Cranfield MBA

We welcome talented candidates from all backgrounds. The diversity of nationalities, work and life experiences are important to your development and experience.

Professional experience and personal qualities are equally important to us. We want students who will challenge us and their classmates, people that know their own mind and strive for both personal and team success. We want to know how ambitious you are, how determined you are, your potential to develop and make a difference. We are looking for:

• A minimum of three years' post-qualification work experience
• A good degree and/or professional qualification
• A good balanced GMAT score or a good score in the Cranfield admission tests
• Evidence of a good standard of English

Discuss your qualifications for the Full-time Cranfield MBA - send an Information Request to learn more.

The Cranfield MBA is not just a collection of different modules; it is a carefully integrated cycle of learning‚ taking you through different phases from laying foundations to application and integration.

It is offered as a one-year Full-time programme, and as a two-year Executive programme with two different study options – Part-time and Modular, giving you the flexibility to choose the mode of study that suits you best.

Personal and professional development is at the heart of the Cranfield MBA and is a module that runs throughout your programme‚ helping you develop the people skills that are necessary when working at a senior level of management.

Our dedicated career development team will work closely with you throughout your programme to help you realise your career aspirations. Many of the career-related activities are integrated into the taught modules.

The Cranfield MBA (Defence) programme is designed for military officers, civil service personnel and defence industry executives looking to contribute more effectively towards future military initiatives.

The programme is offered in partnership with Cranfield Defence and Security at the Defence Academy - College of Management and Technology (formerly the Defence College of Management and Technology), Shrivenham and the School of Management at Cranfield.

World leading management development programmes

As a school of management, not just a business school, Cranfield School of Management believes passionately that theory is nothing without practice and ideas cannot come alive without action. They know that your success as a manager and business leader depends not just on what you know, but also on how you apply what you know, and they are committed to helping you succeed.

A life-changing experience

For more than 40 years, Cranfield School of Management, a world leader in management education and research, has been helping individuals and businesses learn and succeed by transforming knowledge into action.

Cranfield School of Management’s mission is to innovate and improve the practice of management around the world by creating and disseminating applied knowledge.

The Cranfield School of Management brings together a range of management disciplines through a significant portfolio of activities. This includes research and consultancy, postgraduate masters and doctoral programmes, executive development courses, customised programmes and conferences.

Their MBA, Executive MBA and doctoral programmes are all highly ranked in the major league tables.

Cranfield’s programmes are flexible, innovative, supported by state-of-the art learning technologies and geared to meet your personal needs. Delegates can study full-time or on a flexible modular or part-time basis.

Cranfield School of Management’s faculty bring not only experience, but rigour to their programmes. They understand your challenges. They have faced them themselves and they can help you to do the same.

By continually innovating and developing, Cranfield School of Management remain at the forefront of management education and business around the world.

All who study here become part of the Cranfield community for life. With over 14,000 alumni in more than 120 countries – it is a truly international and very powerful network of professionals, many of whom are leading figures in business and wider society.

Whatever your interest, whether it be as potential student, corporate client or research collaborator, you will find a warm welcome at Cranfield.

Send an Information Request to the Cranfield School of Management to learn more