Hi all. I have 21 years of experience in the defence forces, and am looking at a second career. I wanted to do an MBA or MSc in supply chain mgt or information mgt.

Which should I go for MBA or MSc?

For MSc I had short listed Cranfield, Manchester, Trinity and Smurfit.
For MBA I had in mind Alberta, Calgary and Sauder.

The choice has got to give good placement opportunities post the completion of the education.

Thanks in advance.

The Canadian MBAs sound better: Try How to use LinkedIn to find the best school www.find-mba.com/board/33571

Thanks Duncan.

How is HULT at Dubai Campus for an MBA ?

Thanks in advance

There's a very long thread about Hult. I suggest you find a traditional non-profit business school with AACSB or EQUIS accreditation.

Hi Duncan

Thanks once again. So if i have to choose between say MSc at cranfield or UCD or Manchester and MBA at say Hult (Dubai) or Edwards (Canada) what would u recommend?
Or shd i get a better GMAT and try next year?

thanks and regards in advance

The Edwards MBA looks like the best of those options: http://www.edwards.usask.ca/careers/MBA-Students-and-Alumni/Employment-Stats/Graduate-Employment-Statistics-Complete-MBA1.aspx Hult doesn't have a good placement record into the traditional MBA recruiters, which prefer schools with AACSB and EQUIS accreditation.

If you already have the right to work in Europe, the MSc programmes look good but it's not probable that an non-EU student will find work in Europe (although that is worth checking with individual colleges, and results from MBA programmes are much better, especially if they develop language skills).

I recommend you take an extra few months to retake your GMAT in August and apply in the opening weeks for some of these: http://www.find-mba.com/specializations/39/supply-chain-management and these http://www.find-mba.com/specializations/7/information-technology-it Start now to discuss with these colleges. Think about language issues for the top schools outside the USA and consider if you know, or could learn, basic Mandarin, German or Danish, with the aim of being close to fluent by the time you arrived, in countries where that would give you an edge in the national job market.