The Loughborough Full-Time MBA

Qualification(s) available: MBA

Entry requirements
2:2+
Full-time
1 year or 2 years with internship
Part-time
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Start date
January 2021
Location
Loughborough
UK fee
£27,500
EU fee
£27,500
International fee
£27,500
Department
Business and Economics
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Overview

Our Full-Time MBA degree is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge to become an elite performer in business, accelerate your career and maximise business performance in a global environment.

At Loughborough University, with our long heritage and unrivalled reputation for sport, we understand the mindset needed to go from being a high achiever to an elite performer.

If you are professional with at least three years’ professional/managerial experience, our AMBA-accredited Full-Time MBA can take you on a transformational experience that will enable you to fulfil your potential and realise your professional ambitions.

Take your career to the next level

  • one-year Full-Time MBA pathway: for maximum career-acceleration
  • two-year Full-Time MBA with Internship pathway: take the opportunity to impress potential employers with the experience you gain on a 45- to 52-week professional internship.

We support you in developing the intellectual, analytical, personal and enterprise knowledge, skills and behaviours to become an effective, globally-minded, socially responsible leader. The Loughborough MBA equips you with a robust grounding in how to manage complex organisational issues, devise creative solutions to real business challenges, get the most out of a team and how to lead and manage change in demanding, global markets.

Should you wish to opt for the two-year pathway with a 45- to 52-week professional internship in your second year, you have the opportunity to:

  • gain valuable UK work experience and maximise your post-MBA earning potential through a supervised work internship (non-UK internships may be permitted)
  • apply what you have learnt to a live commercial environment
  • extend the time you have to search for post-MBA employment.

It may even result in a direct route to employment with your internship company.

Whichever pathway you choose, by learning alongside an international cohort of experienced managers, you will be able to share fresh perspectives on similar problems and build lasting business networks. You will also have opportunities to meet and learn alongside our highly experienced Executive MBA students on some modules.

Applying for your visa

If you are certain you wish to opt for the one-year MBA degree, you will need to register for this programme and apply for the appropriate visa (if required). If you later decide to add an internship, you will need to extend your visa to cover the extra time required before any placement commences.

If you wish to opt for the internship pathway, you will need to register on the two-year MBA and apply for the appropriate visa (if required). If you later decide not to undertake an internship, or do not secure one, you can transfer to the one-year programme.

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Why you should choose us

Triple accreditation AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA
Top 150 in the world for Business and Management Studies QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020
5th in the UK for Business and Management Studies The Complete University Guide 2021

Why you should study this degree

  • We have a 40-year track record of developing innovative managers and successful business leaders
  • Our MBA is fully accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA)
  • There is a 2-year MBA with Internship option
  • We have dedicated MBA careers support
  • You will exercise practical problem-solving skills to address real business challenges
  • We offer commercially-relevant teaching
  • You can apply management theories and cutting-edge research insights to the workplace
  • You will have the opportunity to work on a live business project to commercialise new technologies
  • There are optional international study experiences
  • We hold the UK’s Chartered Association of Business Schools’ ‘Small Business Charter’ for our work in enterprise

The Loughborough MBA – Inspiring Winners

Discover how our MBA students feel about moving to a new country with their family, challenging themselves, gaining new perspectives and developing their leadership skills for their future career, all at a leading UK business school.

I wanted to be prepared to tackle multinational projects. Loughborough’s MBA with Internship gave me the work-based learning experience I was looking for.

Abiket Full-Time MBA with Internship graduate

What you'll study

The following information is intended as an example only and is based on module information for the 2020/21 year of entry. Modules are reviewed on an annual basis and may be subject to future changes. Updated Programme and Module Specifications are made available ahead of each academic year. Please see Terms and Conditions of Study for more information.

The MBA is designed to provide managers with a challenging educational experience in terms of general intellectual and personal development within the context of the academic study of business and management.

Compulsory modules

The aims of this module are:

  • to provide you with an understanding of the introductory principles and concepts relating to marketing and to the management of the marketing mix
  • to explore strategic marketing issues.

The aim of this module is:

  • to provide a theoretical and practical introduction to contemporary perspectives on leadership
  • to provide an introduction to relevant academic and practitioner literature on leadership
  • to help you apply leadership theory to your own workplace and your own behaviour

This module aims to develop:

  • an understanding of the role of business analytics in an organisation
  • an awareness of big data and related ethical issues
  • an awareness of a range of analytical methods to improve decision making in organisations.

