THE EXETER MBAInspiring leaders for a better world

BUSINESSSCHOOL

2018

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exeter.ac.uk/mbamba@exeter.ac.uk+44 (0)1392 725078

University of Exeter Business SchoolRennes DriveExeterEX4 4PUUNITED KINGDOM

@theexeterMBA

@theexeterMBA

European Business SchoolsRanking 2017

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If you meet our entry requirements, we welcome you to apply using our online application system: exeter.ac.uk/mba

You will need to submit the following documents:

n Transcript and degree certificate for first/second degree

n Detailed CV

n Two professional reference letters

n Personal statement supporting your application, detailing your achievements in your career so far, what experiences you will bring to the programme, and how you think The Exeter MBA will enhance your career and your future aspirations

n Evidence of English proficiency if applicable

n Your GMAT score if applicable

n After submitting your application, you will be contacted by the MBA office to arrange an interview.

Programme start date

September annually

Submit your online application

Final review of application by

The Exeter MBA Programme

Director

Qualified applicants invited

to interview

Successful applicants offered

a place on The Exeter MBA

Apply nowContents

Introduction 3

The Exeter MBA 4

Why choose Exeter? 5

Class profile 6

Programme structure 8

Purposeful leadership 10

Innovation and entrepreneurship 12

Work with global organisations 14

Your career 16

Graduate success 18

Our faculty 21

Our facilities and location 23

Entry criteria 24

Scholarships and funding 26

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Introduction

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The Exeter MBA is all about facing global challenges and equipping students with the skills and knowledge to make a positive impact in the world.

Our students are typified by their ambition to tackle complex issues through innovation, technology and purposeful leadership, and to have both a successful and meaningful career.

If this sounds like you, I invite you to find out more.

Stuart Robinson

The Exeter MBA Programme Director

The Exeter MBA

Accelerate or redirect your career with our internationally accredited MBA programme, ranked Number 1 in the Corporate Knights’ Better World MBA rankings 2017.Our unique MBA will equip you with the tools and skills in purposeful leadership, innovation, sustainability and technology to not only transform yourself, but also the world around you, for good.

The programme is flexible and is available to study full-time over 12 months or as an executive part-time option over 24–36 months.

Boost your employability by working with global brands such as IBM, Coca Cola, Unilever,

Oxfam, SAP, Marks and Spencer, Thomson Reuters and EY

Develop an international mindset with our diverse cohort of nationalities spanning 21 different countries,

with a gender split of 58% female to 42% male

Benefit from our international business connections and network

of over 1,600 alumni

Explore and develop your personal unique selling points with our Careers Programme which

includes 1:1 coaching from our dedicated MBA Careers Consultant

Take advantage of experiential learning through study trips, company visits, corporate challenges

and consultancy projects for partner organisations

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Why choose Exeter?

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nMember of the prestigious Russell Group of leading UK research universities

n Ranked amongst the top 130 universities worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University rankings 2018

n6th in the UK, 9th in Europe and top 35th in the world in the CWTS Leiden Ranking

nConsistently ranked highly for student experience, currently 7th in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018

nAwarded a Gold rating by the Teaching Excellence Framework, acknowledged for the University’s combination of outstanding teaching, high student engagement and world leading research to create an internationally excellent education

nRanked a top 100 European Business School by the Financial Times in 2016 and 2017

nAwarded highest level of accreditation by AMBA and EQUIS

nMember of AACSB, PRME and ABIS

nRanked number one in the world by Corporate Knights’ Better World MBA rankings 2017

nAccredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), the world leading international accreditation for business schools

nFull-time MBA programme awarded “Tier One” status and Executive programme ranked 3rd in the UK and 21st in the world in CEO Global MBA Rankings 2017

The University of Exeter Business SchoolThe University of Exeter

The Exeter MBA

Class profile

We leverage the power of a diverse learning environment by building a unique and diverse MBA cohort.

This provides you with an invaluable difference in perspectives that inspires creativity, drives innovation, and increases the opportunities for your personal and professional growth.

