The Lancaster Executive MBA

Study part-time to develop yourself, your leadership abilities and your management knowledge – and take your company forward

The Executive MBA at Lancaster is a two-year part-time programme for experienced managers. Its highly practical and action-oriented approach combines intensive modular input in five-day blocks with real business projects and close tutorial support.
 

EMBA student in discussionAction-oriented

The programme design, with its work-based assignments in which you apply your learning, ensures that as your abilities grow, your organisation reaps the benefits.
 

EMBA students in class

Focus on leadership development

EMBA is geared to developing your knowledge of business functions and their interactions, and to building your ability to manage and lead in complex organisational situations.

Its emphasis on practical thinking processes to underpin and drive purposeful action will develop your capacity to become an effective agent for change within your organisation, and give you fresh perspectives on challenging issues.

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EMBA offers 10% discounts to CIMA members.

The programme’s pedigree

  • The Lancaster EMBA is a part-time MBA accredited by the Association of MBAs
     
  • Executive education at Lancaster is rated in the Financial Times Top 50 Global Custom Executive Education providers (6th in the UK in 2008)
     
  • The School's full EQUIS accreditation from the European Foundation of Management was reaffirmed in 2008 and AACSB accreditation was awarded in April 2008.

So why the Lancaster Executive MBA?

Students explain why they chose the programme and describe the immediate benefits EMBA is providing for them and their employers.
 

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Virtual Chat: 16 February 2012

Key Facts

Duration: 24 months, part-time

Starts: October

Designed for: experienced managers, professionals and executives

Features: 5-day modules every 2 to 3 months, with related workplace assignments and an emphasis on developing project, consulting and leadership skills

Intake: 25-30 students

Entry requirements: honours degree or equivalent; IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL iBT 100 if first language is not English >> more information

Work experience: at least five years needed

Fees: £19,500

MBA Programmes

There are two other variants of the Lancaster MBA:

Full-time MBA
(taught at LUMS)

 Global MBA
(part-time and country-specific)

Triple Accreditation

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The Lancaster Executive MBA is accredited by the Association of MBAs and shares the Lancaster University Management School accreditation by AACSB and Equis.

Graduate Profiles

Running a business at the same time required a considerable time investment but the course was so relevant to my needs that finding time was invariably a pleasure rather than a chore.

Eliot Powell
MBA (Executive), 2007
A triple-accredited business school Association of MBAs | AACSB | EQUIS