Curriculum overview
We are ranked #2 in the world for social science and management, and the Global Master's in Management programme is founded in LSE’s tradition for academic excellence. A curriculum of carefully designed compulsory core courses will explore a variety of perspectives on markets and organisations drawn from various disciplines including economics, economic sociology, and business psychology. With this foundation, you will develop your critical and analytical skills to deal with all types of challenges facing managers today in the complex international business environment, from people management and cross-cultural working to strategic business innovation and big data analysis.
You will gain a unique exposure to the real global business world throughout the programme, learning alongside a diverse cohort of classmates from around the world, gaining perspectives on today's international business challenges in core courses, and having the opportunity to consolidate your global business experience with our prestigious international exchange options (CEMS double degree or MiM Exchange term).
Courses are taught in a combination of larger lectures and small seminar classes of around 15 students. There will be both formative (practice) and summative (final assessed) coursework in the form of essays, papers, presentations and exams. Students will also carry out an individual dissertation of 6,000 words.
Pre-sessional course
Students are required to undertake a pre-sessional course in September, before year 1 of the programme officially begins later that month.
Year 1: Foundation
Year 1 will provide an in-depth training in the core foundations of general management, covering the same topics as a traditional MBA programme, but taking a more critical and rigorous approach to those topics. Following Year 1, the summer vacation offers time to undertake an internship, which we strongly encourage students to consider in order to apply learning and gain practical experience.
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MG431 Managerial Economics (0.5 unit) provides an introduction to the central issues in managerial economics. The course will analyse the foundations for applying economic thinking to management.
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MG434 Organisational Behaviour (0.5 unit) seeks to understand individual attitudes and behaviour in an organisational context. It does this by reviewing psychological theories as they apply to organisations, demonstrating the contribution of a psychological perspective to understanding human behaviour at work, and critically evaluating the empirical evidence.
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MG458 Foundations of Management I (0.5 unit) and MG459 Foundations of Management II (0.5 unit) will give a basic grounding in the key management disciplines which will be taught chronologically. Students will therefore be provided with an overview of the development of management disciplines and will develop an understanding of the disciplinary anchors in sociology, psychology and economics.
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MG461 Quantitative Analysis in Management (0.5 unit) discusses analysis of variance, simple and multiple linear regression, including ideas of confounding and statistical control, the use of dummy variables, interactions and non-linear effects of explanatory variables, collinearity, diagnostics and model development.
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MG462 Qualitative Analysis in Management (0.5 unit) provides a critical understanding of qualitative management research, with an emphasis on methods and techniques which will be useful and relevant to them both as management scholars and in their future careers.
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MG488A MiM Capstone Course is the first part of a course that runs throughout both years of the MSc Managment programme. The MiM Capstone Course builds connections between management theory and practice and to equip students with the skills necessary to succeed in their managerial careers.
Year 2: Specialism
Building on the core foundation from Year 1, Year 2 will provide luxury of time to develop specialist knowledge and experience in your own field of interest, according to your career goals. You will have the option to specialise your learning in global management with either the CEMS Master's in International Management double degree, or the MiM Exchange term in a leading MBA classroom. Alternatively if you choose to remain at LSE in your second year, you will have access to a wide range of specialised elective courses from departments across LSE as a leading social science institution, ranging from Finance to International Development. (See the full list below).
Alongside your chosen specialism in Year 2, you will also undertake an individual dissertation to develop in-depth specialist knowledge in your chosen topic, as well as a practical Capstone Course involving a business project with a real external client. Teams of students will work with a sponsor company over the course of a term to develop a solution to a real business problem.
Companies who have sponsored business project in the past include AstraZeneca, Barclays, Benchmark Sport, Coca Cola, Daymon, Ecofact, Deloitte, Google, Heidrick and Struggles, HSBC, Markit, Mars, Merlin Entertainment, Morgan Stanley, MYBA, Nokia, Oliver Wyman, PwC, Studio Canal, Tesco, and Thomson Reuters.
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MG430 Strategy, Organisation and Innovation (0.5 unit) explores advanced topics in strategy, organization and innovation. True to LSE, we will adopt an interdisciplinary social sciences point of view that embraces economics, sociology, political science and psychology.
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MG420 Dissertation (0.5 unit) are based on a research question which students are required to agree with the teacher responsible during Michaelmas Term in year two.
