MSc Management,

Organisations and
Governance
A challenging degree programme for exceptional
students, exploring the management of organisations,
with a particular focus on governance, innovation
and entrepreneurship.

Welcome to the
Department of Management
The Department offers
an undergraduate
degree (BSc Management),
a portfolio of 9 Masters
degrees, and an outstanding
PhD programme.

The Departments faculty

aim to produce

outstanding
scholarly
research about
organisations &
management
as well as use research
methods and knowledge
to address problems in
business, government
and society.

The LSE is a world-leading

social science university,

An academic community within the LSE

The Department of Management is a
fully-integrated academic unit within a
world-leading social science university,
ranked #2 in the world in this field (QS
World University Rankings 2013). As such,
it is a core part of the LSEs academic
community, and develops and delivers
the Schools degree programmes in the

field of management, as well as being the

centre of academic study of management
and organisations. Faculty and students
in the department benefit from close
collaboration and cross-disciplinary links
with the other departments across the
School. Its teaching is fully integrated into
the Schools overall teaching programme,

which is delivered by more than 20

academic departments, including
core business disciplines with the
Department of Finance, the Department
of Accounting, and a full range of
other social science disciplines from
social policy and government to
philosophy and anthropology.

Teaching

Research

The Department provides a place for

academically gifted students to boost
their social science knowledge and
managerial problem-solving talents so
that they are well prepared to contribute
to organisational success and social
betterment in any place, within any
sector, and on any scale.

The Departments faculty aims to produce

outstanding scholarly research about
organisations and management as well
as use research methods and knowledge to
address problems in business, government
and society. The main subject areas of
research within the Department are
employment relations and human
resource management, information
systems and innovation, managerial
economics and strategy, marketing,
operational research, organisational
behaviour, and public management.
Faculty in the Department publish their
research in leading academic journals
for these various subject areas. Many
faculty are engaged in work directed at
using social science research methods to
inform issues faced by organisations and
policymakers in all sectors and around
the world.

The Department offers an undergraduate

degree (BSc Management), a portfolio of
9 Masters degrees, and an outstanding PhD
programme. Its Masters portfolio includes
a two-year Masters in Management (the
only UK programme to be integrated
with the CEMS Masters in International
Management), as well as business-oriented
Masters degrees with economics as the
unifying discipline, and a range of oneyear specialist Masters degrees. It also
contributes to the LSE Summer School,
LSE Executive Summer School, University
of London International Programme, and
the TRIUM Executive MBA.

ranked #2
in the world

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Academic community
The Department of Management is an internationally diverse academic
community located in the heart of London, with strong links to academia,
industry and government across the globe.

[
1450
Total students on full-time
programmes in 2013-14
academic year:

50.4% (722) full-time MSc,

24.0% (344) BSc, 7.4% (106)
incoming exchange students,
15.1% (216) Executive MSc/
MBA, 3.1% (62) PhD

Number of nationalities:

137

Top industries: Management Consulting (21%),

Financial Services (11%), Information Technology
and Services (6%), Human Resources (6%),
Banking (4%), Higher Education/Academia (4%)

Top job functions: Consulting (13%),

Finance (9%), Research (8%), Programme
and Project Management (4%), Human
Resources (4%), Business Development (4%)

Number of nationalities:

69

53%
Female

Age range:

47%
Male

OUR
ALUMNI

OUR
FACULTY

Average age:

18-56 24

Student publications: iSChannel (student-produced journal

in Information Systems), MiMPact (student-edited magazine)

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75
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20 professors

Student societies: Graduate Management Society, Management

& Strategy Society, Human Resources Society, Information
Systems Society, LSE CEMS Club

The Department of Management is located in

the New Academic Building on the LSE campus,
in the heart of central London, on the doorstep
of global industry, government and culture.

Total academic
and research staff:

OUR
STUDENTS

The building was opened in 2008 by Her

Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke
of Edinburgh, and provides a cutting-edge
setting for research and teaching.

LOCATION
AND
FACILITIES

Number of nationalities:

30

48%
Female

52%
Male

Publications in 2013-14:

8 BOOKS,
174 JOURNAL
ARTICLES
Research areas: employment relations and human resource
management, information systems and innovation, managerial
economics and strategy, marketing, operational research,
organisational behaviour.

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Meet our Programme Director

Dr Lourdes Sosa,
Programme Director

What are the core learnings

your students will take away
from the programme?
The Management, Organistations and
Governance (MOG) programme prepares
students for leadership positions in the
management and consulting of all types of
organisations, including not only profitmaking established firms and start-ups,
but also non-profit organisations, dualobjective organisations (such as social
enterprises) and public agencies. By
extension, our graduates are also well
prepared for managing and advising roles
in the rising number of intersections of
these organisational forms, including
partnerships between profit and nonprofit organisations and alliances between
established and newly formed firms, to
name a few. It is with this purpose that we
include innovation in the core curriculum
of the programme, to promote creativity
in new ways of organising. Our aim is to
immerse students in understanding the
dynamics of organisations of different types
so that they will envision how to shape
each of them and their interactions in our
global economy and society.

