London Business School (LBS) has announced the launch of a new one-year MBA for candidates who graduated three or more years ago with a master’s in management (MiM) degree from a reputable institution
“The new programme is an exciting way to meet the demand from top-quality master’s in management graduates for a one-year programme, in a way that is complementary to our flagship two-year MBA and that maintains the world-class LBS learning experience,” stated LBS associate dean for degree education Graham Hastie.
As well as meeting the MiM and work experience requirements, one-year MBA students will be expected to undertake a pre-programme to ensure they have a grounding in the qualification’s core concepts. At the start of their degree, they will then complete a set of short courses designed to further refresh their learning of core topics and their application to industry. These courses focus on business practices and challenges that are likely to have evolved since the time of students’ prior studies. One course, for example, will tackle the changing role of business and society. In so doing, it will consider the application of financial economic theory to sustainability and explore how leaders can deliver for people, planet and profit.
“We are particularly excited about the opportunities the innovative core courses will give students to apply their learning to contemporary business issues,” commented Hastie. The one-year MBA’s first cohort is due to commence classes in August 2025.
In another move designed to meet changing trends in the market for postgraduate business education, LBS recently announced the launch of LBS Online, a new home for its virtual offerings.
“LBS Online will widen access to our school’s world-class teaching through a new online-only course portfolio tailored to individuals that want the richness and quality of our faculty’s teaching, anywhere in the world,” expounded director of online learning and academic services at LBS Jacob Gage.