This module aims to provide you with a richer understanding of issues associated with the management of human resources within organisations.

The aims of this module are:

  • to introduce the concepts of innovation evaluation and commercialisation as incorporated in the HiTec algorithm developed in the US and adapted for the UK context
  • to apply the algorithm to real business opportunities
  • to enable you to engage fully in the complex process of managing innovation, especially evaluating and commercialising new ideas.

 

Plus one of the following compulsory modules*

The aims of this module are to:

  • develop a working knowledge of the standard processes and methods used in business and management research
  • give you the experience of executing a previously designed, practically-based research study on an aspect of management of their choice
  • integrate ideas from your MBA into this problem solving context.

The aims of this module are to:

  • develop a working knowledge of the standard processes and methods used in business and management research
  • give you the experience of executing a negotiated, practically-based research study in a work place setting
  • integrate ideas from your MBA into this programme solving context.

Optional modules (three to be taken across the entire programme*)

The aims of this module are to:

  • provide awareness of the diverse economic, legal, political, social, cultural and technological contexts in which organisations operate on a global scale
  • develop knowledge and understanding in international business and strategy theory and managerial practice, in a range of international contexts
  • explore the specific implications for managerial practice, financial management, marketing and innovation efforts to develop a rich understanding of the complexities of managing global firms
  • develop knowledge of the different approaches that can be taken when managing firms in a global context.

The aims of this module are to:

  • Provide a fundamental understanding of Information Systems and the concerns of modern Information Technology in the competitive environment
  • Provide a fundamental theorectical understanding through Systems Theory (including Systems Thinking and related information concepts) and to exemplify its practical utility.
  • Understand digitization of traditional businesses and the Digital Economy through business applications of the technology deployed, in Platforms, Auctions, data analytics/Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and robotics.
  • Explore digitization conceptually through concepts of transaction costs, disruption, network effects and innovation diffusion.
  • Provide a theoretical understanding of Media, Social Media, Attention Economy and immersive content, such as Virtual reality and games.

The aims of this module are to:

  • provide you with an understanding of the ways in which organisations manage their operations
  • introduce techniques that can be utilised to improve effectiveness
  • develop skills in obtaining, analysing and applying information from a variety of sources, including publicly available material
  • develop numerical reasoning and the ability to interpret numerical information.

The aims of this module are to:

  • provide you with an understanding of sports-related policy and international sports environment factors and their influence on managing sports organisations
  • develop skills in managing sports and sports-related organisations in a global environment
  • develop an understanding of management decision-making models that might be applied in an international sports context
  • develop an understanding of the importance of ethics in a sports context.

The aim of this module is to:

  • develop an understanding of the changing nature of management in the internationalised business environment, especially through the experience of working with a diverse student cohort
  • develop knowledge of a partner institution's locale and region.

Organisations operate in an increasingly internationalised business environment. This module therefore aims to develop an understanding of the changing nature of the practice and processes of strategic management and other advanced management topics.

*Advanced Management (ESSAM) is equivalent to two optional module choices.

Compulsory modules

The aims of this module are:

  • to introduce the concepts of innovation evaluation and commercialisation as incorporated in the HiTec algorithm developed in the US and adapted for the UK context
  • to apply the algorithm to real business opportunities
  • to enable you to engage fully in the complex process of managing innovation, especially evaluating and commercialising new ideas.

 

The aims of this module are to:

  • develop an understanding of the role of leadership in guiding and evaluating decision making efforts in different organisational contexts
  • develop a critical and practical appreciation of the leadership behaviours required for effective decision making
  • develop a critical and practical appreciation of how structured decision processes can help leaders increase their ability to structure decision situations gather expert knowledge, analyse values and preferences, reach timely closure, and learn from decision-making efforts.

The aims of this module are to:

  • develop a broad understanding of core issues in corporate finance which are of particular importance to your professional needs
  • develop numerical reasoning and the ability to interpret numerical data.

The aims of this module are to:

  • develop an understanding of the changing nature of the practice and processes of strategic management
  • develop your skills in the area of strategic analysis, the development of strategic options and change management
  • encourage an openness to new ideas and an awareness that in many situations there is a range of alternatives which should be evaluated.

