Aston Business School
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| Type | Business School |
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| Established | 1947 |
| Dean | George Feiger |
| Students | +3000 |
| Location | Birmingham, England |
| Affiliations | Aston University |
| Website | www |
Aston Business School (ABS) is one of the largest business schools in Europe. Part of Aston University, ABS is situated in the centre of Birmingham, England.
It has been granted triple accreditation and was ranked 8th in the UK and 33rd in the world by QS in 2012. ABS was the first UK business school to be awarded the prestigious EQUIS accreditation, in 1999. ABS is the first institution in the UK to be allied with Beta Gamma Sigma by establishing a BGS Collegiate Chapter. ABS is one of only three business schools in the UK to be awarded a Small Business Charter Gold Award for its role in helping to support enterprise.
Aston announced a £35 million cash injection for a major upgrade of the campus, including a new £19 million revamped business school. In 2006 it opened a new £22m extension including new study rooms and two new lecture theatres.
The Department of Industrial Administration at the Birmingham Central Technical College (now Aston University) enrolled its first students in 1947, with a remit to "consolidate and extend teaching work in industrial administration". David Hall Bramley was the first Head of the Department, and is recognised for his pioneering work in Industrial Management Education at the University.
Aston received its charter in 1966, and in October 1972 the Management Centre was set up, merging the Department of Industrial Admninistration and the Graduate Centre for Management Studies and offering undergraduate, postgraduate, research and post-experience courses. 1978 saw the opening of the Nelson Building, purpose-built for the Management Centre. Its first MBAs were awarded in 1979. The Centre became the Aston Business School in 1988. The MSc in International Business offered for the first time in 1997, and the BSc in International Business and Management in 2005.
A £22m extension to the Nelson Building opened in 2006, now the main Business School building.
Aston Business School offers a range of first degrees (BSc) including single honours programmes covering the main business and management disciplines, and a choice of joint honours programmes. It also offers a qualifying law degree (LLB) and business foundation degree programmes. A distinctive feature of their first degrees is the business placement year which gives students valuable workplace experience. At postgraduate level, the Aston MBA is offered through full-time, part-time and online learning, together with a wide range of taught MSc courses and a postgraduate commercial law degree (LLM). These also include business and industry placements. Their research degrees programme includes the DBA, PhD/MPhil in Management and MSc in Management Research. The Centre for Executive Development provides bespoke and accredited development programmes for senior managers and businesses around the world.
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