everyone on the course undergoes a Leadership
Fax: +44 (0)1234 752439
Cranfield. This integration has been Assessment Centre, with professional psychologists
Email:
l.a.smith@cranfield.ac.uk
Web:
www.cranfieldMBA.biz/cg
clearly apparent in the alignment of their services to brought in to provide a genuine experience, and to give
the requirements of MBA students. Careers staff work detailed feedback on your performance. Secondly, once
in the background to build networks between the you reach the interviewing stage, the careers service
school and the highest calibre employers, whilst being will carry out mock interviews at short notice. Both of
approachable and ever willing to help guide students these have been crucial advantages in my obtaining an
in their career considerations from the very start of the offer early in the course; at both Assessment Centre
course. For some this may entail a general consideration and Partner interviews, understanding the process and
of career choices; for me it was help in focusing in on likely questioning, I was able to relax and be more
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