Master of Business Administration Brunel Business School

Brunel Business School, located in Uxbridge, London has over 50 years of academic excellence and has double accreditation from the AACSB and AMBA.

The Brunel MBA has an intensive one-year full-time programme or a two year part-time with flexible attendance options. You can also choose from three specialisations: general management, healthcare management or aviation management.

Whether you want to advance your existing career, move to a new field, or start your own business, the Brunel MBA can give you the tools you need. Every aspect of the course is practical, fulfilling, integrated and, thanks to our world-class teaching and research facilities, always relevant to today’s ever-changing business environment.

As a Brunel MBA student, you will be given the best opportunities to maximise your business career; through cutting edge management modules, Leadership Masterclass and a personalised career development programme. You will also benefit from a rich calendar of internal and external events with high-profile corporate speakers as well as an optional overseas business tour to Milan.

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The Brunel MBA Overview

The Brunel MBA is one of the distinguished group of MBA programmes worldwide to have achieved accreditation by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) while Brunel Business School is accredited by the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

It is designed for those who are seeking to develop their managerial and leadership capabilities and focus them towards developing a wider general management approach in any organisational context.

The MBA is a 1-year full time and 2-year part-time programme in General Management commencing twice a year in January and September and offering two additional specialisations: Aviation Management, and Healthcare Management.

The General Management MBA specialisation can help you become a more accomplished manager all-round. From finance to international strategy, harnessing technologies and marketing, this course will help you with senior management decision-making and solving business issues. We support you in identifying your strengths and weaknesses and working with them to help you progress.

The Aviation Management MBA is designed for professionals working for airlines, airport authorities, and supply and support services within the aviation sector such as engineering, logistics, catering, cargo, energy, safety, security, IT, and travel and tourism. It’s supported by our proximity to the world’s busiest passenger hub at Heathrow, Brunel’s growing reputation in aerospace and environmental research, and our close links with the aviation industry.

The Healthcare Management MBA focuses on the application of knowledge in the healthcare industry and enables students to develop managerial skills to handle real-life business situations in the sector. The MBA (Healthcare Management) course is designed for professionals in strategic health authorities, primary care trusts and hospital administration, and for those working within private healthcare, outside suppliers and consultancies.

The Brunel MBA aims to produce well-informed, critical and creative thinkers who are oriented towards the application of learning in the workplace. In addition to classroom teaching, the programme offers personal skills development workshops, optional overseas study tour (to Milan, Italy) and regular industry visit and guest lectures.

Link: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/business-school/brunel-mba-in-london

The Full-Time MBA

The full-time Brunel MBA is a one-year intensive course providing you with a qualification that signifies dedication to continued development in your profession.

This course is ideal if you want to complete your MBA in a short time, which may be useful if you are an international candidate. Brunel MBA students represent huge diversity in the variety of industries, professions, cultures, and countries that they come from and this is one of the key strengths of our programme. The people you meet on your MBA make up a valuable network of business contacts and friends for life.

The international quality benchmark statement for the MBA says that it represents a "practice development master’s degree". Hence The Brunel MBA is a post-experience MBA, which means that all participants are required to have significant work experience, including at least three years’ experience at a managerial or professional level before joining the course.

Link: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/business-school/brunel-mba-in-london/full-time-mba

The Part-Time Brunel MBA Overview

The part-time Brunel MBA is a two-year course with two intakes per year, one in September and one in January. This programme is ideal if you work full-time, part-time, have family commitments or simply want to study at a slower pace.

Brunel MBA students represent huge diversity in the variety of industries, professions, cultures, and countries that they come from and this is one of the key strengths of our programme. The people you meet on your MBA make up a valuable network and possible friends for life.

The international quality benchmark statement for the MBA says that it represents a "practice development master’s degree". Hence The Brunel MBA is a post-experience MBA, which means that all participants are required to have significant work experience, including at least three years’ experience at a managerial or professional level before joining the course.

Link: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/business-school/brunel-mba-in-london/part-time-mba

Why study with Brunel?

• Join the Leadership Masterclass series to develop your leadership skills and management performance
• Benefit from our links to industry, with access to many initiatives in our Business Life Programme
• Personalised career development sessions
• Optional overseas business tour to Milan
• Scholarships are available - you could receive a fee waiver scholarship from £6,500- £11,000
• Fees are £22,880 per programme – full-time or part-time (part-time students pay £11,440 per year).
• Access to a dedicated MBA Centre - you will be taught in the flagship Eastern Gateway Building on the Brunel University London campus in Uxbridge, London.
• We are a single-campus community within the M25 motorway, just 15 minutes by car from Heathrow and a 20-minute walk to Uxbridge Tube station with trains to the centre of London.

Student Testimonial

"MBA at Brunel Business School offers a wealth of knowledge and invaluable experiences. The combination of applied strategy and development of management skills prepares its graduates with strong professional competencies. The diverse international network and experienced staff are truly priceless." Chatchawin Lertvanarin, MBA