www.lboro.ac.uk/mba School of Business and Economics
The Loughborough MBA
THE TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION TRIPLE-ACCREDITED UK BUSINESS SCHOOL THE TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES GOOD UNIVERSITY STUDENT EXPERIENCE SURVEY 2018 (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) GUIDE 2019 TOP 10 UK BUSINESS SCHOOL THE UK’S BEST STUDENT EXPERIENCE 2018 Loughborough University School of Business and Economics
Supercharge your career with an internationally accredited MBA from a Top-10 UK business school. We are among Contents Inspiring a small number of business schools in the world to hold leaders AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accreditation. At Loughborough University, with our long heritage and unrivalled Inspiring leaders 01 reputation for sport, we understand the mind-set needed to go from being a high-achiever to an elite performer. Our focus is on guiding Equipped to succeed 02 you through a transformational experience that will enable you to A message from our MBA Director 03 fulfil your potential. You will learn to manage complex challenges, Watch our student experience video develop creative solutions to address real business challenges, and The Loughborough MBA 04 www.lboro.ac.uk/mba lead innovative change to capitalise on opportunities. The Loughborough Executive MBA 06 If you want to be an elite performer in business, accelerate your The Loughborough Executive MBA in Sports Manangement 07 career and become adept at maximising business performance, the triple-accredited Loughborough MBA will help you to achieve The Loughborough MBA: in focus 09 your career ambitions. Learning alongside an international cohort of experienced managers with a minimum of 3-years’ professional/ Apprenticeship Levy funding 10 managerial experience will enable you to share fresh perspectives Your MBA experience 11 on similar problems and build lasting business networks.
Our graduates 12 • Among a small number of business schools in the world to be triple accredited Our location 13 • Top-10 UK business school • Internship opportunities • Work on live industry projects • Competitive scholarships worth up to 40% • Significantly lower living costs than larger cities like London and Manchester • Named World’s Best Sporting University, QS World University Rankings 2019
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A message from our MBA Director
The School of Business and Economics is a top-ten triple accredited UK Business School, with inspiring academics who bring their world- class research into the classroom, combining this with opportunities to interact with your peers and explore real-life complex business problems, to deliver a top-class educational experience.
The Loughborough Full-time MBA and our popular MBA with internship pathway focus heavily on practical problem-solving skills to address real business challenges, through modules such as Business Analytics and Decision-making for Leaders. Our work-based assignments give students the opportunity to develop innovative solutions to current business problems, enabling them to improve organisational effectiveness and enhance their leadership skills throughout the programme.
The Loughborough Full-time MBA and our popular MBA with Internship pathway offer students an opportunity to study intensively at our lively campus with award winning facilities that offers students a welcoming, safe environment to study and live. Our full-time MBA delegates all enrol on the programme with extensive management experience of at least three years, which ensures a high standard of group learning and networking and is mandated by our being AMBA accredited. Our 45-52 week professional internship allows students to gain valuable UK work experience and apply what they have learned to a live commercial environment.
The Executive MBA is designed as a blended learning degree, with face-to-face Equipped to succeed teaching sessions complemented by online content delivery. Our full-time and part-time cohorts work together on electives and share networking events, creating a more diverse learning environment for all students. We offer a wide range of additional opportunities to extend your learning beyond the curriculum, from masterclasses, managerial skills workshops, study tours and networking Corporate partnerships opportunities. The final MBA project provides a great opportunity to deepen your Our corporate partnerships with over 20,000 organisations around the world ensure that knowledge in a key business area, producing a detailed report on a project of our teaching and research is informed by the latest best practice through relevant case your choice. studies, guest speakers, and unbeatable networking opportunities. These partnerships, alongside our world-class research, ensure our teaching is commercially relevant and Our Executive MBA programme has been designed to meet the requirements of addresses the ‘real world’ challenges facing businesses and policy makers in the rapidly the Level 7 Senior Leaders Master’s Degree Apprenticeship. This enables eligible changing global economy. applicants and their employers to utilise the Apprenticeship Levy to fund the MBA programme.
Careers support Loughborough is a thriving market town in the heart of England that offers a With our award-winning Careers Network, you can utilise our global vacancy database with warm welcome to all our students from all over the world. It is no wonder we are the world’s leading recruiters, receive dedicated MBA careers support, and benefit from the consistently voted No. 1 in the UK for student experience. UK’s largest on-campus annual careers fair. We look forward to welcoming you to Loughborough and on to your MBA journey, where we hope to inspire and support you to fulfil your potential, whatever your Commercial edge goals may be. Our Managing Innovation module gives you the opportunity to work alongside innovation partners on live projects to plan a strategy for developing a new market offering. Professor Vicky Story The module is supported by DFJ Esprit (part of the largest venture capital network in the Director of MBA Programmes world) who will share with students their expertise in investing in business ideas. Students also have access to the advice of a range of Business Angels and Intellectual Property lawyers and will present their strategies to a panel of directors and other business experts. Our aim is to inspire students to realise their own business ambitions.
