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By airFrom Gatwick and Luton Airports – the Thameslink train service connects Gatwick and Luton airports directly with Farringdon station. Trains run every 30 mins and the journey takes about 45 mins.

From Heathrow Airport – Heathrow Airport is on the London Underground system, on the Piccadilly Line, and the nearest Underground station for the School is reached by changing at Kings Cross St Pancras. The journey from Heathrow to Kings Cross St Pancras takes around an hour.

Alternatively, take the Heathrow Express to Paddington (15-minute journey) and continue via the Underground.

Cass Business School106 Bunhill RowLondon EC1Y 8TZTel +44 (0)20 7040 5276www.cass.city.ac.uk

From Stansted Airport take the Stansted Express to Liverpool Street station. Trains run every 15 mins and the journey takes about 45 mins.

From London City Airport take the North London Railways train service to West Ham Station and change to the Hammersmith & City or District Underground lines (westbound) for Moorgate or for the Undergraduate School, Barbican (you may need to change at Aldgate East). Express coach services also run to Liverpool Street station.

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By train Travel by rail to any London terminus and then by Underground, bus, or on foot.

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Summary

Course outline Our members Ten years average work experience with global exposure from a wide range of industries and job functions. Female to male ratio circa 25%.

Global diversity Over previous intakes students have come from over 45 different countries.

Accreditation Cass Business School now possesses the sought-after ‘triple crown’ gold standard in business education. We are fully accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). This places Cass in an elite group of global business schools.

Evening Executive MBA structure and dates 24-month part-time programme delivered over two evenings per week from 18.15 – 21.15.

You will start with an orientation programme, which includes the leadership and team building weekend workshop, introducing some basic concepts and techniques, as well as giving you a chance to get to know your tutors and fellow students.

The core business syllabus The first year is devoted to core modules covering technical knowledge in areas like finance and quantitative methods, as well as the chance to explore strategic issues like brand and knowledge management.

You will learn through a mix of expert tuition and hands-on exercises. Assessment is based on group project work and presentations, individual course work and exams (core modules only).

Modular Executive MBA structure and dates 24-month part-time programme delivered over one long weekend per month (Fri-Mon).

Admissions We look for well-rounded personalities who have a clear idea of their career objectives, a focused approach and can demonstrate:

• High academic calibre demonstrated by a degree

• A minimum of three years relevant and appropriate, full-time work experience, gained after graduation, with at least five years preferred

• At least two supporting references

Application We operate a rolling admissions programme. However due to high demand for places from strong candidates across the Cass MBA programmes, we recommend that you submit a full application at least four months in advance of the start of the course.

Specialist paths: electivesIn your second year, you will take between six and ten elective modules. Each Executive MBA is different and how you devise your electives plan will be unique to your own learning goals. For example, you might choose to develop a specialist path in areas relating to consultancy, finance or marketing. Or you may choose a range of electives from these disciplines to complement and strengthen your existing skill set. You can find the latest list of elective modules online at www.cassemba.com

The Business Mastery Project In your final year, you will draw together the many elements of the course in a major Business Mastery Project. The output from this project will count substantially towards your final degree.

Fees The fees are payable in four instalments. Includes all text books for first year, international emerging markets consultancy trip and one international elective (the air fare and visas are not included in the fees for the international elective).

Funding Cass has developed a wide range of financial awards based on academic and personal achievement. UK students can also apply for special study loans offered by some high street banks.

Business case for sponsorshipWe can offer you the opportunity to come in and meet with one of our Executive MBA advisors who can help you put a business case together to demonstrate the long-term value of the MBA for employers.

Rankings * In 2010, the Financial Times ranked the Cass EMBA programme second in the UK, fourth in Europe and tenth in the world.

If you are being sponsored by your employer, you may well choose a project that tackles an area of current concern in your business. Other projects are offered by companies through the Cass careers service, where sponsors have a direct interest in the project theme or idea.

The Business Mastery Project will not only help consolidate everything you have learnt in a practical environment, it can in itself be a real step forward in your career.

The Professional Development Programme runs concurrently throughout the period, providing support courses ranging from negotiation skills and mind mapping to languages and creativity.

