The Oxford Business College is a partner college of the University of Sunderland authorized to offer the university's 2-year BA in Business Management and the MBA programmes.
The University of Sunderland sets the curriculum, approves the college lecturers and provide study manuals for the students. All tuition and examinations take place at the Oxford Business College. Upon successful completion of the course, there is a graduation ceremony in Oxford as well as an optional ceremony in Sunderland.
The Oxford Business College offers an average of between 15 and 22 hours per week of tuition for all Sunderland programmes. All teaching is seminar-based and in small groups, allowing for maximum student support and interaction with the tutor. Thus, students progress rapidly and confidently.
Admission onto the degree programme is flexible; the Oxford Business College has start dates every September, January, April and July. The College prides itself on the success of students post-graduation. 96% of students graduating with Sunderland degrees are within full-time work or study within 6 months of graduating.
British Accreditation Council
The British Accreditation Council (BAC) is an independent body, established in 1984 'to improve and enhance the standards of independent further and higher educational institutions by the establishment of a system of accreditation'.
BAC works in close collaboration with accreditation schemes operated by the British Council (in the field of English as a Foreign Language) and the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council.
The system of accreditation established by the three bodies was described by the Rt. Hon. John MacGregor, as Secretary of State in 1990, as 'the only public guarantee of standards in independent institutions of further and higher education in the UK'
Oxford Business College has been recognised as efficient by the British Accreditation Council for Further and Higher Education. The following is a summary from BAC's most recent inspection report:
The Oxford Business College was first accredited by the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher education in 1995. It was re-inspected in July 2006, which will last until July 2011.
BAC's inspectors reported a good standard of provision in all of the areas assessed during their inspection. The College was well equipped and classrooms were pleasant. Tutors were well qualified in terms of both academic and professional experience and the inspectors considered that the teaching was clear and well designed for the needs of the College's students, a view shared by the students themselves. The administration worked very efficiently. There was a thorough personal tutor system and good support for students requiring advice on living in Oxford.
Chartered Institute of Marketing
The Chartered Institute of Marketing is almost 100 years old and is now acknowledged as one of the world's leading marketing organistions. The Oxford Business College has been associated with the Institute for more than 17 years as both a teaching and an examination centre.
CIM qualifications and professional development awards are designed to be relevant to the needs of today's marketing practitioners - marketing is a dynamic subject and the focus keeps pace with the requirements of an increasingly competitive environment
Oxford Business College offers the Professional Certificate, the Professional Diploma and the Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing on either a part-time or a full-time basis. Our clients have included, AEA Technology, Butterworth Heinemann, KallKwik Printing, Oxford City Council, Securicor, Unipart International and many more.
Oxford Business College 65 George Street Oxford OX1 2BQ United Kingdom