Current LSE GMiM student. I want to voice my dissatisfaction of how this course has been run, the course content, life at LSE etc.

Choose this course if you want:

- Lecturers who are late to lectures and seminars, or who sometimes don't even make an appearance at all - Lecturers who reschedule classes and expect all students to be able to attend these classes until 9PM - Lecturers who are unapproachable and do not respond to emails - Lecturers who provide four words of feedback on summative assignments (e.g. "This is good work"). - Lecturers who do not deal with free-riders in group projects - Lecturers who read off lecture slides and give you 100-200 pages of 'essential readings' per week, per class - Lecturers who stopped giving both lectures and seminars when COVID began, despite you paying £27,500+ per year - Extreme inconsistency in grading (across your own work and across the work of your peers) - Difficulty to find space to study in both the New Academic Building and Library (often there is no space at all) - Rats running around the library - To learn very little useful vocational skills and rather to touch the surface on a broad range of subjects (e.g. Managerial Economics, Pricing Strategy, Negotiations Analysis) - To struggle to get electives that you want because the allocation system is based on luck rather than merit, interest or points-based - Little to no dissertation support, despite paying £9000 for the summer term when you write your dissertation (also, campus is closed due COVID, so no use of facilities either... and no discounts) - No financial support when you actually might need it - Careers service that offers little to no support, despite stating online “LSE Careers will provide tailored individual support with your professional development and job search throughout the programme” - You want to spend more time proof-reading and editing your peer's work than actually focusing on the content (the LSE GMiM website calls this 'cultural intelligence') - Peers who cheated in their overseas undergraduate degree/even paid for their personal statement to be written for them, who will then be allocated to your group work, and free-ride

LSE's GMiM website states “we offer a unique approach to management, with a truly in-depth and rigorous learning experience”. Not that this 'truly in-depth and rigorous learning experience' consists of a reading list and few contact hours with lecturers

In the end, almost half of the cohort signed a 'Letter of Discontent' about the way one of our courses was structured and taught.

We joke that our degree is an expensive reading list and library subscription. The sad truth is that it's true.

I browsed MBA/EMBA program that I can do part-time and found LSE' Executive Global Master in Management. LSE website mentions that it is MBA alternative. Core courses are similar to MBA's core courses. However, it focuses more on academic approach.

LSE brand is very interesting. However, its degree is not called MBA. What is employer's view on this?

My goal is to switch career. I have been in engineering for a while, but I want to move to consulting (performance, industry expert, etc).

Thank you for advice ;-)

Hello all,

I browsed MBA/EMBA program that I can do part-time and found LSE' Executive Global Master in Management. LSE website mentions that it is MBA alternative. Core courses are similar to MBA's core courses. However, it focuses more on academic approach.

LSE brand is very interesting. However, its degree is not called MBA. What is employer's view on this?

My goal is to switch career. I have been in engineering for a while, but I want to move to consulting (performance, industry expert, etc).

Thank you for advice ;-)

Posted Mar 05, 2018 10:01

Well, it is not an MBA. As you say it is a more scholarly and critical approach rather than an executive development programme. The LSE does not have the sort of career services and alumni network of a business school. For MBA level roles then take an MBA that places people into your target schools. These lightweight LSE courses, like Trium and the executive MScs, just don't have the content or create the momentum of more capacity-building business school courses.

Well, it is not an MBA. As you say it is a more scholarly and critical approach rather than an executive development programme. The LSE does not have the sort of career services and alumni network of a business school. For MBA level roles then take an MBA that places people into your target schools. These lightweight LSE courses, like Trium and the executive MScs, just don't have the content or create the momentum of more capacity-building business school courses.

Posted Mar 05, 2018 10:29

Thank you for advice Duncan. That is what I'm thinking, too. I know that LSE's courses are same as MBA core courses. But I may not have chance to explain that to future employers. However, I live in Asia, and LSE is a good brand here. At my age (close to 35), EMBA is more realistic. I looked at Kellogg-HKUST and LBS-HKU-Columbia EMBA, but their fee are too expensive. I am not sure whether reasonable price programs, such as NUS/SMU/NTU in Singapore, will be well-recognized in other countries. It's big investment, so I need to consider many factors.

Thank you for advice Duncan. That is what I'm thinking, too. I know that LSE's courses are same as MBA core courses. But I may not have chance to explain that to future employers. However, I live in Asia, and LSE is a good brand here. At my age (close to 35), EMBA is more realistic. I looked at Kellogg-HKUST and LBS-HKU-Columbia EMBA, but their fee are too expensive. I am not sure whether reasonable price programs, such as NUS/SMU/NTU in Singapore, will be well-recognized in other countries. It's big investment, so I need to consider many factors.

