Faculty

Highlights
Business
Aston’s Business School was founded in 1947 and is one of the
oldest and largest in the UK. It holds triple accreditation, which is a
classification given to a small number of business schools worldwide
by the three leading business school accreditation associations.

Ranked Nominated for Aston graduates

Business
Top100
MBA Marketing earn more
12th
in the European Business
is ranked
School Employed Aston Business students earn
Schools Ranking
in the UK (top (90th) 10th
of the Year £11,000 (39%) more than the UK average five
years after graduating.
(Financial Times 2020 (Times Higher Education Awards 2020)
130 in the world) in the UK (Longitudinal Education Outcomes 2020)
(QS Business School Masters and top 40 in the world
Rankings 2021) (QS Business School Masters
Rankings 2021)
Business
Clinic
Aston Business Clinic gives an
opportunity for students to
volunteer and act as a
consultant under the guidance
of an academic
to provide consultancy advice
to local companies.
 Engineering and Physical Sciences
Many courses accredited by world-leading organisational bodies such
as the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Institution of Engineering
and Technology (IET), and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

NSS 2020
Electrical Engineering General Engineering
overall satisfaction:
is ranked is ranked
BSc Chemistry:
92.9%
MEng Chemical Engineering:
3rd 7th
90.5% (Guardian University Guide (Guardian University Guide
BEng Biomedical Engineering: Subject Ranking 2021) Subject Ranking 2021)
90%

Health and Life Sciences

Health Professions: School of Pharmacy was Optometry BSc/MOptomis

th
10 honoured with a ranked

in the uk
(Guardian University Guide
Subject Ranking 2021)
Regius Professorship
one of just 12 universities with 1st In the UK
reputations for research excellence to for graduate salaries
receive the prestigious award as part of three years after graduation
celebrations for the Queen’s 90th
(Longitudinal Education Outcomes 2020)
birthday in 2017.

Social Humanities

Social Policy
9th Sociology
and Administration
highest earnings for Language and Area is ranked
is ranked
Studies five years after graduation -17% 28th
more than sector average in the UK 23rd in the UK
(Longitudinal Education Outcomes 2020) (Sunday Times Subject Ranking 2021) (Guardian University Guide 2021)

Employability
and Entrepreneurship
As the pioneer of the work placement year, Aston University has
crafted an outstanding reputation for its strength in employability and
entrepreneurship with students graduating ‘work ready’. Aston graduates
are highly sought after because of their practical skills and ability to apply
knowledge, and are supported by inspirational teachers with real world,
industry experience.

Entrepreneurs
Hands-On, Practical Teaching
Students work with industry to come up with solutions
study at Aston
to complex problems - MSc Marketing students Undergraduate and
recently worked with Philips to present real business Postgraduate modules
solutions to marketing smart home technology. and degree courses
in enterprise or
entrepreneurship are
available for budding
entrepreneurs to study.

Placement employers include:

• Accenture • Deloitte • Mondelez

• AXA • E.ON • KPMG
• Bae Systems • Ernst & Young • L’Oreal
• Barclays • ExxonMobil • Lloyds Bank
• Bentley • Fujitsu • Microsoft
• BMW • Harrods • NHS
• Boots • HP • P&G
• BT • HSBC • Santander
• Capgemini • IBM • Unilever

Aston is the lead partner in a regional

start-up incubator called BSEEN, which provides
student and graduate entrepreneurs with
training, advice, grant support and mentoring.
Aston can sponsor international students for
start-up entrepreneur visas, enabling them
to set up businesses in the UK.