The Oxford Brookes MBA

The Oxford Brookes MBA educates the business leaders of tomorrow. It offers a stimulating learning experience that inspires new ways of thinking and brings unique insights into business. An Oxford Brookes MBA will change the way you think and lead, and prepare you for senior management.

Management consultant Brook Houchens talks about her experience on the Oxford Brookes MBA programme.

Programme ranked 10 in the UK and 41 in Europe by QS TopMBA 2011;
Accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) through EPAS;
A focus on responsible leadership and strategic thinking supported by a collaborative learning culture;
International reach with students from more than 60 countries, and opportunities to study outside the UK;
Coaching and mentoring, careers support and world-wide alumni network;
Participation in an overseas event, exposing you to a range of challenges and issues facing businesses operating in different markets.

The Brookes difference

An Opportunity to develop an area of interest

A special feature of the Brookes MBA is the option to carry out a consultancy project instead of a dissertation: you apply your learning and skills to a real business issue facing an organisation. There is also the opportunity to develop an area of interest through the study of electives and the development of a dissertation or consultancy project.

Coaching

Your MBA also takes advantage of the Business School's particular strengths in coaching and mentoring, to give you one-to-one support for your development. The School's International Centre for Coaching and Leadership Development is one of the foremost centres of its kind, and its expertise is available to all students on the Executive and Full-time programmes.

The Oxford Brookes MBA experience

Our MBA develops your career by building on your professional and managerial experience, drawing from the different cultural experiences of the MBA group. Students come from more than 60 countries around the world.

Developing your leadership capabilities lies at the heart of the Oxford Brookes MBA programme. In addition to the Leadership Development module, Full-time and Executive MBA students are exposed to a range of 'Leadership Challenges' throughout the programme. Every student will lead a team and gain feedback from fellow students as to how they might improve their approach to leadership. It provides an arena for MBA students to practice their leadership skills in order to develop a style relevant to their individual context.

We also believe in a 'collaborative' rather than 'competitive' approach to learning. Successful businesses operate through the co-operation and collaboration of others, both within the business and as customers and suppliers. We are therefore more interested in you and your development than in where you are ranked amongst your peers. This underlies our approach to teaching, learning and assessment.

All programmes are supported by bespoke and exclusive learning materials developed specifically for your MBA.

Quality

The Oxford Brookes MBA is accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and EPAS. Accreditation provides reassurance of your degree's value and relevance, and that your qualification will be recognised by employers as carrying a stamp of quality assurance.

The Association of MBAs' accreditation service is internationally recognised as the global standard for all MBA programmes. EPAS accreditation is awarded by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), which establishes a global quality measure for business and management programmes.

AMBA and EPAS accreditations mean that you can be certain that the entire MBA provision at Oxford Brookes University Business School has passed a rigorous independent assessment.

Oxford Brookes University Business School subscribes to the AMBA Group Membership Scheme. This provides current students and alumni with membership to a wider MBA community across the globe, enabling you to participate in events and access AMBA's career resources and job opportunities.

"The learning felt very real and cutting edge."

Sally Searby
Director of Production & New Media,
Cambridge University Press, Full-time MBA graduate

Programme Structure

Five flexible ways to gain your MBA

The MBA programmes at Oxford Brookes University offer you five ways to achieve your MBA - your degree certificate will state Oxford Brookes MBA.

A key feature is the flexibility to switch to another mode of study if your circumstances change or new opportunities arise.

* Accelerated Distance Learning option available to ACCA members.

Funding your MBA

The MBA could be the best investment you'll make in your future. There are several options for assistance with funding:

sponsorship from your employer: see our list of benefits to help you make your case
scholarships for full-time students from Oxford Brookes and elsewhere
Career Development Loans for UK students, or the AMBA MBA Loan Scheme
discounts for alumni of Oxford Brookes University