Lancaster University Management School

A Reputation for Action

Since its inception in 1989 the Lancaster MBA has kept action and engagement with real world business and management issues at the heart of its programme. There are three practical elements based on work with organisations varying greatly in length and focus. All three will look great on your cv as evidence of real hands on ability.

New Venture Challenge
Student teams spend the first term working with clients sourced by LUMS’s Department for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development who are preparing for start ups or new business developments. Students help them draw up marketing and business plans.

Consultancy Challenge
Each team is dropped into a consultancy situation and learns the capacity to be immediately effective in supporting and leading change. Don’t worry, we prepare you with customised modules which develop your skills.

Summer project
You will expand your consultancy skills by undertaking a group client project. In addition you will produce an extended individual assignment reflecting on management theories in practice, drawing on your consulting experiences during the programme.

Mindful Manager
Right from the first day of the programme we balance academic learning and personal and professional development through our Mindful Manager thread. This explores what management is really about and packs in lots of personal development opportunities based on experiential learning. We use the academic learning on the programme as the basis for helping you to learn how to manage yourself and how to work in teams.

Why Lancaster University Management School?

Accreditation and reputation

The School is accredited by AACSB, the leading business school accreditation organisation, EQUIS, the top European quality mark for European Schools and
AMBA, the top British quality mark.

The Lancaster MBA is consistently ranked by the FT and Forbes among the top 50 MBAs in the world.

The Lancaster experience

The Lancaster MBA emphasises the process of learning as much as the content. You will spend much of your time learning in teams that will develop collaborative and leadership skills essential in management.

There will be over twenty nationalities in the classroom. You will learn about cultural difference and how to capitalise on its diversity in work, social and sporting contexts. We have an international reputation that also attracts faculty from across the world.

Our campus is safe, beautifully located with views of mountains and sea, yet only an hour from the bright lights, nightlife and world class soccer of Manchester and Liverpool. Most students can live on campus and walk to the classroom in five minutes.

The MBA Programme has a dedicated Career Development and Alumni Services Manager who provides personal counselling and arranges special events and workshops to help you make the right career decisions for your future employment. We keep in touch after you leave, support networking opportunities and are your link with current programme participants.