Global Master's in Management

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 people management to responsible leadership. In Year 2, you can choose a specialist pathway, complemented by two core courses – Management in Action and Ethics and Governance and Leadership.

This programme gives you a unique opportunity to graduate with a CEMS double degree. LSE is the only UK institution to offer this double degree, alongside 32 leading partner business schools worldwide. You can also apply to spend an MBA exchange term abroad at one of 10 partner business schools in the US or Asia. Alternatively, you can choose to stay at LSE and explore LSE’s huge range of electives and specialise in your own area of interest.

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.

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.

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.

GMAT or GRE is required for applicants without a UK undergraduate or graduate degree. 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. More about GRE or GMAT

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 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. Although not compulsory, it is strongly encouraged to help apply learning and gain practical experience.

Note: Students exempted from taking Marketing Management will be free to take one elective course, subject to the approval of the Programme Director.

Year 2: concentration

Building on the core foundation from Year 1, Year 2 will provide the opportunity to develop concentrated knowledge and experience in your own field of interest, according to your career goals. You'll have the option to concentrate your learning in global management with either:

• CEMS Master's in International Management double degree
• MBA Exchange term in a leading MBA classroom
• A specialist elective title attached to your degree certificate

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.

Students can also undertake the international CEMS or MBA exchange options in Year 2. For CEMS students, additional core courses will be included in Year 2.

If you choose to remain at LSE in your second year, you'll have access to a wide range of specialised elective courses from departments across our leading social science institution, ranging from finance to psychological and behavioural science.

You may choose to concentrate your electives in a certain topic area, which would be recognised in the degree title you are awarded with.

Elective courses

You can tailor the programme to your own interests and specialise your knowledge with elective courses.

Any of the elective courses listed may be taken, subject to pre-requisites and course availability, by any GMiM student. However, students who wish to have a concentration recognised on their degree certificate should choose from within the appropriate sub-list the number of courses that will satisfy the unit requirement for that concentration. The following concentrations are available: Accounting and Finance; Accounting; Finance; Human Resource Management; Information Systems and Digital Business; Marketing and Consumer Behaviour; Strategy and International Business.

Please note: if you choose to undertake the CEMS or MBA exchange options in Year 2, the number of LSE electives will be reduced to accommodate a term abroad, plus additional courses for CEMS.

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.

In-house careers team

Alongside your degree, you'll gain real-world skills and the ability to elevate your career prospects from services provided by our in-house Careers team. Services include bespoke events and opportunities for management students, which compounded by our links to industry leading corporate partners, will help you find the ideal opportunity.

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

Rebecca Campbell

Programme Director

Christine Côté

CEMS and MBA Exchange Academic Director

Jose P. Vasquez

Course leader

Emma Soane

Course leader

Niranjan Janardhanan

Course leader

Nadia Millington

Course leader

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'll be offered admission. It's therefore in your interests to 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 take into account 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 particular 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, we run one-to-one Zoom chats on a weekly basis for prospective students and offer holders:

• Book a one-to-one session (prospective students)
• Book a one-to-one session (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.

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 with experience to share.

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

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 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.

Students are charged for both first and second year of their studies. For overseas 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.

All full-unit courses are assessed by three hour unseen examinations in the Spring Term. Half-unit courses can be assessed by two hour unseen examinations, coursework assignments, class participation or group/individual project work.

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

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.

Our Careers Alumni and Employer Relations (CAER) team support you in preparation for whichever path you choose to follow beyond LSE. Complementing your academic programme we engage you with our 24,000 strong alumni community and connect you with CEMS corporate and social partners such as Gartner, Accenture, Merlin Entertainments, Grow Movement and European Space Agency.

We work 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.

Take advantage of one-to-one careers appointments (that continue when you're a graduate), 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.