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Department of Management

Global Master's in Management

Accelerate your management career with this flexible programme. Study at LSE and abroad, and graduate with a CEMS double degree or take an MBA exchange term.
Explore the Global Master’s in Management at LSE

Overview

Introduction

A unique two-year master's programme, offering an international exchange term with leading business schools, at a world class university in the heart of London.

Develop the critical and analytical skills needed for a successful career in management.

In your first year, you’ll explore the challenges facing managers and organisations operating in a global context. Core courses cover wide-ranging topics from Managerial Economics and Organisational Behaviour to Managerial Finance.

In Year 2, you can choose one of three distinctive pathways:

  1. CEMs MiM: LSE is part of the CEMS global alliance of business schools. Apply to spend your first term of Year 2 abroad at one of the partner schools (eg, Cornell University, St. Gallen University, HEC Paris).
  2. MBA exchange: students with one-year relevant work experience can apply to study for a term abroad at one of our 10 partner business schools in the US or Asia (eg, Yale University - School of Management, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Peking University - Guanghua School of Management).
  3. LSE pathway: stay at LSE and explore the LSE's huge range of electives and opt for a specialisation in a topic like finance or strategy.

LSE is ranked sixth in the world for social sciences and management. So, you’ll be studying in a globally renowned learning environment with world-leading academics.

Read more about the LSE student experience on our student blog, The Student Lens.

Entry requirements

  • First or upper second class bachelor's degree or international equivalent in any discipline
  • prior formal study of quantitative subjects isn't required, but students must come prepared to engage with quantitative topics such as statistics, accounting and finance
  • work experience isn't required, however students with experience (anything from three months to more than five years) are welcome - please detail any relevant experience in your application
  • GMAT or GRE is required for applicants without a UK undergraduate or graduate degree (see more information below under "Additional tests").
  • English language requirements - unfortunately, we don't provide any language waivers.

Successful applicants will receive an offer for the two-year Global Master’s in Management. Switching to the one-year Master’s in Management won't be 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.

Please select your country from the dropdown list below to find out the entry requirements that apply to you.

Overseas

English language requirements

The English language requirement for this programme is Standard. Read more about our English language requirements.

Competition for places at LSE is strong. So, even if you meet the minimum entry requirements, this does not guarantee you an offer of a place.

However, please don’t feel deterred from applying – we want to hear from all suitably qualified students. Think carefully about how you can put together the strongest possible application to help you stand out from other students.

Programme content

Curriculum overview

We're ranked sixth 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.

In Year 1, you'll follow a curriculum designed to give you foundational business expertise. Courses include managerial economics. quantitative analysis, marketing, organisational behaviour, managerial finance, financial and managerial accounting and foundations of management. You'll also have an elective (exemptions are allowed on some courses).

With this foundation, you'll 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 responsible leadership.

You'll develop a deep understanding of management theory and the understanding of what causes what and why, which is embedded into the DNA of LSE. Our teaching is grounded on rigorous research and evidence. Equally, we're strongly committed to relevance – demonstrating how you can apply theory to practice.

Your learning will look beyond management "trends" and will enable you to analyse "why things exist" and "what to do about it" rather than just "how to do it".

This programme will give you:

  • skills you need to launch your career as soon as you graduate from the two-year format
  • time to explore what you’re interested in
  • prepare you to enter new sectors.

International options

You'll gain:

  • a unique exposure to the socio-economic environment of real business throughout the programme, learning alongside a diverse cohort of classmates from around the world
  • perspectives on today's international business challenges in core courses
  • opportunity to consolidate your global business experience with our prestigious international options, the CEMS double degree and the MBA exchange term.

Pre-sessional activities

Kick-off the programme with pre-sessional activities ahead of your programme start – focussing on:

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

Course highlights

Foundations of Management (FOM)

  • Foundations of Management 1
    Introduces students to the big picture in management research using contemporary case studies. Look at questions such as how to design workplaces in which people are happy to turn up and collaborate. How do you best structure an organisation and how to create competitive advantage.
  • Foundation of Management 2
    Ends the programme by examining 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. Again, we make extensive use of case studies looking at companies like Tony's Chocolonely, Patagonia and Allbirds.

Capstone course – Management in Action (MG448A)

Capstone is a core course designed to explore management in practice. It exposes you to a wide range of business experts and thought leaders, allowing you to reflect on their own views as well as identify a range of practical strategies to increase your effectiveness as a manager.

Example speakers include senior leaders from Accenture, AstraZeneca, Bain, EY, Google, Unicef.

Business project

All students participate in a practical real life business project. Companies who have sponsored business projects in the past include Google, Bayer AG, Siemens Healthineers, Cartier, Kearney, European Space Agency, Hilti GB, Grow Movement, Richemont, Merlin Entertainments, Kellogg’s, EL Cami, Colgate-Palmolive, Kids Matter.

Dissertation

LSE pathway students complete a dissertation on a research topic of their choice in Year 2.

In Year 2 you can select from three different pathways:

  1. term abroad via CEMs MiM
  2. term abroad via MBA exchange
  3. remain at LSE concentrating on a specialisism.

Year 1

Introductory course

Students are required to undertake an introductory course (MG4A1) starting early September, before the beginning of the first academic term. This provides essential skills in maths for economics, quantitative analysis and writing which will be required throughout the programme.

Year 1: Foundation

This first year provides 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 (compulsory for the CEMS MiM pathway). We encourage students to undertake an internship to help apply learning and gain practical experience.

Note: You'll have the opportunity to apply for an exemption from Marketing Management and Managerial Economics. Upon demonstrating that you have the pre-requisite knowledge in these courses, you'll be free to take an elective course, subject to approval from the Course Leader.

Why study with us

Discover more about our students and department.

Meet the department

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 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, will not 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.

Who's who

Your application

Overview

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. There are always many more applications than places available at LSE and possession of the minimum entrance requirements does not guarantee an admission offer. We recommend that you apply as early as possible.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified prospective students. At LSE, we want to recruit students with the best academic merit, potential and motivation, irrespective of background.

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

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.

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

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

If you have any queries which are not answered on the website, please contact the Programme and Admissions Team at dom.msc.admissions@lse.ac.uk.

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Fees and funding

The table of fees shows the latest tuition fees for all programmes.

You're charged a fee for your programme. At LSE, your tuition fee covers registration and examination fees payable to the School, lectures, classes and individual supervision, lectures given at other colleges under intercollegiate arrangements and, under current arrangements, membership of the Students' Union. It doesn't cover living costs or travel or fieldwork.

Home

£39,000

Home student fee (2025/26)

Students are charged for both first and second year of their studies. For home students, the second year fee is £39,900 (2026/27, provisional).

For this programme, the tuition fee is the same for home and overseas students.

Deposit

To secure a place on the programme offer holders will be required to pay a deposit of 10% of the tuition fee within six weeks of receiving their offer.

Learning and assessment

How you learn

Graduate destinations

Overview

Career development

Our graduates are in high demand by employers. 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.

Learn more about about your career with the Global Master's in Management (watch the video).

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 Barclays, Benchmark Sport, Coca Cola, Daymon, Ecofact, Deloitte, Google, HSBC, Markit, Mars, Merlin Entertainment, Morgan Stanley, MYBA, Oliver Wyman, PwC, Studio Canal, Tesco, Thomson Reuters.

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