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Loughborough MBA with internship The Loughborough MBA By choosing our 2-year MBA pathway with a 45-52 week professional internship in your second year, you have the opportunity to:
• Gain valuable UK work experience and maximise your The full-time Loughborough MBA can be studied in one of two ways: post-MBA earning potential • Apply what you have learnt to a live commercial environment full-time over one year for maximum career acceleration, or full-time over two years, including • Build your UK work experience in a management or a 45-52 week professional internship, giving you the opportunity to gain valuable UK work experience consultancy role (non-UK internships may be permitted) to maximise your employability. • Extend the time you have to search for post-MBA employment.
Your internship may even result in a direct route to employment Full-time programme modules: with your internship company.
Year 1 Core Modules Year 1 Optional Modules Year 2 (Optional) How the internship works Whilst securing your internship will be your responsibility, you will be given exceptional support from our specialist MBA team, • Business Economics Delegates choose 2 or 3 optional Internship 45-52 weeks who will provide workshops and skills sessions throughout the modules depending on credits. • Accounting and Performance year to help you fine-tune your CV and interview technique. Management Plus continuation of Work-Based You will be supported whilst you are on internship through • Management of Human Resources • Information Systems: Strategy and Learning Project and Research Methods company visits from your supervisor. Internships last 45-52 Management • Business Analytics weeks and usually start at the end of the first year of study. • Global Outsourcing and Offshoring of There is some flexibility for the internship start date and the • Leading Strategic Change Services salary is negotiable with your internship organisation. • Business Administration Project • Managing Global Firms & Research Methods OR Entry requirements • Managing Corporate Reputation • Work-Based Learning Project and • Successful applicants must hold a minimum of three Research Methods (for those on • Project Management years’ professional work experience (required by AMBA Internship pathway) • Operations Management accreditation) • Either an honours degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent • Corporate Finance • International Summer School overseas qualification; membership of an approved (ESSAM) (additional fee may apply) • Strategic Marketing chartered institute; or a Diploma in Management Studies. • Decision-making for Leaders Optional modules are subject to change • Contemporary Perspectives For full entry requirements please visit on Leadership www.lboro.ac.uk/mba • Managing Innovation • Professional Development Sessions Fees and Funding • The tuition fees for the whole programme are £27,500 English language requirements for international students • Scholarships worth up to 40% of fees available. Deadlines apply. • IELTS: overall 6.5 with minimum 6.0 in each component • The School will accept lower IELTS scores if you undertake the University’s pre-sessional English course • TOEFL with an overall score of 92, and no sub-test score below 22 • Candidates who wish to undertake the MBA with professional internship are expected to have a very good standard of English.
For a full list of English language qualifications that we INTERNATIONAL accept visit www.lboro.ac.uk/international/englang QS STARS SCHEME AWARDED 5* Applications and visas FOR RESEARCH • If you are certain you wish to opt for the 1-year MBA you will need to register on the 1-year MBA and apply for the appropriate visa if required. If you later decide to add an internship you will need to extend your visa to cover the extra time required before any internship commences. • If you wish to opt for the Internship pathway you will need to register on the 2-year MBA and apply for the appropriate visa if required. If you later decide not to undertake an internship, or do not secure one, you can transfer to the 1-year programme.
