Bath MBA and MSc students celebrate at the Roman Baths
On Tuesday 30th April, members of faculty and staff joined Bath MBA and MSc students in the city’s beautiful Roman Baths, to celebrate the end of the semester at the annual Roman Baths Drinks Reception.
Professor Richard Elliot, Dean of the School, gave a short speech congratulating the students on their achievements and reflecting on the year so far. Around 300 staff and students enjoyed drinks and canapés against the stunning backdrop of the spa waters.
Louisa Langley, MSc Receptionist said:
“It’s a great opportunity for students and staff to celebrate their successes and look forward to their future in the surroundings of the historic Roman Baths.”
Janet Rumsey, Head of MBA Operations said:
“Once again, this event proved to be a fantastic celebration as we near the end of Semester 2 teaching. The setting is superb and the students and staff embraced the opportunity to dress to match it. We all had a wonderful evening.”
Notes to Editors
The School’s taught postgraduate portfolio includes eleven highly-rated MSc degrees. All of our MSc programmes are one year long and aim to increase your employability by combining high quality academic learning with practical skills.
The Bath MBA is a post-experience degree designed for people with a minimum of three years’ work experience. It looks beyond business processes and techniques to emphasise self-awareness, intuition, cross-cultural sensitivity and entrepreneurship skills as well as a socially responsible and ethical approach to business and management.
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General Notes For Editors:
The University of Bath School of Management has consistently achieved both top research and teaching ratings in the UK's Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) assessments. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), the School was rated 5th in the UK for management research.
We are one of a select number of international business schools accredited by EQUIS, the European Foundation for Management Development's quality inspectorate and the Bath MBA has been accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) since 1976. The School is consistently ranked among the top UK business schools by The Times, The Sunday Times, The Financial Times and The Guardian.
The centrality of research to teaching is an essential feature of all our programmes. The School offers a full range of programmes from undergraduate to postgraduate up to PhD level and post-experience programmes including the world-ranked Bath MBA. The School also provides tailored executive development programmes for middle and senior management.
The School of Management has a faculty of around 90 teaching and research staff, including visiting academics, with a support team of around 70 managerial and administrative staff. Research income averages £2 million per annum. There are approximately 2,100 students in total comprising some 200 MBA students, 460 Master’s students, 210 full- and part-time research students, and over 1100 undergraduates following BSc degrees. The School also runs joint undergraduate programmes with Departments in the Faculties of Engineering and Design, Science and Humanities and Social Sciences.
