The Edinburgh MBA Brochure
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CONTENTSWELCOME1THE THREE PILLARS OF OUR MBA2-3CLASS PROFILE4-5MEET THE TRANSFORMATIONAL EDINBURGH MBA6-7ENGAGED WITH BUSINESS8-9THE SKILLS AND SUPPORT TO MAKE YOUR NEXT MOVE10-11CAREER OUTCOMES12-13PROGRAMME STRUCTURE14-15PROGRAMME STRUCTURE (WITH INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE)16-17OUR PAST STUDENTS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES18-19FACULTY20-21FACULTY SPOTLIGHT22THE MBA COMMUNITY23A TRIPLE ACCREDITED BUSINESS SCHOOL24-25THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH26-27MAKING AN APPLICATION28-29
WelcomeTo the edinburgh MBAAn inspiring and unique programme for a new generationof strategic leaders. The Edinburgh MBA, ranked in the top100 (FT 2018), is delivered not only by a world-renownedUniversity ranked 20th globally (QS World UniversityRankings 2020) but also by a Business School that holdstriple accreditation with AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA.Successful businesses in the future will be those which canconfidently and capably steer a path through a world characterisedby intense competition, rapid technological development,economic turbulence and increasing resource insecurity.Businesses need leaders who can think and act strategically in thisvolatile environment, managing the risk and challenges involved,but also spotting and seizing opportunities for efficiency, innovationand new business models. Businesses also need leaders whowill act responsibly in delivering value to all stakeholders.Julian RawelDirector of MBAProgrammesYou will be both ambitious to succeed in this challenging environmentand keen to develop those skills necessary for success. We will prepareyou to progress with confidence into leadership roles in this new world.Key to this will be building and growing your leadership capabilitiesin particular through the professional development component of theMBA programme. Our MBA programme has Strategic Leadership asa key theme that runs throughout the programme as we recognisethe importance of this skill to managers and organisations acrossthe globe. Strategic Leadership brings together the two key skill setshigh performing managers possess: the ability to develop effectivestrategy as well as manage teams in such a way that it helps them toimplement the strategy and ultimately achieve the organisational goals.On our MBA, we will deepen your understanding of how businessesand markets work, how value is created through innovation andmarketing, how strategies are crafted, how businesses are financed,how performance is measured, how value is delivered efficiently andeffectively, and how organisations should be governed, managedand led through change. We will also explore the challenges ofinternationalisation and doing business with emerging economies.We will instil a passion for business improvement, innovationand entrepreneurial action to help you lead in the growth orcreation of new business opportunities. We will develop yourability to think strategically and beyond disciplinary silos.Successful leadership also requires accomplished interpersonal skills tobring about change in organisations. Through coaching and skills training,we will work with you to understand your capability and potential andprovide support for improvement. And you won’t be doing all this alone!You will study in the company of peers from around the world, developingnew skills in a supportive, friendly and encouraging environment.We look forward to welcoming you onto our MBA.The University of Edinburgh Business School The Edinburgh MBA1
The Edinburgh MBAOur programme enhances your career potential by givingyou a clear focus on the role of the highly sought strategicleader in today’s ever more volatile and uncertain world.Integrated professional development and a personalcoaching programme combine into a boutique experience,with cohorts big enough for a diverse student body andpersonal enough for 1:1 attention.the three pillars ofour mbaStrategic LeadershipLearn the management powerof Strategic Leadership Expand your strategic horizon toencompass the nature and complexityof global challenges facing businesses. Use innovative strategic thinkingto chart a successful course in arapidly changing environment. Develop your strategic leadership skillsto manage key functions associatedwith finance, accounting, strategicmarketing, organisation and operations. Master the intricacies of internationalmarkets and economies. Embrace the responsibility ofbeing a good steward of financial,social and natural capital.business-school.ed.ac.ukEnhance your future employabilitythrough Professional Development Take ownership of your own personalskills development and help to ‘futureproof’ your career in a challengingand competitive global job market. Experience the power of one-to-onecareer coaching to help you developyour personal job-search strategy. Develop your professional narrativeand learn how social media andyour online presence can extendyour professional reach. Develop advanced communication,influencing and interpersonal skills formore effective professional interactions. Study the habits of successtaught by business leaders andrecognised industry experts whoshare their experience as guestspeakers on the entPersonally ConnectedGet personalised attentionthrough our MBA Experience Develop deep, life-long professionaland personal networks in a cohortwith constant interaction. Prepare for a global workplacewith sensitivity to and appreciationof different cultures. Meet faculty and staff whoknow and care about yourindividual professional goals. Do away with a one-size-fits-allmodel, and join a tight-knit familyof ambitious professionals.
