Background information
Durham University Business School is a vibrant and multi-disciplinary business school, delivering general and specialist masters programmes, MBAs, and executive education for organisations and individuals. We are engaged in developing high level business and organisation leaders - well rounded individuals who can work across organisational boundaries in the ever changing businesses and organisations of today and in the future.
Founded in 1965, we are recognised and consistently ranked among the world’s most highly regarded business schools. From our earliest beginnings we have established an international reputation for our innovative approach to business education and enterprise development, and for the excellence of our Masters programmes.
The School operates over three locations in Durham and Stockton.
Accreditation and Rankings
One of an elite group of business schools to carry three internationally-recognised quality kitemarks:
- AACSB
- EQUIS
- Association of MBAs
Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking, December 2012:
- 55th in Europe and 17th in the UK
Financial Times Global MBA rankings, January 2012:
- 94th in the world and 13th in the UK
- 34th in the world for 'career progress'; 8th in the UK
- joint 11th in the world for 'international students'
- 17th in the world for 'value for money'
QS Distance Online MBA Listing July 2012:
7th in the world, 4th in the UK
Economist Which MBA Top 100 full-time MBA programme rankings, October 2012
- 74th in the world
- 24th in Europe
- 10th in the UK
Research
Of the research assessed as part of RAE 2008, Durham University Business School, 95% is of International Quality and above. This positions the School 19th in a total of 90 schools within the business and management sector (based on the Grade Point Average score).
We are innovative, enterprising and forward looking, and to consolidate and build on our strengths we have established a core of research groups which are among the world leaders in their fields:
- Decision Science
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance and Accounting
- HRM and Organisational Behaviour
- Public Management
- Strategy and Organisation
Degree programmes
Undergraduate degrees
- Business
- Business Finance
- Accounting and Finance
- Economics
- Business Economics
- Economics with French
- Economics and Politics
- Combined degrees
Specialist Masters - MAs
- Management
- Marketing
- Human Resource Management
- Financial Management
- Management and MA Marketing (via distance learning)
- Executive MA in Enterprise Management
Specialist Masters – MSc
- Accounting and Finance
- Corporate and International Finance
- Economics and Finance
- Finance
- Finance and Investment
- International Banking and Finance
- International Money, Finance and Investment
The Durham MBA
- MBA Full-Time
- Executive MBA (part-time)
- MBA by Distance Learning (The Global MBA)
- Executive MBA in Germany
Student Numbers
Our student body, representing 97 nationalities, comprises:
- Over 700 taught postgraduate students (includes certificate/diploma students)
- Over 200 students studying for research degrees
- More than 900 Distance Learning students
- Over 1,100 undergraduates
The School’s Alumni association
On graduation, every student becomes a member of our alumni association:
- Assists its members to maintain the value of their business education and qualification
- Network of over 13,000 alumni and current students worldwide
Business Support
We encourage and nurture business relationships between our student body, graduate network, and business clients and partners through the following initiatives:
- Business Placements
- Consultancy
- Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
- Management Development Centre
- MBA Business Projects
