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BSc Management
Programme overview
‘This degree offers you the opportunity
to study the activity of management and
the environment in which the manager
operates. It has an emphasis on social
science theory and practice which
reflects different areas of expertise.
Management at LSE is strongly based on
economics and students require a strong
mathematical base, though other areas
such as industrial relations, strategy, and
organisation theory also occupy a central
position. This degree reflects this approach
and will suit you if you are interested in a
career in management or management
consultancy, and many other areas where
the skills that you learn will be valued.‘
Programme specifics
Where can it lead
< Management consulting
< Banking
< General management
careers where a critical
perspective is required.
Features of the degree
< An opportunity for critical
and theoretical study.
< An intellectually demanding,
broad preparation for
Profile: Akvan Gajanyake
BSc Management, Sri Lanka
‘The University of London
International Programmes
allowed me to earn a worldclass
degree by staying
in my home country. This
gave me the opportunity
to work during the period
I was studying, which
has given me a distinct
advantage, specially because
the degree was very much
academic in content.
The knowledge that I
gained from this course has
helped me immensely at
Professor
Saul Estrin
management that draws
on a wide range of social
science disciplines.
< A degree relevant to
your own experiences
and local environment
but which will also give
you an understanding
of a range of issues in
international management.
my work place, giving me
the skill to look at situations
more analytically. The
economics and accounting
background gives me an
edge over my colleagues
who are mostly
science graduates.’
Akvan works as a
programme assistant
in Sri Lanka.
Standard Route
100 courses
1 EC1002 Introduction to economics
2 ST104A Statistics 1 (half course) and
MT105A Mathematics 1 (half course)
3 SC1021 Principles of sociology
4 AC1025 Principles of accounting
5 MN1107 Introduction to business and management
200 and 300 courses
6 MN3028 Managerial economics (EC1002) + (MT105A or MT1174)
7 MN3127 Organisation theory: an interdisciplinary
approach (EC1002 or SC1021 or MN2079)
8 MN3119 Strategy (EC1002) + (MT105A or MT1174)
9 One course from the following:
< MN2079 Elements of social and applied psychology or
< MN3032 Management science methods (ST104A) +
(MT105A or MT1174) or
< MN3075 Human resource management or
< MT2076 Management mathematics
(ST104A) + (MT105A or MT1174)
10 One 300 course from Selection group M
11 One course (or two half courses) from Selection groups E, M or S
12 One 200 or 300 course (or two half courses)
from any Selection group
Graduate Entry Route
100 courses
1 EC1002 Introduction to economics
2 ST104A Statistics 1 (half course) and
MT105A Mathematics 1 (half course)
3 AC1025 Principles of accounting
4 MN1107 Introduction to business and management
200 and 300 courses
5 MN3028 Managerial economics (EC1002) + (MT105A or MT1174)
6 MN3127 Organisation theory: an interdisciplinary
approach (EC1002 or SC1021 or MN2079)
7 MN3119 Strategy (EC1002) + (MT105A or MT1174)
8 One course from the following:
< MN2079 Elements of social and applied psychology or
< MN3032 Management science methods
(ST104A) + (MT105A or MT1174) or
< MN3075 Human resource management or
< MT2076 Management mathematics
(ST104A) + (MT105A or MT1174)
9 One course from Selection groups A, B, E or M
‘Six years after graduating,
and having worked in both
the corporate world and in
academia, I can testify to
the fact that the University
of London degree opened
doors for me I did not know
existed. My undergraduate
preparation as a University
of London student rendered
me credibility and prestige.’
Abhisekh Ghosh Moulick
Profile: Abhisekh Ghosh Moulick | Diploma in Economics and BSc Management, India
‘Before I joined the
programme, the very
name University of London
conjured images of academic
excellence and a world of
possibilities. Now, six years
after graduating, and having
worked in both the corporate
world and in academia, I can
testify to the fact that the
University of London degree
opened doors for me I did
not know existed! Wherever
I have travelled around the
world, my undergraduate
preparation as a University
of London student rendered
me credibility and prestige.
The primary challenge
that I faced was to gather
the resources required, such
as books and journals, to
prepare for the rigorous
courses. Also, students
entering the University
of London programme
after high school are asked
and encouraged – maybe
for the very first time in
their lives – to think for
themselves, instead of
learning by rote. This can be
both a liberating as well as
an intimidating intellectual
experience, as it was for me.
The University of London
programme helped
me acquire advanced
analytical and quantitative
skills and afforded me a
holistic exposure to social
sciences, while allowing
me to specialize in an area
of interest to me. These
opportunities prepared me
for Doctoral studies and gave
me the confidence to make
informed academic choices
as a budding social scientist.
The world we are in today
is very different from the one
we were in, say, a decade ago.
While scientific innovations
bring human society closer,
at the same time the chasms
that divide us are increasing
at an alarming pace. The
University of London degree
prepared me to face this
time of conflict, turmoil,
and change by making me
think and act as a global
citizen. As a University of
London student I would
not only think about how
an issue would impact just
me, or my neighbourhood,
or my country, but the
world at large. Certainly it
is a challenging intellectual
enterprise, but one that
not only makes me good
at my job, but also allows
me to make a difference
to the world around me.’
Abhisekh studied for his
Diploma in Economics and
BSc in Management in
Calcutta, India. He began his
Doctoral studies in autumn
2011 at the Department
of Political Science, Texas
A&M University.
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