MiM program description

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Expand your thinking.Increase your choices.

Fast-track your career.

Masters in Management

www.london.edu/mim/


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Choosing the MiM programme has

been the best decision o my lie: the

international network, the proessional

development and the un we had here

are unique eatures o London BusinessSchool.

Peter Holman (Hungarian)

MiM2011

Destination post-programme: Solon Management Consulting


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In todays continuously changing business landscape, graduates

are nding it increasingly dicult to dierentiate themselves.

You may have the potential to excel, but how do you compete

without the necessary business skills? London Business Schools

Masters in Management is a unique experience that will last a

lietime and get you noticed.

Invest in yoursel with a degreerom one o the worlds topbusiness schools

Your journey will be intensive. Expect to be pushed to perorm to your highest potential rom

day one, studying with individuals whose high intellectual ability, enthusiasm and passion

match your own. By the end o the programme, you will be equipped with the practical skills,

academic knowledge, business acumen and fexibility needed to perorm condently in any

business career.

The Masters in Management programme adopts a distinctive applied teaching philosophy. It

provides you with a thorough grounding in business undamentals and covers core topics such

as marketing, the global macroeconomy and nancial accounting. You learn rom world-class

aculty, all o whom combine groundbreaking research and extensive classroom experience

with real-world knowledge gained through advising governments and businesses. Our close

relationship with the business community also incites relevant programme updates like our

Entrepreneurial Management module and Global Immersion Field Trips.

Classes are highly interactive and throughout the programme you are challenged and stimulatedby high-calibre classmates across study groups, case discussions and simulations in lectures

and seminars. Learning alongside peers rom more than 38 countries is, in itsel, a masterclass

in diversity, and one that prepares you to engage in todays global market with a set o lielong

riends.

During your Masters in Management journey, our Career Services team support you in

discovering your strengths, making sure you have the job search skills to maximise your

potential upon graduation. And, with leading companies regularly presenting on campus, our

students continue to secure a broad range o positions within high-perorming enterprises.

Studying in London Business Schools eclectic, close-knit community presents an unparalleled

global networking opportunity. Whether receiving mentoring rom an MBA student, joininga proessional club or interacting with our 35,000-strong global alumni network, you build

enviable contacts while living in one o the worlds greatest cities.

Were looking or candidates with dynamism, drive and leadership potential. So regardless o

whether your current specialism is languages or law, i you are set on making a dierence in the

world o business, we want to hear rom you.

Julia Marsh

Executive Director, Early Career Programmes

Masters in Management


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London Business School is a leader in the eld o business education and is one o the

top-ranked business schools in the world. Our central London campus, extensive range o

student and alumni clubs, and superb aculty all combine to complement and enrich your

Masters in Management experience.

Your Masters in Management experience

Learn rom world-class aculty

Our world-renowned aculty come rom more than 30 countries and

produce highly respected, ground-breaking research, with many also

consulting or nancial institutions, corporations and government agencies.

This experience, combined with our proximity to the City o London,

means they remain closely in step with current business developments,

orming valuable insights to pass on to you in the classroom.

For the latest aculty insights, please visit:

www.london.edu/bsr/

Gain insights rom our international community

London Business School stands out in the global market or its amously

international and multicultural prole. Our aculty, students and

executive participants hail rom more than 130 countries, creating a

stimulating and dynamic classroom experience.

Masters in Management students also have the opportunity to

participate in the MiM-MBA Mentorship Programme. This scheme

matches you with a current MBA student based on industry or

geographical preerence, and is a great way to expand your network and

gain valuable career advice in preparation or uture roles.

Create opportunities or yoursel

Student clubs oer some o the most memorable, interesting and

enjoyable aspects o your student experience, so we encourage you to

get involved early on. Covering proessional interest areas, cultural and

social activities and popular sports, there are clubs or everything romindustry to art, nance to snowsports, and sailing to regional clubs such

as the French, Asia and Arica clubs.

Whether you participate in events or become an ocial representative,

clubs provide you with the opportunity to orm new riendships and network

with other students and alumni. Take advantage o case studies, workshops,

speaker events and trips, and get involved in activities such as:

n Learning how to crack a case with the Consulting Club

n Playing tournaments abroad with the Rugby Club

n Joining the Healthcare Club trek to Switzerland

n Organising the annual Media Summit

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Sitting on the Student Association Executive Committeen Joining the Summer Ball and Yearbook Committee

n Attending exclusive networking events with the Energy Club.

For more inormation about the student clubs, please visit:

www.london.edu/sa/

Make the most o London

The Masters in Management oers you the chance to study in London,

a global hub o nance and business. Our location in the heart o

this major capital city gives you superb access to recruiters rom

international banks, top consulting rms and major industry players who

regularly visit campus. London also provides you with excellent transport

links to continental Europe.