RussiaPoland

Colombia

UK

France

Spain

Australia

USA

Nigeria

Argentina

Japan

Taiwan

China

Thailand

Indonesia

India

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Nepal

Madagascar

Singapore

New Zealand

South Africa

The Netherlands

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RussiaPoland

Colombia

UK

France

Spain

Australia

USA

Nigeria

Argentina

Japan

Taiwan

China

Thailand

Indonesia

India

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Nepal

Madagascar

Singapore

New Zealand

South Africa

The Netherlands

42% Male 58% Female Average work experience = 8 years

Full-time students 43 full-time students, average age 31Full-time students 21 different nationalities represented

Argentina 1 Nigeria 1

Australia 1 Pakistan 1

Bangladesh 1 Russia 1

China 3 Singapore 1

Colombia 2 South Africa 2

India 4 Taiwan 2

Indonesia 1 Thailand 6

Japan 2 The Netherlands 1

Madagascar 1 UK 9

Nepal 1 USA 1

New Zealand 1

Executive students 5 different nationalities represented

These statistics refer to the 2017/18 cohort.

Colombia 1 Spain 1

France 1 UK 27

Poland 1

Average work experience = 16 years74% Male 26% Female

Executive students 31 students, average age 38

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Programme structure

SEPTEMBERTerm 1 modules

Tackling Global Challenges and Developing ResilienceEconomics for Managers

Managing Strategic Resources and OperationsStrategy

MarketingAccounting and Finance

JANUARYTerm 2 modules

Strategic and Responsible Innovation Igniting Change in BusinessThe Entrepreneurial Mindset

Practical Insights into Data and Analytics Leading in the 4th Industrial Revolution

NegotiatingThe Corporate Challenge

APRIL

MBA Consultancy Project

Term 3 elective modules

The Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Process: Starting Successful New Ventures

Generating Insights Through Deeper AnalyticsBusiness-to-Business Marketing

Sustainable FinanceCorporate Finance

Leading Resilient OrganisationsInternational Study

The Leadership Skills Expedition

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This programme content is accurate for 2018/19 entry, elective modules may vary.

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The Executive MBA programme is delivered in a flexible format so that study can be combined with work over a period of 24–36 months. For more information please visit our website.

In today’s era of globalisation, you will graduate with the knowledge and skills to lead anywhere in the world.

Develop your global intelligence through:

n Experiential and practical case studies

n Projects and workshops

n Study trips

n Engagement with international business leaders

You can also widen your global perspective of the latest business models and leadership developments by choosing to study a specialist module at one of our international partner schools.

Purposeful leadership

The Leadership Skills Expedition

This module is designed to put your leaderships skills to the test in a unique environment, and in 2018 took place in Norway.

You will develop awareness of leadership challenges and build a strong leadership style that you can deploy anywhere.

All topics are explored in a global context to reflect the variety of countries and cultures in which you may wish to pursue your career. You will develop a number of valuable transferable skills, including:

n Self-awareness

n Cultural awareness

n Influencing

n Communication

n Networking (in person and via social media)

n Capacity for reflection on personal skills, competencies and experience.

You will also develop a number of career management skills, which will enable you to make informed career choices, and help you succeed in securing your next job.

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Norway was a completely unexpected adventure that has changed me and my life in many ways. It enabled me to get to know my peers on a more personal level, sharing more than academic abilities inside a classroom.

Victoria Veber, MBA 2018

The Leadership Skills Expedition 2018, Norway

Innovation and entrepreneurship

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From innovative idea generation though to implementation, The Exeter MBA will help you lead with an entrepreneurial mindset and identify the key strategies for sparking ideas and opportunity exploitation.

Apply your ideas to the entrepreneurial process to create a tangible new venture and gain pragmatic insight into the processes required to conceive, research, write and pitch a credible plan in order to acquire the necessary resources to launch a new enterprise. Workshops include significant input from entrepreneurs and small business specialists.

Entrepreneurs can shape their innovative ideas into business realities over the course of just three days with Google’s Techstars Startup Weekend Exeter, hosted at the University of Exeter Business School with expert facilitators and mentors.

The Entrepreneurial Mindset module is designed to give you an insight into the realities of entrepreneurial activity, an understanding of processes important in improving the probability of success, and the important factors that make a new venture more likely to succeed.

In our Leading in the 4th Industrial Revolution module you will be engaged in emergent technological innovations that are being described as the next industrial revolution. This includes the rapid increase of ‘platforms’ and servitization through digital connectivity.

Co-delivered by our technology partners, you will be able to identify the international opportunities and possible disruptions that lie within the convergence of a connected innovation ecosystem.

Our ‘Dragons’ Den’ exercise, which forms part of our optional entrepreneurship module in Term 3, allows you to present your business plan to a team of experienced entrepreneurs to gain expert feedback.

