University of Surrey, School of Management
A top management school today has to be equipped for a highly competitive global marketplace. By offering a first-class suite of programmes, it should meet the needs of students who cannot afford to settle for second best. The School of Management is the knowledge-driven solution for students wanting to move forward. The School is a key part of one of the UK’s leading professional, scientific and technological universities, continuing to grow in influence, size and status, and offering a world-class management education to a global audience. The world of management is a fast-changing one and the School ensures that both research and teaching anticipate, reflect and deliver tomorrow's needs today. The School is the only UK institution to hold simultaneous accreditation by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), by AMBA (Association of MBAs) for the Surrey MBA, and by the UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organisation) for its Tourism programmes. Taught Programmes The School provides internationally recognised undergraduate and postgraduate degrees across a broad range of business and management disciplines, with specialist fields including hospitality and food management, tourism management, retail, marketing, and healthcare management, as well as a series of highly regarded Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes, including specialisms in Hospitality, Retail and Tourism. The School has links with a number of prestigious business schools worldwide and the Surrey MBA is available to study via the following distance learning centres:
- Germany: International Business School, Lippstadt
- Barbados: BIMAP
- Mauritius: Mauritius Institute of Management
Research To complete the portfolio, the School offers doctoral research degree programmes, leading to the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) or PhD. The School has a distinguished record of high quality research which includes both theoretical studies and applied research commissioned by clients in the UK and overseas, and makes a major contribution to business competitiveness in one of Europe’s most prosperous regions. Location Positioned at the centre of the University of Surrey’s safe, friendly and vibrant campus, the School of Management is surrounded by playing fields, gardens and a lake. Just 40 minutes from central London by train and close to both London Heathrow and Gatwick airports, it is also at the heart of England’s South East region – an area with more than 4,700 foreign-owned companies and the leading location for European headquarters of multinational companies (source: SEEDA). The School, along with the University, is a forceful driver in the region’s thriving economy. Facilities The School is housed within the new state-of-the-art School of Management building. Also situated within the building is the Lakeside Restaurant which, as well as being operated as a professional, fully functioning business, is utilised as a fundamental part of the School’s hospitality management programmes. In addition, the School boasts learning resources which are second to none. These include well-equipped computer laboratories, dedicated high quality seminar rooms, and a 400 seat auditorium. The School is also wireless networked, has a purpose-built student common room and its own coffee shop.
Accreditation
AACSB, AMBA
