Type Business School Director Maury Peiperl Undergraduate tuition and fees 15,000 GBP (2011) Founded 1967 | Established 1967 Phone +44 1234 751122 | |
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Location Cranfield, United Kingdom Address College Rd, Cranfield, Bedford MK43 0AL, UK Notable alumni Similar Cranfield University, Imperial College Business, Warwick Business School, Lancaster University Manage, Durham University Business Profiles | ||
Cranfield School of Management, established in 1967, is one of the oldest and most reputable business schools in the UK. It is part of Cranfield University, the UK’s only wholly postgraduate university specialising in science, technology, engineering and management.
Contents
- Campus
- History
- MBA programme
- Masters programmes
- Executive Masters programmes
- Defence programmes
- Doctoral programmes
- General Management Programmes
- Rankings
- International links
- Notable alumni
- References
The school is constantly ranked among the top 20 European business schools by the Financial Times and is triple accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), EQUIS and AACSB. It is particularly well-known for its MSc Logistics & Supply Chain Management and MBA programme.
Campus
The Cranfield University campus, which includes the School of Management, is located just outside the village of Cranfield in the Bedfordshire countryside.
The School’s Management Information Resource Centre offers access to electronic resources and is equipped with a “Bloomberg Suite”, a series of terminals offering access to live financial services news and data on industries, markets, economic indicators, equities, bonds and derivatives. The school also has a purpose-built residential management training centre.
History
MBA programme
The Cranfield MBA is a full-time one-year programme beginning in September each year. The class comprises around 100 students drawn from 30 to 40 countries.
The Cranfield Executive MBA is a two-year part-time programme that starts in January each year. The programme is offered in a weekend format and has a focus on real-world learning and leadership development.
Masters programmes
The School offers the following full-time one-year masters programmes:
Executive Masters programmes
The School offers the following part-time two-year masters programmes for experienced executives:
Defence programmes
Along with other schools of Cranfield University, the School of Management provides programmes for the Defence Academy, UK, which is responsible for training for members of the UK Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence Civil Servants. Relevant programmes include:
Doctoral programmes
The School offers a PhD programme on both a full-time and part-time basis and an International Executive Doctorate (DBA) on a part-time basis.
General Management Programmes
Cranfield’s Centre for General Management focuses on developing the conceptual framework and practical understanding essential to work with a general management perspective. Its portfolio of executive programmes is designed to develop personal leadership effectiveness and improve long term business results, enabling managers to make the personal transitions required at key points in their careers.
Rankings
International links
Cranfield School of Management has Memoranda of Understanding with:
The School of Management has run programmes with and hosted exchange students from a number of business schools around the world including ESADE, Spain, EM Lyon, France, University of Cape Town, South Africa and University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Notable alumni
The alumni body of Cranfield School of Management is an international network of professional managers from business, the professions, the public and not-for-profit sectors. Currently, the network includes more than 18,000 professional managers in over 120 countries.