About The University of Bolton

At the University of Bolton we are a community of professionals committed to developing our students for their professional lives.

With a student body of around 11,000 you will get the best of all worlds at Bolton – learning at a university where no one feels anonymous, in a thriving town close to the big cities of Manchester and Liverpool.

Our teaching quality has consistently won the highest ratings possible from the Government's quality control agency and we have professional accreditation for more than 30 of our teaching programmes.

Why choose the University of Bolton?

Ask our students and they will tell you it's the high levels of support, in and out of academic study, that makes the University of Bolton stand out.

We offer a full and challenging range of courses – from HNDs and foundation degrees to undergraduate, Masters, MPhil and PhD research degrees. We also have Continuing Professional Development and Short Courses to offer.

Whatever you choose, we're committed to you as an individual. Giving you the best start for your professional future is at the heart of all we do. Our excellent teaching and student facilities are centred around a helpful and stimulating environment. Our staff are highly qualified and experienced and are your key to a successful career. This is why:

• The government's quality control agency for universities, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), has given us the highest level of recommendation possible in its recent institutional audit (published 2006);
• We also have QAA 'excellent' ratings for subjects including biology, education, health studies, nursing, philosophy, psychology and textiles while our research in metallurgy and materials, English and philosophy is recognised as having national, and in some instances, international importance;
• The University of Bolton is ranked top in the north-west for student satisfaction, according to The Times Good University Guide 2008. The guide ranks us in the top 15 of all UK universities when it comes to student satisfaction;
• University of Bolton students quickly move into graduate employment or further study. We are within the regions' top five universities for the number of students who find graduate-level jobs or carry on with their education six months after graduation (Times Good University Guide 2008);
• We invest in our students' environment. We spent an average of £345 per full-time education student on facilities last year. This places us in the top 15% of UK universities (Higher Education Funding Council for England, 2006).

About

BoltonBusinessSchool

Our fundamental aim is to help you succeed!

We treat our students as individuals – small teaching groups mean that you do not become a faceless statistic in our School.  You will come into close, personal contact with your lecturers and other colleagues in the

BusinessSchool who will aim to make your course stimulating, enriching and successful.

BoltonBusinessSchool has the largest number of International Students of any of the Schools in the University.

We welcome students from all round the world, predominantly from Africa and Asia, but with increasing numbers from Europe, particularly via Socrates and Erasmus exchange programmes.

he benefits of working with our many partner organisations, both in the UK and abroad, are greatly appreciated by the BusinessSchool.  The opportunity to work with partners, often from different cultures, helps broaden our experience and this in turn benefits our students.

In the UK, we currently offer courses in partnership with the following organisations:

• Bury College:  HND and HNC Business Studies, Year 1 BA (Hons) Business Management, CPD in Creative Leadership and Management.
• Bolton Community College:  HND and HNC Business Studies.
• Ma'alot, Manchester: BA (Hons) Business Studies with Judaic Studies.
• Skills Solutions, Manchester:  FdA Management, CPD in Creative Leadership and Management, CPD in Academic Skills (Step-in) module.
• Greater Manchester Strategic Alliance (GMSA)
• Aimhigher
• North Cestrian Grammar School, Manchester:  Foundation year in Business for International Students.
• Stockport College: CPD in Academic Skills (Step-in) module. 
• Wigan and Leigh College: CPD in Creative Leadership and Management, CPD in Academic Skills (Step-in) module. 
• Ashton, Leigh and Wigan PCT: Key Skills for Managers.
• Manchester Mental Health & Social Care Trust: Key Skills for Managers.
• University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust: Key Skills for Managers.
• Salford PCT: Key Skills for Managers. 
• Bloomsbury Business School:  MBA 
• The Manchester College: CPD in Creative Leadership & Management.
• Central Lancashire PCT: Key Skills for Managers.
• Stockport PCT.: Key Skills for Managers.
• Tameside & Glossop PCT: Key Skills for Managers
• Manchester PCT:  Key Skills for Managers
• e-College, London: BA (Hons) Business Management

We are always looking to consolidate our relationship with our University Partnership Accord Colleges, and expand our partnership network wherever feasible.

We have enjoyed a long term relationship with a number of international partners.  The main geographical areas where we run courses in conjunction with partner organisations are:

Malaysia:

In partnership with SEGi |in Kuala Lumpur, we have offered undergraduate 'Top-Up' degrees in Accountancy and Business since 1998.

2007 marked the beginning of what we hope will be a long, fruitful relationship with I-Systems|, under which we are delivering undergraduate 'Top-Up' degrees in Accountancy and Business.

Hong Kong:

CED |has been a collaborative partner of ours since 1996 and we offer undergraduate 'Top-Up' degrees in Accountancy (which attract  ACCA exemptions) and in Business.

Vietnam:

Bolton BusinessSchool's partnership agreement with Banking University| in Ho Chi Minh City was signed in 2004. We are privileged to be the first UK University to offer a MBA programme which is delivered in Vietnam.  In addition, we also offer undergraduate ''Top-Up' degrees in Accountancy and Business.

Germany:

At Horb, (Steinbeis-Transferzentrum|), we offer a MBA, which has proved popular with students seeking a broader perspective on the application of academic theory to the business community.

Greece:

Will, in partnership with EMI|, Athens, be offering the MBA and MBA (Small Business Management) programmes. 

Dublin:

We are in partnership with Eden College,| Dublin to offer BA (Hons) Business Management.

Russia:

Our Russian partner is PGRAA Moscow and we have been delivering 'Top-Up' degrees in Accountancy for several years.

China:

2008 saw the commencement of a partnership with the Agriculture Industry Business Polytechnic College |in Guangdong, China.  We are delivering part of our Business and Marketing Top-Up degrees in Guangdong, and students are coming to the UK to complete their degrees at Bolton.

Our ERASMUS partners are:

The University du Maine, Le Mans and the University of Pau in France.  The University of Stralsund and the University of Leipzig in Germany and the University of Vigo in Spain