"We believe in experiential learning – bringing your life experience into the classroom. When you can relate your experiences to concepts, you can embed the concepts in your mind." – Dr Kent Springdal, course director Kingston Business School's Master of Business Administration (MBA) qualification is the smart choice for professionals looking for an intensive, practical, good-value education to fire up their career progression. The Kingston MBA is an academically rigorous and career-focused course which can be studied either full-time or part-time. Teaching takes place during the week for full-time students, while the part-time executive programme takes place on weekends across two years, so it can fit around your work commitments. Ethical, responsible business The business landscape is changing rapidly and our curriculum is led by values. We want our MBA graduates to be able to successfully tackle the issues that will affect businesses in the future, including best practice, sustainability, business ethics and corporate social responsibility. These values are incorporated into all of our modules. Global outlook The Kingston Business School MBA focuses on the global nature of business and recognises the importance of new modes of operative media to keep up with it. You will look at strategies for future-proofing business models and how to scale up operations while remaining aware of local variations. The international mix of students can add first-hand accounts and insights to class discussions on these topics.

A postgraduate qualification from Kingston Business School is a great addition to your CV. Many of our alumni use the knowledge gained through their Kingston MBA to help them successfully set up their own business or consultancy, while others use it to help them operate more effectively at a higher level of senior management. Just a few examples of jobs being done by our recent graduates include: analyst at Barclays; clinical research manager at Quintiles; general manager (arts and entertainment) at Guildford Borough Council; head of business development at Royal Mail (Citi Post); head of business facility at South Thames College; divisional general manager at TNT; head of risk at Bank of Ireland; corporate contracts and procurement manager at Tullow Oil; director at AudioPlus Ltd; director of finance at HM Prison Service; inward investment adviser at Foreign Office; managing director at Dutch Meat Board; planning and marketing manager at Granada Plc; and project manager at Random House. Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa Kingston University supports our graduates with the new Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa. This route is for non-EEA graduates who do not have a job offer, but who have an outstanding business idea to put into practice in the UK. We will be working to identify graduates who have developed world-class innovative ideas or entrepreneurial skills. Find out about the Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa.