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Welcome from the Dean

Contents

1 | Introduction to KingstonUniversity

2 | Introduction to Kingston Business School

3 | Welcome from the Director of Kingston Business School

4 | Why choose Kingston Business School?

6 | Research

7 | How to apply/Entryrequirements

8 | Location, getting here andcontacting us

Kingston University is aninnovative, vibrant institution withthe aim of being pivotal in boththe learning society and theknowledge economy. Businessand Law are subjects that areessential to this vision and allcolleagues in our Faculty aredetermined to equip our students to make effective contributions tosociety and the economy, whilststriving for excellence in learning,teaching and research.

The Faculty is comprised ofKingston Business School andKingston Law School, bothcornerstones of the University, and our aim is to provide and unlock opportunities in business,management and the law. The twoschools work in tandem to offer acomprehensive and professionallyrelevant set of courses and arebrought together by our dedicationto student achievement, pursuingworld-class research and engagingand interacting with practice toshape, inform and evaluate what we do.

I do hope you find everything youare looking for at Kingston BusinessSchool, and would like to extend my personal welcome should youdecide to join us in the near future.

Professor Jean-Noël EzingeardMSc IngDip PhD FRSA

Dean, Faculty of Business and LawKingston University

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Introduction to Kingston University

Kingston Business School is akey part of Kingston University,the largest higher educationprovider in South West London,with more than 23,000 studentsenrolled on full and part-timecourses. Its four campuses arelocated within a four-mile radiusof the Kingston upon Thamestown centre, which is 25 minutesfrom central London.

Among the most successful in theUnited Kingdom, Kingston Universityconsistently ranks among the topinstitutions for student applications,is renowned for teaching quality andis a growing force in research. It isalso highly regarded as a pioneer ine-learning and produces graduateswho achieve impressive startingsalaries as they enter the workforce.It is committed to opening up highereducation to the whole communityand encouraging students fromunder-represented anddisadvantaged backgrounds tofurther their studies.

The University offers acomprehensive range ofundergraduate and postgraduateprogrammes spread across sevenfaculties:

Faculty of Art, Design &Architecture

• Including the School’s ofArchitecture & Landscape, Art & Design History,Communication & Design, 3D Design, Fine Art, and Surveying& Planning

Faculty of Arts & SocialSciences

• Including the School’s ofEconomics, Education,Humanities, Performance &Screen Studies, and SocialScience

Faculty of Business & Law

• Including Kingston BusinessSchool and Kingston Law School

Faculty of Computing,Information Systems andMathematics

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Health & Social CareSciences

• Including the School’s of Midwifery& Child Health, Nursing,Physiotherapy, Radiography, and Social Work

Faculty of Science

• Including the School’s ofPharmacy & Chemistry,Geography Geology & theEnvironment, and Life Sciences

Kingston Universityconsistently ranks among

the top institutions forstudent applications, isrenowned for teaching

quality and is a growingforce in research.

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One of the largest businessschools in the UK, KingstonBusiness School is a longestablished and leading providerof management and businesseducation for businessprofessionals at all stages in their career.

Course areasKingston Business School offerscourses across six specialist areas:

• Accounting & Finance

• Creative Industries and theCreative Economies (a cross Faculty collaboration)

• General Management

• Informatics & OperationsManagement

• Leadership HRM & Organisation

• Strategy, Marketing &Entrepreneurship

The Faculty of Business and Law at Kingston has been at the forefrontof excellence since it was formed in1984. It combines the BusinessSchool and the Law School, both of which can trace their roots to the60s. We run some of the longestestablished business and lawcourses in the UK. Our mission is to provide and unlock opportunitiesin business, management and thelaw and we do this by:

• Offering a comprehensive set of courses with an absolutededication to student achievementand relevance;

• Pursuing world-class researchwhich has impact on ourstakeholders;

• Constantly engaging andinteracting with practice to shape,inform and evaluate what we do.

Each of these three ingredients isembedded in what we do. On theresearch front, we collaborate withresearchers and organisationsacross the world to study anddevelop new and influential ideas.Our partners and collaborationsinclude large multinationalscorporations, but also smallbusinesses, the not for profit sector(such as museums), non-governmental organisations(including the OECD), UnitedNations bodies and governmentsthroughout the world as well as atnational and regional levels.

With a thriving community thatembraces staff, students, externalcollaborators and alumni alike,Kingston Business School is a keyplayer at the heart of both theacademic and businesscommunities.

