How long is the BSc in Management Studies?

Three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated online routes. The BSc in Management Studies schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones for distance learners.

Can the BSc in Management Studies be studied online?

Yes. The BSc in Management Studies is delivered on-campus in London, fully online and by distance learning, all with the same placement year and dissertation defence.

Is the BSc in Management Studies recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The BSc in Management Studies is a UK honours degree with curriculum reviewed against CMI Level 6 competencies and ILM Level 5 leadership standards, so UK graduate schemes engage with the credential.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in Management Studies?

BBC at A-level (or IB 28, BTEC DMM), GCSE English at grade 5/C and Maths at grade 4/C, IELTS 6.5 for international applicants. Mature applicants may enter on portfolio and interview.

What does the BSc in Management Studies cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the BSc in Management Studies current schedule and bursary eligibility.

BSc in Management Studies | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Management Studies at LSIBM is a three-year UK honours degree written for people who want to enter UK graduate-management schemes, family-business leadership or scale-up management with a broad and rigorous management education. Sitting in the Business & Management faculty, it combines strategic management, organisational behaviour, finance for managers, marketing and international business.

You will complete a management placement year in year two (a UK plc, a mid-market group, or a scale-up), sit a CMI Level 6-aligned management-diagnostic capstone in year three, and defend a substantial management dissertation in front of a working senior manager. The BSc in Management Studies is available on-campus in central London, fully online with cohort calls scheduled across UK and APAC time zones, and by distance learning from 2026.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against CMI Level 6 competencies and ILM Level 5 leadership standards.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Placement year with a UK plc, mid-market group, family business or scale-up.
Live consulting briefs with UK client organisations each year.
Dissertation supervised by a working senior UK manager.
Final-year management-diagnostic capstone defended in front of a practising director.

What You Will Learn

The degree organises management studies around what a UK graduate-scheme entrant is expected to be able to do — read the numbers, run a small project, manage a first team and hold a strategy conversation with credibility.

Strategic management — Porter, RBV, dynamic capabilities.
Organisational behaviour — motivation, team dynamics, culture.
Finance for managers — cost of capital, capital budgeting, working capital.
Marketing at management level.
Operations management and continuous improvement.
International business fundamentals for UK plcs.
Data-informed management — dashboards, KPIs, hypothesis testing.
Change leadership — Kotter, Bridges, ADKAR.
Ethics under the UK Corporate Governance Code and IBE framework.
Research methods and dissertation craft.

Who This Course Is For

A-level leavers targeting UK graduate-management schemes at retailers, banks and consultancies.
International students seeking a broad UK honours degree in management.
Family-business successors preparing to take on management responsibility.
Career switchers from technical roles moving into general management.
Mature applicants formalising a management career on a portfolio route.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically enter UK graduate-management schemes, mid-market management-trainee tracks and family-business management posts. The degree supports applications but does not by itself guarantee outcomes. Typical destinations include:

Graduate Management Trainee
Assistant Manager
Business Analyst
Junior Operations Manager
Business Manager
Team Leader (Fast-track)

The BSc in Management Studies is the natural step onto the MSc in Management Studies, the CMI Level 7 Diploma or a UK MBA in due course.

Entry Requirements

Three A-levels at BBC or above, or equivalent UK / international qualification (IB 28+, BTEC DMM, Access to HE, Foundation Year pass, or a relevant Higher Diploma with confirmed credit transfer).
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A personal statement showing genuine curiosity about management (part-time work, society leadership, family-business exposure) — mature applicants (21+) may enter with a portfolio and a short interview.

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Undergraduate cohorts sit in small groups so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule students can rely on, and every degree route is reviewed against UK professional-body competencies — ACCA, CIMA, CIM, CIPD, CMI, CIPS, CFA UK and IOE&IT — so graduates carry a credential that City recruiters engage with.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England and the West End within a short tube ride of every classroom. Undergraduate students access a fortnightly practitioner clinic, at least one industry-careers day per academic year, a structured placement route and one-to-one application coaching in the final year.

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