help for choosing b-school

Kasy

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Posted Nov 22, 2011 14:34

hi everyone
it's my first time come here,and i am so sorry for my english
I have applied for MSC HRM in university of leeds,university of glasgow,university of aston ,university of strathclyde , university of durham ,university of bradford ,university of sheffield , university of reading ( international management)
Royal Holloway,UOL and Queen mary ,UOL
and i got offer letters from strathclyde and sheffield last week

i want to know which b-school is better!? is very difficult to choose thank for your help

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Duncan

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Posted Nov 22, 2011 15:21

I think this is an okay overall ranking of the major UK business schools: http://www.eduniversal-ranking.com/study-abroad-in-united-kingdom.html

I would look at http://www.cipd.co.uk/qualifications/where-qualified/ for programmes that are also CIPD accredited: Aston, Bradford, Leeds and Sheffield certainly - maybe some of the others.

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Kasy

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Posted Nov 22, 2011 15:55

HI Duncan:
nice to meet you , i am thinking about CIPD is that very important!? because strathclyde is a good university(ft ranking) should i give up strathclyde!?

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Duncan

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Posted Nov 22, 2011 16:34

Well, if you want to do HR work in the UK, then the CIPD advanced diploma (which schools accredited at the advanced level have) is very valuable.

Looking internationally, then three of your schools offer FT ranked MSc's (http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/masters-in-management-2011): Aston, Strathclyde and Durham. If you don't want to work in UK HR then any of those schools will be great.

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Kasy

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Posted Nov 22, 2011 16:49

hi duncan
Aston, Bradford, Leeds ,strathclyde and Sheffield
if you were me, which school u will choose!?
thanks

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Duncan

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Posted Nov 22, 2011 17:03

Kasy, I don't know where you are, what your background is or what your goals are.

The Aston programme is great, especially because it also include BPS A and B certification. That and the CIPD qualification are really excellent for an corporate HR job in the UK. I think it has a better curriculum than Bradford, Strathclyde or Leeds. Sheffield is *very* strong for work psychology, but the HR course has no electives. So, I should choose Aston.

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Kasy

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Posted Nov 22, 2011 17:15

hi duncan
i am sorry well,i come from hk and i am doing my Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in taiwan and i want to work in the Asia region(hongkong taiwan) after graduation

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Duncan

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Posted Nov 22, 2011 17:27

Well, why would you want to study in the UK? I would look closely at National Chengchi University or any of the universities in HK, all of which are excellent. None of the schools you are looking at have very large alumni networks in Asia (although in Taiwan and HK, Leeds, Strathclyde Aston, Durham and Bradford probably have the most alumni).

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