Introduction to Kingston Business School

I found the MA at KingstonBusiness School offered a great blend of broadprogramme content, greatlocation and good value.The curriculum immediatelyappealed to me: a range ofrobust disciplines explored at an elevated, more strategic level.Daniel Groenendijk – MA International Business Management

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Welcome from the Director of Kingston Business School

We are the first business school inthe world that has receivedaccreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA) for all its BusinessAdministration programmes(Master’s in Business Management,the Kingston MBA including itsexecutive variants and the KingstonDBA). Plus we have also beenawarded EPAS accreditation fromthe European Foundation forManagement Development (EFMD)for two sets of managementprogrammes at both undergraduateand postgraduate level. At doctorallevel our MSc in Management andBusiness Studies Research isrecognised by the ESRC, and is the pathway to the ESRCrecognised PhD.

The environment that you are taught in is key to providing you with a fulfilling and exciting studyexperience, and helping to ensurethat you are well equipped to meetthe challenges that postgraduatestudy will bring. Our safe, greenKingston Hill campus offers thesetting for you to receive the qualityteaching we pride ourselves on,from our wide group of diverse,professional and supportiveacademics.

Dr Stuart Archbold, Associate Dean and Director ofKingston Business School

Kingston Business School has along and rich history, and today is one of the leading institutionsfor the provision of business and management courses. Our portfolio extends acrossnumerous areas includingaccounting and finance, humanresource management andmarketing and also includes our flag-ship Kingston MBAprogramme.

Strongly embedded in the school is the desire to pursue world-classresearch, and we undertakecollaborations with researchers andorganisations across the world tostudy and develop new andinfluential ideas. These projectsinvolve large multi-nationalcompanies in both the public andprivate sector as well as many smallbusinesses.

Many of our alumni now hold verysenior positions up to CEO’s andDirectors of small to medium sizedcompanies both within the privateand public sector across the globe.

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Why choose Kingston Business School?

Courses & Teaching

Undergraduate andPostgraduate courses withrecognition and accreditation

Kingston Business School offer a range of undergraduate andpostgraduate courses acrossseveral business disciplinesincluding marketing, humanresources, finance, generalmanagement, and our wellestablished Kingston MBAprogramme. Additionally we also have a range of establisheddoctoral research programmes withdedicated facilities, lifelong learningopportunities and continuousprofessional development. Many of our courses are recognised andaccredited by professional bodies,illustrating their quality and relevancein today’s world.

Innovative new courses

We are constantly looking todevelop our course portfolio inresponse to student demand or asnew areas of interest develop withinthe business world. This can be amixture of combining different fieldsof study from within Business, oroffering combination courses withother Faculties across the universityto ensure the teaching is as broadand relevant as possible.

Examples of courses are MAMarketing & Finance and MAInternational Business Managementwith Entrepreneurship, as well asMSc Banking & Finance and MAMarketing Communications &Advertising. They are designed tooffer cross-over expertise, enablingyou to widen your knowledge andexperience, and giving you flexibilityin your career prospects.

Several of our well-establishedcourses are now also offered with a minor field in Business English,enabling applicants from outside the UK to improve their languageskills while developing theirknowledge of specialised areas of business and law.

Flexible study options

We know that studying is a majorcommitment and we want you tosucceed, whether you are hoping to use your qualification to stand out from the crowd when applyingfor jobs, to help you gain that all-important promotion, or simply to expand your knowledge of asubject that interests you. We prideourselves on offering you top-qualityteaching, support and resources,and are keen to provide you with aprogramme that suits you and takesinto account your work and lifecommitments.

We take a student-centredapproach to learning. Postgraduatecourses are designed to allowmaximum flexibility by offering you part-time options and theopportunity to complement andreinforce your study with learning in the workplace. The studycommitment varies depending onwhich course you take, with many of our courses available for part-timeevening or afternoon/evening study,and some on an open-learningweekend attendance basis.

The structure of taught coursesusually comprises teaching withperiods of guided and self-directedstudy and research. Our courses are modular and are designed togive you the chance to tailor yourstudies to your area of expertise bychoosing particular option modules.

AccreditationsOur courses are designed incollaboration with industry and,where applicable we always look for accreditation from theappropriate professional andstatutory bodies to ensure they arerelevant to today’s world. KingstonBusiness School is one of an elitenumber of UK business schools with Association of MBAaccreditation of our MBA courses.Plus we have also received EPASaccreditation from the EuropeanFoundation for ManagementDevelopment for several of ourpostgraduate and undergraduatebusiness programmes; only thesecond UK business school toreceive this accreditation.

Many other courses offer graduatesmemberships and exemptions froma wide range of membership bodies,including the Chartered Institute ofManagement, the Institute ofChartered Secretaries &Administrators and the CharteredInstitute of Purchasing & Supply.

It made me realise where my realpassion lies. The logical careerprogression for me was to carry on in IT,but the course has taken me beyondthat. I’ve learned to think strategically,as a businessman not just as a techie.It’s changed me from a ‘how?’person to a ‘why?’person.Anas Batikhi – MSc Business Information Technology

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International linksKingston Business School isrecognised internationally as a leading centre of study and iscommitted to ensuring the quality of teaching, research and thestudent experience. We are involvedin teaching, research andconsultancy in countries as diverseas Australia, Russia, China and inEurope. Doctoral students fromaround the world help give adistinctly international dimension and a truly global perspective to our programmes.

