University of Bath School of Management

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|established = 1966

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|type = Business School

|dean = Steve Brammer

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|location = Bath, United Kingdom

|campus = Semi-rural

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The University of Bath School of Management in Bath, England, is the international business school of the University of Bath. It was established in 1966.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/school-of-management-rankings-and-accreditations/|title=University of Bath School of Management Rankings and Accreditations|access-date=15 September 2021}}

The School offers a range of courses including undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD, as well as executive education for individuals and organisations. The Bath MBA is offered as a one-year full-time programme or as a part-time Executive programme.

Accreditation

Bath is one of a number of international business schools to have been accredited by EQUIS, the European Foundation for Management Development's (EFMD) quality inspectorate.{{cite web|url=http://www.efmd.org/component/efmd/?cmsid=040929sqku|publisher=European Foundation for Management Development |title=EQUIS Accredited Schools|access-date=7 October 2008

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Degree programmes

The school offers a range of degrees from undergraduate through to doctoral and post-experience programmes.

There are 11 undergraduate courses, ranging from Accounting and Finance to International Management, and a wide range of Master's courses, including Marketing and Finance with Banking.

= The Bath MBA =

The Bath MBA is an intensive programme designed for mature individuals with several years' relevant, postgraduate experience. The programme is available in both full-time and part-time, executive formats. The Bath MBA has been AMBA-accredited since 1976.{{cite web|url=http://accreditation.mbaworld.com/content/accreditedlistall/index.html |publisher=Associationof MBAs |title=AMBA Accredited Schools |access-date=7 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011100511/http://accreditation.mbaworld.com/content/accreditedlistall/index.html |archive-date=11 October 2008 }}

= Doctoral =

The school offers two research degrees: a PhD, and a specialist Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Higher Education Management.

Reputation

The University of Bath currently ranks in the top 5 in the UK for its business-related subjects across the three main national undergraduate rankings (The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025,{{Cite news |title=The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk-university-rankings |access-date=26 September 2024}} The Guardian University Guide 2025{{Cite web |title=The Guardian Good University Guide 2025 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2024/sep/07/the-guardian-university-guide-2025-the-rankings |access-date=26 September 2024 |website=TheGuardian.com}} and the Complete University Guide 2025{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings|title=Complete University Guide 2025|access-date=7 June 2023}}). The Complete University Guide 2025 ranks the University 1st for Marketing,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/marketing|title=Complete University Guide 2025 Marketing league table|access-date=7 June 2023}} a position it's held since 2017.

In the latest UK government's Research Excellence Framework,{{Cite web|url=https://results2021.ref.ac.uk/|title=Research Excellence Framework 2021|access-date=16 June 2022}} 56% of the School's submissions met the 4* standard (the highest possible). According to the Times Higher Education's REF analysis,{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ref-2021-business-and-management-studies|title=REF 2021: Business and management studies|access-date=16 June 2022}} the School was placed 7th in the UK for business and management studies.

Faculty

The School has over 100 teaching and research staff, with a support team of around 90 managerial and administrative staff. All academic faculty are members of a division and often a research centre.

= Divisions =

Accounting Finance & Law
Marketing Business & Society
Information, Decisions & Operations
Strategy & Organisation

= Research centres and networks =

Centre for Business, Organisations and Society
Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy
Centre for Healthcare Innovation and Improvement
Centre for Research on Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Centre for Smart Warehousing and Logistics Systems
Centre for Strategic Change and Leadership
Future of Work
Identities in Organisations research centre
International Centre for Higher Education Management

Notable alumni

Justin King, CEO, Sainsbury's
Bob Wigley, Chairman, Merrill Lynch International (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
Athena Andreadis, musician
Peter Harrison (businessman), CEO, Schroders
Russell Senior, ex Pulp guitarist
Terence Thomas, Baron Thomas of Macclesfield, CBE Former chairman, Northwest Development Agency (1999–2002) and former managing director of the Co-operative Bank
Ash Atalla, television producer
Nigel Healey, Vice Chancellor, [https://www.fnu.ac.fj/new/ Fiji National University]
James Shaw, New Zealand minister
Sir Julian Horn-Smith, former COO of Vodafone
Stewart Till, Chairman of United International Pictures and Millwall FC
Stephen Kelly (businessman), former CEO, Sage Group

References

External links

[http://www.bath.ac.uk/management University of Bath School of Management Website]
[http://www.bathmba.com/ The Bath MBA Website]

School of Management

Bath

Category:Educational institutions established in 1966

Category:1966 establishments in England