Plus one of the following compulsory modules*

The aims of this module are to:

  • develop a working knowledge of the standard processes and methods used in business and management research
  • give you the experience of executing a previously designed, practically-based research study on an aspect of management of their choice
  • integrate ideas from your MBA into this problem solving context.

The aims of this module are to:

  • develop a working knowledge of the standard processes and methods used in business and management research
  • give you the experience of executing a negotiated, practically-based research study in a work place setting
  • integrate ideas from your MBA into this programme solving context.

*To be the same as the option chosen in semester 2

Optional modules (three to be taken across the entire programme*)

Organisations operate in an increasingly internationalised business environment. This module therefore aims to develop an understanding of the changing nature of the practice and processes of strategic management and other advanced management topics.

The aims of this module are to:

  • appreciate the role that outsourcing and offshoring play in shaping business and IT strategy in a global context
  • understand how to develop and apply outsourcing best practices in various business scenarios
  • provide hands-on experience in executing an outsourcing/offshoring project.

*Advanced Management (ESSAM) is equivalent to two optional module choices.

Compulsory modules

The aims of this module are:

  • to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary for an understanding of financial management and its impact on decision-making in a variety of organisational contexts
  • to develop the ability to analyse and interpret organisational performance
  • to expose you to the range of issues surrounding accounting for sustainability.

The aims of this module are to:

  • equip you with an understanding of economic concepts and models appropriate to business decision-making
  • contribute to other management disciplines.

Optional modules (three to be taken across the entire programme*)

The aims of this module are to:

  • provide a critical understanding of the role of a project manager in a wide variety of industrial and commercial applications
  • provide a critical understanding of the project planning and control techniques and human resource management methodologies available to project managers
  • build and develop project management skills that can be applied to organisational situations.

The aims of this module are to:

  • provide you with an understanding of how corporate reputation can be managed well and what to do when things go wrong
  • develop an understanding of media, media strategy and media management at regional, national and international levels
  • develop skills in managing the media and media interactions in a rapidly changing media environment
  • explore corporate reputation, brand management, PR and crisis management within a sports context and compare this context with other sectors.

*Advanced Management (ESSAM) is equivalent to two optional module choices.

How you'll be assessed

You will be assessed by a combination of exams and skills-based coursework assignments, undertaken both in groups and individually. Given the practical and applied nature of the course, the emphasis is towards coursework.

How you'll study

You will be taught using several methods, including lectures, workshops, tutorials and practical sessions. You will also have opportunities to listen to guest speakers on a range of topics. Some modules are delivered through weekly classes and others are offered in intensive, week blocks, and all include some pre-work and post-module study.

  • Lectures
  • Seminars
  • Tutorials
  • Field trips
  • Independent study
  • Group work
  • Supervision
  • Workshops
  • Online tutorials
  • Access to online material

Where you'll study

Our MBA students have access to dedicated facilities, including a lecture theatre, small group teaching rooms, spacious study areas and a café area with coffee machines and kitchenette.

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Outside Sir Richard Morris Building
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Sir Richard Morris Foyer
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Computer Work Area
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Haslegrave Computer Lab
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Library Level 3 Reception
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Library Level 4

Entry requirements

Our entry requirements are listed using standard UK undergraduate degree classifications i.e. first-class honours, upper second-class honours and lower second-class honours. To learn the equivalent for your country, please choose it from the dropdown below.

A minimum of three years’ management/professional experience plus a 2:2 honours degree (or equivalent international qualification) or membership of an approved chartered institute or a diploma in management studies.