The techniques I’ve learned in innovation have helped me connect the dots from challenges I encountered during my career as an IT consultant, and during the Consultancy Project where I was able to solve real-life problems for businesses.Ayan Chatterjee (MBA, 2018)

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Our corporate partners work alongside the MBA’s teaching team to co-deliver a number of modules, support and mentor students, and help perfect interview skills. They also provide opportunities to address their companies’ real-life business challenges through assignments, case study analysis, projects and study trips.

Work with global organisations

You will benefit from our strong links and partnerships with a range of progressive organisations, working closely with them on Corporate Challenges and Consultancy Projects throughout the year. Each student can choose a project with an organisation that will help to enhance their future career in areas such as entrepreneurship, strategy, innovation, marketing, international business, sustainability, finance and general business.

The MBA’s corporate partners include some of the world’s most enlightened NGOs, start-ups and global brands who place purposeful leadership, sustainability and innovation at the heart of their business strategies.

In 2017, MBA students worked with the following organisations:

n IBM

n Barclays

n Coca Cola

n Oxfam

n SAP

n PwC

n The Co-operative Group

n L’Oréal

n EDF Energy

n Canon

n Unilever

n EY

n Bunzl

n Syngenta

n St Luke’s Hospice

MBA guest speakersThe University of Exeter Business School attracts world-class leaders to speak to MBA students, often in an informal setting ideal for networking. Guest speakers from Ikea, IBM, IDEO London, PwC, JML and Sotheby’s have contributed along with a wealth of highly successful leaders, entrepreneurs and consultants from a wide range of backgrounds.

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The Corporate Challenge was an incredible, stimulating project that helped us balance the tension between our academic knowledge and practical skills. There was no blue-sky thinking: The solution had to be sustainable, it had to be smart and practical and above all, it had to be possible to execute. Working with a small brand meant Unilever could give our solution a try, see how it goes and if successful, migrate to other brands.

Justin Turquet (2017 MBA alumnus) CEO, BinIt

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Your career

Careers ProgrammeThe Exeter MBA will help you to achieve the career you desire.

Our Careers Programme has been designed to give you a full understanding of yourself as a successful and innovative professional in today’s global business landscape.

The programme will kick-start your personal transformation process by exposing you to the wide-ranging career development resources at your disposal, whilst developing self-reflection on your personal competencies and experiences.

Workshops are delivered by career-change professionals, including sector specialists focussed on growing your expertise in internationalisation and employability, helping you decide where you want to take your MBA.

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Through our active support we will:

n Match you up with an experienced professional to gain 1:1 careers advice through our Careers Mentor scheme

n Provide personalised 1:1 Careers Coaching with our dedicated, fully-qualified MBA Career Consultant

n Provide access to a range of careers fairs and events

n Connect you with successful alumni working in a sector of your choice to further develop your contacts and professional impact

Your MBA Consultancy Project will be a key piece of the jigsaw enabling you to move from your pre-MBA role, organisation or sector onto your new career path. Your Careers Consultant will help ensure that your Consultancy Project supports your career aspirations.

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Become the leader you want to be Transform ideas

into action with The Exeter MBA

Graduate success

Exeter MBA graduates have a proven track record of going on to lead on a global stage, with graduate destinations, including:

n Global Accounts Insight Manager, Google

n Communications and Sustainability Consultant, Contreebute

n Regulatory Design Consultant, RBS Treasury

n Business Performance Manager, Crowdcube

n Senior Manager in Environmental Sustainability, The Coca-Cola Company

n Machine Learning and High-Performance Analytics, IBM

n Chief Operating Officer, Halotrade

n Managing Director, Electric Mobility

n Analyst Group Sustainability, Deutsche Borse Group, Germany

n Head of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Manager, Bunzl PLC

n Project Delivery Manager, Computershare

n Operations Consulting Manager, PwC

n Senior Associate, PwC

n Techstars Barclays Accelerator 2017 Cohort and Manager, Accenture

n Senior Retail Analyst (Advisory), Planet Retail

n HRD Specialist, Samsung Medical Centre

n Director of Funding, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity

n Senior Consultant, EY

n Consultant, McKinsey

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Throughout the programme, we were pushed to work cross-culturally, constantly applying the art of listening to build constructive dialogues. This systemic understanding of relationships built our personal resilience and will prove invaluable for our future in a complex society.Delfina Zagarzazu (2017 MBA alumna), Co-founder and B Corp Advisor, Innodriven

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Co-founder and B Corp Advisor, Innodriven

Delfina Zagarzazu,MBA, 2017

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Our faculty

The University of Exeter Business School’s first-class academic reputation attracts internationally renowned researchers and skilled educators, with over 73% of Business School research rated either world-leading or internationally excellent.*

On The Exeter MBA, you will benefit from direct and immediate access to top researchers in the teaching team and work with experts in the latest business ideas, theories and approaches. You will discuss and debate the current challenges and opportunities facing businesses with some of the top business professionals and leading business academics in the world, sharing insights from their vast and varied years working in industry around the globe.

