Alliance Manchester Business School (Alliance MBS) was founded in 1965 and has since then established itself as one of the best business schools in the UK. It delivers industry-focused education level across 6 global centres in Manchester, Dubai, Hong Kong, Sao Paolo, Shanghai and SingaporeShow more
Based on the EDUopinions rankings, the Alliance Manchester Business School rating is 4.1. If you want to know more about this school, read the student reviews on our website.
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You can do a lot of things right, but if the core of your program is not strong, auxiliary benefits will not matter.
The largest issues are the structure and content of the program. “Learning by doing” is driven by their 3 main, consultancy projects. The problem is that the program takes away class time and allocates group work time for these projects in its stead. Understanding that my opinion does not include experience from other programs, you will miss out on fundamental business concepts and important learnings because of this structure. The number of operations and marketing classes are laughable (roughly 3 sessions each with professors) due to these consultancy projects. It feels as if you pay money to work on medium or easy difficulty projects while missing out on academics that you will be expected to know once you get out into industry. Furthermore, the classes that you do have regularly are boiled down to a theoretical, almost artistic decision-making class, and a class that spends its time talking about the negatives of shareholder primacy and financialization while mentioning the common, starry-eyed stakeholder solution which is not practically explored. This program lives and breathes ESG, so much so that you miss out on even more academics. Management accounting, a wildly important topic, was reduced to only 4 class sessions. Cost accounting actually spent sessions talking about how to look good on virtual meetings and how to write essays. This just is not acceptable for me. Strategy and corporate finance have been a breath of fresh air, but the rest of the offering has largely lacked substance.
You get your MBA only once – it is not practical to transfer schools like you could have in your undergraduate programs. Look for a program that spends time teaching you the fundamentals. I encourage you to really think twice about committing to this program.
View moreThe learning by doing approach adopted by AMBS allows students to apply what they have learned in the classroom to real-world situations and also helps students develop important skills such as problem-solving, teamwork, and communication. These skills are beneficial in a variety of career paths and help students stand out in the job market. Having a diverse student body offers great ways for students to get practical experience and learn from others with different backgrounds and perspectives. The program does get intense in the first few moths and may require long hours to be put in but overall it is a fantastic school.
View moreThe course is well structured and organised effectively. Every subject in the field of international business is covered in the course module. The lectures are of excellent quality and are simple to comprehend.
· The lecturers are also very knowledgeable about their subjects, quite thorough, and very helpful when it comes to answering questions and giving additional information on their subject.
· Students can easily access the assignment, lectures, and seminar content thanks to the blackboard technology. Students also benefit greatly from the reading materials that are posted on the blackboard.
Academic Guidance: 8/10
– office hrs, blackboard accessibility, podcasts for lectures make it easier to revise/catch up on if you fall behind
Academic Environment: 9/10
– conducive
Diversity/Making friends w other: 8/10
– many cultures
– very friendly people in general
City itself:10/10
– very walkable
– accesible
Studying at this university has been an experience. It’s been an intense 45 days and I would definitely recommend it to friends and family. The project-based learning has made it easy to develop interpersonal relationships and build the skills required to lead others.
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