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The Loughborough The Loughborough Executive MBA Executive MBA in Sports Management Programme features: Fees and funding Executive MBA and Executive MBA Executive MBA programmes: fees and funding Our part-time Executive MBA programme is designed to equip In addition to the Executive MBA, we offer a sports in Sports Management Tuition fees for the whole programme are £27,500. We offer you with the skills to manage complex business challenges; management pathway for those candidates who wish to tailor two parallel programmes routes to enable those organisations develop creative solutions for contemporary business issues; their learning to the sport sector. The course is designed Modules who pay the Apprenticeship Levy to utilise their funding. Organisations who do not have a digital account, have lead innovative change programmes to capitalise on new to provide you with all the core MBA knowledge, skills and Compulsory modules employees outside England or choose not to utilise the opportunities and become an effective leader of people. The behaviours, whilst allowing you to develop context specific Personal Effectiveness; Business Analytics; Problem Solving for Leaders; Accounting, Financial Management and Economics; apprenticeship levy route, or individuals who wish to fund programme focuses heavily on practical problem-solving knowledge and skills related to Sports Management though Managing Innovation; Managing People; Operations Management; themselves, can do so via the traditional non-apprenticeship skills to address real business challenges, through modules tailored optional modules and your work-based project. Voted Strategic Marketing; Leading the Organisation: Leading People; route. Competitive scholarships worth up to 40% of the fees such as Business Analytics and Problem Solving for Leaders. No. 1 for Sports subjects, Loughborough University is an ideal Leading the Organisation: Strategy, Governance and Markets; are available for non-apprenticeship applicants. place to study. Leading Strategic Change; Work-based Learning Project. Our work-based assignments give you the opportunity to develop Levy-funded apprenticeship information innovative solutions to current business problems, enabling Optional modules The Executive MBA programmes have been designed to meet you to improve organisational effectiveness and enhance your Managing the Global Firm; Managing Corporate Reputation*; the requirements of the Level 7 Senior Leaders Master’s leadership skills throughout the programme. Our blended learning Project Management; Corporate Finance; Information Systems: Degree Apprenticeship Standard. Loughborough University is approach allows you to balance learning and business pressures. Strategy and Management; Global Outsourcing and Offshoring of an approved provider of Apprenticeship Levy Services to the The programme can be undertaken as a Level 7 apprenticeship – Services; Managing Sports Organisations*; International Summer Skills Funding Agency. Employers will be able to reclaim up see over for more details. School (2 week or 1 week programme) (additional fee may apply). to £18,000 of the cost of this programme via the Government Apprenticeship Levy. Entry requirements *Compulsory options for Sports Management Pathway An honours degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent overseas The School reserves the right to vary the list of modules. For more information on Apprenticeships please visit qualification; membership of an approved chartered institute; www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/sbe/business/apprenticeships or a Diploma in Management Studies. A minimum of 5 years Duration professional/managerial experience. English language The Executive MBA is studied part-time over 3-5 years, and is requirements apply for those whose first language is not English. designed for working professionals. For full entry requirements please visit www.lboro.ac.uk/mba International delegates Programme delivery If you are based internationally, you would need to commit to All modules are delivered in a block format. Core modules adopt travelling to the Loughborough campus an estimated 5 times a blended learning approach, 3 days face-to-face, and 2 days online. per year. Elective modules are 4 or 5-day block modules undertaken with the Full-time MBA cohort. All modules will include pre-work that has to be completed prior to module attendance.
TRIPLE-ACCREDITED UK QS STARS UNIVERSITY QS WORLD UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL RANKINGS 2015 RANKINGS BY SUBJECT (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) AWARDED 5* RANKED #1 EMPLOYABILITY, IN THE WORLD TO INTERNATIONALISATION STUDY SPORT-RELATED AND INNOVATION SUBJECTS FOR TWO YEARS RUNNING
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The Loughborough MBA: in focus
Opportunities for full-time and Executive MBA programme students.
Teaching and assessment Taught by world class scholars, you will gain deep insights from cutting-edge research and commercial best practice. You will be taught using several methods, including lectures, workshops, tutorials, practical sessions and guest speakers. Modules are assessed by a combination of examinations and skills-based coursework, undertaken both in groups and individually.
Additional opportunities In addition to the taught programme, you will also have the opportunity to attend a range of masterclasses and networking events held at Loughborough University and Loughborough University in London and an international study tour. We offer dedicated individualised careers support. Whether you are looking to advance further in your current career path or looking to change career paths, our one-to-one guidance and coaching and Professional Development programme will support you in achieving your career plans.
International opportunities We offer two international elective modules as opportunities to gain international study experiences. For both options an additional fee may apply.
ESSAM: The European Summer School for Advanced Management ( ESSAM) is a two-week intensive programme conducted at different institutions. This is an opportunity to join participants from around the world to study core and elective elements focusing on cultural awareness, international policies and their impact on business, and other contemporary international business topics. An additional fee may apply.
International Intensive Study (optional) An international study tour option aims to expose you to different international experiences where you will receive a combination of lectures, industrial visits and cultural experiences and will involve visiting one of several potential destinations, for example, China, South America and the US.
