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The
arwick
Guide for Corporate Sponsors
2012

My employer provided funding
for my studies at WBS and
the flexibility to attend the
residential sessions. I made
the commitment of time and
energy to complete my studies
whilst successfully supervising
a department.
In return for their investments,
my sponsoring organisation
gained a more knowledgeable
and engaged leader. Right
from the beginning of the
programme, I was able to
work more effectively with our
largest global clients, aligning
our services and solutions to
address their unique business
needs.
Any sponsoring organisation
will quickly realise the benefits
of the Warwick MBA, as their
participant returns with a
wealth of business knowledge
and a global network of
relationships with professors
and students.
Most importantly, a sponsor
can benefit from their
participant’s dissertation,
which allows the employee
to apply their newly acquired
skills to real-life business issues.
After graduation, I assumed
a senior leadership role in
the organisation managing
our largest region of clients
and developing a talented
team of colleagues. The
investment of time and money
in my Warwick MBA was truly
invaluable.
Joseph E. Lee MBA
(Warwick)
Senior Vice President,
Professional Services
CS STARS, a Marsh &
McLennan Company
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Creating the leaders of tomorrow
About Warwick
Business School
Here at WBS we look at
management education from
a very practical perspective,
acquired from over twenty
years of working with the
business community.
We offer innovative and
flexible programmes to
meet the needs of working
managers, and learning
outcomes specifically
designed to benefit both
the individual and their
sponsoring organisation.
Our intelligent use of
technology enables us to offer
several delivery methods, all
of which are highly effective
whether delivered in person
or at a distance.
Nurture your
leadership talent
Sponsoring staff with
leadership potential through
the Warwick MBA is a direct
investment in your business.
It delivers both short-term
impact and long-term value
to participant and sponsoring
organisation alike.
Offering a balance between
theory and practice, and
delivered by leading
academics who are also
consultants to businesses and
governments, the Warwick
MBA experience will refresh
and invigorate your managers
and turn them into the
business leaders of the future.
For four years running, WBS
has been voted one of the
top business-to-business
brands in the UK for quality,
reliability, and distinction.
The Superbrands council,
comprising business experts
and professionals, considers
that a Business Superbrand
has established the finest
reputation in its field and
offers customers significant
emotional and/or tangible
advantages over its
competitors, which
customers want
and recognise.
EFMD
2011
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The value of the Warwick MBA
New ideas, that work
Fresh thinking will make an
immediate positive impact on
your organisation. Just one
innovative idea that works for
you could pay for the entire
sponsorship.
Participants bring back to
their organisation many
proven tools, ideas and best
practice as well as the ability
to apply them.
They learn not only from
our leading international
professors, but also from
their highly experienced peer
group.
Strengthen leadership
talent
The Warwick MBA can play a
crucial role in your strategy
for retaining key people and
their knowledge within your
organisation, supporting a
leadership or management
development strategy while
furthering an individual’s
career plan.
In-house consultancy
Your participants will address
current work issues both
in the class environment
and as part of their ongoing
assessments. The culmination
and consolidation of the
Warwick MBA experience
rest with the final project
and dissertation where your
participant will work with
your organisation and a
member of our faculty on
an agreed strategic issue to
directly benefit your business.
Networking & shared
learning
Our participants have
an average of 10 years’
managerial experience
in a wide variety of
international sectors and
disciplines. Sharing this
professional experience
within the classroom is
crucial to grounding the
Warwick MBA in the realities
of the workplace; our
teaching encourages both
collaboration and teamwork.
This valuable network and
knowledge base continues
long after graduation. WBS
has nearly 29,000 alumni in
142 countries, around 9,000
of whom are graduates from
the Warwick MBA.
Flexibility
The Warwick MBA is one of
the most flexible programmes
in the world, with a common
curriculum available across
three different study modes:
full-time, executive, and
distance learning.
If a participant’s
circumstances change they
can move from one mode to
another, and they can also
switch delivery format for
individual elective modules
to accommodate personal or
workplace demands.
The Warwick Global Energy
MBA has been designed
to allow participants to
plan their workload well
ahead. We use our executive
study mode which features
residential sessions and
online learning to offer
flexible yet structured
education.
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I was looking for a world-class
business programme I could
pursue while still working
in the field I’m passionate
about, humanitarian aid.
The Warwick MBA’s flexible
programme was perfect. I
relished being part of a truly
international intake and
learned a huge amount about
teamwork and management
skills.