First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Masters 95% 85% 70%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Diplomë e Nivelit të Pare (First Level (University) Diploma (from 2010) 9.5 8.5 8
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Licence (4 year) / Diplome d'Inginieur d'Etat / Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures 16 14 12
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Argentina 8.5 7.5 6.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Bakalavri Kochum 90% 80% 70%
Magistrosi Kochum 3.9 3.5 3.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Honours degree (AQF level 8) First Class, 80% Upper Second, 70%, H2A Lower Second, 60%, 2B
Ordinary degree - AQF Level 7 pass (mark 46 or 50) High Distinction (80% or 85%) Distinction (75% or 80%) Distinction (70% or 75%)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Degree/ Diplomstudium / Magister degree A (or 1.5) mit Auszeichnungbestanden 60% or B or 3.0 (or 2) 50% or C or 2.7 (or 3)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Bakalavr Diplomu 4.5 4 3.5
Diplomu (Specialist Diploma) 90% 80% 70%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Degree from University of the West Indies only 1st (GPA 3.6) 2:1 (GPA 3.0) 2:2 (GPA 2.5)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
GPA 4.0 scale 3.5 3.0 2.8
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
BUET or 'Good Private' University - 4 year degree BUET - 1st (70%) / 3.5 BUET - 2nd (60%) / 3.0 BUET - 2nd (55%) / 2.75
Other universities - Masters (1-2 years) following a 3 or 4 year degree 80% / 4.0 65% / 3.25 50% / 2.5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Barbados - Degree from University of the West Indies only 1st (GPA 3.6) 2:1 (GPA 3.0) 2:2 (GPA 2.5)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Specialist Diploma (5Yr) 9 7 5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Bachelor degree Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude 60%/12
Licenciaat 80% 70% 60%
Licencie 17 14 12
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Degree from University of the West Indies only 1st (GPA 3.6) 2:1 (GPA 3.0) 2:2 (GPA 2.5)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Maitrise 18 15 or Bien 12 or Assez Bien
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Degree from University of the West Indies only 1st (GPA 3.6) 2:1 (GPA 3.0) 2:2 (GPA 2.5)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
A Licenciado, 4 years Private (public/private) 85/78 75/66 67/55
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Diploma Visokog Obrazovanja / Diplomirani 10 9 8
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Master's degree A or 80% B or 70% C or 60%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Brazil - 4 yr Bacharel or Licenciado/Licenciatura or Título Profissional 8.5 7.5 6.5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Brunei First Upper Second (60%/B/3.1) Lower Second (50%/C/2.7)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
5 yr Diploma za Zavarsheno Visshe Obrazovanie (Diploma of Completed Higher Education) 6 5 4
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
4 years 90% or 9 or 4.0 80% or 8 or 3.5 70% or 7 or 3.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Bachelor degree or Diplome d'Etudes Superiures de Commerce 1st or 15 2:1 or 14 2:2 or 12.5
Diplome d'Ingenieur or Diplôme d'Ingénieur de Conception or a Maitrise or a 4 year Licence 20 or GPA 3.7 20 or Bien (GPA 3.4) 20 or Assez Bien (GPA 3.1)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
GPA 4.0/percentage scale 3.7/85% 3.3/75% 2.7/68%
Out of 9 8 6 5
Out of 12 10 8 6
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Grado de Licenciado / Título (Profesional) de [subject area] (4 years) 6 5.5 5

Students are required to have a bachelor degree (4 years) for entry to a postgraduate programme. The University uses the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities to identify the required final mark, as outlined on the table below:

First class (70%) Mid 2:1 (65%) 2:1 (60%) Mid 2:2 (55%) 2:2 (50%)
Shanghai Rank Top 250 85% 81% 80% 78% 77%
Shanghai Rank 251-500 89% 84% 83% 81% 80%
Shanghai Rank 501+ 92% 87% 86% 85% 82%

The University will consider students from Affiliated Colleges in the following way:

Applicants from colleges affiliated to universities in the top 250 Shanghai rankings will considered if they have achieved or are likely to achieve final marks of 80%-84%.

Applicants from colleges affiliated to universities which are 251-500 in the Shanghai rankings will considered if they have achieved or are likely to achieve final marks of 82%-87%.

Applicants from colleges affiliated to universities which are above 500 in the Shanghai rankings will considered as follows:

  • School of Business and Economics: not considered
  • All other programmes if they have achieved or are likely to achieve final marks of 82%-87%.

Applicants from a small number of Chinese universities that specialise in business, management, finance or creative arts will be given special consideration by the University. The full list of these universities and the Shanghai band under which they will be considered can be found in the PDF below.

