Global Master's in Management

Rooted in rigorous analysis and critical thinking, LSE's two-year Global Master's in Management (GMiM) goes beyond the "how" of management - uncovering the "why".

In your second year, you can specialise in your area of interest through electives at LSE or explore opportunities for global study through the CEMS MIM or MBA Exchange.

Ranked fifth in the world for social sciences and management (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026), LSE combines rigorous academic teaching with practical experience and global perspectives.

Programme highlights

• Flexible two-year structure – Explore your interests and tailor parts of your studies through elective courses, with opportunities for an international exchange and internships.
• Real-world business project – Apply your learning to organisational challenges through a group project based on real business issues.
• Global study opportunities – Explore opportunities to study at a CEMS partner business school, with access to a network of 33 partner schools, more than 70 corporate partners and eight social partners worldwide. Alternatively, you can explore opportunities to study in the US or Asia through the MBA Exchange. Both routes are subject to the relevant application and selection requirements. You can also remain at LSE and specialise in your area of interest through a range of elective courses.
• Core management foundations – Develop analytical, strategic and decision-making skills through core courses including managerial economics, organisational behaviour and managerial finance.
• Internship opportunity – Use the time between Years 1 and 2 to apply for an internship opportunity to gain professional experience and explore your career interests.

For general background on the core subject areas of the Global Master’s in Management (GMiM) programme, we recommend the following books:

General Management

• Magnuson, W., 2022. For Profit: A History of Corporations. Hachette UK.

Best books about a company

• Hastings, R. and Meyer, E., 2020. No rules rules: Netflix and the culture of reinvention. Random house.
• Stone, B., 2013. The everything store: Jeff Bezos and the age of Amazon. Random House.

Strategy

• Rumelt, R., 2011. Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The difference and why it matters. Profile Books.

Statistics

• Spiegelhalter, D., 2019. The art of statistics: Learning from data. Penguin UK.

Economics

• Harford, T., 2010. The undercover economist. Hachette UK.
• Dixit, Avinash K., and Barry J. Nalebuff. Thinking strategically: The competitive edge in business, politics, and everyday life. WW Norton & Company, 1993.

Finance

• Goetzmann, W., 2017. Money changes everything: How finance made civilization possible. Princeton University Press.
• Berk, J and DeMarzo, P., 2017. Corporate Finance, 4th ed. or any other edition (chapters 1, 2 and 3).

Marketing

• Eyal, N. and Hoover, R., 2014. Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. New York: Portfolio.

Organisational behaviour

• Schein, E. H. and Schein, P. (2023). Humble leadership: The power of relationships, openness, and trust (2nd ed.). Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Ethics

• Sandel, M.J., 2012. What money can't buy: the moral limits of markets. Macmillan.

The environment

• Ritchie, H., 2024. Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet. Random House.

If you don’t hold a UK undergraduate or graduate degree, you’re required to take the GMAT or GRE. Find out more about the GMAT and GRE.

Autumn Term (September – December)

Introductory course

Starting in early September, students undertake an introductory course (MG4A1). Here you'll meet your fellow GMiM community and take part in pre-sessional activities, focusing on:

• team building
• kick-starting your career journey
• personal impact
• data analytics, finance and maths for economics (pre-requisite learning).

Foundations of Management I: The Modern Firm – History, Theory and Practice

You’ll consider challenges like designing positive and collaborative workplaces, structuring an organisation, and creating a competitive advantage.

Core courses

Courses in managerial finance (FM474), marketing (MG4E2), and a quantitative methods course (you’ll select a course at the appropriate level for you) will develop your understanding of the core business disciplines needed for a successful career in management.

Management in Action

In Autumn Term, you’ll begin the Management in Action course, where you’ll engage directly with senior leaders from global organisations, such as Accenture, AstraZeneca, Bain & Company, EY, Google, and Unicef. Through interactive sessions, you’ll reflect on leadership challenges and learn how to enhance your own effectiveness as a future manager.

Winter Term (January – March)

Core courses

Alongside continuing with the Management in Action course, you’ll complete courses in organisational behaviour (MG434), managerial economics (MG431), and financial and managerial accounting (AC493).

Elective course

Customise your journey with one elective course of your choice.

Spring Term (May – June)

You’ll prepare for examinations during the Spring Term.

