Three Distinctive Variants
Lancaster offers three MBA programmes. All are international in focus, but the mode of study varies, enabling you to study either full-time, part-time or in a country outside the UK.
Full-time MBA
The Lancaster Full-time MBA is an intensive 12-month programme for managers with at least three years' professional experience and looking to make significant career changes.
It has a strong action orientation – providing three opportunities for consulting experience with UK companies – and an emphasis on leadership and international business.
Executive MBA
The Lancaster Executive MBA (EMBA) is a two-year part-time programme. Designed for experienced managers, it allows you apply your learning from the programme direct to your own work environment via consultancy-style assignments.
Teaching is delivered in 5-day residential modules at Lancaster.
Global MBA
The Lancaster Global MBA is a new two-year part-time modular Masters programme for aspiring senior managers, taught outside the UK and in collaboration with international partners.
The programme is currently offered in Jordan, Zambia and Singapore.
MBA Graduate Profiles
LUMS gave me the key to open the door to new opportunities outside my comfort zone. I acquired the tools required to work in the business sector but, more importantly, the confidence to challenge ideas and values.
Stephane BerthierMBA (Executive), 2006
Recruitment Events
- MBA Fair - Dubai
Fri 18 May 2012 - MBA Virtual Chat Session
Thu 24 May 2012 - MBA Virtual Chat Session
Thu 14 Jun 2012 - MBA Careers Networking Event
Fri 15 Jun 2012 - MBA Virtual Chat Session
Thu 28 Jun 2012
Lancaster MBA guest lecture: Jon Moulton on company turnarounds
Jon Moulton, CEO of venture capital firm Better Capital, gave a Masterclass and guest lecture to the Lancaster MBA in March 2012. Moulton, himself a Lancaster graduate, is an acknowledged expert in company turnarounds.
Networking at the Work Foundation: Lancaster MBA alumni in London
The Lancaster MBA team hosted one of its regular alumni networking events at the Work Foundation in London in March 2012. The focus of the event was career development, with speakers from several organisations including IBM. Find out more in this video story.
MBA News
Systems Colloquium in honour of Professor Peter Checkland
8 May 2012
Over 80 Lancaster students, alumni and invited guests came together on 20th April to honour esteemed LUMS colleague Professor Peter Checkland and to celebrate the 30-year programme of action research which Peter led at Lancaster.
Lancaster MBA team wins Procter & Gamble Sustainability Challenge
4 May 2012
A team from the Lancaster Full-time MBA has retained the P&G Sustainability Challenge trophy, beating MBA teams from Warwick, Strathclyde and Newcastle business schools.
Brewery Arts MBA Consultancy Challenge 2012
23 April 2012
A team of Lancaster MBA students visited Kendal's Brewery Arts Centre in March 2012 at the start of their two-week Consultancy Challenge. Brewery Arts commissioned the MBA team to develop a five-year strategic marketing plan. This video feature follows the students on day one of the project, as they are briefed by the CEO of Brewery Arts, Richard Foster.
The Independent: 'Brighter prospects for landing a dream role'
12 April 2012
The Lancaster MBA is featured in an Independent story on job prospects for MBAs. The article describes the Lancaster MBA's three consulting projects. MBA Careers Manager Cana Witt says: "They can prove an ideal stepping stone, especially if you are intending to move to a new job function or a new industry, and can sometimes lead directly to offers of employment."LUMS in Brief
As one of the UK's leading business schools, LUMS is recognised worldwide for the quality of its teaching and research. With around 950 postgraduate students and 150 members of Faculty, drawn from many nations, we are also one of the UK's largest schools.
LUMS provides research-led education at undergraduate, Masters and doctorate level as well as tailored executive programmes and other consultancy services for public and private sector organisations. For more information on our work with companies, see our Executive and Leadership pages.
Rankings
The Lancaster MBA is ranked 7th in the world and 3rd in the UK in the Forbes 2011 ranking of the best non-US MBA programmes.
The Lancaster MBA is ranked in the top 10 in the UK in the 2012 FT ranking.
Triple Accreditation
Lancaster MBA programmes are accredited by the Association of MBAs and share the Lancaster University Management School accreditation by AACSB and Equis.