Download the list of Chinese universities given special consideration here

Students who do not meet the above requirements may occasionally be considered if they have a relevant degree, can show good grades in relevant subjects, and/or have substantial relevant work experience.
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Licenciado / Título de [subject area] 4.5 3.75 3.2
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Licenciado 9 8 or 80 7 or 75
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Baccalaureus / Prvostupnik 4.5 3.8 3.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
4-year Titulo de Licenciado / Licenciatura 5 4 3
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Cyprus 8.5 7.0 6.5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Bakalár (after 2001) 6 yr integrated Magistr 1 1.5 2
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
5 year Candidatus/Candidata Magisterii or Bachelor degree (7 point scale) 12 10 7
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
4 year Licenciado 3.8 Magna Cum Laude 3.5 Cum Laude 3.2
Título de [subject area] - 85% 82%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Título de Licenciado 8.5 8 7
Título de [subject area] 85% 80% 70%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Egypt 3.5 3.2 2.8
Universities only BA 90%, BSc 85% BA 80%, BSc 75% BA 65%, BSc 65%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
5 year Licenciado 8.5 7.5 6.5
Título de Ingeniero 85% 75% 65%
Arquitecto - Muy Bueno Bueno
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Bakalaureusekraad or Magister or Magistrikraad 5 or A 4 or B 3 or C
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Master's A/GPA 4.0 A/GPA 3.5 B/GPA 2.8
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Kandidaattii/Kandidat (out of 3) 3 2 1
Maisteri/Magister (out of 5) 4.5 3 2.5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Licence (3 years)/ Maitrise/ Diplôme d'Ingénieur 14 13 11
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
4-year degree (% = new system) 5 (95%) 4.5 (85%) 4 (75%)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
German Bachelor/ Diplom, Magister Artium / Zeugnis über den Zweiten Abschnitt der Ärztlichen Prüfung 1.5 2.5 3.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Ghana First Upper second/60% Lower second/50%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Univesities 8.5 7.0 6
TEI and non-University Institutions 8.5 7 6.5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Degree from University of West Indies - classification 1st 2:1 2:2
Degree from University of West Indies - grade / percentage A B / 75% C / 55%
Degree from University of West Indies - GPA 3.6 3.0 2.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Liceniado / Titulo de (subject area) - 4years 90% (public university) / 95% (private university) 80% (public university) / 85% (private university) 60% (public university) / 70% (private university)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Master's GPA 4 GPA 3.5 3.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Título de Licenciado / Grado Académico de Licenciatura (4 year degree) - GPA out of 5 GPA 5 or 90% GPA 4 or 80% GPA 3.5 or 70%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
GPA 4.0 scale 3.5 3.0 2.5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Alapfokozt or Egyetemi Oklevel / Bachelor 5 4 3
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Baccalaurreatus degree or Kandidatsprof/Candidatus Mag 8.5 7.5 6.5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Institutions listed on the Indian Ranking of Higher Educational Institutions Framework
(Applicable for our September 2021 intake)		 65% (First) 60% (First) 55% (Upper second)
All other Indian institutions 70% (First with distinction) 65% (First) 60% (First)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Sarjana I (S1) from A (or B) credited Universities 3.7 (4.0) 3.3 (3.7) 3 (3.3)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Iran 17 15 13
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Iraq 80% 75% 70%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Republic of Ireland First (70%) Upper second (60%) Lower second (50%)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
3 yr Bachelor Degree 90% 80% 70%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Diploma di Laurea 109/110 104/110 (or 27) 100/110 (or 26)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Diplome d'Etude Approfondies, Diplome d'Etude Superieures or Diplome d'Etude Superieures 16 14 (Bien) 12 (Assez Bien)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
For degrees studied at The University of West Indies or degrees accredited by UCJ and CCCJ 1st (GPA 3.6) 2:1 (GPA 3.0) or B 2:2 (GPA 2.0) or C
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Japan 85% 80% or B or 3.0 70% or C or 2.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
GPA 4.0 scale 3.5 3 or 3.5/5 or 75% 2.8 or 65%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
GPA 5.0/percentage scale 4.5 or 90% 4 or 85% 3.5 or 80%
GPA 4.33 scale 3.9 3.7 3.2
GPA 4.0 scale 3.7 3.4 3
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Kenya First / 70% / A Upper second / 60% / B Lower second / 50% / C
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Kosovo 10 9 8
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
GPA 4.0 scale 3.6 3.0 2.8
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Latvia 9 7 6
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
American 90% (3.5) 80% (3.2) 70% (2.8)
French 18 15 12
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Master's 4.0 or 90% 3.5 or 85% 3 or 80%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
BSc Engineering, Architecture, Medicine 85 (3.6) 75 (3.0) 65 (2.5)
Other bachelor's degree from a university 90 (4.0) 85% (3.6) 75% (3.0)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Lithuania 9 8 7
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Macau 1st or GPA 3.7 2:1 or GPA 3.0 2:2 or GPA 2.5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Macedonia 10 9 8
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Master's only MSc 75% MSc 70% MSc 65%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Classification First Class 2.1 2.2
GPA 4.0 scale 3.5 3.0 2.8
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Malta 1st (80%) 2:1 (70%) 2:2 (55%)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Mauritius 1st or 70% 2:1 or 60% 2:2 or 50%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Mexico 9 8 7
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Diploma de Licenţă (Diploma of Licentiate) 10 9 8