Summer break (June – September)

Your summer break provides an opportunity to complete an internship (compulsory for the CEMS MiM pathway). Students are responsible for sourcing their own internships, which can help them apply their learning in a professional setting and gain practical experience.

Note: Students with previous knowledge in marketing and economics can apply for an exemption from Marketing Management and Managerial Economics. If you demonstrate the required knowledge, you may take an elective course with the course leader's approval.

Autumn Term (September - December)

In Year 2, you'll build on the foundations established in Year 1 and customise your studies through one of three pathways, allowing you to focus on the areas that interest you most:

• CEMS MIM programme
• MBA Exchange
• LSE track pathway

Pathway 1: CEMS MIM

The Global Master’s in Management at LSE is the only UK programme through which you can take the CEMS Master in International Management (CEMS MIM). The CEMS MIM is ranked fourth in the world in the QS Business Master’s Rankings 2027: Management.

Through the CEMS MIM, you can spend a term at a CEMS partner business school and join a global network of 33 partner schools, more than 70 corporate partners and eight social partners.

The CEMS MIM explores management in an international context, covering topics such as leadership, innovation, technology, organisational change and global collaboration. You’ll also have opportunities to engage with the wider CEMS network through academic, professional and extracurricular activities. Explore the CEMS MIM curriculum.

You’ll apply for the CEMS MIM pathway during Year 1 of the Global Master’s in Management. Read about the CEMS MIM application process.

Find out more about the CEMS MIM, its graduate profile and graduate outcomes on the CEMS website.

According to analysis published by the Financial Times in 2025, CEMS alumni reported higher average earnings three years after completing the programme than graduates across all business schools included in the Financial Times analysis.

CEMS reports that 98 per cent of CEMS graduates are employed or continuing their studies, 95 per cent have worked outside their home country, 76 per cent work for multinational companies, 51 per cent have worked for a CEMS Corporate or Social Partner, and 98% would recommend the CEMS experience.

Pathway 2: MBA Exchange

If you’re successful in securing a place on the MBA Exchange, you’ll have the opportunity to spend a term in an MBA classroom at one of our 10 partner schools. You’ll need at least one year of relevant work experience to be eligible for this pathway, alongside other eligibility requirements.

Current MBA Exchange partners:

• University of Chicago – Booth School of Business
• Cornell University – Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
• Dartmouth College – Tuck School of Business
• Duke University – Fuqua School of Business
• Emory University – Goizueta Business School
• University of Michigan – Ross School of Business
• Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management
• Peking University – Guanghua School of Management
• University of Texas at Austin – McCombs School of Business
• Yale University – School of Management

Pathway 3: LSE Pathway

Tailor your studies through elective courses and develop specialist knowledge in your chosen area, earning a specialisation title on your degree.

You’ll choose to specialise in one of the following areas through three elective courses in Autumn Term and one in Spring Term:

• Accounting and Finance
• Accounting
• Finance
• Human Resource Management
• Information Systems and Digital Business
• Innovation and Sustainable Business
• Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
• Strategy and International Business

You’ll complete your business project with an organisation during the Autumn Term.

Previous project sponsors have included: Google, Bayer AG, Siemens, Healthineers, Cartier, Kearney, European Space Agency, Hilti GB, Grow Movement, Richemont, Merlin Entertainments, Kellogg’s, EL Cami, Colgate-Palmolive and Kids Matter.

Winter Term (January - March)

You'll begin the Foundations of Management II course, where you’ll examine the role of business in society. From LSE’s foundation in 1895, the School’s aim has been the betterment of society, and we believe that business can and should be part of that. You’ll study an extensive range of case studies, for example = Tony’s Chocoloney, Patagonia and Allbirds.

Pathway 1: CEMS MIM

Customise your learning by choosing one elective course. You’ll also complete your business project, and two core courses: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (MG468) and Global Leadership (MG463).

Pathway 2: MBA Exchange

Customise your learning by choosing two elective courses. You’ll also complete your business project, and Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (MG468).

Pathway 3: LSE Pathway

You’ll begin work on your research dissertation, along with four elective courses of your choice, your business project and Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (MG468).