In addition to its outstanding business credentials, London is a

wonderul city to live in. A great cosmopolitan centre, there is no better

place to enjoy world-class theatre, operas, museums and galleries, as

well as a wide range o entertainment and sporting events. Lie among

its rich cultural and social diversity is hugely rewarding.

The network that London

Business School provides is just

amazing. You can nd almost

any target company through

the student directory and youwill be inspired and amazed

by these intelligent people and

their genuine willingness to

share and help. I only wish I

had talked to more o the LBS

community!

Qin Su (Chinese)

MiM2011

Destination post-programme: Deloitte


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London Business Schools Masters in Management programme is or high perormers

who have the capacity and desire to orge a successul career in business, whether your

aspirations are to join a top global company or a leading entrepreneurial venture.

Your uture class

Who is the programme or?

As a recent graduate, you have less than one year o ull-time

postgraduate corporate work experience or have spent less than two

years in a non-traditional business role although you may have

undertaken a number o internships whilst studying. You may have an

eclectic array o hobbies, or have excelled in or have an interest in non-

traditional business subjects, and your undergraduate degree can be

rom any study discipline.

Our current and previous classes have included, amongst others,

graduates rom engineering, languages, mathematics, history and

economics. You may also have excelled in non-academic areas such

as sports or the arts, or shown your leadership potential in community

activities.

You are a dynamic, open-minded individual who thrives on putting new

ideas into practice. Open to learning about new ways o doing things,

you enjoy collaborating with a diverse and challenging peer group and

are happy to share your own experiences. You have your sights rmly

set on a business career and are keen to explore the opportunities that

the Masters in Management can make available to you.

Undergraduate study discipline

*Prole based on the graduating class o 2012

Alumni have been immensely

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search and its great to know

that this huge global network is

there or me or lie.Jeroen Scholte (Dutch)

MiM2012

Marketing / Media / Tourism 4%

Liberal Arts 6%

Accounting /Finance 10%

Mathematics /Sciences 12% Economics 15%

Engineering / IT 14%

Social Sciences 6%

Law / Politics / International Relations 3%

Management / Business 30%

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South Asia 13%

Eastern Asia 9%

Europe (excludingUK) 52%

Africa / Middle East 4%

Nationality o studentsClass profle*

Class size: 144

Average age: 22.5

Nationalities: 38

Female class percentage: 33%

Average GMAT score: 685


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At London Business School, I nally ound the kind o stimulating

environment I had been looking or. Rubbing shoulders with

exceptional students rom around the world made me redene

my career ambitions and helped me to land the job o my

dreams.Sebastiaan De Boe (Belgian)

MiM2011

Destination post-programme: Blackstone


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The Masters in Management is driven by a philosophy o integrated and practical

learning, which is refected in our teaching methods.

Your programme structure

TERM 1Financial Accounting

Provides an understanding o the nancial reporting process, with particular emphasis on compiling and interpreting nancial statements.

Management Analysis and Systems

An introduction to the ve topics essential to eective management o enterprises: inormation management and business modelling,

optimisation models, managerial statistics, decision analysis, and simulation modelling and analysis.

Leadership in Organisations

Designed to enhance your personal and leadership skills, ocusing on the social science o organisations, and managing your career and

company successully.

Career Skills Programme

Commencing prior to your arrival on the programme and continuing through to graduation, specic modules ocus on the individual career

skills that you will need to stand out in a competitive job market. These include writing a winning CV and cover letter.

Personal Development Programme

Delivered across all three terms, workshops ocus on developing the essential skills needed in the workplace, including business

communication, presentations, Microsot Oce programmes, networking and creative thinking.

TERM 2The Global Macroeconomy

This course explores the undamental concepts o macroeconomics or open economies. You ocus on current world economic issues and the

practical implications o real world data, and undertake your own data analysis.

Finance

Develop a solid grounding in the principles and practice o nancial management. Emphasising a technical approach, topics covered include

xed income, options, orwards and utures, stock return statistics, portolio theory, capital asset pricing model, project appraisal methods and

eective investment decisions, leverage and value, the opportunity cost o capital and valuing companies.

Marketing

Learn the practical tools required or entry-level marketing, consulting and analyst positions. Perorm customer analysis through simulation,

and integrate your insights into a marketing plan.

Business Immersion Week

Broaden your business experience through company visits where speakers explore a range o issues such as company culture, leadership

challenges, economic infuences and their relationships to the broader business community.

TERM 3Applied Microeconomics

Analysing real world problems, this course explores the basic concepts o microeconomics or use in business settings, including supply and

demand, xed cost, marginal cost, average cost, opportunity cost, prot maximisation, expected utility, incentives and game theory.

