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Three MBA programmes are available - a full-time 12 month programme, a part-time 24 month programme
and a modular programme which can be completed over a period between three to six years.
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Research-led
teaching that directly informs current business practice.
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Curriculum development and delivery are directly informed by
members of Essex Business School's external
Advisory Board and
Executive Fellows, who are
particularly involved in the 'Ensuring Employability' workshop
series.
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Limited cohort size to maintain a
high-quality student experience.
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Strong international flavour in the curriculum and learning
materials.
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Induction Week
includes study skills workshops and visits to both profit and
non-profit organisations. In 2010 and 2011, MBA students visited
HSBC HQ London and
Tate Modern. In December
2010, the MBA cohort were invited to
Ernst and Young's offices
in London to discuss with various members of staff the company's
"Action Amid Uncertainty" report which explores how
organisations are responding to the complexities associated with
climate change risks.
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The course fee
for the full-time MBA in 2012 is £15,950.
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Essex University was
ranked
9th in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise and will
celebrate its 50th
anniversary in 2014.
- Essex Business
School has an international reputation for research
excellence. In the 2008 RAE,
EBS was ranked 2nd overall in the UK in the Accounting and
Finance subject area.