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MG488B MiM Capstone Course (including Business Project) (0.5 unit) builds connections between management theory and practice and to equip students with the skills necessary to succeed in their managerial careers. Second year students apply the theoretical knowledge and business management skills gained in the first year by working on a business project.
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Students can also undertake the international CEMS or MiM Exchange options in year 2. For CEMS students, additional core courses will be included in year 2.
Optional elective courses
You can tailor the programme to your own interests and specialise your knowledge with optional elective courses to the total value of 3.0 units across both years of the programme.
Please note: If you choose to undertake the international CEMS or MiM Exchange options in year 2, the number of LSE electives will be reduced to accommodate a term abroad, plus additional courses for CEMS.
Accounting
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AC411 (0.5 unit) Accounting, Strategy and Control
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AC412 (0.5 unit) Accountability, Organisations and Risk Management
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AC414 (0.5 unit) Financial Reporting, Capital Markets and Business Combinations
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AC490 (0.5 unit) Financial Reporting and Management: Management Accounting, Strategy and Control
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AC491 (0.5 unit) Financial Reporting and Management: Financial Reporting
International Development
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DV423 (0.5 unit) Global Political Economy of Development
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DV424 (0.5 unit) International Institutions and Late Development
European Studies
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EU435 (0.5 unit) History and Theory of European Integration
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EU443 (0.5 unit) European Models of Capitalism
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EU446 (0.5 unit) The Political Economy of European Monetary Integration
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EU449 (0.5 unit) Emerging Markets, Political Transition and Economic Development in Central and Eastern Europe
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EU455 (0.5 unit) Concepts in Political Economy
Finance
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FM421 (0.5 unit) Applied Corporate Finance
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FM473 (0.5 unit) Finance I
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FM474 (0.5 unit) Finance II
Gender Studies
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GI407 (0.5 unit) Gender, Globalisation and Development
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GI409 (0.5 unit) Gender, Globalisation and Development: An Introduction
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GI420 (0.5 unit) Globalisation, Gender and DeveleopmentL Theorising Policy and Practice
Government
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GV442 (0.5 unit) Globalisation and Democracy
International Relations
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IR450 (1.0 unit) International Political Economy
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IR455 (0.5 unit) Economic Diplomacy
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IR460 (0.5 unit) Comparative Political Economy
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IR467 (0.5 unit) International Political Economy of the Environment
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IR469 (0.5 unit) Politics of Money in the World Economy
Management
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MG401 (0.5 unit) Operations Management
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MG403 (0.5 unit) Pricing Strategy
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MG405 (0.5 unit) Behavioural Decision Science
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MG409 (0.5 unit) Auctions and Game Theory
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MG418 (0.5 unit) Open Innovation
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MG421 (0.5 unit) Foreign Direct Investment and Emerging Markets
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MG422 (0.5 unit) Thinking Strategically
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MG423 (0.5 unit) Leading Entrepreneurial Organisations in Global Markets
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MG425 (0.5 unit) Global Business Management
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MG436 (0.5 unit) Firms, Markets and Crises
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MG437 (0.5 unit) Business Model Innovation at the 'Base of the Pyramid'
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MG438 (1.0 unit) Business Model Innovation at the 'Base of the Pyramid'
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MG450 (0.5 unit) Social Network Analysis and Strategies
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MG452 (0.5 unit) Behavioural Economics for Management
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MG453 (0.5 unit) Managing Digital Business
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MG455 (0.5 unit) Principles of Decision Sciences
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MG460 (0.5 unit) Handling Disruption: Humanitarian Emergencies Management and Development
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MG472 (0.5 unit) Global Strategy, Management and Information Systems
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MG473 (0.5 unit) Negotiation Analysis
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MG481 (0.5 unit) Innovating Organisational Information Technology
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MG482 (0.5 unit) Innovation and Technology Management
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MG4A3 (0.5 unit) Incentives and Governance in Organisations
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MG4A8 (0.5 unit) Strategy for the Information Economy
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MG4B1 (0.5 unit) Corporate Strategy
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MG4B2 (0.5 unit) Personnel Economics
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MG4B3 (0.5 unit) International Marketing: A Strategic Approach
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MG4B6 (0.5 unit) Design and Management of Organisations
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MG4C1 (0.5 unit) Techniques of Operational Research
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MG4D2 (0.5 unit) International Employment Relations
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MG4D5 (0.5 unit) Leadership in Organisations: Theory and Practice
Media and Communication
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MC408 (0.5 unit) Theories and Concepts in Media and Communication I (Key concepts and interdisciplinary approaches)
Philosophy
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PH425(0.5 unit) Business and Organisational Ethics
Statistics
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ST429(0.5 unit) Probabilistic Methods in Risk Management and Insurance
Student profiles
MiM student profile videos
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Jason, USA
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Lorenzo, Italy
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Maria, Switzerland
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Natalya, India
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The Global Master's in Management programme attracts a diverse range of students, and each year we carefully select a vibrant cohort from a wide variety of backgrounds and international locations.
