MBA Defence Brochure

Management, leadership and business skills

Cranfield’s management, leadership and business skills capability comprises world leading educational opportunities – including short courses and Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and Master’s qualifications – and cutting-edge research with access to specialist facilities and equipment. Symposia provide a forum to engage with government agencies, industry and research establishments, and consultancy services give access to the latest thinking and knowledge in defence and security.

Cranfield’s capabilities embrace the specialist skills that now form an essential component of our defences against the many current and future threats we face from a variety of sources. They also include important professional disciplines, such as leadership, programme and project management, procurement and information management, the application of which is fundamental to success in today’s military, security and business environments. We are one of an elite group of schools worldwide to hold the triple accreditation of: AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and AMBA (the admission of MBAs). Courses are not just about improving skills and techniques in general management, but building confidence, emotional intelligence, decision-making and team-working qualities that make for inspirational leaders within the UK defence sector and the international defence community.

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