How long is the MSc in Business Operations Management?

One year full-time, two years part-time online. The MSc in Business Operations Management schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the MSc in Business Operations Management be studied online?

Yes. The MSc in Business Operations Management runs fully online, on-campus in London and by distance learning, all assessed against the same senior capstone.

Is the MSc in Business Operations Management recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The MSc in Business Operations Management is designed around CMI Level 7, APM senior and CIPS competencies used across UK PLC and mid-market employers.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Business Operations Management?

A UK 2:2 honours degree or three years of operations experience, plus IELTS 6.5 for international applicants.

What does the MSc in Business Operations Management cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current fee schedule and scholarship eligibility for the MSc in Business Operations Management.

MSc in Business Operations Management | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Business Operations Management at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) prepares senior operators to run COO-office programmes, continuous improvement portfolios and supply chains inside UK PLC, mid-market and PE-backed businesses. Sitting in the Business & Management faculty at master's level, the programme runs one year full-time on-campus in central London, two years part-time online, or by distance learning, closing with a dissertation or sponsor consulting project.

The programme is designed around CMI Level 7, Association for Project Management (APM) senior and CIPS competencies. You will graduate ready to lead a UK operating programme, defend a supply-chain redesign to a board, and step into senior COO-office and continuous-improvement leadership. The sections below detail modules, audience and progression.

Key Features

Curriculum designed around CMI Level 7, APM senior and CIPS competencies.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or by distance learning.
Fortnightly senior clinic with UK COO-office directors and supply-chain leaders.
Substantial dissertation, sponsor consulting project or applied capstone defended in front of a working panel.
Structured executive-application coaching in the final term.
Assessment blend of exams, an operations-improvement portfolio and a defended capstone.

What You Will Learn

Business operations at master's level are taught as senior craft — programme design, lean transformation, supply-chain strategy, digital operating models.

Operating-model design and transformation programmes.
Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement at senior level.
Supply-chain strategy under CIPS senior practice.
Digital operations — RPA, process mining, AI-enabled workflow.
Programme management under APM senior standards.
Operational finance — cost transformation and productivity.
Sustainability, modern-slavery and ESG in UK operations.
Operating-model risk and resilience.
Leading operations teams through change.

Who This Course Is For

Operations managers targeting COO-office or continuous-improvement lead appointments.
Programme managers moving into senior transformation roles.
Supply-chain professionals moving into senior strategy roles.
Consultants specialising in operations transformation.
International operations professionals planning a UK career pivot.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically move into head-of-operations, transformation lead and supply-chain director roles across UK PLC, mid-market and PE-backed employers. Typical destinations include:

Head of Operations
Transformation Lead
COO Office Manager
Continuous Improvement Lead
Supply Chain Manager
Operations Programme Director

The MSc in Business Operations Management supports CMI Chartered Manager, APM Chartered Project Professional and CIPS senior progression.

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 operations 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.

Apply for the MSc in Business Operations Management

Step into the senior track with the MSc in Business Operations Management. 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.