How long is the MSc in Business Development and Growth Strategy?

One year full-time, or two years part-time via online / distance routes. The MSc in Business Development and Growth Strategy runs cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the MSc in Business Development and Growth Strategy be studied online?

Yes. The MSc in Business Development and Growth Strategy is delivered on-campus in London, fully online and by distance learning, all with the same dissertation and sponsor project.

Is the MSc in Business Development and Growth Strategy recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The MSc in Business Development and Growth Strategy is reviewed against APS Level 6-7 and CMI Level 7 competencies, so UK CROs and commercial employers engage with the credential.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Business Development and Growth Strategy?

A UK 2:2 honours degree (or three years of substantive experience), GCSE English at grade 5/C, IELTS 6.5, plus a statement of intent and two references.

MSc BD and Growth Strategy | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Business Development and Growth Strategy at LSIBM is a postgraduate degree written for professionals moving into CRO, commercial-director and head-of-growth roles across UK SaaS, professional-services and mid-market B2B firms. Sitting in the Entrepreneurship & Executive Studies faculty, it combines advanced commercial-strategy theory with go-to-market economics, partnership design and enterprise negotiation.

Delivered as one year full-time (or two years part-time via online / distance routes), the MSc is shaped by working senior practitioners — a UK SaaS CRO, a partner-track consulting principal, a Fellow of the Association of Professional Sales — and closes with a substantial dissertation, sponsor consulting project or applied capstone defended in front of a working panel.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against APS Level 6-7 and CMI Level 7 competencies.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Sponsor consulting project with a UK SaaS, professional-services or B2B group.
Growth-model design boot camp — unit economics, cohort, payback.
Dissertation supervised by a working CRO or commercial director.
Executive-application coaching in the final term.

What You Will Learn

The MSc treats business development at senior level — where the choices are go-to-market model, growth architecture and organisational design, not individual sales technique.

Enterprise commercial strategy — GTM models, segment strategy, verticals.
Growth-model design — PLG, sales-led, hybrid PLG-sales, partner-led.
Unit economics — LTV/CAC, magic number, MER, payback.
Partnership economics and channel programme design.
Enterprise negotiation — multi-year, multi-country deals.
Pricing and packaging strategy for UK B2B and SaaS.
Commercial team design and CRO operating rhythm.
UK competition law and antitrust risk for commercial teams.
Ethics — anti-bribery, entertainment, and public-market disclosure risk.
Research methods for a UK growth-strategy dissertation.

Who This Course Is For

Senior BDMs and commercial managers moving toward CRO and commercial-director grade.
Consultants in commercial strategy targeting principal grade.
Growth leaders at UK scale-ups formalising strategic craft.
Career changers with a first degree and three years of substantive commercial-leadership experience.
International commercial leaders with UK-facing career plans.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically move into CRO, commercial-director and head-of-growth roles across UK SaaS, professional-services and mid-market B2B firms. The degree supports applications but does not by itself guarantee outcomes. Typical destinations include:

Chief Revenue Officer (Junior)
Commercial Director
Head of Growth
Head of Partnerships
Senior Consultant — Commercial Strategy
VP of Sales (Scale-up)

The MSc is the natural step onto a UK MBA in due course or partner-track consulting.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent international qualification. Applicants with three years of substantive professional experience in the discipline may apply on a portfolio route.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C (or equivalent) is required 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).

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.

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