Kingston University
Kingston Business School

Kingston Business School is a key part of Kingston University, the largest higher education provider in South West London, with more than 23,000 students enrolled on full and part-time courses. Its four campuses are located within a four-mile radius of the Kingston upon Thames town centre, which is 25 minutes from central London.

Introduction to Kingston Business School

One of the largest business schools in the UK, Kingston Business School is a long established and leading provider of management and business education for business professionals at all stages in their career.

The Faculty of Business and Law at Kingston has been at the forefront of excellence since it was formed in 1984. It combines the Business School and the Law School, both of which can trace their roots to the 60s. We run some of the longest established business and law courses in the UK. Our mission is to provide and unlock opportunities in business, management and the law and we do this by:

• Offering a comprehensive set of courses with an absolute dedication to student achievement and relevance;
• Pursuing world-class research which has impact on our stakeholders;
• Constantly engaging and interacting with practice to shape, inform and evaluate what we do.

Each of these three ingredients is embedded in what we do. On the research front, we collaborate with researchers and organisations across the world to study and develop new and influential ideas. Our partners and collaborations include large multinationals corporations, but also small business, the not for profit sector (such as museums), non-governmental organisations (including the OECD), United Nations bodies and governments throughout the world as well as at national and regional levels.

Departments

Kingston Business School is comprised of six specialist departments:

• Accounting & Finance
• Creative Industries and the Creative Economies (a cross Faculty collaboration)
• General Management
• Informatics & Operations Management
• Leadership HRM & Organisation
• Strategy, Marketing & Entrepreneurship

Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses with recognition and accreditation

Kingston Business School offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses across several business disciplines including marketing, human resources, finance, general management, and our well established Kingston MBA programme. Additionally we also have a range of established doctoral research programmes with dedicated facilities, lifelong learning opportunities and continuous professional development. Many of our courses are recognised and accredited by professional bodies, illustrating their quality and relevance in today's world.

Accreditations

Our courses are designed in collaboration with industry and, where applicable we always look for accreditation from the appropriate professional and statutory bodies to ensure they are relevant to today's world. Kingston Business School is one of an elite number of UK business schools with Association of MBA accreditation of our MBA courses. Plus we have also received EPAS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development for several of our postgraduate and undergraduate programmes; only the second UK business school to receive this accreditation.

Many other courses offer graduates memberships and exemptions from a wide range of membership bodies, including the Chartered Institute of Management, the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply, and the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.

Campus

Kingston Business School is based at the Kingston Hill campus, which is set in landscaped gardens and is a beautiful place to study with plenty of green spaces. The campus has a good community feel thanks to its many on-site facilities, including:

• teaching rooms and computer labs
• a fully equipped music studio
• halls of residence with rooms for 565 students
• a bar, cafe and restaurant

Kingston University has made significant investments in modern equipment and facilities to make your learning environment as up to date and effective as possible. The campus houses a range of well-equipped facilities and resources designed to offer you a modern study environment. The free bus service connects Kingston Hill with the other campuses, main halls of residence, town centre and railway station.

Getting to Kingston Business School is easy wherever you live. Situated just off the M25, serviced by both Kingston and Norbiton train stations and on many bus routes, Kingston is easily accessible whichever mode of transport you choose. Heathrow and Gatwick airports are just a short distance away too.

Research

We have a vibrant research community engaging staff, research students and associates from government, industry and commerce. Work ranges from pioneering academic research in areas such as small business finance and consumer behaviour, to highly focused consultancy for clients. Kingston Business School is a recognised ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) outlet for research training for doctoral students. Our PhD in particular is recognised by the ESRC as fulfilling its requirements to provide a broad-based programme of research training for those studying at doctoral level in the UK.

Our commitment to research is illustrated by the School's excellent results in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

In the 2008 RAE, the Business School's research output was very highly rated, with 90 percent of submitted research being of a quality that is 'recognised internationally' or better in terms of originality, significance and rigour. Of this, 10 percent was classified as 'world leading' and 35 percent as 'internationally excellent'. This result puts research undertaken in the Business School as joint 35th in the league table of 90 submissions, and places it as the top post-1992 university in terms of research quality.

Contact Details

Kingston Business School
Kingston Hill
Kingston Upon Thames
United Kingdom
KT2 7LB

Main University switch board: +44 (0)20 8417 9000

For postgraduate course enquiries email businesspgenquiry@kingston.ac.uk