We have many educational links with institutions overseas, includingthe Kingston MBA which is taught in numerous countries includingRussia, Greece and India.

Links with industry Staff within the Business Schoolhave a high level of engagementwith their respective industryorganisations, and some membersare on secondments to industry and government.

To ensure that we keep you up to date with the latest industrydevelopments, we have alsoestablished links with the businessand legal institutions of centralLondon, as well as in the widercommunity of south-west Londonand beyond. In addition, wecollaborate with internationalpartners who provide our coursesoverseas to meet the needs of the global community.

We are also committed to thetransfer of knowledge to business,which can be facilitated via aKnowledge Transfer Partnership(or KTP) A KTP is a UK governmentinitiative to help companies gainaccess to University knowledge,expertise and resources in order to undertake a strategic project.

Online resourcesThe Kingston University studentintranet, StudentSpace, provides a fast, easy way to find informationand work online. It provideseverything you need to know about student life at Kingston.

You can also use StudentSpace as a virtual workspace, customisingit to include:

• Your chosen web-basedapplications

• Favourite web links

• A useful calendar

• Your recently opened files.

Learning resource centreThe learning resource centre atKingston Hill, named the NightingaleCentre, offers a wide range ofservices and 24 hour access duringterm time alongside academic textloans. Students can also access:

• Printed journals

• Access to over 450,000 books and audiovisual materials

• Subscriptions to over 2000 printedand 30000 electronic journals

• 28,000 electronic journals

• A newspaper archive

• CD-Roms, DVDs and videos

• CDs and sheet music.

CampusKingston Business School is basedat the Kingston Hill campus, which is set in landscaped gardens and isa beautiful place to study with plentyof green spaces. The campus has a good community feel thanks to itsmany on-site facilities, including:

• Teaching rooms and computerlabs

• A fully equipped music studio

• Halls of residence with rooms for 565 students

• A bar, cafe and restaurant.

Kingston University has madesignificant investments in modernequipment and facilities to makeyour learning environment as up to date and effective as possible.The campus houses a range of well-equipped facilities andresources designed to offer you a modern study environment. Thefree bus service connects KingstonHill with the other campuses, mainhalls of residence, town centre andrailway station.

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Research

We have a vibrant researchcommunity engaging staff,research students and associatesfrom government, industry andcommerce. Work ranges frompioneering academic research in areas such as small businessfinance and consumer behaviour,to highly focused consultancy forclients. Kingston Business Schoolis a recognised ESRC (Economicand Social Research Council)outlet for research training fordoctoral students. Our PhD inparticular is recognised by theESRC as fulfilling its requirementsto provide a broad-basedprogramme of research trainingfor those studying at doctorallevel in the UK.

The excellent quality of workproduced is reflected in theinternational reputations of staffthrough papers published in refereedjournals as well as prize-winningconference papers, and thesubstantial external funding fromprivate- and public-sector sponsors.These include HSBC Bank, Nokia,the Soros Foundation and theEconomic and Social ResearchCouncil (ESRC).

The Business School has a numberof specialist research units thatoperate across the principalbusiness disciplines, emphasisingthe multidisciplinary nature of ourresearch activity.

Research in the Business SchoolOur commitment to research isillustrated by the School’s excellentresults in the most recent ResearchAssessment Exercise (RAE).

In the 2008 RAE, the BusinessSchool’s research output was veryhighly rated, with 90 percent ofsubmitted research being of aquality that is ‘recognisedinternationally’ or better in terms oforiginality, significance and rigour. Of this, 10 percent was classified as ‘world leading’ and 35 percent as‘internationally excellent’. This resultputs research undertaken in theBusiness School as joint 35th in the league table of 90 submissions,and places it as the top post-1992university in terms of researchquality.

Strong research cultureThe strong research culture in theBusiness School underpins ourhigh-quality teaching and forms bothan essential part of the day-to-dayintellectual activities of our academicstaff and our development strategy.

Our research activities involve asubstantial level of externalcollaboration in setting our agenda,conducting the research anddisseminating results. We provide a supportive infrastructure toundertake research, encourage staff to present at internationalconferences, host a number ofseminar programmes, and producean occasional and a working paperseries. We are a member of theEuropean Doctoral School onKnowledge and Management(EUDOKMA) and European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management and BusinessAdministration (EDAMBA) – aninternational consortium for thetraining of postgraduate researchstudents.

The strong research culture in theBusiness School underpins our high-quality teaching and forms both an essential part of the day-to-dayintellectual activities of our academicstaff and our development strategy.

