How long is the MSc in Executive Management?

One year full-time (two years part-time via online or distance). The MSc in Executive Management schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the MSc in Executive Management be studied online?

Yes. The MSc in Executive Management runs fully online, on-campus in London and by distance learning against the same dissertation or sponsor consulting project.

Is the MSc in Executive Management recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The MSc in Executive Management is designed around CMI Level 7, IoD governance and Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland practitioner reading.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Executive Management?

A UK 2:2 in a relevant discipline or three years' senior-management experience on portfolio, GCSE English (grade 5), IELTS 6.5 for international applicants.

What does the MSc in Executive Management cost?

Tuition varies by mode and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and bursary eligibility for the MSc in Executive Management.

MSc in Executive Management | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Executive Management at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a research-informed senior-track master's inside the Business & Management faculty, written for heads of department, directors, chiefs of staff and board advisers. Across one year full-time (two years part-time online) it consolidates senior-management competence — corporate strategy, governance, executive leadership, finance for non-financial leaders and stakeholder communications — and closes with a substantial dissertation or sponsor consulting project.

Study runs on-campus in central London, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or by distance learning from 2026. The programme runs an executive-coaching thread alongside the taught curriculum and closes with a defended senior-track applied capstone.

Key Features

Designed around the CMI Level 7 in Strategic Management, Institute of Directors (IoD) governance content and Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland practitioner reading.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC calls, or distance learning.
Executive-coaching thread running alongside the taught curriculum.
Dissertation supervision from working board advisers and non-executive directors.
Sponsor consulting project option with a UK PLC or mid-market board.
UK Corporate Governance Code workshop for board-level literacy.

What You Will Learn

The MSc is written around what a senior leader actually delivers — a defensible three-year strategy, a board pack that closes, a governance response that survives scrutiny, a leadership narrative that lands. You will graduate able to speak the language of a UK board.

Corporate strategy at senior level.
Corporate governance under the UK Corporate Governance Code.
Executive leadership and personal-leadership development.
Finance for non-financial leaders — WACC, ROIC, EVA, cash reads.
Stakeholder communications and investor relations basics.
ESG at board level.
Risk management and enterprise risk.
Change and transformation strategy at senior level.
Research methods and senior-executive writing.
Dissertation or sponsor consulting project.

Who This Course Is For

Heads of department stepping into director-level roles.
Directors preparing for their first non-executive appointment.
Chiefs of staff at UK PLC and mid-market executive teams.
Family-business successors preparing to take on group leadership.
Career switchers with substantial senior experience consolidating an academic credential.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically move into director-level, chief-of-staff, board-adviser and non-executive-director roles across UK PLC, mid-market and public-sector employers. The master's supports applications but does not by itself guarantee job offers or visa outcomes. Typical destinations include:

Head of Department (senior)
Director
General Manager
Chief of Staff
Board Adviser
Non-Executive Director (junior appointment)

The MSc in Executive Management is the natural step toward CMI Chartered Manager status, IoD Chartered Director route and further doctoral study.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent international qualification. Applicants with three years of substantive professional senior-management experience 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 Executive Management

Step into the senior track with the MSc in Executive 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.