Is Durham&#x27;s business school poor ?

also although the research rating (which matter little to an under graduate anyway) is only rated 3, they have said their confident of acheiving full marks in the next set of inspections (think thats next year they said).

the campus and the course is relatively new, so it has taken time to get their rating up to scratch.

I would say the course is at least equal to many others in the country, and the facilities are excellent (which is the most important thing for an undergraduate, not what research post graduates are doing)

hope that helps

Reply 3

bonnie

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thank you guys ! this really helps

I guess I'm gonna come and see the place then ! :smile:

Reply 4

bonnie

thank you guys ! this really helps

I guess I'm gonna come and see the place then ! :smile:

ask me anything if you have questions, either on here or via private message..as im both a 1st year business student and a campus tour guide.

id say im enjoying it overall, met loads of nice people etc...sometimes the course can be hard maths wise though, nearly everything on the course is related to maths...which suprised me.

Reply 5

vickyrkenya

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Im a better tour guide than you James :P

Reply 6

vickyrkenya

Im a better tour guide than you James :P

look at my post count and rep gems, and come and join the masses who worship me on the railway bank behind James Block :p:

Reply 7

bantaloni

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Bonnie,

The short answer to your question is a definite no. I dont know who told you that Durham's business school is poor but its the opposite. Its an excellent business school. I am an alumni of the school at the post graduate level and as far as you are concerned what happens there dictates partially the reputation of the school.

For starters, DBS's MBA program is listed as one of the top 100 in the world ( both in Financial Times and Economist ranking) It's also listed as one of the top 20 business schools in Europe in the finanical times rankings. Its both AMBA and EQUIS accredited which are hallmarks of quality assurance.

Given these achievements, I dont understand how these people categorzied DBS to be a poor business school. I am not saying its the best either.

Anyway, I hope that clears things for you.

Reply 8

RobbieC

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I think LSEs is better, and Warwick and Oxbridge... But I'd only say its poor if you rate about top 10 or top 20 in the country to be poor, which to be fair - I've done my fair share of.

Reply 9

Piggsil

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RobbieC

I think LSEs is better, and Warwick and Oxbridge... But I'd only say its poor if you rate about top 10 or top 20 in the country to be poor, which to be fair - I've done my fair share of.

That's not very fair is it, to be fair? :rolleyes:

Reply 10

bantaloni

Given these achievements, I dont understand how these people categorzied DBS to be a poor business school. I am not saying its the best either.

I think the faculty members overrated themselves. Number of visiting practicioners, an important factor to add practical flavour to any finance programme, is next to nil. Some Asian lecturers in the B-school don’t even speak adequate English! Really sad. Although I agree that the undergrads programme should be alrighty – not the same for postgrads.

Reply 11

pengangguran

I think the faculty members overrated themselves. Number of visiting practicioners, an important factor to add practical flavour to any finance programme, is next to nil. Some Asian lecturers in the B-school don’t even speak adequate English! Really sad. Although I agree that the undergrads programme should be alrighty – not the same for postgrads.

now that wouldent be a certain Accounting Lecturer would it :rolleyes:

I dont see how the research rating affects much anyway though, I have little to no interest in doing post-grad study (i think staying in education longer than the first 21/22 years of your life is a waste personally, you have to 'live' at some point)

It wasnt really an influence when I looked round uni's, I looked at the facilities, the times guide rating, what the open day was like and whether the staff seemed enthuisiastic a lot more than whether post-grads can have a jolly good time.

Reply 12

posh_git

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DBS is really really good (postgrad course)

not too sure about the course @ queen's campus regarding finance...

Reply 13

posh_git

DBS is really really good (postgrad course)

postgrad course? like the MSc course where over 200 students are packed into one big room like sardine? like the one in which 80% of the students are chinese? you gotta be kidding me mate!

it is a money making programme for the school, and they are trading off the quality for additional income from foreign students.

avoid DBS at all cost!

Reply 14

Itchynscratchy

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pengangguran

like the MSc course where over 200 students are packed into one big room like sardine?

You mean like a lecture?

like the one in which 80% of the students are chinese?

What difference does it make what nationality people are?

Reply 15

Itchynscratchy

You mean like a lecture?

like sardine

Itchynscratchy

What difference does it make what nationality people are?

it means they're paying 11K quid per student mate! it also means lack of diverstiy.

Reply 16

arkbar

What lecture theatre was this then? There are ~230 people in my lectures and I've never felt like a sardine....

Reply 17

arkbar

What lecture theatre was this then? There are ~230 people in my lectures and I've never felt like a sardine....

well, just go and try squeeze that same number of lads into the lecture theatre in the b-school. enough said, I rest my case.

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arkbar