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How to apply/Entry requirements

Applications forPostgraduateprogrammesTo apply online, see our website:www.kingston.ac.uk/pgapply

You can also request a paperapplication form from our Applicant Services department.

T: +44 (0)8700 841347

E: admissions-info@kingston.ac.uk

Entry requirementsPlease see the relevant course pagefor entry requirements or contact theappropriate person for furtherinformation. You will be expected todemonstrate the ability to study atan advanced level and for someprogrammes have relevantprofessional experience in a setting appropriate to the chosenspecialism.

Overseas applicants must be able to demonstrate that they are able to study at masters level and haveachieved the equivalent academiclevel. They must also have a goodlevel of competence in written andspoken English. Prior learning –APE(L) Applicants offering priorqualifications and learning may beexempt from appropriate parts of a course in accordance with theUniversity’s mechanisms and policyfor the assessment of prior learningand prior experiential learning.

Students with disabilitiesThe University welcomesapplications from students withdisabilities and is working towardsimproving access, facilities andservices. If you think you may requireindividual support or adaptations to facilities, our Disability Advisor can give you information on what is available.

International studentsFaculty staff visit internationaleducation fairs, where you can talk to them about our courses andprogrammes. For details of the fairsand to find out what KingstonUniversity has to offer internationalstudents, seewww.kingston.ac.uk/international

To request a copy of ourInternational Student Guide, email int.recruit@kingston.ac.uk

Tuition feesFor information about paymentoptions, please contact ApplicantServices. Please check our websitefor the latest fee information:www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfunding

Disclaimer

This brochure was issued in July2010. It gives an outline of thecourses and services offered byKingston University and KingstonBusiness School. The informationwas correct at the time of going to press.

The University makes every effort to ensure that the contents of andstatements made in this prospectusare fair and accurate, but it cannotaccept any responsibility foromissions, errors or subsequentchanges that may occur.

The statements made and theinformation provided are a generalguide, and there may be changesfollowing publication that affect thecontents. Programmes or modulesmay be revised, altered or withdrawnwithout notice, and assessmentarrangements may be changed. It should be noted that informationon entry requirements for coursesand modules is for guidance only.The conditions attached to offersmay vary from year to year and from applicant to applicant.

Please see the University’s websitefor the most up-to-date informationbefore applying.

General Student Regulations

Acceptance of an offer andenrolment at the University aresubject to the then current GeneralStudent Regulations of theUniversity, a copy of which can beviewed on the University website atwww.kingston.ac.uk/policies

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Location, getting here and contacting us

LocationKingston Business School is locatedin the idyllic Kingston Hill campus 5 minutes drive from Kingston upon Thames.

Kingston is a beautiful place tostudy. Situated by the River Thames,steeped in history, a shopper’sparadise and with plenty of top-quality cafes, wine bars, restaurantsand pubs to relax in after a hardstudy session. Kingston offers thewide open space of the countrysidecombined with the ample amenitiesof a major town. In addition, our safe and green Kingston Hill campus is within easy walkingdistance of Richmond Royal Park;and with central London only 25minutes away by train, you don’thave far to travel to access its world renowned thriving businessand cultural centre.

Getting to Kingston Business Schoolis easy wherever you live. Situatedjust off the M25, serviced by bothKingston and Norbiton train stationsand on many bus routes, Kingston is easily accessible whichever modeof transport you choose. Heathrowand Gatwick airports are just a shortdistance away too.

Accommodation

To find out about all theaccommodation options you’ll have as a Kingston student, withadvice and guidance from ourspecialist staff.

www.kingston.ac.uk/accommodation

Money matters

Funding a postgraduate course can be a big financial commitment.At Kingston we’ll do everything wecan to help you keep your financesin order.

www.kingston.ac.uk/ pgfunding

International

Guidance and advice for studentsfrom overseas, including theopportunity to chat with virtualstudent advisors, watch video clipsof current international students andfind out about funding opportunities.

www.kingston.ac.uk/international

Useful links

Courses

Kingston University offers a widerange of courses across a variety of subject areas. We’re constantlyadding to and updating our portfolioof courses. For the latest details,including entry requirements andhow to apply, visit our website:www.kingston.ac.uk/courses

Visit us

Why not come and visit theUniversity to discover more about us and our courses? To find out how to arrange a visit, you can emailblcampustours@kingston.ac.uk.

Virtual tour

If you aren’t able to come and visitus in person but you’d still like tosee what the University is like, you can take a virtual tour of the University campuses on ourwebsite: www.kingston.ac.uk/tour

Contact usKingston Business SchoolKingston HillKingston Upon ThamesUnited KingdomKT2 7LB

Main University switch board:

+44 (0)20 8417 9000

For postgraduate course enquiriesemail: businesspgenquiry@kingston.ac.uk

How to find usFor information on travelling toKingston and the University sitesvisit www.kingston.ac.uk/directions

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