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Class ProfileOur MBA attracts a diverse community of participantsfrom a wide range of industry sectors and many differentnationalities. This diversity enables the coming together ofdifferent ideas, life experiences and cultural imperatives thatensure your time with us is dynamic and insightful.job sectors MBA class ance15%FMCG9%LogisticsNationalities3%MBA class 2018/19MarketingAsia6%36%Property InvestmentNorth America6%24%South / Central AmericaOil & Gas10%India6%Retail10%Africa / Middle oms3%Other18%
3RDglobally for femalestudents accordingto the FT MBArankings 201924th34%for career progress inthe FT MBA rankings2019of MBA Alumni aredirectors or MDsFemale55%Male45%31average ageThe University of Edinburgh Business School The Edinburgh MBA5
The Edinburgh MBAThe MBA is internationally acknowledged as themost valuable business qualification in the world.At the University of Edinburgh Business School ourMBA programmes are grounded in a robust academicfoundation and engaged with global business.meet thetransformationaledinburgh mbaChoose Edinburgh and you’ll be joiningan established triple accredited BusinessSchool. We offer two full-time variantsboth lasting 12 months and deliver theskills and experiences a truly valuableprofessional qualification promises.A unique programmeWhether you plan to rise to a more seniorleadership role, switch sector or strike outon your own, the Edinburgh MBAwill equip you for success.Through collaborative learning and variedengagement with business, our MBAwill prepare you for the opportunitiesand challenges you’ll face as a strategicbusiness leader. As well as key skillslike advanced communication, decisionmaking and strategic thinking, youwill gain an understanding of: Strategic leadership as an approachto achieving success in a rapidlychanging environment. The nature and complexity of theglobal challenges facing businesses. Key concepts and tools in finance,accounting, strategic marketing,organisation and operations. How markets and internationaleconomies work. The responsibilities of businessesas stewards of financial, social andnatural capital. How to challenge existing businessmodels and develop creativeand innovative strategies for anincreasingly competitive market.6business-school.ed.ac.ukWorld-class facultyInternational experienceOur faculty members are giftedteachers and researchers who havededicated themselves to working closelywith students both in and out of theclassroom. The School has more than 100academic staff members representing37 nationalities. Our faculty memberschallenge their students, share insightsgained through professional experienceand communicate the knowledgethey’ve spent a lifetime acquiring.As well as international faculty, cohort andexposure to organisations from around theworld, the MBA programme offers a rangeof international elements.Engagement with businessCollaboration doesn’t only underpin ourapproach to learning – it’s central to ourties with global business too.Extensive links with industry, professionalorganisations and our alumni networkdeliver a range of consultancy andshared research projects. In the MBAprogramme, knowledge exchangeand the application of theory to realbusiness challenges take priority.It’s on these projects where valuablecontacts are made, experience isextended and, as projects are debatedback in the classroom, learning ignites.Students choosing our MBA with aninternational exchange enjoy a 1012 week exchange with a prestigiousoverseas partner university.Students on our MBA programme who arenot doing the international exchangehave the opportunity to undertake theInternational Business in Context (overseas)option course. In 2018/19 studentsundertook a ten-day trip to Colombia.
