Department info: Overview

Kaplan Business School is a private college and focuses solely on professional subjects such as accounting, finance, business and law. The School's excellent links to industry and the professional expertise of its sister companies within Kaplan UK allow KBS to offer an unparalleled level of tuition and support to students looking for opportunities in professional areas.

KBS is a popular destination for international students who want to study in the UK, a country with a longstanding reputation for being at the forefront of international business and trade. At KBS, students benefit from a vibrant multi-cultural environment, world-class facilities and expert tutors who are highly experienced in their fields.

Faculty of Business

The Faculty of Business currently offers tuition support for the University of London International Programmes in Accounting and Finance, Accounting with Law, Economics and Finance, Banking and Finance, and Business. The KBS Faculty of Business receives academic direction from the London School of Economics and Political Science. This means that students studying with KBS benefit from course structure and exams set by the LSE.

Academic strength

• Professionally qualified and academically experienced staff
• Highly interactive classes
• Friendly faculty with a relaxed attitude
• Smaller class sizes
• High quality learning experience

The Faculty of Business aims to develop students who are independent learners with the confidence and skills to study effectively outside the formal classroom environment. Students are also encouraged to become reflective learners, a process that allows them to leverage their current learning experience into future high performance learning. Development of independent learning and reflective skills is supported through a year round skill development programme.

The faculty also encourages feedback from the student body. Students have regular formal and informal opportunities to feedback on their experience. Senior faculty members are very responsive to this feedback.