The history of the School explains why today it is able to offer a range of programmes unrivalled in both depth and diversity. The student profile is varied in terms of backgrounds and interests with approximately one quarter of students from outside the United Kingdom. MA home students are eligible for AHRB awards and the School has a high success rate in obtaining AHRB funding for suitably qualified candidates. Success in finding jobs on graduation is also excellent with over ninety percent of graduates in employment within six months of completing their courses and the majority considerably earlier than that.
Entrance is highly competitive.
Graduates from this course frequently enter careers in business and finance, join consultancies or set up their own businesses and their success rate in finding employment is high. At present there are approximately twenty research students researching a wide range of PhD topics . The Research Students Group meets regularly to provide an academic framework for individual postgraduate seminars and to act as a support group. Students are exposed to a wide range of learning experiences including lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory sessions, group work and practical exercises. The system of personal tutors who monitor academic and personal progress and, where necessary, raise non-confidential matters at departmental staff or teaching committee meetings ensures regular contact with students.