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Applied LearningAt the heart of our approach to teaching and learning is arobust engagement with business and professional bodies.These relationships ensure our programme keeps pace withchange, delivers learning from authentic business challengesand helps build powerful new networks and connections.engagedwith business with start-ups and spin-outsEntrepreneur ClubAt the very start of the programme welaunch the marketing innovation challenge.Students are teamed up with SMEs orstart-up companies to explore marketingchallenges. Students engage in researchand interviews with the client companyand also its customers and prospects.After 10 weeks they deliver a consultancyreport detailing their recommendationsfor strategic marketing. In the past, ourstudents have worked with companiessuch as FWB Park Brown, BrewLab, Houseof Elrick Gin, Camera Obscura, AdventurePass, Broughton Ales, Breadshare, FathersNetwork Scotland, and Pufferfish.The School’s E-Club unites students, alumni,researchers, faculty, business owners andinvestors. All share a goal of fostering theentrepreneurial spirit. Our MBA participantsare invited to join, attend workshops andengage with speakers from new venturestart-ups and spin-outs to angel investors. with consultancy clientsBoth the Strategic Leadership courseand the optional Consultancy Projectoffer the opportunity to work in smallteams for real commercial clients.Meanwhile the Capstone Project allowsfor independent consultancy projects.In the past our students have workedwith companies such as Capco, RoyalBank of Scotland, Homeless WorldCup, Amazon, Scott & Fyffe, Medtronic,Astellas (Russia), Costain, EdinburghAirport and Buccleuch Estates.Consultancy projects can be in the UKor abroad. In the past our studentshave travelled to South Africa,Switzerland, Russia and Ghana. Typicalassignments might focus on investmentappraisals, market entry strategies,business improvement analysis andevaluating change programmes ormerger and acquisition activity.8business-school.ed.ac.ukInternational Business in ContextThis optional module is for those on theFull-time MBA programme who are notparticipating in the international exchange.It offers the opportunity for studentsto undertake a week long project in anemerging market country. Starting with apre-teaching day in which students explorethe theory behind international business,the group then head off to the destinationcountry for a week of immersive businessmeetings and cultural experiences.In 2018/2019, as a result of the BusinessSchool’s international connections, anumber of students went to Colombia.Colombia has in recent years becomeknown as the new powerhouse of LatinAmerica. Visiting Colombia was thereforea great opportunity for students tolearn about what businesses were doingthat are leading to positive results.Students on this course have in thepast visited businesses in Bogota suchas Postobon (the largest soft drinkmanufacturer in the country) and Nutresa(incorporating a visit to a coffee factory).They have visited entrepreneurs oftomorrow at Ruta N in Medellin, a wellknown business incubator, and Metrode Medellin (the rail transport systemthat connects some of the poorestcommunities in the country to keyemployment hubs). Students have thenpresented their project findings to theclient at the end of the week’s trip.
Our Guest SpeakersEngaging with theBest in the BusinessStudents are given the chance to learn from andengage with a number of corporate guest speakersvia our Business School and University wide eventsas well as via programme specifc lectures. Inaddition, this gives students the opportunity tomake contact with future potential employers.Below are just a handful of the names we havewelcomed in the past:Alastair DarlingMP and former Chancellor of the ExchequerAngus CockburnCFO, SercoBarbara CassaniConsultant and former Chairwoman of Jury’s Innand Go FlyBill MacDonaldMD Scotland, AccenturBirna EinarsdóttirChief Executive Ofcer, ÍslandsbankiDominic BartonGlobal MD, McKinsey & CompanyDonald MacRaeChief Economist, Lloyds Banking GroupGareth WilliamsChairperson & Co-Founder, SkyscannerGuy JubbHonorary Professor, formerly Global Head ofGovernance & Stewardship at Standard LifeInvestmentsIain DufyDeputy Agent, Bank of EnglandIan MarchantHonorary Professor, Chair Thames WaterIan MorleyGroup Sales Director, Northern Europe,Proctor & GambleIan StevensCEO, BioFilm LtdIan WalkerCorporate Citizenship Director, Johnson & JohnsonJudy WagnerDirector, FWB Park BrownLesley FordyceManaging Director, Anderson Anderson & BrownConsulting LtdRob WoodwardFormer CEO, STV Group Plc (Scotland)Ruth ChandlerChief People Ofcer, SkyscannerSteve BatemanRelationship Director & Head of Oxford CorporateBanking Team, Santander UK PlcSusanna FreedmanBrand Consultant, Brand InsidersThe University of Edinburgh Business School The Edinburgh MBAGuest speaker Catherine Bischof at our Start -Up Festival.Lord Karan BilimoriaFounder and Chairman, Cobra Beer9
