Aims and philosophy
LUMS has built its reputation on developing reflective management executives who make impact because of their ability to think beyond the immediate or obvious. We don't just arm you with valuable tools, we help you to understand and evaluate just when and where they can most usefully be applied. So that when you are presented with complex business scenarios, you have the means to understand the situation, analyse the problem, and generate genuinely viable solutions.
Directly applying your learning – employer gains
The Lancaster Global MBA has a strong focus on learning through action and applying your new skills to your own managerial context and experience. So it means your employer starts to see and feel the benefits even while you are on it.
The alumni profiles for our other part-time MBA programme, our Executive MBA, will give you a sense of just how valuable this can be to companies of all types.
Building your skills for the future
If you decide to join the Lancaster Global MBA, you will be acquiring not only a thorough knowledge of the latest management theories and tools, you'll also be working on yourself – honing and building a set of skills you can use wherever you may find yourself.
The demands which this programme will place on you, both while you are attending workshops and in the work you complete for your assignments, are designed to make you:
- critical and reflective, capable of questioning information, data and assumptions, and able to adopt a critical and evaluative approach to management theory, practice, processes and behaviours
- sensitive to cultural differences and ethical challenges – aware of how these impact on management decisions and able to respond appropriately
- an effective communicator, both in writing and orally
- a skilled team player, adept at building and maintaining effective relationships with professional colleagues and at assessing both your own contribution and that of others
- highly effective at learning and planning – prioritising, planning and managing work
- able to identify your own strengths and weaknesses and set your own goals for self-development
