Royal Docks Business School (reviews)

Academics at Royal Docks Business School

RDBS offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate and MBA Programmes. Its portfolio includes full-time and part-time courses, which can be taught on-site or in the form of distance learning. Undergraduate Programmes include International Business, International Business and Leadership and Business Management. Postgraduate Programmes include Project Management, International Business Management and International Fashion Management. The School takes a diverse and innovative learning approach by providing a balance between academic activities with industry experience. Students are offered the opportunity to undertake an internship over the course of their programmes in order to gain valuable work experience, apply their knowledge in the professional environment and stand out from the crowd in the job market.

RDBS offers its students the opportunity to study abroad in order to expand its network internationally and experience a new culture. The following institutions are RDBS’s study abroad programme partners:

•       Manhattan Institute of Management (USA)
•       American University of Washington (USA)
•       University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
•       Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade (China)
•       Higher School of Economics (Russia)
•       Fraser Valley University (Canada)
•       Columbia College Chicago (USA)
•       Duquesne University (USA)
•       Sacred Heart University (USA)
•       The American University of Cairo (Egypt)
•       Hanyang University (South Korea)
•       James Cook University (Australia)

The School also partners with other institutions all over the globe, which creates additional opportunities for students and staff.

Campus & Student Life

RDBS’s campus is located in London, United Kingdom. The Business School’s campus opened in 2000 and contains modern, high-quality facilities, which include many social spaces. UEL has its own Underground bar and Aqua East (student space equipped with pool tables and study areas), which in addition to the cafes and restaurants nearby ensure that students will always have something to do in their free time. Postgraduates have exclusive access to the new Molex suite, which contains teaching facilities, informal and team-working areas, a Thomson Reuters training centre and a social space.

UEL has a modern sports facility which includes a fitness centre, a strength and conditioning room, 2 outdoor, 3G, five-a-side football pitches, 2 indoor arenas as well as a dance and aerobics studio. The University’s sports facility housed Team USA during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which proves its high quality.

Career & Alumni

The University’s Employability Centre helps students in planning their careers through one-to-one career advice on the job application process, employability workshops focused on planning careers and marketing students’ skills through their CVs, employer networking events, simulated interviews, etc. It also supports aspiring entrepreneurs among the student community who wish to start their own business.

Guest speakers are often invited on campus in order to allow students to learn from their experience and views of the professional environment.