Posted Mar 05, 2018 11:02

When you have to explain it is not worth the investment.

Do a proper MBA, part-time is fine. Imperial College part-time MBA is amazing

When you have to explain it is not worth the investment.

Do a proper MBA, part-time is fine. Imperial College part-time MBA is amazing

Posted Mar 05, 2018 11:02

When you have to explain it is not worth the investment.

Do a proper MBA, part-time is fine. Imperial College part-time MBA is amazing

When you have to explain it is not worth the investment.

Do a proper MBA, part-time is fine. Imperial College part-time MBA is amazing

Posted Mar 05, 2018 13:59

Respectfully, I think we will have to disagree about whether the EGMM is the same as an MBA curriculum. The EGMM has about half the core courses of, for example, the LBS EMBA (https://www.london.edu/programmes/masters-courses/executive-mba/programme-content/), and two of the LBS core courses (Finance and organisational development) are double modules. Most LBS EMBA will take six to eight electives (It can run a bit higher, especially for people like me who took an international exchange). Taken all together, I'd say the LBS EMBA is three times more learning than the LSE EGMM.

I quite understand that there are people who want a purely managerial overview for their executive education. For me, the most valuable parts of the MBA were the bit I would have otherwise avoided (the courses in financial accounting, operation management, cost accounting, decision science, management accounting, business ethics and macroeconomics). The EGMM skips those topics and brings in some more fashionable substitutes, but survey courses on innovation and FDI do not give the same life-long value as core MBA tools like operations management and macroeconomic analysis.

Respectfully, I think we will have to disagree about whether the EGMM is the same as an MBA curriculum. The EGMM has about half the core courses of, for example, the LBS EMBA (https://www.london.edu/programmes/masters-courses/executive-mba/programme-content/), and two of the LBS core courses (Finance and organisational development) are double modules. Most LBS EMBA will take six to eight electives (It can run a bit higher, especially for people like me who took an international exchange). Taken all together, I'd say the LBS EMBA is three times more learning than the LSE EGMM.

I quite understand that there are people who want a purely managerial overview for their executive education. For me, the most valuable parts of the MBA were the bit I would have otherwise avoided (the courses in financial accounting, operation management, cost accounting, decision science, management accounting, business ethics and macroeconomics). The EGMM skips those topics and brings in some more fashionable substitutes, but survey courses on innovation and FDI do not give the same life-long value as core MBA tools like operations management and macroeconomic analysis.

Posted Mar 05, 2018 15:40

Hi Donho. Thank you for input. Part-time program is good idea, too. I will check further. Hi Duncan. Agree. I feel that the number of courses at LSE is fewer than business school's courses. I don't know why. Perhaps, an LSE course, such as econ, contains more contents than other's. Yes, I don't know whether I should study many contents that EGMIM provides.

Hi Donho. Thank you for input. Part-time program is good idea, too. I will check further. Hi Duncan. Agree. I feel that the number of courses at LSE is fewer than business school's courses. I don't know why. Perhaps, an LSE course, such as econ, contains more contents than other's. Yes, I don't know whether I should study many contents that EGMIM provides.

Posted Mar 05, 2018 21:02

The LSE is pretty much the only UK school I know that does not have a consistent Ects weighing for its degrees. But as far as I can see it is teaching one course in 30 to 35 hours of contact time, and that is pretty much in line with other British universities. Even if the courses it does teach were longer, the other core courses are electives are certainly absent.

The LSE is pretty much the only UK school I know that does not have a consistent Ects weighing for its degrees. But as far as I can see it is teaching one course in 30 to 35 hours of contact time, and that is pretty much in line with other British universities. Even if the courses it does teach were longer, the other core courses are electives are certainly absent.

Posted Mar 05, 2018 21:03

A great comparison. Compare their Executive MPA with their full time MBA. Also very compressed.

A great comparison. Compare their Executive MPA with their full time MBA. Also very compressed.

Posted Mar 07, 2018 05:29

Hi all,

I did more research on programs. Among these 3 options, which one makes most sense for career change at mid 30s?

1. LSE EGMIM (I assume that you said no)
2. Part-time MBA. Based on my location, Singapore and Hong Kong schools may be possible. Are they well-reputable enough in other Asian countries? I live in a few Asian countries; people give weight to US/UK schools. I need to consider return on investment.
3. EMBA with good schools (IMD, Kellogg-HKUST, LBS, etc). They are very expensive options. Moreover, I don't know whether they serve my purpose.

