Durham Business School Durham, UK

URL:www.dur.ac.uk
Address:Durham Business School
Mill Hill Lane
DH1 3LB Durham
Country:UK
Durham Business School

Studying at the Durham Business School

Durham Business School is a multi-disciplinary international school delivering general and specialist undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and executive education. We ensure that our education is at all times relevant to business and that we deliver well-rounded business leaders and managers who are able to influence across organisational boundaries. High-quality research must underpin any world-class business school and this is high on our agenda.

Founded in 1965, Durham Business School is one of the longest established business schools in the UK and considered to be one of the best. We are part of Durham University, one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the UK.

We are innovative, enterprising and forward-looking, and to consolidate and build on our strengths we have established a core of research groups and centres that are among the world leaders in their fields. Working closely with the business world allows us to reflect the business climate in order to keep our teaching and research relevant and at the cutting edge, and thus ensure your qualification is both contemporary and relevant.

The Durham experience is about your learning and developing in a professional and friendly academic atmosphere. Purpose built for postgraduate education, we are dedicated to making your time at Durham rewarding and successful. Our expertise, attention to quality, the attentiveness of experienced academic faculty and staff, and the rich diversity of students combine to offer you the best possible learning environment.

Your qualification will have a hallmark of quality not only from Durham Business School, but also from a university with an impressive history and track record.

The Location

In 2008 Durham was voted the Number 1 UK city in the annual Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards. Voters praised Durham for its user-friendly size, its value for money and its cleanliness. They also felt that overall Durham is ‘an extremely pretty university city’ and that the people make it an ‘amazingly nice place’ to visit.

Over a thousand years old, few places can match Durham’s beautiful, dramatic setting on the River Wear. The great Norman Cathedral and Castle (which is part of Durham University) form a World Heritage site, recognised by UNESCO as one of the most exceptional historic and architectural features on the planet.

Financial Aid

Durham Business School does not currently have any scholarships available. There is information on our website about other funding sources for which you may be eligible.

Ranking

In the 2009 Financial Times Global Masters in Management survey the Durham MA Management was ranked 7th in the UK and 43rd in the world. This achievement underlines the quality, relevance and academic rigour of the Durham MA Management. In addition, the Durham MA Marketing is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and offers exemptions for successful students who wish to join. The Financial Times European Business School rankings, December 2009 place us 25th in Europe and 9th in the UK.

Accreditation

Durham Business School is one of a small, elite group of institutions worldwide who are accredited by all three major business school accreditation bodies - AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. This achievement is a testament to the quality of the School and provides the extra assurance that Durham Business School and its programmes have been rigorously tested and proven to be of the high quality demanded by today’s professionals.

Why to study here

A Durham Business School masters degree will help you gain a competitive edge in an over-crowded job market. If you are a recent graduate it will help you develop skills and knowledge directly relevant to your employer's needs. For those already in a career it will build on existing experience to help give your career a boost, or provide you with a platform for career change.

You will be taught by world-class faculty at the cutting-edge of research into business, management, economics and finance. By exposing students to the frontiers of the subject and training them in relevant research skills, these degrees are often used as a platform from which to progress to study at both MPhil and PhD levels. Durham Business School is part of Durham University, one of the leading research universities in the world.