THE NOTTINGHAM MBA Taster event for MBA April 2015 Jubilee Campus Nottingham

1. the Nottingham MBA
Welcome

2. WHY do an MBA?
WHAT does Nottingham offer?
HOW does an MBA work?
WHOarewe?

3. WHY do an MBA?
WHAT does Nottingham offer?
HOW does an MBA work?
WHOarewe?

4. WHY do an MBA?
WHAT does Nottingham offer?
HOW does an MBA work?
WHOarewe?

5. How is post-experience
education evolving?
Why are students choosing
MBA and MBA variants?
Where are out students
coming from?
What is changing with our
student base?
What is different between
Executive and Full-time
demands?

6. What are employers looking
for in postgraduates?
Communication, interpersonal
and strategic thinking skills
International “cultural”
awareness and languages
“Real” experience in the
workplace
Demonstration of strategic
leadership and Innovation
TopMBA.com

7. the Nottingham MBA
Accounting &
Finance
Business
Economics
Managing People
Marketing
Operations
Management
Strategic
Management
Career
Management
Leadership
Challenge
Stage 1
Core
Modules
Sustainable Decisions and Organisations Entrepreneurship & Creativity
Stage 2
Modules
Elective 1 Elective 4Elective 2 Elective 3
Management Project
Final
Stage

8. the Nottingham MBA
Accounting &
Finance
Business
Economics
Managing People
Marketing
Operations
Management
Strategic
Management
Career
Management
Leadership
Challenge
Stage 1
Core
Modules
Sustainable Decisions and Organisations Entrepreneurship & Creativity
Stage 2
Modules
Variant 1 Elective 4Variant 2 Elective 3
Management Project (variant)
Final
Stage
CSR, entrepreneurship, finance, & healthcare
Commissioning &
service redesign
Ethics, Governance,
& risks

9. the Nottingham MBA
executive
• Individual application, with or
without employer support
OR
• May be a partnership with a
company that provides regular
participants
• Specially time-tabled bespoke
modules
• In-depth company projects

10. What we can add
• Strong core with access to variants
• Strength in entrepreneurship and
sustainability
• Focus on developing future leaders
• Understanding of global issues
• Leverage of global campuses
• Career & professional development
the Nottingham advantage

11. What we can add
Destinations 2013
• Consulting 21%
• Financial Services 16%
• Manufacturing 5%
• Non-Profit 5%
• Petroleum/Energy 5%
• Real Estate 5%
• Technology/Engineering 32%
• Other 11%
Salaries
• Added value of Nottingham MBA Average uplift of 121 %
Company Recruiters
Accenture, Apple, Bosch, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, EY, GE, Jaguar Land Rover,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Reckitt Benckiser, Santander Group, Shell, United Nations
Global Compact, Wipro Technologies.
the Nottingham advantage

12. What we look for
Proven managerial experience
• Full/part-time: normally a minimum of 3 years
• Executive: normally a minimum of 5 years
• Appropriate managerial experience
Potential for academic thinking
• Good Honours Degree or
• Equivalent Professional Qualification
• Flexibility for exceptional candidates
• IELTS 7.0 or PEARSON 68
Engagement, commitment, and participation

13. WHY do an MBA?
WHAT does Nottingham offer?
HOW does an MBA work?
WHOarewe?

15. WHY do an MBA?
WHAT does Nottingham offer?
HOW does an MBA work?
WHOarewe?

16. • Worldwide reputation of the University
and the School
• Research reputation of School faculty
• High quality MBA programmes
• Specialisms
CSR, Entrepreneurship, Finance,
Healthcare
• Interaction with enthusiastic MBA course
members - alumni links worldwide
• Potential for study abroad
Why do your MBA at NUBS?

17. • A Sustainable Campus
• Award-winning design
• Ultra-modern facilities
• Sustainable construction
• Natural surroundings
• Yet within City boundaries
About Nottingham

18. Research
• “Leading in world-class research” – Research Excellence
Framework (REF) 2014;
• Ranked 8th in the UK on a measure of ‘research power’ – REF
2014
MBA
• AMBA – accredited since 1993, re-accredited for five
years in 2010
• EQUIS – NUBS is one of only 131 business schools worldwide
accredited by EQUIS in 2010
• Economist Which MBA Top 100, 2014 - ranked 70th and 40th
globally for the full-time & Executive MBA programme
respectively, 6th in the UK for the Executive MBA and only one
of 16 full-time schools ranked for the full-time MBA
programme
• Global Green MBA 2013 – ranked 2nd in the UK, 5th Globally
Why do your MBA at NUBS?

19. Do you want flexible learning?
Full time
o 11 week semesters
o 6 modules per semester
o 3 hours per week per module
o First semester at Nottingham (core modules)
o Second semester (core and electives (can be studied overseas)
Part –time
o Day or evening attendance for each core module
o 11 weeks over each semester
Executive
o One week block module
o Project/assignment work following each module (+ some
examinations)
o Offers flexibility over 2-4 years
o 3 year forward planner available

20. Do you want business engagement?
• Business Engagement through outside speakers, projects, live
case studies, and visits
• Media Training and Press Conference Experience through
Sustainable Decisions and Organisations Module
• Consulting Experience, Strategy Preparation and Presentation
to External Board.
• Networking sessions and careers events

21. How else can you engage?
• Leadership Challenge
• Optional Languages (5)
• Business Leaders Series and Guest Speaker Events
• Bespoke, in-house Careers Service
• The MBA Society
• Sports and Social Activities
• AMBA membership
• MBA Alumni - www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/alumni

22. Who are your class mates?
Full-time – 2015 cohort
Executive
5%
21%
48%
26%
26 - 29
30 - 34
35 - 39
40 - 44
50%
38%
8%
4%

23. What is the cost?
• Full and Part-Time
• From UK and EU countries (£23,000)
• From non-EU countries (£24,000)
• Executive MBA
• From UK and EU countries (£22,000)
• From non-EU countries (£23,000)
• Or by negotiation with individual companies
where a contractual agreement is made.
• Executive MBA Healthcare
• From UK and EU countries (£19,800)
• From non-EU countries (£20,700)
• Overseas study in semester 2
• From UK and EU countries (£22,500)
• From non-EU countries (£23,000)
.

24. Further Information?
• Elaine Kay, MBA Programmes Manager
Elaine.Kay@nottingham.ac.uk
• Sue Cotterill, EMBA Programmes Administrator
Susan.Cotterill@nottingham.ac.uk
• Adeola Olafa, MBA Admissions Administrator
Adeola.Olafa@nottingham.ac.uk
• Julie Blant, Postgraduate Careers Service Manager
Julie.Blant@nottingham.ac.uk
General Enquiries
Telephone: +44 (0) 115 9515500
Fax: +44 (0) 115 846 6341
E-mail: mba@nottingham.ac.uk
Web: www.nottingham.ac.uk/business

25. the Nottingham MBA
Simon Bishop, Julie Blant, Paul Caulfield, Sue Cotterill
MBA and Executive MBA Programmes