Our mission

Welcome to the Department of Management. Our mission is to inspire superior management practices by fostering a comprehensive understanding of individuals, teams, organisations, and markets, along with the psychological, social, political, and technological contexts that influence them.

By studying with us, you'll gain access to a world-leading centre for education and research, uniquely positioned within a world-class social science institution at the heart of a truly global city.

The environment

Join a vibrant intellectual community comprising of world-renowned faculty, astute students, dedicated and responsive professional services staff, and high achieving alumni. Through pioneering research and high-level teaching, you'll receive comprehensive, intensive, and rigorous methodological training to help you become an expert in your specialist fields.

The rich and culturally diverse learning environment at LSE’s Department of Management, won't only enrich your experience through developing a broad perspective and understanding, but also unlock an invaluable network of global peers.

Create a better world

We go beyond the boundaries of a traditional business school by integrating diverse disciplines such as economics, marketing, data, and analytics. Our comprehensive approach ensures that students gain a profound and multifaceted understanding of the business world, equipping them with the skills and knowledge to excel in a dynamic global environment.

Join us in our vision to create a better world, where a profound understanding of management drives positive change in both business and society.

Discover more about our programmes and research.

Department of Management

Who's who

Dr Rebecca Campbell

Programme Director

Department of Management

Dr Christine Côté

CEMS and MBA Exchange Academic Director

Department of Management

Dr Jose P. Vasquez

Course leader

Department of Management

Dr Emma Soane

Course leader

Department of Management

• Risk management
• Systemic risk
• Leadership
• Organisational leadership

Dr Niranjan Janardhanan

Course leader

Department of Management

Nadia Millington

Course leader

Department of Management

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified prospective students and encourage you to apply as early as possible.

At LSE, we want to recruit students with the best academic merit, potential and motivation, irrespective of background.

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.

We carefully consider each application, and all the information included on your application form, such as your:

• academic achievement (including predicted and achieved grades)
• statement of academic purpose (see further information below)

Write a short statement about why you want to do the programme. This might cover, for example, what you'll bring to the cohort and what are your strengths. There's no fixed word limit, but we expect your statement to be between 1,000 - 1,500 words.

• two academic references
• CV
• GRE/GMAT

See further information on supporting documents.

You may need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency. See our English language requirements.

Statement of academic purpose: specific requirements

Your statement should be a maximum of two pages long, and highlight why you want to do the programme. Make sure you address the following points:

• details on your suitability for the programme
• your motivations for choosing this programme in particular and what you hope to get out of it
• any career highlights to date, in particular any leadership or international experience
• future career objectives and how you think the programme will help you achieve them
• what you think you can bring to the classroom learning environment that makes you stand out from other applicants.

Choosing the right programme

Successful applicants will receive an offer for this two-year Global Master’s in Management programme. Switching to the one-year Master’s in Management isn't possible once you begin this programme at LSE. Therefore, please ensure you choose the programme you apply for carefully, as there won't be any opportunity to transfer.

Speak to an admissions specialist

If you have any queries which are not answered on the website or would like to chat with an admissions specialist, book a one-to-one Zoom chat. These occur on a weekly basis for prospective students and offer holders:

Contact us

For questions related to your application or the admissions process, check our admissions frequently asked questions page.

If you have any queries which aren't answered on the website, contact the Department of Management Programme and Admissions team at dom.msc.admissions@lse.ac.uk. Please note that we're only able to assist with enquiries relating to the Department of Management.

The Global Master’s in Management is designed for ambitious students interested in developing their understanding of management in a global context, whether to deepen their management knowledge or explore new areas of interest.

We welcome students from a wide range of academic backgrounds, from history to mathematics. No prior management education is required, and there's no need for you to have a heavy quantitative foundation. You’ll develop a solid grounding in core management disciplines, with opportunities to tailor parts of your studies to your interests.

The programme is well suited to both early-career graduates and mid-career professionals with experience to share.

Each year, we aim to build a vibrant and diverse cohort from all around the world that enriches your time on the programme with different perspectives and experiences.

Read more about the student experience in this student blog article from Arne Marx, studying the Global Master's in Management (2024-2026): Beyond theory: LSE's Global Master's in Management programme.

Applications for this programme are considered on a rolling basis. This means that applications will close once the programme is full.

