MBA, MSc, Doctorate and Diploma

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André Hoeben, Full Time MBA

The Ashridge MBA has fundamentally changed the way I address problems, challenges and change. The small class size and the excellent balance between theory and practice made it a very attractive programme.

Pauline Nasraoui, Executive MBA

The programme’s curriculum, with its international focus, and the participants who span diverse sectors, industries and nationalities provide a unique learning opportunity.

Benoit Lalande, Executive MBA

Ashridge encourages the knowledge to be immediately applied back to our own organisations, which makes the MBA useful from day one.

Grace Yang, Full Time MBA

The programme is a journey of self-discovery, which has given me the confidence and credentials to change my career.

Axelle Poullier, Full Time MBA

The MBA Project was definitely one of the highlights of the programme. It gave me the opportunity to put in practice some of the learning and also to realise the potential of a small business.

p>Ariane Racine – Diploma in General Management

The Diploma enabled me to learn a lot about UK business culture and its different approaches whilst living and working in Switzerland. The beauty of the programme is that you can delve deeper depending on where your areas of interest lie.

Narendra Laljani – Director of Qualification Programmes

Ashridge has an outstanding track record in organisation and executive development worldwide. This experience feeds directly into our qualification programmes, more so than in virtually any other business school.

Ashridge is ranked number one for salary growth.

Ashridge is one of a handful of schools worldwide to achieve triple accreditation from:

  • Accredited by Association of MBAs
  • AACBB Accredited
  • Equis Accredited

Ashridge MBA – maintains top spot for salary growth

For the fourth year running, the Ashridge full time MBA has been ranked as the premier MBA for salary growth, by the latest Economist Intelligence Unit rankings published in September 2008.

Overall, Ashridge is ranked 24th worldwide, 11th in Europe and 6th in the UK.

In the latest Financial Times Executive MBA rankings, Ashridge is ranked 7th in the UK and 16th within Europe.

Expansion, Mexico’s leading business magazine, ranked the Ashridge MBA 6th in the UK, 11th in Europe and 35th globally (May 2008).

Which programme is right for you?

One-year Full-time MBA

  • You are ready for a major change of industry or role
  • You have the means to dedicate 12 months to full-time study and career development
  • You thrive in a small, interactive environment rather than traditional 'chalk and talk'
  • You have at least five years' professional experience

Two-year Executive MBA

  • You want to do an MBA whilst having the security of a full-time job
  • You are ready to make a significant leap within your current organisation but need an MBA to help you break through the glass ceiling
  • You thrive in a small, interactive environment rather than traditional 'chalk and talk'
  • You have at least five years' professional experience

Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and MSc in Management

  • You have the desire and potential to expand beyond your current role
  • You need a flexible programme to give you advanced expertise in general management without taking on the commitment of a full-time MBA or EMBA
  • You have attended previous programmes at Ashridge, and want to convert this experience into a qualification
  • You have at least three years' professional experience

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MSc in Organisation Consulting (AMOC)

  • You are an experienced consultant or change agent wishing to develop your capabilities
  • AMOC is designed to develop your consulting practice through a combination of grounded practical inquiry and capability development, theoretical rigour and active experimentation.

MSc in Executive Coaching (AMEC)

  • You are a consultant or executive coach
  • You are already working as a coach
  • You are working within and alongside complex and sensitive social and political environments

MSc in Sustainability and Responsibility (AMSR)

  • You are concerned with ensuring that organisations are both profitable and responsible
  • You are interested in challenging traditional ideas about where responsibility begins and ends
  • You are looking for a part-time programme which enables you to reflect on your own activities and apply learning to your own context

Doctorate in Organisation Consulting (ADOC)

  • You are an experienced ‘reflective practitioner’
  • You are interested in ‘action inquiry’ as a method of exploring organisational realities
  • You view consulting as a ‘relational’ practice