A core part of the learning experience is the exposure to a wide variety of cultures and international perspectives, as well as diverse expertise from our students’ wide ranging academic and employment backgrounds. The programme is well suited to both early-career graduates and mid-career professionals experience to share.
Current class profile (2015-17)
26 nationalities:
Career development with the Global Master's in Management
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The Global Master's in Management programme will develop your intellectual and practical skills as a talented and well-rounded manager, with the ability to thrive and innovate with challenges in today’s complex and fast-moving business world. With a strong foundation in the core pillars of management developed in Year 1 of the programme, to match with other top business school graduates, plus your own additional chosen specialism in Year 2, you will graduate with a unique and well-rounded portfolio of skills and knowledge to set you apart in the job market. Your practical and professional management skills will be developed and polished during the programme, including communication and presentation skills, team working, cultural intelligence gained from close collaboration with classmates from around the world, and client management experience from a practical business project in the Capstone Course.
LSE Careers
LSE Careers will provide tailored individual support with your professional development and job search throughout the programme. They offer one-to-one Career Consultant sessions, access to employers with career fairs, seminars and workshops, a vast database of employment opportunities via the LSE Career Hub, and help with job hunting, CVs/resumes and interviews.
Graduate destinations
Our graduates are in high demand by employers, and GMiM graduates have taken roles across a wide variety of sectors, in companies across the globe. A popular career path is management consulting, with graduates taking up roles in firms such as BCG, EY, Deloitte, KPMG, McKinsey and Accenture. However opportunities are extremely broad, and MiM graduates have also gone on to excel in careers in finance, marketing, advertising, communications, and start-ups, as well as third-sector charities and NGOs.
Here are some examples of the organisations our graduates have joined:
Entry requirements
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First or upper second class bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline
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Prior formal study of quantitative subjects is not required, but students must come prepared to engage with quantitative topics such as statistics, accounting and finance.
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Work experience is not required, however students with experience (anything from 3 months to more than 5 years) are welcome. Please detail any relevant experience in your application.
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Graduates of all non-UK institutions must submit a GRE or GMAT score. The average GMAT score of students on the programme is 680. Students with a score below 600 are very unlikely to be offered a place on the programme.
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English language requirements. Unfortunately, we do not provide any language waivers.
Your application will be considered on its academic merits. An offer of a place may be conditional on attending additional courses and/or passing qualifying examinations at a suitable standard, in addition to your degree. You should note that there are always many more applications than places available at LSE and possession of the minimum entrance requirements does not guarantee that you will be offered admission. It is therefore in your interests to apply as early as possible.
Please note successful applicants will receive an offer for the two-year Global Master’s in Management. Switching to the one-year Master’s in Management will not be possible once you begin this programme at LSE. Therefore, please ensure you choose the programme you apply for carefully, as there will not be any opportunity to transfer.
Personal statement requirements
If you are applying for this programme, please note the following specific requirements for your personal statement:
Write a short personal statement (up to 600 words) about why you want to do the programme. This might cover, for example, what you will bring to the cohort, and what are your particular strengths.
Also, you should answer the following questions (your answers should be approximately 300 words each):
1. Explain, in your own words, the main things that managers do.
2. How will studying management theory help you to understand management practice?
3. What do you hope to gain by studying management at the LSE?
The total length of your personal statement – including the answers to the above questions - should therefore be between 1,000 & 1,500 words.
How to apply
Submit an application to the LSE Graduate Admissions Office:
Applications are now open for entry to the programme in Autumn 2017.
We operate rolling admissions so we don’t have a closing date, and places are currently available on this programme. However, we offer places on a first-come, first-served basis, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Our admissions process is managed centrally, so please visit the LSE Graduate Admissions Office for queries about the application process and requirements.
Fees and financial support
Tuition fee:
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UK/EU £25,944 (provisional EU); overseas £26,448 [2017-18, first year only. Second year fees to be confirmed.]
A range of financial support options are available for UK and international graduate students, and we encourage you to explore the variety of options available to you.