Strategic Analysis

This course ocuses primarily on technical strategic analysis. Undertake an in-depth analysis o an industry structure, learn the pros and cons

o dierent strategic positions and make a diagnosis o the sources o competitive advantage.

Introduction to Management Accounting

While management accounting concepts are typically used by more senior managers in companies, this shorter course provides you with a

favour o management accounting to aid your uture development and assist you when interviewing or jobs.

Entrepreneurial Management

Identiy and pursue opportunities upon which entrepreneurial ventures may be built. This course brings together all the knowledge you havegained on the programme by showcasing a venture or product developed in the classroom at a trade show.

Global Immersion Field Trips

Network with peers and aculty rom other leading business schools, engage with local business leaders, broaden your cultural experiences,

build your business knowledge o a particular market, and deepen your classroom learning.

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London Business School is internationally renowned or its world-class aculty, hailing rom

more than 30 countries. Our aculty are at the oreront o global business research and

teaching, with business and government leaders, proessionals and the media turning to

them or the latest business thinking.

Your aculty

Faculty delivery is designed to initiate debate and is based on cutting-

edge research; as a result, you will begin to apply academic knowledgethrough real-lie examples, simulations and case studies, and obtain a

range o practical skills required or business success.

Faculty teaching on the Masters in Management programme include:

Alexander Gorbenko, Assistant Proessor o Finance

Ben Hallen, Assistant Proessor o Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Bruce Hardie, Proessor o Marketing

Hlne Rey, Proessor o Economics

Lourdes Sosa, Assistant Proessor o Strategic and International

Management

Irem Tuna, Associate Proessor o Accounting

To nd out more about the London Business School aculty and read

aculty proles, please visit: www.london.edu/aculty/

The teaching style here isextremely interactive. Ourlecturers use everything romcomputer sotware to role-playto get the point across theres

never a dull moment.

Mostaa Allam(Egyptian)

MiM2011

Destination post-programme: Booz & Company



Our comprehensive Career Services support provides you with the tools to get yoursel

noticed where it matters. Last year, 96% o our Masters in Management students

secured employment within three months o graduating.

Your career path

With a London Business School degree on your CV, you already have a

distinct competitive advantage over your peers. We are an internationallyrecognised brand, and our position at the heart o the business world

gives you immediate access to a wide variety o global recruiters oering

you graduate schemes or entry-level roles. The Masters in Management

has a strong career ocus and a dedicated Career Services team to

enhance your employment prospects.

Career Skills Programme

Careul attention to recruiter eedback means we oer a comprehensive

and tailored Career Skills Programme, which starts prior to your arrival

on campus. Following our online modules and preparing your CV in

advance prepares you or the ast-paced recruitment process.

Once at the School, specic modules ocus on the individual careerskills you need to stand out in a competitive market. These include

everything rom writing a winning CV and cover letter, to mastering

interviews and standing out at assessment centres. Delivery is tailored to

suit dierent learning styles and is also highly practical, with e-learning

modules, workshops and group activities that help you make the most

o your recruitment opportunities. In addition, your dedicated Masters in

Management Career Services team, together with sector specialists, will

be on hand to provide a personalised approach.

Recruiters have high expectations rom London Business School

candidates. You will need to work hard to ensure you meet their

requirements, and preparing thoroughly beore you arrive at the School

will give you a distinct advantage in the marketplace. Many o our

students have already completed internships in organisations similar to

those they desire to work in, demonstrating to recruiters their passion

or a specic sector while accruing rst-hand industry experience. A

proactive approach will demonstrate to employers your skill, passionand drive to join their industry, and ensure that you stand out rom other

graduates.

Additionally, throughout your Career Skills Programme you will be

continually researching the sectors and roles that you are interested in.

Keeping abreast o what is occurring in the marketplace is essential in

order or you to relate your academics to the roles you are applying or.

Initiatives such as Career Week, on-campus presentations, networking

events and student club activities also expose you to a wide range o

industries and roles. These events help you build relationships with

employers, and understanding the specics o various roles means you

can tailor your research, applications and interview preparation. Our

MiM2011 survey revealed that 75% o postgraduate opportunities were

sourced through the School community.

Majorrecruiters oMasters inManagementgraduatesinclude:

Accenture

Apple

A.T. Kearney

Bain & Company

Barclays Capital

BlackRock

Blackstone

Booz & Co.

The Boston Consulting Group

Citi

Credit Suisse

Deloitte

Deutsche Bank

dunnhumby

Ernst & Young

Goldman Sachs

Google

Houlihan Lokey

HSBC

J.P. Morgan

KPMG

L.E.K. Consulting

London Stock Exchange

McKinsey & Company

Morgan Stanley

Nomura

Oliver Wyman

Parthenon

Roland Berger

Rothschild

Royal Dutch Shell

Solon Management Consulting

Sony

UBS

Unilever

Career Services did a antasticjob o ensuring Im well-equipped with the tools or any

uture job hunt.

