The Lancaster MBA – Full-Time
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Graduate Management School
Profile
Taught Course Website
Business Administration: MBA (AMBA Accredited) www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/mba
Number of MBA Students Location
75 The Management School
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The Lancaster MBA is an intensive one year education in general
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
management aimed at ambitious professionals with at least three
years post-qualification experience. The programme is very
Director of Studies: Oliver Westall.
international in emphasis, in order to further prepare the class for
ime
Duration: 12 months full-time.
more senior positions in the increasingly international world of
Entry Requirements: An upper second class honours degree, or an
management, business and consultancy. The programme draws on
equivalent professional qualification. A recent GMAT score of at least
the Management School’s world class faculty and also external
600, balanced across verbal, written and quantitative elements.
speakers from industry and academia.
Candidates who achieve less than 4.5 on the analytical writing element
may be asked to successfully complete a further Lancaster Admissions
As ever more organisations become international in scope, the
Essay. Candidates should normally have a minimum of three years
Lancaster MBA provides a relevant and future-proof education for
work experience since graduation. Strong preference will be given to
aspiring senior professionals. We are continually revising the
those who can demonstrate clearly that they have held significant
curriculum to reflect the international dimensions of management
managerial responsibilities. Two good references and a well-reasoned
and business. Our class typically comprises over 20 nationalities
case for studying an MBA. UK based candidates will be interviewed.
from every major economic region in the world, presenting a great
Overseas candidates will be invited to participate in a telephone
opportunity for students to learn from each other as well as from
interview.
the high quality faculty.
Assessment: Combination of ‘case-based’ examinations, assignments,
group presentations and dissertation. All electives have substantial
International Exchange Programme
elements of coursework.
Through continuous development of our international links with
IELTS: 7.0 or TOEFL 600 (paper-based test), 250 (computer-based test),
leading business schools, students on the Lancaster MBA can now
The Lancaster MBA – Full-T
100 (internet-based test). Applicants who have not met the requirements
choose to participate in 1-4 month exchanges (depending on
regarding proficiency in English may be given an offer conditional upon
option selected) at 10 schools, currently including EM Lyon, WHU
satisfactory completion of a pre-sessional course at the University.
Koblenz, Hochschule St Gallen, Bocconi (Milan), H.E.C. (Montréal),
Funding: See page 196.
Monash and Victoria, Wellington (New Zealand).
Further Information: www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/MBA
We admit a maximum of 75 students to the MBA, allowing a high
level of interaction between students and faculty. Entry is very
competitive, with about ten applications for each place on the course.
The Lancaster MBA moves from the compulsory modules of the
first term towards more and more choice for the individual as the
year progresses. Alongside the taught modules, students will
engage in three consultancy challenges. In the first term this will
be with a start-up company, progressing to a larger enterprise in
Management School:
the second term, and culminating in a three month individual
consultancy-style project in the Summer for a major corporate
client. The programme thus offers a powerful blend of general
and specialist, theory and practice.
An integral part of the MBA is the Mindful Manager module which
allows you to reflect on both individual and collective behaviour.
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