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"the thinking managers MBA"

Keele is one of the UK's leading campus Universities. It was founded in 1949 as a University college and was granted full University status by Royal Charter in 1962. It is located within 617 acres of beautiful Staffordshire parklands and at the centre of the campus is a stately home, Keele Hall (the ancestral home of the Sneyd family). Outside this central area is a variety of accommodation for staff and students ringed by a large area of landscaped lakes and woodlands. Keele has a major commitment to innovation and excellence in graduate education and is at the forefront of interdisciplinary research and learning.

The Keele MBA provides an intensive and intellectually challenging advance study of management combining practical and theoretical elements. Course modules are taught within a strategic and international framework and the course is underpinned by the teaching staffs strong research orientation. In the last UK Research Assessment Exercise the Management School at Keele received a 4A rating justifiably placing the Department within the premier group of Business Schools in the UK. The research focuses on two main areas: empirical and pragmatic studies of strategy, operations, marketing and finance, complemented by a world wide reputation for organization theory and the study of human and social issues in management. The Keele MBA reflects these orientations.

The Keele MBA has attracted students from over thirty different countries; interaction with people from different cultures, religions, political systems and business environments is considered an important part of the MBA learning experience. There is also a higher proportion of female students on the Keele MBA than is usual.

There are three main elements to the Keele MBA: core modules; elective modules; and the research dissertation. The core modules provide a comprehensive foundation in management principles and give an insight into the theory, practice and techniques in the main management disciplines. In addition there is a research methods module which assists in the preparation for research and the written dissertation.

On successful completion of the Keele MBA programme students will have gained an integrated understanding of the core disciplines of management and a comprehensive appreciation of the management task. They will have greater managerial awareness and increased personal confidence enabling them to implement change and improve existing practices. Graduates from this course will have developed the ability to develop creativity, innovative leadership, communication and strategic thinking skills ensuring that they are adequately prepared for successful 21st century management.

International Links: the Department of Management runs a part-time MBA programme in Malaysia, a part-time distance learning programme in the Netherlands, has major research links with Pacific Asia, Republic of China, India, Eastern Europe, North America, and the EC.
Electives not readily available elsewhere: Creativity in Business; Individual Development in Organizations: Organizational Psychology
Library: 0900-2200 every day
IT Facilities: Full IT access including internet & email

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