Chido Munangagwa(Zimbabwean)

MiM2012

Destination post-programme: J.P. Morgan Securities



Your journey begins here

Attend an event

We host regular inormation events both on our London campus and

online. In addition, our Admissions Team attends recruitment events

across the globe.

For the most up-to-date inormation, please visit:

www.london.edu/mim/events/

Learn more online

Interested in whats going on in the Masters in Management? You can

ollow our students online:

Twitter: www.twitter.com/LBS_MiM/

Facebook: www.acebook.com/LBSMIM/

Student blog: www.london.edu/blog/

Speak with a student

To gain a rst-hand insight into lie on the Masters in Management or

to ask a question relating to a specic aspect o the programme, you

may wish to contact one o our Student Ambassadors. They are happy

to answer your queries on the application process, the GMAT, their job

search and lie at London Business School.

To contact one o our Student Ambassadors, please visit:

www.london.edu/mim/ambassadors/

Speak with our team

Speak with our Admissions Team to nd out more about your eligibility,

the programme and application process:

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7000 7573

Financing your Masters in Management

The Masters in Management is a substantial nancial investment, so

we advise you to research your unding options as early as possible.

London Business School has a limited number o partial scholarships

available or Masters in Management students to help with ees.

Additionally, our website provides inormation on a number o external

and country-specic loans and scholarships. We also recommend that

you investigate all possibilities in your country o origin.

To nd out more about ees and nancing, please visit:

www.london.edu/mim/ees/

The application process

Early application is advisable, particularly or those applicants who

require a visa to study in the UK.

Step 1Apply online

All applications to London Business Schools degree programmes are

completed online. In order to apply or the Masters in Management, you

will need to supply the ollowing:

n Completed application orm

n Essay questions

n CV

n Undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK 2:1 or above (or expected

grades i your degree is not yet completed)

n GMAT (range o 600-800)

n IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge CPE or PTE academic score i you have

not been taught in English or it is not your native language

n Two reerences (academic or proessional)

To start your application, please visit www.london.edu/mim/

Step 2InterviewI selected, you will be interviewed by a member o the Admissions

Committee, or by an alumnus / alumna o London Business School.

The interview is predominantly competency based and will take

approximately 60 minutes.

Step 3Final decision

The Admissions Committee review your application in ull, make a nal

decision and notiy you o the result.

All admissions decisions are taken in accordance with best equal opportunities practice.

We are looking or talented recent graduates with the motivation and desire to build a

strong oundation or a successul career in business.



Masters in Management12 months / Full-time / London

For recent graduates with less than one year o ull-time postgraduate corporate work

experience or with less than two years in a non-traditional business role.

MBA15 - 21 months / Full-time / London

For individuals who are looking to make a vertical shit in their career path, change

industry or job unction, or develop an entrepreneurial toolkit.

Masters in Finance10-16 or 22 months / Full-time or weekend / London

For individuals wishing to advance their career or change their area within nance.

Executive MBA20 months / Study while working ull-time / London or Dubai

Designed or those who want to accelerate their career into general management or move

beyond their technical or unctional specialism.

EMBA-Global (Americas and Europe or Asia)20 months / Study while working ull-time / London, New York and Hong Kong

For dynamic, mid-career managers and proessionals who are highly ambitious and have,

or aspire to have, transnational responsibilities.

PhDFour years / Full-time / London

This PhD programme gives you access to world-class teaching and aculty at the oreront

o cutting-edge research. I your ambition is to excel in academia, a PhD at London

Business School is the ideal rst step.

Sloan Masters in Leadership and Strategy

12 months / Full-time / LondonDesigned to prepare experienced senior managers or their next career challenge.

Executive EducationOur Executive Education portolio comprises both open enrolment and company-specic

programmes. Open programmes range rom two days to our weeks in length and span

general management, nance, HR, leadership, strategic marketing and strategy.

Other programmes available at

London Business School

Course details and other inormation provided in this brochure are correct at time o going to print.

London Business School reserves the right to make changes at any time.

Find out more

For more inormation on our programmes and advice on the best solution or your proessional

development, visit www.london.edu/programmes/or contact:

Masters Programmes

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7000 7500


Executive Education

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7000 7390


RecentgraduateDuration / Format / Primary study location

Earlycareer Mid-career

Seniormanager

We oer a wide portolio o world-class Masters and Executive Education

programmes to suit your development needs at each stage o your career.

PhD Programme

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7000 8969



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