Marwa Bouka
MBA (Warwick)
Resources Management
Officer
United Nations
World Food Programme,
Syria
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I chose the Warwick Global
Energy MBA because I have
confidence in the level of
academic quality delivered
by WBS. Working in the
energy sector, I feel that the
specific industry focus, along
with the qualifications of an
MBA, will put me in a strong
position for the future. I also
feel that the professional
international relationships
which will develop through
this programme will be more
relevant for me professionally
than those of a standard MBA.
Lars Bregnbæk
Senior Consultant,
Ea Energy Analyses
Ea Energy Analyses is a global
oriented company focused on
advanced energy and climate
analyses. The Warwick Global
Energy MBA is an excellent
opportunity for our employees
to gain deeper insight into
the mechanisms and drivers
of the international energy
scene, and for enlarging our
important network of energy
professionals.
Kaare Sandholdt
Partner, Ea Energy Analyses
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The practical impact
For your employees,
the Warwick MBA will:
Your employee will be
able to impact on your
business:
The benefits for your
organisation will include:
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promote a strategic
overview by integrating
the different elements
of business
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encourage them
to acquire deeper
knowledge of your
company, your
competitors, and the
industry sector
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improve soft skills
such as team working,
time management,
presentation, and
report writing
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by practically applying
the latest business and
management thinking
from leading practitioners
and researchers
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better overall
performance
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increased retention
and motivation
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better understanding of
the challenges reshaping
your industry
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use group work
to sharpen skills in
outcome-orientated
problem-solving and
multicultural crossfunctional
teamworking
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give exposure to other
industries, corporate
cultures, and experiences
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offer opportunities for
networking with experts
and participants from
other fields and cultures.
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by conveying new
knowledge to colleagues
and the rest of the
organisation.
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current work issues
addressed in class,
syndicate groups,
and through written
assignments
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an in-organisation project
exploring real challenges
facing your organisation.
My organisation was very
supportive; I was encouraged
by people from the Chairman
and Chief Executive right
through to the workers at the
sharp end. Network Rail was
also great about providing
the time off I needed for my
studies, and the projects to
develop my knowledge, and
people were genuinely happy
to help with providing data or
information I needed for my
work.
I was surprised by the
immediacy with which I was
able to apply my learning.
There were several projects
where I gained a different
insight fundamental to
analysing that problem or
developing a solution. I was
also able to develop my
understanding and network of
contacts within the business
through the assignments which
took me out of my particular
function.
I enjoyed meeting people
from various countries and
business backgrounds; they
gave a different perspective
on the module content. The
syndicate groups also allowed
me to exercise leadership skills
in an environment where I was
simultaneously challenged and
supported.
Ged Cullinane
MBA (Warwick)
Infrastructure Maintenance
Engineer, Network Rail
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The partnership
We encourage the close
involvement of sponsors
with the Warwick MBA
programme. We believe
that participation is a threeway
partnership between
your organisation, your
participant, and WBS.
As part of this partnership,
we are happy to offer
guidance on the selection
of candidates as well as
opportunities for in-company
knowledge sharing to
enable you to maximise your
investment.
Obviously you must consider
the financial and time
implications of sponsoring
study, but other forms of
support may also be required.
For example, you may need
to enable your participant
to access areas of your
organisation beyond their
usual role or remit. You might
want to offer them enhanced
responsibilities to reflect
their new skills, or facilitate a
mentor arrangement with a
senior colleague to encourage
discussion of their career
prospects.
The more support you can
offer your participant, the
more we can help you both
maximise the return on your
investment… and the more
your business will benefit
from the Warwick MBA.
Amey Plc
Amey sponsored my studies
and was very supportive
and flexible as I juggled the
competing demands of the
programme, my work, and
my family.
I aligned my project with a
work stream that would be
invaluable for my company,
and wrote a powerful report
of real value to my employer.
It was a challenging
experience, however it gave me
the confidence to put myself
forward for a new role within
Amey to lead a high-profile
and pioneering project. I know
that the qualities my project
experience strengthened, such
as endurance and persistence,
will allow this new endeavour
to succeed.
WBS broadened my
understanding of the wider
business world. I am now a
much more rounded manager.
I believe my colleagues are
benefiting from my broader
perspective and more confident
leadership. I think I have a lot
more to offer Amey now.
Mike Notman
MBA (Warwick)
Project Director
Amey Plc
Amey provides a wide range
of services to the public sector.
It is critical for our leaders
to have the generic strategic
skills to adapt the company to
the increasingly challenging
business environment.
Through long-term
investment and providing the
opportunities to develop our
employees, we are able to
maximise the performance of
the business.
