Programme specification - MSc Management

1. / Awarding Body / LSE
2. / Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body,
e.g. ESRC; BPS etc / N/a
3. / Name of final award / MSc
4. / Programme Title / MSc Management
5. / Duration of the course / 24 months full time
6. / Based in the Department/Institute: / Management
7. / Relevant QAA subject benchmark statements(See Subject Benchmark Statements) / N/a
8. / UCAS Code / N1UH
9. / First written/last amended / January 2008 / November 2012
10. / The programme aims to:
The MSc Management will:
  • provide a high quality multi-disciplinary education in Management for intellectually able students from a wide range of backgrounds;
  • provide students with a professionally-geared, yet academic post-graduate programme that builds on the concepts or management, integrates them to a core knowledge and applies them across a variety of functions;
  • deepen students’ understanding of the world economy, globalisation and the international economic and political environment;
  • provide students with the knowledge of management from a social science perspective;
  • enables students to concentrate on and develop specialist areas, or to take a broader approach within the subjects;
  • provide a basis for exceptional employment opportunities in relevant fields such as business, financial services and consultancy;
  • enable students to further develop their analytical and integrative skills further, especially through the experience of internships and professional development
  • offer the CEMS track where successful candidates would graduate with the LSE degree as well as the CEMS MiM degree

11. / Programme outcomes: knowledge and understanding; skills and other attributes
Students who have successfully completed the programme should be able to demonstrate the following:
  • an understanding of the political, social and economic environments in which contemporary firms operate;
  • a basic but thorough grounding in key management sub-disciplines
  • the necessary understanding of qualitative analysis and quantitative techniques to understand management techniques
  • a foundation for applying economic thinking to management
  • an ability to work effectively in teams
  • strong communications skills, both written and oral
  • an ability to think critically about business and society

12. / Teaching, learning and assessment strategies to enable outcomes to be achieved and demonstrated
Teaching and learning strategies:
The teaching method comprises lectures and seminars, case studies, teamwork and
presentations. Seminars particularly encourage student participation through problem solving in teams and group presentations. Students are also exposed to skills sessions run in conjunction with companies and corporate partners and second year students make weekly blog contributions.
Assessment strategies:
Assessment methods include, individual essays; group projects; presentations; written examinations, a reflective diary and a dissertation.
13. / Programme structures and requirements, levels, modules and awards
See the MSc Management programme regulations for further information.

Additional information

14. / Criteria for admission to the programme
  • Prior degree (undergraduate or postgraduate) in any discipline with a 2:1 UK result, USA 3.5 GPA or equivalent.
  • Prior formal study of quantitative subjects is not required, but students must come prepared to engage with quantitative topics such as statistics, accounting and finance.
  • Work experience (anything from 3 months to more than 5 years) is an advantage and should be explained in your personal statement and resume.
  • The GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) or GRE (Graduate Record Exam) is required of candidates who do not have a prior UK 2:1 degree result.
  • The IELTS or TOEFL is required for non-native English speakers who do not have proof of a prior degree taken in English.
  • You will need to submit a personal statement, resume, official academic transcripts, official test scores and two academic references.

15. / Indicators of quality
  • High application numbers in relation to intake target number
  • Demand for the programme has risen since its launch in 2008
  • Annual student intake numbers have increased from 49 to 126 from 200-2012
  • With applications already arriving in November for the next 2013/14 cohort, we are in track to deliver the steady-state enrolment number of 120 candidates

16. / Methods for evaluating and improving the quality and standard of teaching and learning
School quality assurance processes include:
  • regular staff appraisal and review;
  • improvements in teaching technique are effected by the Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) through observations, advice and further training;
  • induction programme and mentoring scheme for new members of staff;
  • Staff/student liaison committee;
  • centrally administered student satisfaction questionnaires by the Teaching Quality Assurance and Review Office;
  • an improved system for ensuring that External Examiner’s comments/recommendations
are fed through to Departments and acted upon;
  • the School’s Teaching, Learning and Assessment Committee (TLAC) which regulates all aspects of teaching quality;
  • annual monitoring of courses and periodic reviews every 3-5 years. The outcomes of the annual reviews are presented to TLAC;
  • the School’s Undergraduate Studies Sub Committee and Graduate Studies Sub Committee which oversee all taught programmes and ensure that significant changes to programmes and courses pass through a sequence of formal stages to ensure that curricular changes are appropriate and compatible with other developments.

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