1. United Kingdom
MBA
International (no work experience required)
Executive (work experience required)
Our MBAs are designed to help you meet the challenges
facing managers in the global business environment. It
will develop your critical and strategic thinking and equip
you with the necessary tools for solving problems.
Start dates September and February each year
Duration 15 months
Delivery Full time
Price £10,300 for 13/14 and £10,600 for 14/15
Scholarship £1,000 Vice Chancellors Scholarship
Deposit £3,000
IELTS
requirement
6.5 average
Key Facts
As an MBA student, you
will network with managers
from a wide-range of
businesses and cultural
backgrounds.
save up
to £2,000

2. Why Bucks?
Bucks has over 100 years experience
of education and is located on the edge
of west London just 30 minutes from
London Heathrow airport. We’re a new
generation university that is always open
to fresh ideas and thinking, and we
offer exciting opportunities in industry
relevant courses that furnish you with
the skills and qualities necessary to
impress employers when you graduate.
We’re one of the best
in the UK!
Bucks is Highly Trusted
• The UKBA rank Bucks as a Highly
Trusted Sponsor
Bucks is popular
• Bucks has been in the top 10 English universities
for percentage increase in applications for three
years in a row. Source: UCAS Digest
Bucks is great value
• According to research reported in Times Higher
Education, Bucks New University features in
the top 30 universities throughout the United
Kingdom in order of value-added ranking, based
on graduate salary
• Our fees are highly competitive with most
between £7,800 - £11,800
Bucks is well connected
• We have outstanding partnerships with
employers and industry meaning our courses are
relevant and current
• There are easy and quick transport links into
London from both our High Wycombe and
Uxbridge Campuses
Bucks gives you even more
• Our Big Deal includes free entertainment, free
recreational activities, free events, free competitive
sports and paid student representatives
• You will be a part our award winning and active
Students’ Union

3. Course information
Our MBAs enable students to develop a strategic,
integrated and holistic perspective of organisations.
You will study management at an individual, group
and organisational behavioural level as well as
at a functional, process and strategic level.
The MBAs will prepare you for a senior
management career through the development
of enhanced personal and interpersonal
skills. In particular, you will gain leadership
capability, skills in business development and
in facilitating change in organisations.
Academics and practitioners with an international
perspective teach this programme, enabling
them to equip you with the necessary skills
to lead across global boundaries.
As an MBA student, you will network with
managers from a wide-range of businesses
and cultural backgrounds. You will benefit from
business simulation games, group discussions
and various team working activities.
We distinguish ourselves from other MBAs
by offering the following opportunities to
our most ambitious MBA students:
• Work on international business research projects
• Develop business start-up ideas
• Continue onto a PhD
We are a member of the Association
of Business Schools
Mode of assessment
Assessment includes coursework and
examinations. Coursework may include
group projects, presentations and online
participation. The dissertation represents one
third of the marks for the final award.
Modules
Executive
core modules
International
core modules
• International Financial
Management
• International Marketing
• Human Resource
Management
• Operations and Process
Management
• Personal Development
and Consultancy Skills
• Management Science
and Systems
• Markets and Strategy
• Personal Development
and Consultancy project
• International Financial
Management
• International Marketing
Management
• International Strategy and
Organisation
• Personal Development
and Consultancy skills
• International Logistics and
Operations Performance
• Management Science
and Systems
• International Trade and
Competition
• International Management
and Change
Dissertation or Consultancy project The MBAs
culminates with a dissertation or consultancy project.
This is probably the most exciting stage of the MBA
programme, enabling you to undertake an applied
business research project from a strategic perspective,
on a topic that fits with your own career aspirations or
that of your business sponsor.
Learning outcomes
On successful conclusion of the course, you will
hold the award of Master of Business Administration
(MBA). This is the most widely recognised
international management qualification, and qualifies
you for exemptions from certain professional
examinations. It also allows for entry to further
postgraduate studies, including PhD programmes,
as well as for academic and professional work.
The course is designed to build the following:
• Strategic knowledge and reasoning
in the functional areas of business
and the ability to identify and evaluate
the relationships between them
• Business skills, both academic and practical,
which will enable students to perform
effectively in a variety of managerial roles
• Enhanced personal development
• Communication, critical thinking
and interpersonal skills
• An international and strategic perspective
on the functional and operational
areas of business activity
• Analytical, critical and research skills to support
the development of corporate strategy
• A critical understanding of the tools
and frameworks used in modelling
and systems thinking

