MBA

Entry requirements

Entry requirements include:

• A good UK honours degree, or
• An equivalent overseas degree recognised by Aston University, or
• A degree-level professional qualification.

Plus:

• At least three years' relevant post-graduation work experience by the time you start your programme
• An official academic transcript of your grades (in English)
• Two references - at least one from an academic referee, the other from your current or previous employer (Two professional references may be accepted from applicants with substantial work experience).

English language requirements can be found here

Applicants with extensive work experience

We accept applications from candidates with extensive work experience who have not completed a graduate qualification.

We take a holistic approach in evaluating applications. If you would like to get a better idea before applying, you are welcome to contact one of our MBA advisers for an informal discussion.

The information contained on this website details the typical entry requirements for this course for the most commonly offered qualifications. Applicants with alternative qualifications may wish to enquire with the relevant admissions teams prior to application whether or not their qualifications are deemed acceptable. For less commonly encountered qualifications this will be judged on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the academic admissions tutor.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Ranked as one of the world’s top MBA programmes*, The Aston MBA is empowering the next generation of global business leaders and entrepreneurs.

At the cutting-edge of innovation, we offer a highly practical, experiential approach to learning. You’ll actively engage with pioneering leadership practice and gain valuable experience working on real-life consultancy projects.

Strategically-focused and flexible, you can tailor the course to your interests and professional aspirations. Whatever your career ambitions, we can help you achieve them.

You can choose to study this course as part of our double degree programme.

What’s covered on the course?

Discover cutting-edge leadership concepts and frameworks and put these principles into practice with applied exercises and real-life business projects. In doing so, you’ll develop your ability to inspire and lead enterprises and be a force for positive change within organisations.

Covering a broad range of business topics, this course will equip you with an extensive understanding of how businesses operate in today’s fiercely competitive global commercial environment.

Thanks to our practical and holistic approach to teaching, you’ll get the chance to solve real-life business challenges through various live consultancy projects. You’ll draw on your learnings from commercial disciplines, including strategy, operations management, marketing as well as finance, which will give you a well-rounded knowledge of business.

We’ll help you to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and master the arts of critical analysis and strategic thinking. This will allow you to perceive opportunities and overcome complex commercial challenges.

The Aston Edge – our personal leadership development programme will build your self-confidence, develop essentials soft skills and help you create your career development plan, which can ensure you achieve your professional goals.

You can study your MBA your way. With a wide range of optional module and our innovative self-defined study component, this flexible MBA programme can be tailored to you and your career aspirations.

You’ll be taught by a highly-regarded teaching faculty, which is made up of leading academics and experienced professionals. Our teaching philosophy is based on putting business principles into practice, meaning you’ll learn through a series of applied, task-based activities.

All this combined creates for a rewarding learning experience which will transform you and your career. We’ll help you to fulfil your potential and realise your career ambitions.

What makes The Aston MBA experience so unique?

These five core values underpin the entire Aston MBA programme and ensure your development is central to everything we do:

1. Powerful Personal Development – enhancing leadership capabilities and developing an entrepreneurial mindset to empower confident, responsible business leaders of the future.

2. Cutting-edge Teaching – delivering innovative and experiential teaching methods in order to provide a rich, empowering learning experience.

3. Engaging, Flexible Curriculum – powerful course content that reflects the modern global business environment and which can be tailored to your interests and career aspirations.

4. Diverse, Supportive Environment – a friendly and diverse learning environment, where inclusion and collaboration are valued.

5. Lasting Thought Leadership – recognising and addressing the latest trends and issues, thereby enabling you to have a meaningful impact in global business and leadership for years to come.

Information for international students

With more than 25 nationalities represented last year, the Aston MBA is truly international. This international make-up is central to the programme, designed to enhance the learning experience and to create an environment which helps you develop the essential skills required to become a global leader.

Fees and funding

Scholarships

These can be applied for during application, or when an offer for a place has been made by us and accepted by you.

MBA Global Ambassador Scholarship 2019

Scholarships of up to 50% are available for candidates under the Global Ambassador Scholarship scheme. The total value awarded will be determined by your academic and professional achievements, as well as your drive and commitment to become an ambassador for the MBA programme and Aston Business School both during your time on the programme and throughout your professional career.

You do not need to submit an additional application, the scholarship assessment will be made using the online application and during your interview.

Funding

Home and EU students are eligible for a Postgraduate Loan, giving you up to £10,000 towards your course fees.