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What is your strategic vision for

the programme, and where do
you see it in the next 5 years?
The key differentiator of an education
at the LSE is the combination of a deep
understanding of both the theoretical
foundations of the latest knowledge
and their practical implications for our
global economy and society. I see our
programme evolving along with the
advance of our theories of organisations
and the socioeconomic trends involving
organisations of different types. For this
purpose, we will continue to strengthen our
connection to the most rigorous academic
research and enhance our involvement with
active organisations.

How does the programme

contribute to the LSEs core
philosophy, understanding
the causes of things?

How does this programme

differ fundamentally from
other similar degrees, such
as an MBA?

What would you say to a

prospective student thinking
of applying to join the
programme next year?

I see our programme as a great example

of the LSEs core philosophy. It is in
understanding the most fundamental
meaning of our most theoretical concepts
that insights for the most practical problems
of our times arise. By understanding the
causes of things, we can design effective
solutions to current limitations. That is
precisely the combination that we aim
for in the MOG programme.

The MOG has a clear view towards

understanding organisations of different
types. This is not a degree focused on
mainstream management alone, as our
Masters in Management programme would
offer, but rather a degree looking at marketleading firms, newly born enterprises, nonprofit organisations and public agencies.
For this purpose, the MOG programme
includes a core curriculum that combines
mainstream management with enterprise
development, along a strong emphasis
on innovation. In the end, the programme
allows students to build a personal view on
the drivers of success for organisations of
different types, whether that is the pursuit
of maximum profits or of highest public
awareness. A view of that entire panorama
allows students to tailor their careers
towards the interaction of these diverse
organisations differently from the way a
specialisation in mainstream management
would. The interactions of different
organisational forms require significant
creativity and thus, innovation is a distinctive
feature in the MOG programme.

If you are interested in understanding the

dynamics of organisations of different
shapes and forms, profit or non-profit,
established or newly formed, private
industry or public agencies, and are keen
on innovation in organising, this is the
programme for you. You will receive a strong
foundation in management, innovation
and enterprise development. You will also
enjoy freedom to tailor your curriculum
through our elective portfolio. Through the
combination of strong foundations and
open-ended choice we aim to help you
make the most of your year at the LSE and
help you seize it as a stepping stone in a
long-lasting career that will help us improve
our society and economy together.

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Programme overview

Programme structure

If youre ambitious and talented, with keen analytical skills and a

goal to pursue a top-level career in management and leadership,
our MSc Management, Organisations and Governance will be
ideally suited to you.

No traditional business school offers a comparable

syllabus, taking a strongly academic, multidisciplinary
approach to the management of organisations.
There are three compulsory courses, a 6,000-word
research project/dissertation, and up to three elective
courses; plus the unique opportunity to develop
your entrepreneurial skills by developing your own
business idea. You can customise your programme
to your genuine interests by choosing from the LSEs
leading range of social science courses making
your studies as relevant and engaging as possible.

a rigorous approach to analysis of the key issues facing modern

organisations, particularly in relation to governance, innovation and
entrepreneurship. It mixes teaching and learning styles, and includes
a unique opportunity to develop your own business idea as part of
a small team.

The programme propels graduates into leading roles in

business, government and the not-for-profit sector. It provides

Key features
POSTGRADUATE
MASTER OF SCIENCE
FULL-TIME
12 MONTHS

OPTIONAL ELECTIVE
COURSES
(1.5 UNITS)

COMPULSORY COURSES
(2.5 UNITS)

MG426
Organisations
in the
Economy and
Society
(1.0 unit)

MG428
Enterprise
Development
(0.5 unit)

MG427
Innovation
in
Organisations
(0.5 unit)

MG416
Research
Project/
Dissertation
(0.5 unit)

60 PER CLASS
FEES 23,976

(academic year 2015/16)

BENEFITS
rigorous training
in-depth understanding of management practice, entrepreneurship and innovation
grasp of wider social, economic and technological context
exceptional career opportunities
85% of students in work/further study after 6 months
median salary 45,000

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 Outlook

Profiles
The class

Students

Your career

Our MSc Management, Organisations and Governance is designed for

exceptional, astute and ambitious students. Students of different ages,
from all over the world, with varied experiences make up each cohort
creating a stimulating classroom environment. The programme is
particularly suited to applicants with around two years work experience.

Meet two of our MSc Management, Organisations and

Governance students, Iva IIieva and Katharine Greve.