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Диплом Специалиста (Specialist Diploma) 90% or 3.5 80% or GPA 3.2 70% or GPA 3.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Morocco 17 15 13
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
4 year Licenciatura 16 14 12
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
2 year Master's degree 5 or 85% 5 or 75% 4.5 or 65%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Namibia 80% or A 70% or B 60% or C
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Master's (after 3 year bachelor degree) 90% or 3.9 GPA 80% or 3.8 GPA 65% or 3.3 GPA
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Netherlands 8 7 6
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
4 Year Honours degree (480 credits) - Level 8 First (7.0) Upper Second (6.0) Lower Second (4.0)
3 Year degree (360 credits) - Level 7 A+ (9.0) A- (7.0) B+ (6.0)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Licenciatura (4 year) 90% 80% 70%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
7 point Scale 6 5 4
5 point scale 4.5 3.8 3.5
4 point scale 3.5 3 2.5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Norway A B C
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
GPA 4.0 scale 3.5 3.0 2.5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
4 Year degree only (the higher of the 2 option) A- or GPA 3.7 B or GPA 3.0 C+ or GPA 2.6
2 or 3 year bachelor's plus Master's First (60%) Second (55%) Second (50%)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Bachelor Degree A / 90% / 3.7 B+ / 85% / 3.3 B / 80% / 3.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
4 Year Licenciado / Título de [subject area] 91 (A) 81 (B) 71 (C)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Papua New Guinea 1st 2:1 2:2
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
4 Year Título de Licenciado / Título de [subject area] 4.5 (85%) 4 (80%) 3.5 (75%)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
4 Year Título de Licenciado / Título de [subject area] 14 13 12
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Degree from prestigious state universities or Centres of Excellence (COE) Summa Cum Laude 4.0 / 96% / 1.0 Magna cum Laude 3.5 / 92% / 1.5 Cum Laude 3.0 / 87%/ 2.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Bachelor Degree (post 2003) Magister (pre- 2003) 5 4.5 / 4+ 4
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Portugal 18 16 14
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
GPA 4.0 scale 3.5 3.0 2.8
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Diploma de Licenta/ Diploma de Inginer 9 8 7
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Russia 4.5 4.0 3.5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
4 year bachelor (Hons) degree (480 credits) 1st, 16/20 (80%) 2:1,14/20 (70%) 2:2, 12/20 (60%)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
GPA 4.0 scale 3.5 3.0 2.8
GPA 5.0 scale 4.5 3.75 3.5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Maitrise, Diplome d'Etude Approfondies,Diplome d'Etude Superieures or Diplome d'Etude Superieures Specialisees 16/20 or Tres Bien 14/20 or Bien 12/20 or Assez Bien
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Diplomirani/ Bachelor's degree 9 8 7
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Honours degree or masters 1st (70%) 2:1 (60% or B) 2:2 (50% or C)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Classification First Upper second Lower second
GPA 4.0 scale 3.7 3.0 2.7
GPA 5.0 scale 4.5 3.5 3.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Slovakia 1.5 or B 2.0 or C 2.5 or C/high D
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Slovenia 9.5 8.5 7
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Classification 1st 2:1 2:2
Percentage scale 75-100% 70-74% 60-69%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
GPA out of 4.5 4.0 / A 3.5 / B 3.0 / C+
GPA out of 4.3 4.0 / A 3.0 / B 2.7 / C+
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Licenciado / Título de Ingeniero / Título de Arquitecto 8.5 7 6.5
UCM grading 3.0 2.0 1.5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
4 year Professional degree or Bachelor Special or Honours degree 90%, GPA 3.70 80%, GPA 3.30 70%, GPA 3.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Sudan (North and South) 1st or 70% or B+ 2:1 or 66% Mid 2:2 or 60% or B
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Sweden - Overall grade of VG with a minimum of 90 credits at VG Overall grade of G with a minimum of 90 credits at G
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Switzerland 6 5 4
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
State universities 4 years of study 80% 70% 60%
Private universities 4 years of study 90% 80% 70%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Category 1 (4 year degree) 80% 75% 70%
Category 2 (4 year degree) 85% 80% 75%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Tajikistan - 4.5 4
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Tanzania 1st 2:1 2:2
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
GPA 4.0 scale 3.5 3.2 2.8
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
For degrees studied at The University of West Indies or degrees accredited by ACTT 1st or B+ or 70% 2:1 or B or 65% 2:2 or B- or 60%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Licence, Maîtrise, Diplôme National d'Ingénieu 16 (tres bien) 14 (bien) 11 (assez bien)
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Lisans Diplomasi or a Műhendis Diplomasi 3.5 3 2.5
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
4 Yr Bakalavr, Specialist Diploma or Magistr 5 4.5 4
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Uganda 1st or 4.4 2:1 or 3.8 2:2 or 3.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Dyplom Magistra or a Bachelors degree (11 / 5) 11 or 5 9 or 4.5 8 or 4
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
GPA 4.0 scale 3.5 3.0 2.6
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
GPA 4.0 scale 3.5 3.2 2.8
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Licenciado (4 year) 10 9 8
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Bakalavr Diplomi / Diplomi (Specialist Diploma) 90% or GPA 4.5 80% or GPA 4.0 70% or GPA 3.0
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Licenciado/Professional title. (4 year) 18/20 or 8/9 16/20 or 7/9 14/20 or 6/9
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
10-point scale 8.0 7.0 6.0
4-point scale 3.5 3.0 2.8
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
Master's A or 4.0 or 80% B+, 3.5 or 70% B or 3.0 or 60%
First-class honours (70%) Upper second-class honours (60%) Lower second-class honours (50%)
3/4 year degree 1st or 75% 2:1 or 65% 2:2 or 60%

