Post Graduate Programs:

Master in Business Administration (MBA)
Awarded by University Wales Institute, Cardiff

Times Good University Guide 2004 ranked University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC) ‘The best new university in the UK’. In 2003, The Sunday Times ranked University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC) as the leading new university in Wales for the fourth year running, they wrote: "UWIC has consistently been among the best-performing modern universities in the UK where students acquire skills that make them consistently among the most employable graduates".

In the most recent assessment, the results of the UK Research Assessment Exercise saw UWIC rank seventh of all new universities across the UK. UWIC achieved the second highest increase in ranking of all UK universities.

LSC has a collaborative partnership with UWIC , which offers students from all around the world the opportunity to come to London to study programmes of this internationally renowned university

MBA is an internationally recognised qualification. This programme combines rigorous academic disciplines with management skills to give participants the confidence to thrive in their careers long into the future. It gives you an understanding of all aspects of business. Students gain two qualifications at the end of this programme, a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from LSC and an MBA degree from University of Wales Institute, Cardiff .

On successful completion of the first 2 semesters, students will be awarded a postgraduate diploma from LSC. Students will then obtain credits to proceed to the final phase of the MBA programme which will be conducted at the UWIC campus in Cardiff . In the future, students may have the additional option of completing the final phase at the LSC Campus in London (currently being validated).

Students who do not satisfy the eligibility criteria for direct MBA entry will be required to successfully complete a MBA Foundation Progamme (MFP) for one semester ( four months ), before commencing the MBA programme.

Course Content

Semesters 1 & 2*

  • Accounting, Information and Control Systems

  • Business Environment
  • Research Methodology
  • Marketing Management
  • Information Technology Management
  • Financial Management and Analysis.
  • Business Strategy in the Global Environment
  • Managing the Workforce and Organisational Change

Two Electives From

Marketing Electives

  • International Marketing Management

  • Strategic Marketing
    (To be chosen by students specialising in Marketing)

Finance Electives

  • Corporate Finance

  • Analysis of Investment Activities
    (To be chosen by students specialising in Finance)

International Business Electives

  • International Marketing Management

  • International Business and Policy
    (To be chosen by students specialising in International Business)

Students on the General Management can choose any two electives irrespective of the specialisations.

Semester 3*

  • Dissertation

*Courses listed above could vary from time to time depending on the subject availability and convenor availability at LSC and UWIC. In the event of a particular specialism not being available, LSC reserves the right to offer an alternative course.

Entry requirements

Applicants will be admitted to the course on the basis of the following criteria:

  • Bachelor degree with good grades

  • Should be at least 21 years old

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