4. Financial information
Deposit
After accepting an offer, applicants are required to
pay £3,000 deposit in order for Bucks to issue a
Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS) letter.
Prompt payment discount
If an applicant chooses to pay their full fee prior to
enrolment, they will be entitled to £1,000 discount.
The prompt payment discount is only available for
courses with a minimum tuition fee of £6,000.
Instalments
Instead of taking advantage of the prompt payment
discount, applicants can choose to pay their fees in
two instalments, with 50% of the remaining tuition
fee due before enrolment and the remaining 50%
due before the start of the second semester.
Support services
Bucks is a friendly supportive university and every
effort is made to ensure your time in the UK and
at Bucks is successful. The following services are
available on campus:
• Library
• Computer access
• Accommodation Service (including halls of
residence and private housing)
• Student Centre
• Multifaith Service
• Disability Service
• Careers and Employability Service
• Counselling Service
Entry requirements
English
You must hold an IELTS with an average
of 6.5 or above, with no component lower
than 5.5, or equivalent. Enquire about our
FREE English pre-sessional courses
Academic and professional
You must hold an equivalent of a UK Level
6 qualification according to UK NARIC.
Work experience
Executive MBA – you must have two years,
relevant work experience. International MBA –
work experience is desirable but not essential.

5. International Office
We have a friendly and dedicated International Office
offering our students the following services:
• Campus and town tours
• International student buddying
• Orientation and induction
• Pre-departure information
• Airport collection service
Careers and
Employability
Bucks has a dedicated careers and employability
service for all students.
• Assistance in finding employment during
study and after
• Assistance and guidance on CV writing
and interview techniques
• Corporate mentoring scheme
(currently CISCO)
• On campus careers day once a year
Accommodation
We know that your accommodation at Bucks will be
an important part of your stay and we want you to
feel ‘at home’. We have:
• Locally managed houses or lodgings in the
local community,
• 600 self-catering rooms in halls of residence
(guaranteed places for international students), and
all with internet access, so you can stay in touch
with your family and friends.

6. Our MBA Alumni
Sandeep Kaur - India
After graduating Sandeep worked at
Travelex, based in Heathrow airport.
She was rated as the ‘Star Performer’
by the company. Sandeep returned
to India to work as a deputy manager
in corporate sales in India’s largest
media company, India Today. Sandeep
believes that practical implication and a
wonderful faculty shaped her behaviour
to fit well in the corporate world.
Heshari Ariyaratne - Sri Lanka
After graduating Hesharie secured a job
within the NHS Audit Department.
“The MBA is an excellent programme
which not only provided me exposure to
the subject matter but all with the relevant
professional networks. I appreciate the
support provided by the lecturers not only
during but also after my graduation. The
career services not only helped me find
an appropriate job at the National Health
Trust but also provided me support and
guidance for the recruitment process.”
Rasanga Samarasinghe - Sri Lanka
After completing his MBA Rasanga
returned to Sri Lanka as a Software
Quality Assurance Manager, he
has since returned to the UK
where he works as a Software
QA Lead engineer for Navinet.

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How to apply
Application form
Please complete the application form in full, it can be
downloaded from www.bucks.ac.uk/international.
Submit completed application forms to
internationaladmissions@bucks.ac.uk.
Students applying from South Asia can forward
applications to sunny.jain@bucks.ac.uk.