List of electives is only an indication of the range of subjects on offer and is subject to change.• Additional international electives will incur a cost• Professional development runs throughout the

two-year period

Year 1 Year 2 General Information

Electives

Business Mastery ProjectFinal quarter of the programme

Orientation Programme Leadership and Team Building Weekend Workshop Core ModulesAccounting InformationOrganisational BehaviourQuantitative MethodsFinance Strategy Information ManagementMarketing Human Resource ManagementBusiness EconomicsOperations ManagementCorporate Social Responsibility Emerging Markets Consultancy Week

Investment DerivativesApplied Corporate Finance Innovations in Strategic ThinkingConsultingStrategic Fast Track Venturing Private EquityRelationship Management & MarketingBusiness Intelligence and Social NetworkingManagement Decision Making

Mergers and AcquisitionsSports Business Managing Professional Service FirmsBehavioural Finance Strategy in the Face of Uncertainty LeadershipNew Venture Creation ProcessStrategic Management of Technology

Cass Business School’s highly international faculty is made up of over 100 research-active members with impressive academic credentials and strong industry backgrounds.

Prof. Stephen ThomasProf. Stephen Thomas, Course Director of the Evening Executive MBA programme, joined Cass in 2006 as a Professor of Finance and he previously held chairs at the University of Wales and Southampton University. He has been Visiting Professor at the ICMA Centre, University of Reading and Queens University, Canada. He has also been a Houblon-Norman Fellow at the Bank of England. His research, consulting and business interests lie in the area of investment management; he is currently on the investment committee of Hasley Investment Management, a boutique fund of funds, and was previously a director of the Bear Stearns Global Alpha hedge fund. He is closely involved with professional investment qualifications in the UK, being a member of the CFA UK education committee and founder of the Investment Management Certificate for UK investment managers. He is founding consulting editor of a range of credit rating products published since 1988 by Interactive Data (formerly FT).

Business is increasingly global in its scope, which is why we emphasise our international dimension so strongly.

This is reflected in the cosmopolitan nature of the student body. London’s central position in the global economy attracts some of the best in the world, from every major sector. We have over 45 nationalities represented on our Executive MBA programmes, with 55 per cent of the evening and 70 per cent of the modular weekend intake being international. In the time you spend on the Cass site itself, you’ll find yourself immersed in a vibrant multicultural environment.

Dr. Chris StoreyDr. Chris Storey, Course Director of the Modular Executive MBA programme, is based within the Marketing Group. Prior to an academic career, he had a successful marketing career within the financial services sector. He has also held visiting positions at MacMaster University, Canada and Monash University, Australia. He is an expert on the role of innovation as a source of competitive advantage. He has published numerous articles in a number of leading journals including the Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of Business Research, European Journal of Marketing, Long Range Planning and the Journal of Service Research. Dr. Caroline Wiertz Dr. Caroline Wiertz is a Reader in Marketing at Cass Business School. She holds an MSc in International Business and a PhD in Marketing from the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. Caroline’s main research interests lie in the areas of consumer research and services marketing. She has published in leading academic journals, such as the Journal of Consumer Research, the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and the Journal of Service Research. Her article on communal service delivery in the Journal of Service Research has been nominated for the journal’s 2010 Best Article Award.

You’ll be building the skills you need for leadership in the global business world.

With this strong emphasis on working across borders, we don’t just keep things in the classroom. We offer practical early exposure to some of the fastest-developing markets* in the world through electives on change management in South Africa and international Cass symposia in China and Dubai. The practical, first-hand experience with real companies prepares you for global business thinking.*international locations are constantly reviewed and may be subject to change

Emerging Markets Consultancy WeekSymposiumChange management

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global Dr. Dzidziso Samuel Kamuriwo Dr. Dzidziso Samuel Kamuriwo lectures in Strategy and Fast Track Venturing at Cass Business School. He has coupled his extensive international business management experience and academic training to develop an interest in helping businesses to grow substantially in difficult environments or markets. His focus is on competitive strategy and managing innovation with a specific focus on industries and regions that are likely to have a global impact in the future. Dr. Laura Empson Dr. Laura Empson joined Cass in June 2007 as the founding Director of the Centre for Professional Service Firms and teaches the Managing Professional Service Firms elective for the MBA programme. She has spent the past two decades dedicated to researching professionals and professional service firms. Laura’s current research project is concerned with leadership dynamics in professional service firms and is funded by a £200,000 grant from the Economic and Social Research Council.

