University of Bradford School of Management
Encyclopedia
Bradford University School of Management, located in Bradford
, West Yorkshire
, England
and established in 1963, is an international business school
. It occupies buildings near Lister Park which are separate from the main University of Bradford
campus. The Bradford University School of Management is believed to be the origin of the Bradford factor
, an absence review technique in HRM
.
) courses;
as well as non-degree courses for business executives, welcoming around 1,500 practising managers on shorter courses each year from corporations such as Emirates airlines, RBS, Pace, Skipton Building Society and Ciba Specialtiy Chemicals.
Currently, the School has 1000 undergraduates, over 500 postgraduates on taught courses, 100 doctoral students in Bradford and a further 4500 across the world.
The current establishment of the School is some 160 academic and support staff, including 18 professors. Additionally, the School has some 120 associate staff.
The School has a range of programmes around the world, running programmes in Europe (with its associate institution NIMBAS in the Netherlands and Germany), the Middle East, China, India and Singapore. Some 2,000 students are registered for various awards on overseas programmes.
Around 80 students graduate from the full-time MBA each year, and 25 from the part-time MBA. The School also offers part-time Executive MBA courses for around 50 students per year and courses abroad such as the Dubai MBA and the Bradford-Perugia MBA in Italy. As well as a Masters degree in Finance
, International management, accounting, HRM
.
Almost half the academic staff are from outside Britain or have non-UK qualifications. In addition, more than 30 nations are represented at the Bradford campus.
Over 60% of students, and over 50% of faculty, come from outside the UK
.
, the School of Management is ranked 9th in the UK. Worldwide, the school is ranked in 89th place in the Financial Times
Global MBA Rankings 2010.The distance learning MBA program is ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit 10th in the World.
Masters
Research
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and established in 1963, is an international business school
Business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource...
. It occupies buildings near Lister Park which are separate from the main University of Bradford
University of Bradford
The University of Bradford is a British university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The University received its Royal Charter in 1966, making it the 40th University to be created in Britain, but its origins date back to the early 1800s...
campus. The Bradford University School of Management is believed to be the origin of the Bradford factor
Bradford Factor
The Bradford Factor or Bradford Formula is used in human resource management as a means of measuring worker absenteeism. The theory is that short, frequent, and unplanned absences are more disruptive than longer absences...
, an absence review technique in HRM
Human resource management
Human Resource Management is the management of an organization's employees. While human resource management is sometimes referred to as a "soft" management skill, effective practice within an organization requires a strategic focus to ensure that people resources can facilitate the achievement of...
.
Introduction
The School of Management provides undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees in management, including MBA (Master of Business AdministrationMaster of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
) courses;
as well as non-degree courses for business executives, welcoming around 1,500 practising managers on shorter courses each year from corporations such as Emirates airlines, RBS, Pace, Skipton Building Society and Ciba Specialtiy Chemicals.
Currently, the School has 1000 undergraduates, over 500 postgraduates on taught courses, 100 doctoral students in Bradford and a further 4500 across the world.
The current establishment of the School is some 160 academic and support staff, including 18 professors. Additionally, the School has some 120 associate staff.
The School has a range of programmes around the world, running programmes in Europe (with its associate institution NIMBAS in the Netherlands and Germany), the Middle East, China, India and Singapore. Some 2,000 students are registered for various awards on overseas programmes.
Around 80 students graduate from the full-time MBA each year, and 25 from the part-time MBA. The School also offers part-time Executive MBA courses for around 50 students per year and courses abroad such as the Dubai MBA and the Bradford-Perugia MBA in Italy. As well as a Masters degree in Finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
, International management, accounting, HRM
Human resource management
Human Resource Management is the management of an organization's employees. While human resource management is sometimes referred to as a "soft" management skill, effective practice within an organization requires a strategic focus to ensure that people resources can facilitate the achievement of...
.
Almost half the academic staff are from outside Britain or have non-UK qualifications. In addition, more than 30 nations are represented at the Bradford campus.
Over 60% of students, and over 50% of faculty, come from outside the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Ranking
According to the Financial TimesFinancial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
, the School of Management is ranked 9th in the UK. Worldwide, the school is ranked in 89th place in the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
Global MBA Rankings 2010.The distance learning MBA program is ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit 10th in the World.
Postgraduate Degrees (MBA, Masters and Research programmes)
MBA- Full-time MBA
- Accelerated full-time MBA
- Executive part-time MBA
- Distance learning MBA
- Dubai Executive MBA
- Bradford-Perugia MBA in Italy - (New for 2011 - study in Italy)
- Bradford Architectural and Construction Management MBA (New for 2011)
Masters
- MSc in Management
- MSc in Finance, Accounting and Management
- MSc in Human Resource Management (Full-Time)
- MSc in Human Resource Management (Part-Time)
- MSc in International Business and Management
- MSc in Marketing and Management
- European Management Programme
- MSc in Finance
- MSc in Sustainable Operations and Management - New for 2011
- LLM in Healthcare Law
- Graduate Diploma in Law
Research
- Phd
- DBA
Undergraduate Degrees
- BSc Business and Management Studies
- BSc Accounting and Finance
- BSc Marketing
- BSc Business Studies and Law
- BSc International Business and Management
- BSc Human Resource Management
- LLB Law
- BSc Financial Planning- Pioneering New Course, the first of its kind in the UK.
Law Degrees
- Graduate Diploma in Law
- LLM in Healthcare Law
- LLM/MSc in International Business Law
- Law LLB
- BA (Hons) Business Studies and Law
Structure
MBA students take a prescribed set of 'core courses', then choose 5 electives from a choice of around 30. The core courses include:- BusinessBusinessA business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"... - Corporate FinanceCorporate financeCorporate finance is the area of finance dealing with monetary decisions that business enterprises make and the tools and analysis used to make these decisions. The primary goal of corporate finance is to maximize shareholder value while managing the firm's financial risks...
- Business Accounting
- Managing People
- Operations ManagementOperations managementOperations management is an area of management concerned with overseeing, designing, and redesigning business operations in the production of goods and/or services. It involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient in terms of using as little resources as needed, and...
- MarketingMarketingMarketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
- Strategic ManagementStrategic managementStrategic management is a field that deals with the major intended and emergent initiatives taken by general managers on behalf of owners, involving utilization of resources, to enhance the performance of firms in their external environments...
- Business ResearchBusiness ResearchBusiness Research is a semi-annual, academic journal in English that is published by the German Academic Association for Business Research and supported by the German Research Foundation...
- Personal Development Portfolio
- Management Project