Nick Gregg
Managing Director
– Local Government,
Amey Plc
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ScottishPower
Iberdrola Group
The Warwick Global Energy
MBA offers me the advantage
of working towards a
postgraduate qualification
where I can apply my ongoing
new knowledge and learning
to my day-to-day role while
also helping shape my future
career.
It’s already proven to be a
good choice as I’ve had the
opportunity to meet a group
of people from around the
world and across many energy
sectors. We all have invaluable
knowledge and experience to
share with each other.
Lynda Clayton
Head of Operational
Planning, ScottishPower
Iberdrola Group
Iberdrola has worked closely
with WBS over the last two
years. We see the Warwick
Global Energy MBA as a
great vehicle for talent
development across the Group
which complements our own
programmes and brings
people together from the
different countries in which we
operate. This programme is of
specific interest to us because
of its focus on MBA business
fundamentals coupled with
a broad focus on the energy
sector and the significant
challenges facing it.
The programme gives our
participants the opportunity
to strengthen their knowledge
of the global energy market
through having access to high
quality learning materials and
through close collaboration
with people from other sectors
in the energy industry. Our aim
is to broaden both the outlook
of our participants and their
commercial knowledge.
Ignacio Ruiz De Miguel,
Group Director, Leadership
& Talent Management,
Iberdrola SA
Vax Ltd
Vax funded my place on the
Warwick MBA to support
my career development. The
company benefits from the
holistic nature of a general
management education by
developing and retaining high
performers.
I am developing my strategic
thinking and gaining a broader
appreciation of business and
how it operates, not only from
the lectures but also from
other members of my cohort.
The networking opportunity
presented is invaluable, as
it provides insights into how
other businesses operate.
These learnings have helped
me develop a wider knowledge
base, and also to think
differently about issues or
projects.
The Board is very supportive
and interested in how I
am progressing and I have
discussed assignments and
sought guidance from many
different departments which
has been invaluable. I am
also able to share my insights
and new knowledge with
colleagues and so improve
the value that I can add to my
team.
Naomi Martin
Head of Marketing,
Vax Limited
We have three employees on
the Warwick MBA programme
this year. At Vax, in this time
of growth, it is essential
that we continue to develop
strategic insight and thinking
amongst our senior team, and
to broaden their functional
expertise.
The Warwick MBA enables us
to build on these important
skill sets and to enhance the
strategic capability of those
individuals on the programme.
This brings clear benefits to
the company as it enables our
people to look more widely
at the overall business, with
fewer tendencies to view their
departments in isolation. It has
also enabled those individuals
to gain important insights
into other businesses so that
they can identify best practice
externally and bring new ideas
to Vax.
In order to further grow our
talent pipeline from within,
we plan to continue our
relationship with WBS and the
Warwick MBA programme.
Kate Daines
HR Director, Vax Limited
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Executive Distance learning Global Energy
Usual duration 3 years 2.5–3 years 3 years
Employer sponsorship 52% 15% 42%
Attendance
requirements
13 × 5-day (Monday–Friday) Up to 3 Warwick Weeks,
Up to 3 exams each
December or July,
1 compulsory 5-day module
8 x residential sessions (usually 5
or 6 days, Sunday–Friday)
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Ways to study & commitment needed
We deliver the Warwick MBA
in three different formats,
sharing the same curriculum,
which you can mix and
match. Each study mode
requires different levels of
attendance at WBS.
We also offer an energy
industry specific programme,
the Warwick Global Energy
MBA.
Kick Start
Fast track your employee’s
study by allowing them
to join us full-time for the
Autumn term, September-
December, to complete five
of their seven core modules.
They will also be able to
sample our practical module,
The Practice of Management,
which addresses the ‘soft
skills’ of management
including interpersonal
communications, teamwork,
and leadership.
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kickstart
Executive MBA
Executive MBA participants
attend WBS for a week at
a time at regular intervals
to explore a subject in
depth. This face-to-face
tuition is supplemented by
extensive pre-reading and
post-module assignments.
It’s an immersive method of
study using practice-oriented
assessment; participants
not only use case studies,
but also reflect on practice
in their organisation. So, the
learning goes back into your
workplace – immediately and
practically.
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Distance learning
Distance learners study at
their own pace using study
resources developed by our
faculty. Typically they’ll
spend 10–15 hours a week
studying. We help set up
local study groups to share
experiences within their
region.
They’ll also learn extensively
online. Our virtual classroom,
wbsLive, provides realtime
interaction between
participants, tutors, and
members of our team, via
tools such as multi-way
audio, video, text chat, and
shared documents.
