Masters of Business Administration

One Planet MBA careers programme

The programme will kick-start your personal transformation process by exposing you to the wide-ranging career development resources at your disposal, whilst developing self-reflection on your personal competencies and experiences.

We provide timetabled in-class sessions, group exploration and learning, time for reflection and deeper understanding, and workshops. Workshops are delivered by career-change professionals, including sector specialists focused on growing your expertise in internationalisation and employability, helping you decide where you want to take your One Planet MBA.

Your MBA Consultancy Project will be a key piece of the jigsaw enabling you to move from your pre-MBA role, organisation or sector onto your new career path. Your Careers Consultant will help ensure that your Consultancy Project supports your career aspirations.

Our Meet the Alumni Sessions, panel events and our wider university offering provide opportunities to engage and connect with like-minded industry professionals in person and online.

“As a part of the course, I received continuous support for my career development. I connected with our Career Coach in the first week of the programme, and this connection lasted even after I graduated. Creating a career plan and executing it with the support of our Career Coach was a crucial part of my getting my dream job.”

Komal, Consultant, Digital Advisory – Avanade, London.

Work with global organisations

You will benefit from our strong links and partnerships with a range of progressive organisations, working closely with them on Corporate Challenges and Consultancy Projects throughout the year.

Each student can choose a project with an organisation that will help to enhance their future career in areas such as entrepreneurship, strategy, innovation, marketing, international business, sustainability, finance and general business.

The One Planet MBA’s corporate partners include some of the world’s most enlightened NGOs, start-ups and global brands who place purposeful leadership, sustainability and innovation at the heart of their business strategies.

Our corporate partners work alongside the One Planet MBA's leading teaching team to co-deliver a number of modules, support and mentor students, and help perfect interview skills. They also provide opportunities to address their company's real-life business challenges through assignments, case study analysis and projects.

At the heart of One Planet MBA is the Business Support Group, a panel of organisational leaders looking at some of the most pressing issues facing business to ensure relevance to the programme. Our members’ invaluable experience and external perspective help make sure the programme’s strategic direction is informed by best practice and reflect the needs of the people and organisations we serve.

Business School students have recently worked with the following organisations:

  • Arcadis
  • Avanade
  • David and Charles
  • Devon Mental Health Alliance
  • Domino Printing Sciences
  • DS Smith
  • Ellen MacArthur Foundation
  • Farms for City Children
  • Fashion Revolution
  • FlexSea
  • IBM
  • Leavewell
  • Lego
  • MAKE Southwest
  • Marks & Spencer
  • McCain Foods Ltd
  • Met Office
  • Oakdene Hollins
  • Overgang Ltd
  • Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise
  • ProAmpac
  • Remit Zero
  • Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery
  • SAP
  • Studio Skein
  • Unilever
  • Volans
  • World Fair Trade Organization

Careers support

Whilst you are on the One Planet MBA programme we will actively support your career development through:

  • Personalised 1:1 Careers Coaching with our experienced, fully qualified Career Consultant.
  • Running classes and 1:1 sessions to increase self-awareness around career ‘hot buttons’, personal values and strengths.
  • Matching you up with an experienced professional to gain 1:1 careers advice through our Careers Mentor scheme.
  • Providing access to careers fairs and events.
  • Connecting you with successful alumni working in a sector of your choice to further develop your contacts, network and professional impat.

Graduate Success

Exeter MBA graduates have a proven track record of going on to lead on a global stage, with graduate destinations including:

Job titles

  • AI and Data Science Platform Specialist, Power Systems
  • Business Chief Executive Officer
  • Business Development Manager
  • Business Operation Auditor
  • Communications and Change Management Specialist
  • Consultant
  • Consultant, Insight and Strategy (Innovation)
  • Data Account Manager
  • Digital Strategy Manager
  • Director of Funding
  • Global Sustainability and Engagement Manager
  • Head of Circular Economy Business Development
  • Head of Engagement
  • Head of Environment
  • Head of Sustainability
  • Master Project Manager
  • Project Manager
  • Refill & Reuse Strategy Lead
  • Sanctions Risk and Controls Manager
  • Senior Associate
  • Senior Manager, Central Planning
  • Senior Manager, Public Policy, Environmental Sustainability and Social Impact
  • Services Consultant
  • Vice President Services

Organisations

  • Accenture
  • Amfori
  • Aramco
  • Ars Vitae
  • Asimetrix
  • Augmentum Fintech
  • Automated Intelligence
  • Bunzl Catering Supplies
  • Computershare UK
  • EMEA at Cino, Inc
  • Royal Bank of Scotland
  • Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity
  • IBM
  • Kansai Airports
  • Kier Group
  • McCain Foods
  • McKinsey & Company Group
  • Oakdene Hollins
  • PA Consulting
  • PwC
  • The Coca-Cola Company
  • Transformation at BT Consumer
  • Unilever
  • Year Out Group