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Business
National ratings
Research Assessment Exercise 2008: 55% of our research rated "world-leading" or "internationally excellent".
AMBA-accredited MBA.
Kent was ranked 8th for business and 3rd for Accounting and Finance in the UK by full-time students in the National Student Survey 2008.
Member of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).
Taught programmes
Taught Masters in Management
Masters in Management Science and Business Analytics
Specialist programmes in Accounting and Finance
Research programmes
A world-class business school combining rigorous teaching with real world relevance and strong links to the business community. Our research, which is within the top 30 business schools, underpins and enhances our teaching.
Our flagship programme, the Kent MBA, has AMBA accreditation and together with our Masters in Management, Finance, usiness Analytics, Human Resource Management and Value Chain programmes we continue to attract applicants with a wide range of backgrounds from 102 countries leading to excellent results in the 2010/11 Guardian and Sunday Times University League Tables. Studying at Kent Business School (KBS) gives you the opportunity to increase your employability with projects, a student council and a business society. We have strong links to local and national organisations providing opportunities for projects, internships and graduate placements. The school attracts many high-profile speakers from industry and last year included visits and lectures from the Bank of England, BAE Systems, Barclays, Lloyds Insurance, HSBC and Shell. The School currently has 70 PhD students, who form a dynamic and close-knit research community.
An international focus
Kent Business School has 55 internationally recognised academics from 22 different countries. Most of our teaching faculty are involved with researching the latest issues in business and management, actively working with organisations to provide new insight for business leaders and policy makers. Their knowledge and findings feed into the programmes to ensure they are both cutting-edge and globally relevant. Specific areas of expertise, which are reflected in our specialist Master's programmes, include:
- Accounting and Finance
- Management Science and Business Analytics
- Marketing and Supply Chain Management
- Organisational Performance and Employment Relations
- Strategy and International Business.
Worldwide partnerships
Kent Business School has close links with:
- ifs (Institute of Financial Services)
- dunnhumby, who partner the Consumer Insight
- Service in the Centre for Value Chain Research
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, where we have strong research links in tourism management
- University of Applied Sciences, Deggendorf (Germany)
- Chinese Academy of Applied Sciences
- Hong Kong Baptist University, with whom we offer a joint Master's programme in Operational Research and Business Statistics
- University of Castellanza (Italy)
- University of the Littoral (France)
- University of Lille (France)
- University of Rouen (France)
- University of Deusto (Spain)
- University of Tasmania.
Executive Education
For the last four years, MBA participants from the University of Deggendorf in Germany have been coming to Canterbury to complete a module on Performance Management and Improvement, and this creates additional opportunities for networking with MBA participants in other European countries.
The Heller School of Business of the Roosevelt University, Chicago visits the School every year for a week-long Internationalisation Visit.
For individuals and organisations seeking development, Kent Business School has a suite of business and life-skills short courses which cover a wide range of topics. In addition, the new Business Improvement and Growth programme is tailored for ambitious owner-managers.
Organisations also have an opportunity to up-skill their graduate trainees on the Professional Postgraduate Certificate in Management. This gives credits towards a Master's degree and can include a work-based project.
For updates on bespoke or Executive Education programmes, visit our website
Graduate Diploma
Kent's series of Graduate Diplomas provides a Pre-Master's route for international students – our Graduate Diplomas focus on developing your academic subject knowledge for postgraduate study, while improving your academic skills and English Language proficiency. On successful completion of the Diploma and through meeting the University's rules of progression, you are guaranteed entry onto a number of programmes in business and management at Kent Business School. please email us: premasters@kent.ac.uk
Graduate admissions at Kent Business School (taught programmes)
Admissions deadlines
There are three admissions cycles with deadlines of:
- 30 January
- 30 March
- 30 June
An earlybird advantage scheme is available to those who apply within the first two deadlines.
Full details are available on the website
Deposits
Applicants who are made an offer will be required to pay a £1,000 deposit to ensure their place on the programme. If conditions are not met by the applicant, the deposit may be refunded.
Sponsored students who are successfully in receipt of a full scholarship should provide us with the appropriate evidence (a copy of your sponsorship letter to Kent) before 30 June to enable to able us to update our records. Students in this category will not be required to pay a deposit.
If you wish to apply for a programme within our MSc Management Suite or Finance Suite, it is recommended that you consider applying before the second postgraduate admissions deadline of 30 March, due to the high demand for these courses. Offers of a place on these courses cannot be guaranteed if you apply after 30 March.
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