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Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff	Headcount: 340 FTE: 319
Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers and tutors. Please exclude research assistants, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting professors who are members of another university. FAQ: How is research assistant defined?
Number of International Faculty Staff	Headcount: 97 FTE: 91
Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff.
Number of Inbound Visiting Faculty Staff	Headcount: 56
Number of academic faculty staff contributing to teaching or research at your university in the last 12 months who are visiting from an overseas institution for a minimum period of at least 3 months.
Number of Outbound Visiting Faculty Staff	Headcount: 28
Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution contributing to teaching or research at an overseas institution in the last 12 months for a minimum period of at least 3 months.

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 7,028 FTE: 6,803
Number of students pursuing a Bachelor’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate’s degrees.
Number of International Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 782 FTE: 757
Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. Please exclude all exchange students.
Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 114 FTE: 9
Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 33 FTE: 33
Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months.
Average International Undergraduate Fees	£ GBP 9,338
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees	£ GBP 1,641
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 2,528 FTE: 1,117
Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate Students	Headcount: 928 FTE: 529
Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China.
Number of Inbound Exchange Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 58 FTE: 5
Number of graduate / postgraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees	£ GBP 11,120
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees	£ GBP 6,400
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Students

Total Students	Headcount: 9,556 FTE: 7,920
Total number of students.
Total International Students	Headcount: 1,710 FTE: 1,286
Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China.
Total Outbound Exchange Students	Headcount: 33 FTE: 33
Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Total Inbound Exchange Students	Headcount: 172 FTE: 14
Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Student Fees	£ GBP 10,135
Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course
Average Domestic Student Fees	£ GBP 2,012
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Graduate Output

Proportion of Graduates Pursuing Further Study	7%
Proportion of graduates from undergraduate programs pursuing further study at your own institution or any other.
Proportion of Graduates Employed	81%
Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation
Number of PhDs Awarded	52
Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months

Entry Requirements

Avg Entry Requirements	350
Please express the average academic achievement entry requirements for your institution. Please convert your domestic requirements to the US Grade Point Average system. The five-point numerical scale is typically correlated with the A-F/A-E quality index. (A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D=1.0, E or F = 0.0) In our context, a value of 0 will imply to us that your institution has an "open access" admissions policy and will in no way count against your institution in any future table built upon this data. You can use World Education Services (WES) Toolkit as guidline: http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/index.asp (copy and paste)

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Aston Business School

Business/Management

European Masters in Management - Full Time
MSc Accounting & Finance - Full Time
MSc Business & IT - Full Time
MSc Business Studies - Full Time
MSc e Business - Full Time
MSc Human Resource Management & Business - Full Time
MSc in Business & IT - Full Time
MSc in Business Studies - Full Time
MSc in e-Business - Full Time
MSc in Human Resource Management & Business - Full Time
MSc in International Business - Full Time
MSc in Managing Public Services - Full Time
MSc in Marketing Management - Full Time
MSc in Operational Research and Management Studies - Full Time
MSc in Operational Research and Performance Management - Full Time
MSc in Organisational Behaviour - Full Time
MSc in Work Psychology and Business - Full Time
MSc International Business - Full Time
MSc Marketing Management - Full Time
MSc Operational Research & Management Studies - Full Time
MSc Operational Research & Performance Management - Full Time
MSc Organisational Behaviour - Full Time
MSc Work Psychology & Business - Full Time

Communications/Media

MSc in Marketing Management - Full Time

Finance/Accounting

MSc Accounting & Finance - Full Time
MSc Finance & Financial Regulations - Full Time
MSc Finance & Investments - Full Time
MSc in Accounting and Finance - Full Time
MSc in Finance & Investments - Full Time
MSc in Finance & Investments - Full Time

Humanities

MBA - Part Time
MBA - Full Time

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

MSc in Community and Hospital Pharmacy Management - Full Time

Psychology

MSc in Work Psychology and Business - Full Time

EU scholarships. 35 available @ GBP 3,000

Aston Business School is pleased to announce a scheme which offers 35 scholarships to UK and EU students entering the full-time MSc programmes in 2008/09. Scholarships are of up to £3,000 for qualifying applicants to help with the cost of tuition fees.

Application Process
Applicants are required to write a short essay of 1200-1500 words on one of the following topics:

What do you consider to be your major strengths and weaknesses? How might the Aston MSc help you to address them?

A significant proportion of the MSc programmes involve working in syndicate groups. What would you be able to contribute to other students in your group?

Describe a significant success or failure from your professional experience (this can include experience from placement work or internships) and explain what you discovered as a result.

Application URL
http://www.abs.aston.ac.uk/newweb/programmes/MSC/scholarships.asp

Deadline
31st May 2008

UK and EU Scholarships. 35 available @ GBP 3,000