How long is the MSc in Business Consulting?

One year full-time, or two years part-time via online and distance routes. The MSc in Business Consulting closes with a supervised dissertation and sponsor consulting project.

Can the MSc in Business Consulting be studied online?

Yes. The MSc in Business Consulting runs on-campus in London, fully online with UK/APAC cohort calls, and by distance learning.

Is the MSc in Business Consulting recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The MSc in Business Consulting is designed around Institute of Consulting CMC and CMI Level 7 competencies and is recognised across UK Big Four and boutique consulting hires.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Business Consulting?

A UK 2:2 honours degree (or equivalent), or three years of analytical experience on portfolio route, IELTS 6.5, and a structured-thinking sample for the MSc in Business Consulting.

What does the MSc in Business Consulting cost?

Fees vary by mode and instalment plan. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and employer-sponsored places on the MSc in Business Consulting.

MSc in Business Consulting | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Business Consulting at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a one-year UK master's for professionals targeting consulting roles at UK Big Four, boutique consultancies and internal consulting functions — or the internal-strategy adjacent seats inside UK corporates. Sitting in the Business & Management faculty, the course combines structured problem-solving with engagement management, client stewardship, applied analytics and delivery discipline.

The MSc runs one year full-time (two years part-time via online or distance routes). Students complete a substantial dissertation supervised by a working consulting practitioner, run a sponsor consulting project with a UK client, and defend a full case-team engagement in front of a working consulting partner. Delivery is on-campus in central London, fully online with cohort calls scheduled across UK and APAC time zones, and by distance learning.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against Institute of Consulting Certified Management Consultant (CMC) competencies and CMI Level 7 senior-strategy standards.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK/APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Sponsor consulting project with a UK client.
Structured problem-solving and hypothesis-tree seminars led by working consulting partners.
Case-team engagement defended in front of a working consulting partner.
Structured executive-application coaching in the final term.

What You Will Learn

The MSc organises consulting around the working questions a case team actually owns: how to structure the question, how to prioritise the analysis, how to move a client, how to deliver, and how to write the deck that lands with a UK board.

Structured problem-solving — issue trees, hypothesis-driven work, MECE rigour.
Analysis for consulting — market sizing, unit economics, benchmarking.
Client stewardship — engagement contracting, weekly rhythm, expectation management.
Engagement management — case-team leadership, workstream planning, timeboxing.
Executive communication — pyramid principle, deck design, verbal defence.
Applied analytics — Excel modelling, SQL basics, dashboard design.
Change and adoption — securing client action beyond the deck.
Consulting economics — utilisation, gross margin, business-development discipline.
Ethics and Institute of Business Ethics guidance in consulting trade-offs.
Applied dissertation research on an original consulting question.

Who This Course Is For

Working analysts preparing to enter UK consulting graduate schemes.
Corporate managers moving into internal-consulting or transformation seats.
Consulting analysts preparing for engagement-manager promotion.
Career switchers with senior operational experience moving into consulting.
Chiefs of staff and business-partner leads formalising consulting-adjacent credentials.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically progress into consulting or internal-consulting roles across UK Big Four, boutiques, corporate strategy teams and consultancy in-house transformation. The MSc supports applications but does not by itself guarantee job offers or visa outcomes.

Consultant (Big Four or boutique)
Engagement Manager (junior)
Internal Consulting Manager
Corporate Strategy Manager
Transformation Consultant
Business Analyst (senior consulting)

The MSc is a strong signal for Institute of Consulting Certified Management Consultant (CMC), CMI Chartered Manager, and Big Four graduate/experienced-hire routes.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent international qualification. Applicants with three years of substantive analytical, transformation or consulting experience may apply on a portfolio route.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C (or equivalent) for domestic applicants; international applicants meet the language rule below.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A short statement of intent (600 words) explaining research or applied interests, plus two references (one academic, one workplace or professional-body); a short structured-thinking sample is essential.

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. Postgraduate cohorts run in small tutor-visible groups, are shaped by working senior practitioners (partner-level at a Big Four firm, Fellow-level at CIM or CIPD, CFA charter-holders in investment routes) and close with a substantial dissertation, sponsor consulting project or applied capstone defended in front of a working panel.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England, the West End and the major consulting, banking and multinational headquarters within a short tube ride of every classroom. LSIBM postgraduates attend a fortnightly senior-practitioner clinic and a structured executive-application coaching programme in the final term.

Apply for the MSc in Business Consulting

Step into the senior track with the MSc in Business Consulting. Click Enrol Now and admissions will reply within one working day with intake dates, dissertation supervisor allocation guidance and the current fee schedule. LSIBM postgraduates are supported by dedicated executive-application coaching in the final term.