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Apprenticeship Levy funding Your MBA experience
We are working with employers in England to A global MBA community An international perspective part-fund your Executive MBA studies through the You will benefit from the insights and experiences of Loughborough has a proud history of welcoming students Apprenticeship Levy. students from all around the world in your class, each from around the world and, today, is home to more than with a minimum of 3 years’ management experience and 1,300 postgraduate international students who contribute Levy-funded apprenticeship route from a range of different sectors. It is this networking greatly to a vibrant, diverse and lively community. To opportunity that really helps you grow and discover new help you settle in, there are a range of tailored support Your employer may have an Apprenticeship Levy which they can utilise ways of tackling similar management issues. services, including bespoke English language learning to fund the development of its employees. courses, advice and support, a one-week residential
induction course held before the academic year, and the As an approved provider of Apprenticeship Levy Services to the Skills A lively campus Students’ Union Global Development Committee – Funding Agency, Loughborough University is proud to have developed Loughborough is home to 17,000 students and staff from a friendly student-led committee that helps with problems a suite of postgraduate apprenticeship programmes at the School of over 100 different countries. There is a strong sense of and organises social events such as International Day. Business and Economics for organisations who wish to develop their community and a real buzz, just what you would expect talented managers using the Apprenticeship Levy. from a university that continues to be popular in national and international student polls. The levy-funded apprenticeship route in steps: for Executive MBA Programmes Home from home 2017-2018 intake 1. Identify which Executive MBA programme you wish to study Loughborough University prides itself on being welcoming 2. Check with your employer if they are a levy-paying organisation and looking after its students. Our award-winning 14% Europe accommodation includes dedicated postgraduate self- and whether they wish to use their levy 9% North America to contribute to the funding of your Executive MBA. catering halls on campus. There is even an on-campus 2% Latin America 3. Your employer should then contact Vicki Unwin (Business nursery available. Students can access a wide variety of Development Manager) to register your employer’s eligibility. support services, from accommodation to finance to 3% Middle East maths support. [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)1509 222160 39% Asia 4. When your employer is confirmed as eligible, you should submit 24% India/Pakistan your online application form. World-class sports facilities 9% Africa 5. Our MBA admissions team will be in touch regarding your The campus has the country’s largest concentration of application. If successful, you will receive further information world-class training facilities across a wide range on our enrolment process. of sports. 6. Commence your Executive MBA studies. Loughborough life Apprenticeship levy-funded route terms To be eligible for the Apprenticeship Loughborough itself is a thriving market town that offers The Loughborough Executive MBA and The Loughborough Executive you the convenience of shopping, dining, entertainment, MBA in Sports Management have been designed to meet the all applicants must be: nightlife and amenities on your doorstep. The cost requirements of the Level 7 Senior Leaders Master’s Degree of living is also considerably lower than most UK cities. Apprenticeship Standard. Loughborough University is an approved • Legally resident in England and with the right to live and work Loughborough is also a great base for exploring provider of Apprenticeship Levy Services to the Skills Funding Agency. in, England (excluding Channel Islands or the Isle of Man) the country. With its central location, close proximity Your employer may be able to reclaim up to £18,000 of the cost of this OR to Nottingham, Derby and Leicester, and rail links to programme via the Apprenticeship Levy. London, city lights are always within easy reach. • A citizen within the European Economic Area (EEA) Students on the apprenticeship levy route will undertake the Executive OR MBA programme, and, in addition, will be required to take part in the • Have the right of abode in the UK, and have been resident in Apprenticeship Framework activities. They will also have to undergo the EEA for at least the three years on the first day of learning an End Point Assessment (EPA). OR For more information on Apprenticeships please visit: • A non-EEA citizen with permission from the UK government www.lboro.ac.uk/sbe/apprenticeships to live in the UK, (not for educational purposes) and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least three years before the start of learning OR • Reside in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland but will spend at least 50% of the working hours during the apprenticeship in England OR • The apprentice's occupation involves significant travel outside of the UK (such as in travel or tourism) or the apprentice works offshore (such as on an oil platform) but has an identified registered work location in England OR the apprentice is in the armed forces.
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Our graduates Our location
Central UK • 90mins from London • Excellent transport links • Easy access to Birmingham, Luton and East Midlands airports • Largest single-site green campus in the UK
Mileage Chart Approximate travelling distances Glasgow by road from Loughborough Edinburgh — — 60 min East Midlands Airport 7 miles (11 km) “Loughborough MBA brings the “I was attracted by the well-balanced 75 min Leicester 12 miles (19 km) real world into the classroom by the use of up- programme structure, choice of optional Newcastle to-date case studies, and it definitely gives you modules and the opportunity to complete Nottingham 15 miles (24 km) Birmingham 38 miles (61 km) 180 min an international perspective. It gives you 45-52-week professional internship – to gain Belfast Manchester 75 miles (121 km) an opportunity to deal with people from new experience in a local business and Luton Airport 84 miles (135 km) 60 min many different countries and to acquire a truly to learn local culture.” London 110 miles (177 km) Leeds multi-cultural perspective on business.” — Cardiff 156 miles (251 km) 100 min — Liudmila MBA Graduate Edinburgh 295 miles (474 km) Manchester Aniket 130 min Liverpool Loughborough MBA with Internship Graduate Dublin 120 min Nottingham 60 min Derby East Midlands International Airport Loughborough Loughborough MBA graduates include: Birmingham Leicester 45 min • Commercial Director at Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Luton Oxford • Network Manager for Elliot Group 90 min
• Senior Group Captain in the Royal Air Force Cardiff London 90 min Get in touch Bristol • Head of Trading, Risk and Pricing at Robin Hood Energy Dover • Senior Project Leader at British Gypsum 180 min Begin your Loughborough Exeter Southampton MBA Journey:
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