English language requirements

Applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Further details are available on the International website.

Fees and funding

UK fee

Full-time degree per annum
£27,500

EU fee

Full-time degree per annum
£27,500

International fee

Full-time degree per annum
£27,500

Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching, assessment and operating University facilities such as the library, IT equipment and other support services. University fees and charges can be paid in advance and there are several methods of payment, including online payments and payment by instalment. Fees are reviewed annually and are likely to increase to take into account inflationary pressures.

Find out more about tuition fees and funding

Your development

The School of Business and Economics is committed to helping you develop the skills and attributes you need to progress successfully in your chosen career.

Whether you are looking to advance further in your current career path or looking to change direction, our one-to-one guidance and coaching, and Professional Development module will support you in developing key transferrable skills. The Professional Development module that runs throughout the year focuses on supporting you to develop key study skills, and skills that will support your personal and professional development. These include critical thinking, report writing, learning styles, reflective practice, presentation skills, and critical career development skills.

In addition to the taught programme, you will also have the opportunity to attend a range of masterclasses and networking events held at Loughborough, and an international study tour. We also offer dedicated individualised careers support.

International study tours

The study tours aim to expose you to different international experiences where you will receive a combination of lectures, industrial visits and cultural experiences. It will involve visiting one of several possible destinations in Europe, South America or the US. We typically ask students to make a contribution to travel and accommodation costs.

Your future career

We are committed to providing you with the very best careers development support to ensure you maximise your post-MBA potential. With our award-winning Careers Network you can utilise our global vacancy database with the world’s leading recruiters, receive dedicated MBA careers support and benefit from one of the UK’s largest on-campus annual careers fairs.

The Loughborough MBA attracts a variety of professionals from all walks of life and graduates of the programme have enhanced their careers at senior level in high profile companies.

Graduate destinations include:

  • Project Manager, Accenture
  • Manager, Balfour Beatty
  • Senior Business Design Analyst, Barclays
  • Engineering Performance Manager, Birmingham Airport
  • Senior Project Leader, British Gypsum
  • Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Caterpillar
  • Business Development Manager, Chicago Brick & Iron
  • Manager, DNV GL
  • Network Manager, Elliot Group
  • Risk Engineer, E.ON
  • Head of Sales & Marketing, Imago
  • Process Engineer Manager, Kier Group
  • Senior Manager, NHS
  • Account Management, Rolls-Royce
  • Senior Group Captain, Royal Air Force
  • Retail Consultant, Sainsbury's
  • Business Development Director, TNT Post UK
  • Managing Sales and Marketing Director, Weidmuller

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Our location

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Student life

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How to apply

The best way to apply for admission to a master's degree is online through the University’s Application Portal. Find out more.