You will accelerate and transform your career

with the MSc Management, Organisations and
Governance. Our graduates quickly and confidently
secure senior management roles with top global
firms and organisations. The entrepreneurial
aspect of the programme also means many go on
to set up their own successful businesses. 85%
of our students are in work/further study after
six months, with a median salary of 45,000*.
*2012-13 LSE survey of MSc Management,
Organisations and Governance graduates

What attracted me initially to MSc Management, Organisations

and Governance at the LSE is the unique combination of an
immaculate academic programme, world-class teaching quality
and an impressive alumni network. From a pragmatic perspective,
the programme presents not only a chance for a head start in a
consultancy career but it could pave the way to future research
work in the field of management.
While I had certain expectations related to the rigorous schedule,
intellectually stimulating readings and the opportunity to meet
inspirational people from a variety of professional and academic
backgrounds, the LSE experience has definitely exceeded my
expectations. With the amazing experience of attending talks
delivered by world-renowned guest lecturers, selecting to sign
up for societies out of 220+ choices, being at the academic hub
of cutting edge research and meeting exceptional people from
more than 20 nationalities, I couldnt have made a better choice
regarding where to do my Masters degree.
Just seven weeks into Michaelmas Term, I am already a student
representative for my course, I do pro-bono consulting for a
charity as a consultant at the LSE student-run Cognoscere
Consulting, I participate in Widening Participation projects as
a Student Ambassador and I am more than happy to attend
most of the daily occurring career-related networking events.
The LSE has proved to be much more than a superb academic
experience, since it offers the environment, the people and the
perfect location for a year of immense personal growth and
brand new perspectives on ones own capabilities and options.
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The management programmes at the LSE are absolutely fantastic

because of the number of electives on offer in fields ranging from
Accounting, Human Resource Management, Innovation to Marketing
give everyone the opportunity to tailor their programme exactly to their
needs and interests. I selected the MSc Management, Organisations
and Governance programme because of its integrative approach to
different social science disciplines which improves my understanding
of how organisations operate at a micro and macro level in a social,
environmental and political context. This knowledge plus the ability to
apply principles and techniques that I study in a very entrepreneurial
course such as Enterprise Development give me the cutting edge to turn
ideas into a venture with the necessary theoretical grounding.
Last but not least, the LSE attracts many famous and interesting guest
speakers that are stimulating for our professional career path.
I regularly attend these events and as an active person, I also joined
five out of more than 200 societies and sport clubs. In a nutshell,
my LSE experience is very enriching and helps me to grow on a
personal and professional level.

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institution that has proven itself as one of the worlds
most renowned universities.
Studying within an internationally diverse environment together with
the best students, and learning from academics that are world leaders
in their fields is not only stimulating, but inspiring for me as an individual.
The LSE boasts a great network of high profile people from various
industries all over the world. I believe a degree from the LSE does
not only open doors; it also furnishes me with the important contacts,
access and opportunities to networks I would not be able to attain
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Applications are open between mid-October and June. Decisions are made on a rolling first-come, first-served basis, so we
encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment. To apply, please visit our website: www.lse.ac.uk/mog

Application code: N2U5

Apply by April to be considered for a Graduate Student Support (GSS) scholarship.

Entry requirements

1st or good upper 2nd class bachelors degree (or international equivalent), preferably in social science
GRE or GMAT score for graduates from non-UK institutions
indication of professional experience (the programme is well-suited to students with two or more years work experience,
however applicants with less experience are also welcome)
IELTS for non-native English speakers without proof of a degree taken in English
a personal statement, resume, official academic transcripts, official test scores and two academic references

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The following message contains some very important information. Please read it before you use this brochure. This brochure was published in September
2014. It contains information on the Masters programme that the Department of Management intends to run for students who are planning to join in the 2015-16
academic year. The Department has made every effort to ensure that the information provided is both helpful and accurate, and that it is kept as up-to-date as
possible however, this information is subject to change. Some circumstances (such as staff changes or resource limitations over which the Department has
no control) or the level of demand for a particular course may result in the Department having to withdraw or change aspects of the programme detailed in
this brochure. This could include, but not necessarily be limited to, programme/module content, staffing, the location where the programme/module is taught, and
the facilities provided to deliver the programme. Prospective candidates should note that, in the event of such circumstances occurring, the Department cannot
accept liability for any claims for costs or damages made by a student resulting from any change to, or withdrawal of, a programme/module that he/she had
intended to study. For this reason it is particularly important that you should check the website for updates (www.lse.ac.uk/management) or contact the
Department using the contact details provided within this publication.
Designed by: RADAR London, Edited by: Laura Delfitto, Liz Griffith 2014

Contact us
If you have any specific questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:

Email: dom.mog@lse.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7342