Thank you for enlighten me

Hi all,

I did more research on programs. Among these 3 options, which one makes most sense for career change at mid 30s?

1. LSE EGMIM (I assume that you said no)
2. Part-time MBA. Based on my location, Singapore and Hong Kong schools may be possible. Are they well-reputable enough in other Asian countries? I live in a few Asian countries; people give weight to US/UK schools. I need to consider return on investment.
3. EMBA with good schools (IMD, Kellogg-HKUST, LBS, etc). They are very expensive options. Moreover, I don't know whether they serve my purpose.

Thank you for enlighten me

Posted Mar 07, 2018 14:00

Let's come back to your goal. You want to move into consulting. For that you will need a deep general management education with strong analytical tools. Chicago, Purdue's IMM, LBS, Strathclyde all come to mind. Look for programmes where each class is taught over an extended period rather than in a block, so perhaps Manchester is good option? Part time courses at NUS, NTU, SMU etc could be excellent.

Let's come back to your goal. You want to move into consulting. For that you will need a deep general management education with strong analytical tools. Chicago, Purdue's IMM, LBS, Strathclyde all come to mind. Look for programmes where each class is taught over an extended period rather than in a block, so perhaps Manchester is good option? Part time courses at NUS, NTU, SMU etc could be excellent.

Posted Apr 12, 2020 00:29

LSE is always ranked in the top 3 best Schools in the World for business in the main rankings, this degree happen to be one of their flagship program... This website is not a place to sell coaching but to reflect reality ... I am not sure that having a coach who openly proposes his services to help you apply for MBAs (an would not earn anything by telling you to apply to the Ex. Global Master of LSE) is the best solution... LSE Executive Master in Global Management is a way above many of the MBAs you quoted... It is also less expensive and for mid to high level who cannot afford to stop working for one or two years.

LSE is always ranked in the top 3 best Schools in the World for business in the main rankings, this degree happen to be one of their flagship program... This website is not a place to sell coaching but to reflect reality ... I am not sure that having a coach who openly proposes his services to help you apply for MBAs (an would not earn anything by telling you to apply to the Ex. Global Master of LSE) is the best solution... LSE Executive Master in Global Management is a way above many of the MBAs you quoted... It is also less expensive and for mid to high level who cannot afford to stop working for one or two years.

Posted Apr 12, 2020 00:31

Hello all,

I browsed MBA/EMBA program that I can do part-time and found LSE' Executive Global Master in Management. LSE website mentions that it is MBA alternative. Core courses are similar to MBA's core courses. However, it focuses more on academic approach.

LSE brand is very interesting. However, its degree is not called MBA. What is employer's view on this?

My goal is to switch career. I have been in engineering for a while, but I want to move to consulting (performance, industry expert, etc).

Thank you for advice ;-)

Check the Linkedin profiles of the graduates you will have a clear idea: Equity, Invest. Banking, IT, Fintech etc. but also lot of entrepreneurs.

[quote]Hello all,

I browsed MBA/EMBA program that I can do part-time and found LSE' Executive Global Master in Management. LSE website mentions that it is MBA alternative. Core courses are similar to MBA's core courses. However, it focuses more on academic approach.

LSE brand is very interesting. However, its degree is not called MBA. What is employer's view on this?

My goal is to switch career. I have been in engineering for a while, but I want to move to consulting (performance, industry expert, etc).

Thank you for advice ;-)[/quote] Check the Linkedin profiles of the graduates you will have a clear idea: Equity, Invest. Banking, IT, Fintech etc. but also lot of entrepreneurs.

Posted Apr 12, 2020 07:18

I don't get your point. The Executive Global Master in Management cohort is similar to the cohort of an EMBA with a similar or higher price. The experience is more limited to those MBAs. Why do you say it's better? Because of the LSE's performance in reseach-driven rankings that take no account of the Executive Global Master in Management?

Is a masters from LSE worth it?

Many students studying a masters at LSE pursue a career change as one of their objectives. LSE is one of the most prestigious universities around the world, as we can see management department ranked

3 in the world for business and management (2022).

Where does LSE Global masters in management rank?

Curriculum overview. We are ranked

3 in the world for social science and management, and the Global Master's in Management programme is founded in LSE's tradition for academic excellence.

What is the acceptance rate for LSE masters in management?

With an acceptance rate of just under 5%, the LSE MiM program is one of the most competitive degrees in the world.

Is LSE Masters in management good?

LSE is ranked

5 in the world for our reputation with employers, and you will graduate from the Master's in Management with a well-rounded portfolio of managerial and leadership skills.