Distance learners will also
attend up to three Warwick
Weeks and one compulsory
five-day module during their
studies. They’ll never feel
far away with our blended
learning style.
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distance
The Warwick Global Energy
MBA
Our part-time programme
combines the development
of strategic leadership skills
offered by the Warwick
MBA with a focus on the
international energy industry.
We’ll give your managers a
broader understanding of
your industry, and develop
their critical thinking.
Participants study nine core
and four elective modules
through blended learning,
including eight residential
sessions and online
education. We’ll teach them
to overcome the challenges
that are reshaping the energy
industry across the world
and defining its future – your
future.
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The Warwick MBA enabled
me to introduce new strategic
insights, analytical tools, and
concepts into my work which
helped me to provide advice
to clients at a very senior level,
within a more palatable and
commercial context.
Not only this, but WBS has
helped me with new skills
in the management of a
diverse and rapidly growing
consultancy business.
Guy Mercer MBA (Warwick)
Associate Director,
Atkins Environment
wbsLive is an innovative
method of delivering lectures
over the internet; not only
could I watch and listen to the
lecturer live but I could ask
questions and benefit from
feedback from the lecturer
and my peers. We could even
have group discussions which
proved to be very helpful, and
if you miss the session you can
always go back and watch
the archived session which is
great! I think it is a wonderful
experience and recommend it
to anyone.
Ahmad Bhatti
Technical Services
Consultant, Epic Data Ltd
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The consultancy project
Your organisation will receive
a high quality report from
your participant and will
benefit from the input of
research findings and best
practice from top business
academics. Many projects
have had a significant impact
on strategic decisions and
have directly added value.
Many projects undertaken
by participants within their
companies involve access
to confidential data, plans,
and strategies. Complete
confidentiality is respected.
Completed consultancy
project dissertations will
not be placed in a library, or
released for wider readership,
without the prior consent of
your organisation.
Examples of
recent projects
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Defining a broader strategy
for Amey within the local
government environment
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Impact of high oil
prices on the strategy of
international oil prices
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Outsourcing of
administration: Is it
possible, appropriate or
efficient for Birmingham
City Council
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An assessment of the value
of wind energy projects
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Understanding the key
factors that facilitate
and impede effective
outsourcing of legal
services based on theory
and practice
hh
The Grand Challenge:
Identifying and conveying
the financial consequences
of IT investments
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Barriers to achieving a
market orientation within a
professional services firm
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Continuous improvement
in a UK manufacturing
company
I work for a multicultural
company, so it was hugely
beneficial for me to see
how different organisations
incorporate multicultural
employment regimes. My
dissertation led to the creation
of a model framework that
enabled me to play a key
role in the acquisition of two
companies and plan their
subsequent integration.
WBS encouraged me to ask
searching questions, to
understand the rationale
behind various decisionmaking
processes, and
cemented my position as a
decision-maker within our
business.
Tobias Hunt MBA (Warwick
Senior Vice President, Hill
International (UK) Ltd
The knowledge Toby gained
through the Warwick MBA
was often immediately used
in our organisation. Often
it enabled us to review our
own internal management
and organisational processes
and practices. His access to
various financial databases
and his analysis of specific
financial data allowed us
to comprehensively assess
the true ‘value’ of at least
five acquisition targets and
opportunities.
Renny Borhan
Senior Vice President
& Managing Director
Construction Claims
& Consulting Group
Hill International Inc.
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Participant sponsors
The Warwick MBA is studied
worldwide; employees are
sponsored by small and large
organisations, private and
public, and across all sectors
of business and industry.
The Warwick MBA has over
520 companies sponsoring
individuals or groups
of students. This list is
a just a sample of those
organisations.
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AGCO
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Agilent Technologies
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Amey Plc
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ARM
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Atkins Environment
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BAE Systems
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Baker Tilly
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Bank of England
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Capgemini
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Caterpillar
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Christian Aid
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CS STARS
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DHL Supply Chain
hh
Ea Energy Analyses
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Froude Hofmann
hh
Hill International
hh
Home Office
hh
Iberdrola
hh
Jaguar Landrover
hh
Karachaganak Petroleum
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KPMG
hh
Lloyds TSB
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Microsoft
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Mitchells & Butlers
hh
Network Rail
hh
Orange
hh
Practical Law Company
hh
RM Education
hh
Roche (Products) Ireland
Ltd
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Royal Academy
of Engineering
hh
Royal National Institute
of Blind People
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Safaricom Ltd
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Simple Health
and Beauty Ltd
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Skills for Justice
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Smith & Nephew
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Transport for London
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United Nations
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Vax Ltd
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Financial information
The estimated fees for parttime
study shown are based
on a four percent annual
increase. Please allow for
an increase of three to eight
percent. All fees are ratified
by the University in April each
year and are shown here for
guidance only.
