Public Sector MBA at the University of Birmingham
Available as a full time (1 year) or part time (2 years) course. Apply now for the September 2008 intake.
Learn more: Contact Tracey Gray E: t.gray@bham.ac.uk T: 0121 414 3176 or visit www.publicpolicy.bham.ac.uk to download a course brochure.
Specialist MBAs help to bring service providers and skills together
Times have certainly changed for the types of skills demanded by those involved with the public sector. Scan the features or job adverts on this site or in any national newspaper and you’ll see requests from public sector organisations for candidates to “improve performance, forge new relationships and deliver customer centric services”. Similarly, business appointment pages appear to have shifted to demonstrate a desire not only for more corporate and social responsibility skills but knowledge of the public sector also. It appears that the distinctions between the skills traditionally required by the public and private sectors are now blurred.
The Public Service MBA at the University of Birmingham provides a unique opportunity for you to have the confidence to innovate, to demonstrate clear understanding of the often complex tensions between service providers, whilst offering confident leadership in a fast changing environment.
Developed over 18 years ago, the Public Service MBA at the University of Birmingham was the first public sector orientated MBA to attain internationally recognised AMBA accreditation. Founded on the core values of public service and yet uniquely embedding business values too.
If you’re looking for a postgraduate experience to be:
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Structured to equip UK and International experienced managers and professionals with the skills required to develop their personal and organisational capabilities
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Designed to fit in with your current work and personal commitments
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Able to provide you with a diverse range of skills relevant to making policy, strategic management, financial management, human resources to project service management.
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Developed to incorporate a management orientated final year project, ideally based around your current or work environment – ideal for those seeking sponsorship from existing employers.
An opportunity to network with senior managers from across the UK and the world.
Look no further than the Public Service MBA.
Why University of Birmingham?
The University is located just 5 kilometres from Birmingham’s city centre and at the heart of the UK’s road and rail network, making it easily accessible from other parts of the country and beyond.
The University’s main campus at Edgbaston, with its magnificent architecture, is a major landmark in Birmingham providing all the academic buildings and resources for the MBA on a single parkland site. In addition to the academic buildings the campus contains several restaurants, travel agencies, banks, supermarkets, a bookshop and a stationery shop. The size of the University means that students have access to an excellent range of academic and recreational facilities. The University Library is one of the largest in the country and extensive data retrieval and computing facilities are available. Sports facilities are excellent with the on-campus Sports Centre providing a swimming pool, gym, badminton and basketball courts, a sauna and a fitness centre.
If you’re looking to broaden your horizons and develop your leadership skills, apply for the MBA with an exceptional UK and international reputation.
Read more about what participants say about the Public Service MBA....
“The Public Service MBA at Birmingham has had a significant and lasting impact on the leadership and management at West Midlands Police both on the organisation as a whole and for individual officers.” Learning Centre Inspector, West Midlands Police.
“The Public Service MBA gave me an up-to-the minute analysis of the rapidly changing world in which we are working.” Operations Director, National Housing Association.
“I found the Programme to be stimulating and intellectually demanding, with excellent academic support. More unexpected was how enjoyable an experience it was to mix academically and socially with other public managers and broaden my knowledge of public sector issues." Business Development Project Manager, Benefits Agency.
"The course provides a fantastic learning experience and made me aware for the first time of how much I knew and how much I had yet to learn. I remember on the first day you said the aim of the course was not to teach us frameworks but to make us think differently. I personally believe that it certainly achieved that aim". Clinical Services Manager, Forensic Psychiatric Service.
"The MBA Programme provides us not only with the theoretical insights, but also wide practical experience of public service management. All of the lecturers in the Department have abundant experience of working with governments in developed, transitional and developing countries." Foreign Economic Cooperation Division Manager, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Agriculture.