Our teaching team are active members of the following centres and research initiatives:

The Exeter Centre for Leadership Recognised globally for bringing together outstanding students, faculty and partners to create distinctive and high quality leadership and governance research, teaching and events, which are addressing the major issues of today in business and society.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Our academics focus on Innovation Management Capability, including how innovation is embedded in organisational practice, and how innovation capabilities dynamically change given competitive challenges. It studies the role of emerging technologies, their diffusion and commercialisation, and their ability to disrupt established markets.

Sustainability and Circular Economy Political economists, supply chain experts, biologists, business administrators, mathematical modellers and social scientists from across the Business School are brought together to explore, interrogate and challenge a wide variety of ideas relating to how we can make life on this planet more sustainable, circular and resilient. In 2017, The University of Exeter was designated as a Global Pioneer University by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, whose mission it is to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

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* 2014 Research Excellence Framework

Our location provides the perfect environment for sparking inspiration and building lasting relationships with your cohort.

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MBA Suite

The Business School Campus grounds

La Touche

Our facilities and location

You will have exclusive use of the MBA Suite located in the heart of the Business School on the Streatham Campus at the University of Exeter. Streatham Campus is regarded as one of the most beautiful in the country with lakes, parkland, woodland and gardens nestled inside a country estate that overlooks the city.

All teaching rooms, £12 million Sports Park, library, shopping centre, swimming pools, restaurants and much more are within walking distance.

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STREATHAM CAMPUS

EXETER

LONDON

Streatham Campus

Student discussion room

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Entry criteria

We evaluate candidates based on their first degree, work experience and career progression.

To qualify for The Exeter MBA you must have a minimum of three years’ experience, preferably in a managerial position.

If you don’t have a first degree but can demonstrate significant (8+ years) work experience and career progression you may still be eligible for the programme.

English LanguageThe Exeter MBA is taught in English, so if English is not your first language you must hold one of the below:

n IELTS 7.0 (with no less than 6.0 in any sector)

n TOEFL 250

n iBT TOEFL 100 +

A GMAT score will strengthen your application, although it is not required.

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At the University of Exeter Business School we want to ensure we attract the very brightest minds and talent, regardless of financial background. We therefore offer a range of scholarships to MBA students who can demonstrate academic excellence.

Fees All students: £30,000

Full-time MBA students Fees are to be paid either in full, at the start of the programme, or in two equal instalments. 50% at the beginning of Term 1 (September)

50% at the beginning of Term 2 (January)

To find out more about scholarships and funding visit ex.ac.uk/mbascholarships

Scholarships and funding

Executive (part-time) students Fees are to be paid either in full, at the start of the programme, module by module, or annually.

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If you meet our entry requirements, we welcome you to apply using our online application system: exeter.ac.uk/mba

You will need to submit the following documents:

n Transcript and degree certificate for first/second degree

n Detailed CV

n Two professional reference letters

n Personal statement supporting your application, detailing your achievements in your career so far, what experiences you will bring to the programme, and how you think The Exeter MBA will enhance your career and your future aspirations

n Evidence of English proficiency if applicable

n Your GMAT score if applicable

n After submitting your application, you will be contacted by the MBA office to arrange an interview.

Programme start date

September annually

Submit your online application

Final review of application by

The Exeter MBA Programme

Director

Qualified applicants invited

to interview

Successful applicants offered

a place on The Exeter MBA

Apply nowContents

Introduction 3

The Exeter MBA 4

Why choose Exeter? 5

Class profile 6

Programme structure 8

Purposeful leadership 10

Innovation and entrepreneurship 12

Work with global organisations 14

Your career 16

Graduate success 18

Our faculty 21

Our facilities and location 23

Entry criteria 24

Scholarships and funding 26

Apply now 27

THE EXETER MBAInspiring leaders for a better world

BUSINESSSCHOOL

2018

BS02

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exeter.ac.uk/mbamba@exeter.ac.uk+44 (0)1392 725078

University of Exeter Business SchoolRennes DriveExeterEX4 4PUUNITED KINGDOM

@theexeterMBA

@theexeterMBA

European Business SchoolsRanking 2017