Distance learning and
Executive fees include project
and dissertation supervision,
as well as essential textbooks
and study resources. They
also include specialist tutor
support for distance learners.
The fee for the Warwick
MBA by full-time study in
September 2011 is £26,000.
This does not include
accommodation or travel.
Distance learning Executive Global Energy
July 2011 October 2011
January 2012 March 2012 May 2012
Tuition fees
Annual fee £6,200 £9,950 £10,400
Annual fee year two £6,450 £10,400 £10,800
Annual fee year three £6,708 £10,800 £11,230
Projected total fee £19,358 £31,150 £32,430
Additional expenditure
Estimated cost of full-board* £7,400
residence for 13 modules
Estimated cost of full-board* £1,700
accommodation for
3 × Warwick Weeks
Estimated cost of full board* £5,500
accommodation for
8 residential sessions
Full-board residence for
£569 for each five-day
any elective studied on
module; other residential
a face-to-face basis*
options available
Administrative fee for exams £70 administration fee,
taken outside the UK
plus £50 per subject
Travel to and from Warwick various various
Distance learning participants who wish to study an
Executive or Global Energy elective on a face-to-face basis
will be required to pay an additional fee. Please ask for more
details.
Fees are provided as a guide only and are subject to change.
Additional expenditure is correct at February 2011.
* other residential options are available
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Timing guide
Distance learning Executive (modular) Global Energy
January 2012 intake July 2012 intake October 2011 intake March 2012 intake May 2012
Application deadline
31 October 2011
Key dates
Online induction
seminar
14 January 2012
Warwick Week 1
(Route A)
24–28 March 2012
(5 days)
Warwick Week 2
(Route A)
11–13 September 2012
(3 days)
Warwick Week
(Route B)
24–30 March 2012
(7 days)
Exams
w/c 25 June 2012
Application deadline
30 April 2012
Key dates
Online induction
seminar
2 July 2012
Warwick Week 1
(Route A)
w/c 10 September 2012
(5 days)
Warwick Week 2
(Route A)
w/c 25 March 2013
(3 days)
Warwick Week
(Route B)
w/c 8 September 2012
(7 days)
Exams
w/c 12 December 2012
Dates are provided as a guide only and are subject to change
Find out more
Visit
Come and join us at a
Warwick MBA open event, or
call to arrange a personalised
visit.
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Apply
If you have employees who
are ready to submit an
application they can do so at
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warwickmba.com/go/apply
Application deadline
10 August 2011
Key dates
Induction weekend
15–16 October 2011
Organisational
Behaviour
17–21 October 2011
Operations
Management
5–9 December 2011
Market Analysis
16–20 January 2012
Accounting
& Financial
Management
5–9 March 2012
Exams
14 May 2012
Economics of the
Business Environment
15–19 May 2012
Modelling & Analysis
for Management
2–6 July 2012
Strategic Advantage
10–14 September 2012
Get in touch
Please do get in touch to
see how we can help you.
Application deadline
10 January 2012
Heather Broadbent
MBA Recruitment Manager
Key dates
Induction weekend
10–11 March 2012
Organisational
Behaviour
12–16 March 2012
Operations
Management
30 April – 4 May 2012
Market Analysis
25–29 June 2012
Accounting
& Financial
Management
1–5 October 2012
Exams
3 December 2012
Economics of the
Business Environment
4–8 December 2012
Modelling & Analysis
for Management
28 January – 1 February
2013
Strategic Advantage
18–22 March 2013
t +44 (0) 24 7652 2845
e Heather.Broadbent@wbs.ac.uk
Application deadline
5 March 2012
Key dates
Induction week,
Management in
the Global Energy
Industry / Accounting
& Financial
Management
10–15 June 2012
Organisational
Behaviour/Economics
of the Business
Environment
7–12 October 2012
Modelling & Analysis
for Management/
Operations
Management
3–8 February 2013
Market Analysis/
Business, Policy
& Regulation in
the Global Energy
Industry
19–24 May 2013
Sustainability &
the Low Carbon
Economy/Innovation
& Alternative Energy
Technologies
23–27 September 2013
Corporate Citizenship
& Corporate Social
Responsibility/Energy
in Global Politics
January 2014 (5 days)
Energy Trading & Risk
Management/Capital
Financing & Project
Management
April 2014 (5 days)
Strategic Advantage
July 2014 (4 days)
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