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Just north of Milton Keynes lies the village of Cranfield. The village has all the usual facilities you would expect in a village of its size; a post office, a handful of pubs, a convenience store, a hairdressers and several takeaway restaurants.
However, there are some facilities you most certainly would not expect to find in a village the size of Cranfield, namely an airport, a technology park and a world renowned school of management!!
While I can't claim to have an MBA from Cranfiled, I have played cricket there and been on the Essential Business Management Course at the Cranfield School of Management. Both experiences were very positive!
So, what makes the Cranfield School of Management so special and allows it to compete with other similar institutions based in large cities around the world?
Well, firstly, they have been doing this for a long time! In fact the Cranfield School of Management has been providing education to individuals and business professionals for over 40 years.
Secondly, The Cranfield School Management has a mantra of Knowledge into Action' and this was certainly apparent on the course I went on when I was made to post a list of promises to my work address so that they were there when I returned to my desk the following week!
And finally, a large and diverse faculty who are all leaders in their chosen field and actively engaged in their business areas outside of the school.
The various Cranfield MBA programs rank highly in all the respected league tables.
Financial Times rankings:
Full-time MBA program
26th in the world
13th in Europe
34th in the world
3rd in the world for teaching Economics
5th in the world for value for money
7th in the world for aims achieved
8th in the world for career progress
8th for top salaries today in Europe
Executive MBA
33rd in the World
4th in the UK
3rd for top salaries today in the UK
9th for top salaries today in Europe
The Cranfield MBA is offered as a one-year full-time program or a two-year executive program. The executive program has the option of being part-time or modular.
Core modules include:
Accounting
Business Law
Economics of Organisations and Strategy
Financial Management
Global Macroeconomics and Business Environment
Managing Information Technologies
Operations and the Supply Chain
Organisational Behaviour and Personal and Professional Development
People Management
Project Management Introduction
Strategic Decision Sciences
Strategic Management
Strategic Marketing
Elective modules include:
Major modules
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
Globalisation and Society
Implementing and Leading Change
Integrating Finance with Business Management
Leadership and Top Management Skills
Managing Strategic Innovation
Minor modules
Advanced Negotiation
Aligning IT to the Business
Aligning Marketing and Supply Chain Strategy
Creating and Managing Inter-organisational Relationships
International Strategy
Investment and Risk Management
Managing International Mergers and Acquisitions
Mastering the Ethical Dimension of Organisations
Programme and Project Management
Sales and Key Account Management
The Sustainable Business
In part 2 of the MBA program students are given the opportunity to take part in a one-week study tour, allowing them to put their learning in an international context and experience different cultures. In 2010 study tours were offered to Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ghana, Japan, USA and Vietnam.
Throughout the MBA program there is a theme of Organisational Behaviour and Personal and Professional Development' encouraging tailored development.
For more information on MBA programs worldwide vist Global MBA Report
