Strathclyde Business School

Strathclyde Business School
Type Public Business School
Established 1947
Dean David Hillier
Academic staff
 ca 200
Students > 4,500
Location Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Coordinates: 55°51′40″N 4°14′42″W / 55.861°N 4.245°W / 55.861; -4.245
Campus Urban
Colours Red and White          
Affiliations The Association of MBAs (AMBA), The European Quality Improvement Scheme, (EQUIS) Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Strathclyde University
Website www.strath.ac.uk/business/

The Strathclyde Business School (SBS) is one of four faculties forming the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1947, the school is located on Cathedral Street within the John Anderson campus of the University, it offers courses for business education and management development.

Strathclyde Business School has around 200 academic staff and more than 4500 students (1960 undergraduate and 2615 postgraduate), with 11 subject departments and specialist units providing more specialist and cross-disciplinary postgraduate courses. It has been granted Triple Accreditation.

The Economist and Financial Times ranked the Strathclyde Business School's Master of Business Administration (MBA) 76th and 63rd worldwide in 2016,[1][2] while its Executive MBA and Master's program in Finance was ranked 41st and 33rd worldwide by Financial Times in 2016.[3][4] The school has international centres in seven countries: Switzerland, Greece, Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Oman, and Malaysia

Academic departments

The University of Strathclyde Business School (SBS) Building
Barony Hall is where SBS held Graduation Ceremony

There are seven academic departments within the school:

Each department offers postgraduate, undergraduate and research programmes. The business school also offers faculty-wide programmes, both research and taught – the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive Masters in Hospitality and Tourism Leadership, the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), and Research Methodology in Business & Management.

The business school has several research units:

International centres

In October 1988 the school launched its first Master of Business Administration centre abroad, in Singapore; a second centre opened in Hong Kong in April 1989.[5] As of 2016 the school has eight international centres across seven countries: Switzerland, Greece, Singapore, Oman, and Malaysia, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.[6]

Recognition

Quality Accreditations

Strathclyde is the first triple accredited business school in Scotland, one of a small percentage worldwide to be triple accredited, holding accreditation from the international bodies, AMBA,[7] AACSB[8] and EQUIS.[9]

CFA Institute University Recognition Program

Strathclyde Business School offers several postgraduate programmes recognised by the CFA Institute for including a significant portion of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct. The programmes recognised are the MSc Finance, MSc International Accounting and Finance, MSc Investment and Finance and the MSc International Banking and Finance.[10]

Research Excellence Framework

Strathclyde has a reputation for research excellence. In the most recent 2014 Research Excellence Framework, Strathclyde Business School was rated in the top 10 in the UK for its research, number one in Scotland on GPA, 3rd in the UK for the impact of their research and achieved the highest possible rating for their research environment.[11]

There are also a number of discipline-specific accreditations held by departments:

Times Higher Education Awards

University of the Year 2012

In November 2012 the University was shortlisted for 4 categories in the Times Higher Education Awards and won the UK’s University of the Year award.[18]

UK Entrepreneurial University of the Year 2013

In the Times Higher Education 2013 Awards, the University won the "UK Entrepreneurial University of the Year 2013" award, making Strathclyde the first Scottish university to hold the title.[19]

MBA and Masters Rankings

Financial Times

European Business School Rankings

Global MBA Rankings

Executive MBA Rankings

Masters in Finance Rankings

Masters in Management

The Economist

Executive MBA Rankings

Full Time MBA Rankings

eFinancialCareers

Masters in Finance for Investment Banking

Notable Alumni

References

  1. ↑ Business school rankings from the Economist – Global MBA Ranking 2016
  2. ↑ Business school rankings from the Financial Times – Global MBA Ranking 2016
  3. 1 2 "Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com". rankings.ft.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  4. 1 2 "EMBA rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com". rankings.ft.com. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
  5. ↑ "Strathclyde planning a possible global strategy in learning". The Glasgow Herald. 17 July 1989. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Strathclyde International Centres". strath.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  7. ↑ "Search BSchool MBA programmes". mbaworld. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  8. ↑ "member profile: Strathclyde, University of, Strathclyde Business School". www.aacsb.edu. Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "EQUIS Accredited Schools". Efmd.org. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  10. ↑ "Recognition Program for Universities". www.cfainstitute.org. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  11. ↑ "REF 2014". Ref.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  12. ↑ "ICAS accredited degrees". Icas.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  13. 1 2 "University of Strathclyde". Cimaglobal.com. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  14. ↑ "Strathclyde Economics Course comes Highly Recommended – University of Strathclyde". Strath.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  15. ↑ "Accreditation – University of Strathclyde". Strath.ac.uk. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  16. ↑ "Centre details: Strathclyde, University of". Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "بوابة حكومة أبوظبي – الأفراد – هيئة الاعتماد العلمي". Abudhabi.ae. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  18. ↑ WINNERS :: THE Awards 2013
  19. ↑ 2013 Winners :: THE Awards 2013
  20. ↑ "European Business school rankings 2013". FT.com.
  21. ↑ "Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com". rankings.ft.com. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  22. ↑ "Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com". rankings.ft.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  23. ↑ "Global MBA Rankings 2013".
  24. ↑ "Global MBA Rankings 2014".
  25. ↑ "Global MBA Rankings 2015".
  26. ↑ "Global MBA Rankings 2016".
  27. ↑ "Global MBA Rankings 2013".
  28. ↑ "Global MBA Rankings 2013".
  29. 1 2 "Executive MBA Ranking 2015". The Economist. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  30. ↑ Business school rankings from the Financial Times – Masters in Finance Pre-experience 2013
  31. ↑ "Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com". rankings.ft.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  32. ↑ Business school rankings from the Financial Times – Masters in Management 2013
  33. ↑
  34. ↑
  35. ↑ "The Economist Executive MBA Rankings 2013". 2013-07-18.
  36. ↑ "The Economist Full Time MBA Rankings 2013".
  37. ↑ "The Economist Executive MBA Rankings 2013".
  38. ↑ "The Economist Executive MBA Rankings 2013".
  39. 1 2 3 "The top 30 Masters in Finance for getting a job in investment banking – eFinancialCareers". eFinancialCareers. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
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