There is no fixed deadline. However, if you’d like to be considered for any funding opportunities, you must submit your application (and all supporting documents) by the funding deadline. See the fees and funding section below for more details.

Students are charged tuition fees for both first and second years of study. The second-year fee is £44,000 (2028/29, provisional).

For this programme, the tuition fee is the same for Home and Overseas students.

Deposit

If you’re made an offer, we’ll ask you to pay a tuition fee deposit, normally 10 per cent of the first-year tuition fee. Paying the deposit by the specified deadline will secure your place on the programme, subject to meeting the other conditions of your offer.

Your payment deadline will usually be the earlier of six weeks after the date of your offer or 20 days before the formal start date of the programme.

Tuition fee deposits are generally non-refundable, although refunds may be available in the circumstances set out in LSE’s Tuition Fee Policy for your year of entry. Your offer letter and other correspondence from the School will also provide information about how to pay and the circumstances in which a payment deadline extension or exemption from the deposit requirement may be considered.

Find out more about tuition fee deposits.

Students are charged tuition fees for both first and second years of study. The second-year fee is £44,000 (2028/29, provisional).

For this programme, the tuition fee is the same for Home and Overseas students.

Deposit

If you’re made an offer, we’ll ask you to pay a tuition fee deposit, normally 10 per cent of the first-year tuition fee. Paying the deposit by the specified deadline will secure your place on the programme, subject to meeting the other conditions of your offer.

Your payment deadline will usually be the earlier of six weeks after the date of your offer or 20 days before the formal start date of the programme.

Tuition fee deposits are generally non-refundable, although refunds may be available in the circumstances set out in LSE’s Tuition Fee Policy for your year of entry. Your offer letter and other correspondence from the School will also provide information about how to pay and the circumstances in which a payment deadline extension or exemption from the deposit requirement may be considered.

Find out more about tuition fee deposits.

Courses are assessed by a combination of methods, ranging from in-person exams, coursework assignments, class participation, presentations or group/individual project work.

You can view indicative details of hours and assessment for all courses listed in the online Calendar.

Career development

By building a strong foundation in Year 1 and pursuing your chosen specialism in Year 2, the programme is designed to develop a deep understanding and a well-rounded portfolio of skills and knowledge that can support your career.

The Management in Action course is intended to provide opportunities to apply your learning and gain first-hand insight into the environments in which companies operate.

The programme also aims to develop practical and professional management skills, including communication and presentation, teamwork, cultural intelligence and client management.

Graduate destinations

Graduates from this programme have gone on to successful careers in a range of industries and leading organisations worldwide.

Top business sectors where our graduates work include*:

• financial and professional services
• accounting and auditing
• consultancy
• information, digital technology and data
• FMCG, manufacturing and retail.

Example organisations where our graduates work include*:

• Amazon
• Deloitte
• Bain & Company
• KPMG
• EY
• Boston Consulting Group
• McKinsey & Company
• Accenture.

Graduate outcomes data shows that, 15 months after graduation, median salaries across the Global Master’s in Management streams ranged from £37,500 - £53,500*.

Further information on graduate destinations for this programme.

*Data collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and supplied to LSE as part of the 2019/20 - 2023/24 Graduate Outcomes Surveys.

Our Careers Alumni and Employer Relations (CAER) team support you in preparation for whichever path you choose to follow beyond LSE. Alongside your academic studies, you’ll have opportunities to engage with our 25,000-strong alumni community and a range of corporate partners. These include LVMH, L’Oréal, Richemont, the European Space Agency, Accenture, Merlin Entertainments, Grow Movement and Gartner through the CEMS pathway, and KPMG, Breitling and Colgate-Palmolive through the LSE and MBA pathways.

The CAER team works alongside you each step of the way: from researching different sectors and opportunities available, to identifying internships, jobs or further study, and then navigating the application and interview process.

You can take advantage of one-to-one careers appointments with our Department of Management Careers Consultants, complemented by a wide-range of events and engagements throughout the duration of your programme, including:

• industry-focused alumni panels
• alumni and employer networking evenings
• employer skills seminars
• business projects
• office visits
• mock assessment centres/interviews
• careers skills boot camps.

All Department of Management students have access to the services of our team in addition to the support of the central LSE Careers team, who support the wider university.