Professional DevelopmentAs global markets improve, opportunities increase. But sodoes competition. A critical aspect of your MBA programme,the Professional Development course, focuses on supportingyou to enhance your employability. Whatever your ultimatecareer objectives, our tailored, expert support will help youacquire the skills to maximise your potential.The skills andsupport to makeyour next moveProfessional Development ProgrammeCoachingBusiness Engagement TreksA personalised approach takes the leadas we support you to build your ownself-awareness and confidence. Wewill help you develop the skills andattributes that set successful seniormanagers and strategic leaders apart.The School has embraced a coachingethos that underpins all of our professionaldevelopment activities. Our coachingprogramme is designed to offer youa tailored, personalised experienceresponsive to your individual needs.We also organise offsite industry visits tohelp students connect to and learn from arange of diverse organisations (includingfor example – Amazon, RBS, the NationalHealth Service and a range of start-ups)across sectors and geographic locations.Significant investment in this area sees theSchool combining leading-edge diagnostictools with one-to-one feedback sessions,personal development coaching and arange of skills and careers workshops.These are designed and delivered withinput from expert industry practitioners.Coaching helps to improve communicationskills and teamwork, enhances personalleadership qualities and can help to buildyour resilience to succeed in turbulenttimes. Personal development coachingis focused on building self-awareness,taking ownership for goals andachieving your personal potential.Proud to champion and promote theproven benefits of a diverse and inclusivebusiness culture, we also host an annualWomen in Leadership Trek to London. Thisis a 2 day student-led event in Londonoffering participants the opportunityto hear from panels, keynote speakersand participate in workshops led byinspirational business leaders who haveachieved significant success in their careers.Informed by regular, direct engagementwith employers, our PD programmeis designed to help you enhanceyour leadership and professionalcompetence, as well as developingstrong employability potential. Thecourse focuses on building skills andconfidence in areas including: presentationand advanced communications,influencing and negotiating, effectiveteam working, emotional intelligenceand resilience. In addition, our careerdevelopment workshops cover topicssuch as job search strategies, networking,personal branding, CV and coverletters and interview preparation.Our programme helps to focus our studentson taking accountability for enhancing theirown employability prospects within anincreasingly competitive global job market.Tailored careers guidance is also offered atan individual level throughout the MBA.Our aim is to provide the support that willempower you to take ownership of yourown future career development.10business-school.ed.ac.ukCareer Development Services Recruiter/employer sector-specificpresentations and guest speakerevents – an excellent way to developyour own networks. A broad portfolio of online resourcesincluding complimentary access toMBA-specific job platforms, webinarsand development tools to helpyou identify the best careeropportunities and prepare forthose all-important interviews. Access to the University’scentral careers service. Alumni connections: access to apowerful and warm network of nearly16,000 alumni world wide. Adding toour scope, reach and resources, ouralumni offer invaluable connectionsto companies on a global basis.
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Career OutcomesThe success of our MBA programme is refected in thecareer destinations of our graduates. Hugely respected byglobal employers, this programme provides the perfectlearning experience with access to world-class academicsand are underpinned by real world insights.EMployment distributionby functionEMployment distributionby market sectorAnalystAccountancy & Professional Services6%3%Banking / Finance / Insurance3%Business Development3%ConsultancyChief Executive9%E-commerce3%3%Chief Operating OfficerEnergy / Utilities3%3%Financial Advisors & Financial ServicesConsultant3%12%Food / Drink / Tobacco9%3%Director9%Fund / Asset / InvestmentFinance (including Management Consultancy)6%Healthcare / Life Sciences3%IT / Telecoms / ElectronicsFounder / Own il, Mining & Extractive Industries6%Property Development / Surveying6%RetailSenior Manager3%3%Software Development / Other12business-school.ed.ac.uk28%
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