“It’s great to be able to use the resources remotely so you can always get access to Library journals, course notes, past papers, tutor access and interactive workspaces.”Ildiko Takacs, Executive MBA student

“There’s a real buzz in the air as you walk through these facilities.”Zakaria Mahmood, Executive MBA student

“It’s a perfect platform for work and study, a place where business and the smartest academic thinking meet.”Zach Barfield, Executive MBA Alumni

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Modern facilities at the heart of businessCass Business School is based in a modern, purpose-designed building on the doorstep of the City of London. The architecture and facilities were planned from the outset to promote effective learning with:• quiet spaces for reflective learning• syndicate rooms for team working

and brainstorming• open spaces for networking• computing rooms for individual

student use, offering a range of workstation capabilities and full connectivity both to our academic networks and the wider Internet

• real-time trading rooms (sponsored by Reuters and Bloomberg) offering a direct insight into financial trading operations

• purpose-built and fully fitted lecture theatres for formal teaching

The Cyril Kleinwort Resource Centre is a rich research environment providing connectivity to the wealth of London’s major libraries – printed and electronic. We call this inspiring environment ‘The Ideas Exchange’.

The centre offers:• 30,000 books• 250 hard copy journals• 6,000 full text electronic journals• networked catalogue• 20 specialist databases• networked study points• access for Cass postgraduates

to City Business Library and The British Library

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Build your global network Our location puts you at the heart of the City of London. Senior managers from many international businesses contribute to our Corporate Speakers Programme. Past guests have included: Sir Stelios Haji-Iannnou of easyGroup, Jim O’Neill of Goldman Sachs, and Sir John Bond, Group Chairman of HSBC.

More than 6,500 MBAs work in senior positions around the globe, and they are part of a network of over 25,000 Cass alumni. We have 45 overseas associations – from India to China to the US, Greece,

Germany and Dubai – who exchange knowledge and experience, and discuss industry trends and business opportunities. Our special interest groups will help you to cultivate the contacts that will advance your career development.

Cass networks include: Cass Creatives Cass Entrepreneurs Network (CEN) Cass Women in Business (CWIB) Cass Actuarial Network (TANC) Executive MBA club Cass Management Consultancy Club Gaming club (GAMBIT)

For information and descriptions of all special interest groups, visit: www.cass.city.ac.uk/alumni/sigs

Other Cass clubs and societies:Film Management The London Securitisation Forum Finance Society Exploring Asian Business Cass Merger & Acquisition Society Optimal Gaming Strategies Society Private Equity Society Cass Mathematics Trading Society Investment & Trading Club Cass Marketing Society MBA Finance Club Renewable Energy Society

3M A.T. KearneyAbbott Laboratories ABN Amro Asset Management AccentureAIGAllied Irish BankAmerican AirlinesAmerican ExpressAon Corporation Associated NewspapersAstra Zeneca AvivaAXABain & CompanyBank of AmericaBank Of China Barclays CapitalBarclays Wealth Bausch & Lomb BBCBloomberg BNP ParibasBNY MellonBOC AviationBooz Allen Hamilton BP British AirwaysBskyB BT Group Bulgari SpA Cable & WirelessCadbury Global Cap Gemini Ernst & YoungCazenove Capital ManagementCisco Systems

CitigroupCollins Stewart Coutts & Co Credit SuisseDeloitteDeutsche BankDiageoDun & BradstreetGartmore Investment ManagementGE CapitalGoldman SachsGoogle HarrodsHarvey Nichols HBOS Hewlett PackardHM TreasuryHonda HSBC IBMINGJ Sainsbury Johnson & JohnsonJones Lang Lasalle JP MorganKleinwort BensonKPMGLegal & GeneralLloyds TSBL’OréalLucent TechnologiesMerrill LynchMicrosoft CorporationMorgan StanleyNielsen Nomura Bank International

O2 Oracle PA Consulting PepsiCoPricewaterhouseCoopersPrudentialRolls-Royce PlcSantander Schroders ShellSociété Générale Standard & Poor’sStandard Chartered Bank The Coca-Cola Company The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Thomson ReutersThreadneedle T-MobileTravelexUBSUnilever United NationsVirgin MediaVisa VodafoneWalt DisneyWatson Wyatt WorldwideXerox Zurich Financial Services Group

The above is a representation of companies that students have come from and does not indicate sponsorship relationships.

Where our students come from